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Welcome to Blue Tide Science ! I hope you are ready to think scientifically and do science!  Eighth grade science explores matter and chemistry, the hydrosphere, earth history, and microbiology!

You will need a one inch binder and a set of dividers. A few page protectors will be useful. Remember to bring a pen and pencil with you to class! 

See flashcards below the links for vocabulary help throughout the year!

 Look forward to a great year!   Mr. Morris

WEEK 23 Homework packet due Wednesday, Feb. 10

Monday, Feb. 8 Water quality programmed notes from class (get handouts); SAS curriculum water quality virtual stream.  Complete charts and graphs in class.

Tuesday, Feb. 9 Eutrophication animation; Fish Kill Mystery

Wednesday, Feb. 10 Check Packet and conservation activity

Thursday, Feb. 11 Water Traveler Activity

Friday, Feb. 12  Quiz on water quality terms; Determine water quality in lab groups of water from two sources

WEEK 22  HW: Homework packet on water quality from Ch. 2 and Ch. 3 due Feb. 10 (an extension due to snow days) - try to complete as we cover the topic in class !  Do not wait until the last minute.

Monday, Feb. 1  SNOW DAY

Tuesday, Feb. 2 SNOW DAY (Happy Groundhog's Day)

Wednesday, Feb. 3 SNOW DAY

Thursday, Feb. 4 Complete Posioned Waters video questions

Friday, Feb. 5  Virtual tour of water treatment plants

WEEK 21 Homework: Writing response to environmentalists assigned on Thursday (see last Thursday's assignment for the prompts) and due Wed., Jan. 27; Homework packet on water quality from Ch. 2 and Ch. 3 due Feb. 5 - try to complete as we cover the topic in class !  Do not wait until the last minute.

Tuesday, Jan. 26 HW packet assigned - due Feb.5; urban and rural drinking/waste water foldable (notes)

Wednesday, Jan. 27 Point/Non-point pollution; groundwater demonstration

Thursday, Jan. 28 Poisoned Waters video questions

Friday, Jan. 29 Read p. 114-123 on freshwater pollution and answer questions on p. 123 #1-3; pollution info. jigsaw

WEEK 20   Homework:  Quiz on food webs and biological magnification on Friday, Jan. 22; writing response to environmentalists assigned onThursday and due Wed., Jan. 27

Tuesday, Jan. 19   Complete biological magnification; begin Minamata activity of mercury pollution in the food chain

Wednesday, Jan. 20  Minamata activity of mercury pollution in the food chain

Thursday, Jan. 21  Rachel Carson ppt. and reading in class; Chief Seattle's speech; assign writing responses (Choose one and write a paragraph or two stating your opinion - Due Wed., Jan. 27.  Prompts: 1. Why is it important to be a good steward of our planet's ecosystems?  or 2. Why do some people have negative perceptions of environmentalists? How can these perceptions be changed?) 

Friday, Jan. 22  Quiz on food webs and biological magnification; complete environmentalist study with  environmental awareness posters

WEEK 19 Quiz on Friday - estuaries

Monday, Jan. 11   Wetland activity and video; Complete ocean worksheets;

Tuesday, Jan. 12 Salt marsh rap and video with questions

Wednesday, Jan. 13 Estuary activities and food webs

Thursday, Jan 14 Estuary food webs; biological magnification

Friday, Jan. 15 Quiz and blue diamond assessment;

WEEK 18  HW:Complete Ocean Zones worksheets by Friday. Test on Friday - water properties and motions of the oceans!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Monday, Jan. 4  Review water properties and motions of the oceans; Exploring oceans activity; Draining the Oceans video if time

Tuesday, Jan. 5 Ocean bottom worksheet; Ocean technology time line and class worksheet

Wednesday, Jan. 6 Ocean Zones - going out - intertidal, neritic, open ocean; going down - surface, transitional, deep; Video clips for the Deep Blue; 200 meters down song; 2 worksheets for homework

Thursday, Jan. 7 Review for test; complete concept map; review game if time

Friday, Jan. 8 Test (40 questions) water properties and motions of the oceans; EC puzzle

WEEK 17 Bring in $3.00 for pizza party on Friday!! (Homework: Motion of the Ocean packet due Thursday, Dec. 17)

Monday, Dec. 14 Tide graphs and handouts; begin currents

Tuesday, Dec. 15 Currents - density, surface and upwelling; El Nino and La Nina currents in the Pacific

Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 16 and Dec. 17  Remote sensing of the oceans; Gulf Stream Class Reading and questions

Friday, Dec. 18 Holiday Science Trivia/ Pizza Party and film.

Happy Holidays to all of my students and their families !

WEEK 16 (HOMEWORK: Quiz on water properties and distribution- Tuesday; Complete water activity story -due Wednesday; Motion of the Ocean Packet - due Dec. 17)

Monday, Dec. 7  Water Cycle Activity - Create a story of your journey as a water molecule; due Wed.

Tuesday, Dec. 8  Quiz on water properties and distribution (study foldables and ppt notes); Clips from our river basin!

Wednesday, Dec. 9 Receive Motion of the Ocean packet- due Dec. 17; Waves - wind vs. tsunami

Thursday. Dec 10 IMAX field trip to kick off our study of the oceans; (alternate assignment from the textbook - Chapter 5 ocean questions - if you remain behind)

Friday, Dec. 11 Waves and tides presentation; tide graphs

WEEK 15 (HW:Complete lab sheets and foldables that are not finished in class)

Monday, Nov. 30  Go with the flow water demonstrations; complete surface tension, cohesion, adhesion foldables; complete water properties worksheet

Tuesday, Dec. 1  Demonstrations on solubility, capillary action, Cartesian diver- buoyancy; complete lab sheets

Wednesday, Dec. 2 Water on earth activity; ice clips; (early release)

Thursday, Dec. 3 Specific heat of water and sand; create a graph of the data

Friday, Dec. 4 Complete Water distribution ppt and foldables

WEEK 14

Monday, Nov. 23  Complete and turn in E=mc² video notes

Tuesday, Nov. 24 Water properties foldable notes; surface tension demos!

WEEK 13 TRIMESTER EXAMS Homework: Study for exams

Monday, Nov. 16 Review for science exam; create a question activity

Tuesday, Nov. 17 Science Exam

Wednesday, Nov. 18  Water Properties KWL; water molecule polarity - Mickey Mouse Molecule activity; molecule animation

Thursday, Nov. 19  Water on Earth activity; video clip - precious water; Water properties video

Friday, Nov. 20 Blue Day- Students make up missing work or get a reward for being current;  E=mc² video clip

WEEK 12 Homework: Chemical Reactions Test (Ch. 16) on Thursday; Complete study guide

Monday, Nov. 9  Balancing chemical equations; E=mc² clip; study guide

Tuesday, Nov. 10 Test Review with concept map; Go over study guide

Wednesday, Nov. 11  Veteran's Day - No school

Thursday, Nov. 12 Test on Chemical Reactions

Friday, Nov. 13   E=mc² clip; Begin to Review for Trimester Exam (Nov. 17)

WEEK 11   Homework: Quiz on chemical formulas Wed., balancing equations worksheets that are not completed in class during the week

Monday, Nov 2.  Review chemical formulas; complete reaction type notes; oxidation handout and wrap up your steel wool lab; begin balancing chemical equations

Tuesday, Nov. 3 LAB single  and double replacements

Wednesday, Nov. 4  Quiz on chemical formulas; balancing equation worksheets

Thursday, Nov. 5 Blue Diamond Assessment 2; More balancing  equations

Friday, Nov. 6 Study guide for chemical reactions; Video clips from E=mc²

 WEEK 10  Complete Homework packet and correct test from last week

Monday, Oct. 26  Begin Steel Wool Lab observations; Chemical formula activity and worksheet; Carbon video - episode I

Tuesday, Oct. 27 Check homework packet; Chemical reactions notes; Carbon video - episodes II and III

Wednesday, Oct. 28  Chemical reaction video and handout; Carbon video - episodes IV and V

Thursday, Oct. 29 Lab - Decomposition Lab; Conservation of matter Lab demo.  (6th period and 7th periods turn in notebooks to be graded)

Friday, Oct. 30 Teacher Workday!!

WEEK 9  HW: Study for test, element quizzes; complete chemical reaction packet by Monday, Oct. 26; organize notebooks (esp. 6th and 7th periods)

Monday, Oct. 19   Test Review; concept map and key terms; crossword of families

Tuesday, Oct. 20 Test - CH 15 Periodic Table (homework packet distributed in class - due Monday); 3rd and 5th period notebooks collected

Wednesday, Oct. 21  chemical bonds notes; Quiz 3 on elements and symbols - study flash cards at the bottom of this site  (early release day - 11:55 a.m.)

Thursday, Oct. 22  writing chemical formulas; worksheet on formulas;  Quiz 4 on elements and symbols - use flash cards on this site

Friday, Oct. 23 writing chemical formulas - student element bonding game

WEEK 8   Next Test - Periodic Table - Oct. 20

Monday, Oct. 12 Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids (continued from Friday) video clips; two worksheets; all classwork handouts should be complete!!

Tuesday, Oct. 13  Periodic Table Families - PPT. - Color coding the table; complete family chart; Homework - crossword puzzle on families

Wednesday, Oct. 14 Quiz on elements and symbols; Powerpoint review sheet

Thursday, Oct. 15 Drawing Bohr diagrams; review atomic structure PPT; use example sheet and sketch some atoms in class; Homework - periodic puzzler - look for patterns

Friday, Oct. 16  Another Quiz on elements and symbols; More Bohr diagrams; 3rd period turn in notebooks for a  quiz grade!  All other classes have your notebook ready to be turned in soon!

WEEK 7  Return Interim Reports, correct tests

Monday, Oct. 5 Return tests; reteach matter powerpoint; changing ideas about the atom notes; atomic structure worksheet; video clip parts of the atom

Tuesday, Oct. 6 Modeling something you cannot see; Video clips- history of the atom

Wednesday, Oct. 7 Meet the elements - 3 handouts to complete in class; element song and elements clips, begin studying 45 elements to know - quizzes next week

Thursday, Oct. 8 Using the Periodic Table; two worksheets on finding information on the periodic table; HW: organizing the elements worksheet

Friday, Oct. 9 Metals/nonmetals/metalloids worksheets in class!

WEEK 6  Matter Packet Due Wed. Sept. 30

Monday, Sept. 28  Teacher Work Day

Tuesday, Sept. 29 Virtual Chemistry Lab; Matter review worksheet in class

Wednesday, Sept. 30 Check homework; Blue Diamond Assessment #1

Thursday, October 1  Review for Test on Matter "clicker" game

Friday, October 2  Test on Matter Ch. 13.1-13.2, 14.2

WEEK 5   Homework assigned Monday, Sept, 21; Due Sept. 30  Read Ch, 13.1-13.3 and 14.2 - Complete Matter packet

Monday, Sept. 21 Review for Test - review game

Tuesday, Sept. 22 Test on Science and Safety - see calendar notes

Wednesday, Sept. 23 Early Release; Properties of Matter Powerpoint- take notes

Thursday, Sept. 24 Matter video clips; matter handouts for class; matter vocabulary

Friday, Sept. 25  Chemical and physical changes in matter class demonstrations; worksheet on these changes

WEEK 4  First Test on Sept. 22 (see calendar for details)

Monday, Sept. 14 Review scientific method and measurement in class; take a quiz on metric conversion; SI worksheet, Homework: read CH1 sections 1 through 3 in your textbook by Wednesday

Tuesday, Sept. 15 "Cricket" simulation of scientific method; Review worksheets

Wednesday, Sept. 16 -Density demonstrations in class; measurement pre-lab sheet

Thursday, Sept. 17, - Density problems and video clip

Friday, Sept. 18  - Density lab; turn in for a grade

WEEK 3

Monday, Sept. 7 - No school - Labor Day

Tuesday, Sept. 8 - Process graphing from lab; measurement (video clip) and significant digits; practice on measurements; get measurement foldable; Homework: scientific method worksheet and measurement worksheet (due Thursday)  note: 3rd period is a day behind due to a team meeting today with Mr. Brite.

Wednesday, Sept. 9  - Pasta Lab (Due Friday)

Thursday, Sept. 10 Measurement and SI units; Measurement worksheet for homework

Friday, Sept. 11 Measurement Lab - turn in at end of class!

WEEK 2

Monday, August 31  - Complete "Think like a Scientist"; observations - quantitative and qualitative; error worksheet for homework (try!!)

Tuesday, Sept. 1 - Scientific method video; handout and worksheet; complete worksheet for homework

Wednesday, Sept. 2- Graphing in science - video clip; graphing notes; and graphing activity (bacteria) to finish at home if needed (due WED).

Thursday and Friday, Sept. 3,4 - Graphing Module in the Bates Computer Lab; no homework

WEEK 1

Homework:   Get supplies and return signed forms! Return signed student/parent handbook verification form in the front of the handbook to your homeroom teacher.

Tuesday, August 25 -   What is Science?  Get notebook set up and return signed textbook form.

Wednesday, August 26 - Textbook screen cast; Science Lab Safety - safety rules! Get rules signed ; Sponge Bob's experiments; safety quiz Friday

Thursday, August 27 -  Safety video; worksheet C for homework

Friday, August 28  - Safety quiz; "Think like a Scientist" handout