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Amber Pinchback
Zip Code: 77096
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Welcome to 8th Grade Science

Parents & Students:  This website will be used as a source  of communication between me and you.  Major assignments, tests, and weekly updates will be posted for your convenience.

Open House:  September 16th, 6:30-8:30

Week 1
  • Safety
Week 2
  • Scientific Method
  • Cells
Week 3
  • Feedback Mechanisms, homeostasis, review of body systems
Week 4
  • Begin genetics

October 6-10
  • Finish genetics:  more punnett square practice, DNA extraction (3rd & 5th period), alien chromosomes, variation in genetics
  • Genetics Quiz
  • Review for genetics test

October 13-17
  • Genetics Test Monday and Tuesday (13th and 14th)
  • Begin ecosystems unit
  • Guest speakers from Baylor College of Medicine on the 17th

Field Trip to Brazos Bend State Park on the 30th.....we still need volunteers.  Please let me know if you are interested.

November 3-7
  • Finish ecosystems:  carrying capacity and limiting factors
  • Endangered/extinct species:  newsbrief (test grade)
  • Quiz
  • Test next week

November 10-14
  • Ecosystems test
  • Begin human impact unit:  air, land, water

November 17-21
  • Human Impact quiz
  • Begin unit on rocks and plate tectonics
  • GT students/parents:  Land Plan Challenge project given out this week.  Due Friday, December 1st.
November 24-28
  • Continue rocks
  • NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 26,27,28

December 1-5
  • Field trip to Holocaust Museum 12-1
  • Rock cycle, weathering & erosion
  • Plate tectonics webquest
December 8-12
  • Plate tectonics continued

***Special Tutorial Session***

Tuesday, December 9th and Thursday, December 11th from 4-5pm
  Sessions will focus on body systems and genetics. 
Extra Credit will be given for attendance!
This has been a unique semester at school and I want to take an extra step to ensure students understand the material.  Please encourage your student to attend.


Science Strategy of the Month: 
ORGANIZE YOUR NOTEBOOK
  • Work with your student to create sections in the folder/binder
  • Create a section for warm ups, notes, graded work, and previous 9 weeks' work
  • Discuss how to maintain organization throughout the nine weeks and the Spring semester
  • Review grade sheets and graded work.  Together, discuss strategies for improving grades.

January 6-January 9
  • review weathering & erosion
  • begin space unit

January 12-January 16
  • Continue space unit
  • phases of the moon
  • seasons
  • tides
  • stars
  • life cycle of stars
January 20-January 23
  • STANFORD TESTING
  • galaxies
  • HR Diagram
  • light years
January 26-January 30
  • Big Bang Theory
  • Red Shift
  • Black Holes
February 2-February 6
  • Tutorials Monday and Tuesday 4-5
  • Space Test:  Tuesday and Wednesday
  • Begin Chemistry unit:  webquest Thursday and Friday

TAKS Tutorials Begin in February
EVERY MONDAY & TUESDAY 4-5
Extra Credit will be given for each day attended

February 9-February 13
  • Tutorials Monday and Tuesday 4-5
  • Molecules and compounds
  • The Periodic Table

February 16- February 20
  • Tutorials Monday and Tuesday 4-5
  • Atomic Structure
  • Bohr Models

February 23 - February 27
  • Tutorials Monday and Tuesday 4-5
  • Evidence of chemical reactions
  • Types of chemical equations













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