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8th Grade Physical Science
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Physical Science

Students are learning about how the human eye sees light for the week of February 1-5.

Article #5 is due Wednesday February 3rd.

On Friday, February 5th, students will be taking a closed notes vocabulary matching test on the following 8 vocabulary words:

cornea – transparent membrane that protects the eye and refracts light

pupil – the opening to the inside of the eye

sclera – the opaque part of the eye, AKA the "white of the eye"

 lens – the part of the eye that refracts light to focus an image on the retina

iris – the colored part of the eye

retina – the back surface of the eye

concave lens – lens that is thinner at the middle then at the edges

convex lens – a lens that is thicker in the middle than at the edges

 

Science Article Assignment Format                                                                    a. title of article (4 pts)                                                                                          b.  name of publication (4 pts,)                                                                             c. date of article (4 pts)                                                                                          d. 5-7 sentence summary (39 pts or 8 pts per sentence)                                 e.  3-5 sentence summary (39 pts or 13 pts per sentence)                                f. article attached (10 pts)

 

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