8th Grade Science
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Ongoing Projects
Final Exam Study Guide
Please find below your study guide for your final exam. There might be a small addendum later on depending on how far we get in our current unit.
final_exam_study_guide.docx | |
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Science Fair Project: Phase IV-Culminating Lab Report
Below are the specific instructions for phase IV of the science fair project.
The following link shows a great example of a well-written lab report. Take a look at it to see how you can write a quality lab report.
http://biologyjunction.com/osmosis_lab_example_2.htm
DUE WEDNESDAY MAY 15th, 2013
The following link shows a great example of a well-written lab report. Take a look at it to see how you can write a quality lab report.
http://biologyjunction.com/osmosis_lab_example_2.htm
DUE WEDNESDAY MAY 15th, 2013
science_project_phase_iv.docx | |
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lab_report_rubric.doc | |
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Science Fair Project: Phase III: Experimentation
Below are the specific instructions for phase III of the science fair project:
Please note the following important deadlines:
DETATILED EXPERIMENT PROPOSAL due TUESDAY MARCH 26th, 2013
Bring in supplies to begin experiment due FRIDAY APRIL 12th, 2013
Please note the following important deadlines:
DETATILED EXPERIMENT PROPOSAL due TUESDAY MARCH 26th, 2013
Bring in supplies to begin experiment due FRIDAY APRIL 12th, 2013
science_fair_project__phase_iii_instructions.docx | |
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Science Fair Project: Phase II: Conducting Background Research (assigned 12/6/2012)
Below are the specific instructions for phase II of the science fair project
Important dates for this phase:
Important dates for this phase:
- 3-5 research questions due December 17, 2012
- Research notes for each question (2 VALID sources each question) due January 14th, 2013
- Completed research report essay due TBD
science_fair_project_phase_ii_instructions.docx | |
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instructions_for_writing_a_5-paragraph_background_research_report.doc | |
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Science Fair Project: Phase I: Developing an Idea
Below are the specific instructions for phase I of the science fair project.
DUE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28th, 2012
DUE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28th, 2012
science_fair_project_phase_i_instructions.docx | |
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Science Project Contracts
Please have your parents read and sign the various parent contracts for the major science projects. They must sign the following three documents:
I will be collecting the SIGNED parent contracts on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2012
- General Science Project Guidelines
- Safety Contract
- Science Project Idea Proposal instructions.
I will be collecting the SIGNED parent contracts on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2012
assignment_cover_page.docx | |
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science_fair_project_instructions.docx | |
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science_fair_lab_safety_contract.pdf | |
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General Science Fair Project Instructions
Below are the general instructions and overview for the science fair project.
science_fair_project_instructions.docx | |
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Assignments
How to Count Atoms Worksheet
Please finish the "How to Count Atoms" practice worksheets.
DUE TUESDAY MAY 21st, 2013
DUE TUESDAY MAY 21st, 2013
counting_atoms_worksheet.pdf | |
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interpreting_chemical_formulas_worksheet.pdf | |
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HR Diagram Graphing Activity (assigned 04/15/2013)
Please complete the HR diagram graphing activity below. Follow the instructions on the sheet. When you group the stars, think about what would be the best way to group them, and consider their placements on the graph. Look up images of HR Diagrams to help guide you as well.
DUE WEDNESDAY MAY 1st 2013
DUE WEDNESDAY MAY 1st 2013
hr_diagram_graphing_activity.pdf | |
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Astronomy (Ch. 19 and 20) Test (assigned 04/16/2013)
You will have a test on our astronomy unit next MONDAY APRIL 29th, 2013.
STUDY GUIDE DUE FRIDAY APRIL 26th, 2013
TEST POSTPONED TO MONDAY APRIL 29th, 2013
STUDY GUIDE DUE FRIDAY APRIL 26th, 2013
TEST POSTPONED TO MONDAY APRIL 29th, 2013
astronomy_unit_test_study_guide.docx | |
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Hubble Space Academy (Classwork and Homework)
Go through each course in the Hubble Space Academy Website below. Complete the accompanying Hubble Academy Log packet as you go through it. IN ADDITION TO THE REFLECTION QUESTIONS, record all the answers you provide as you go through the online course on these sheets as well.
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/
Do all of the following courses:
-Orientation
-Stellar Statistician
-Cosmic Classifier
-Distance Wizard
-Deep Field Observer
-Deeper Views
DO NOT ENTER YOUR NAME ON THE SITE! Just put your initials!
Here's a pdf version of the Hubble Academy Log (HAL) packet:
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/media/hal_fullset.pdf
DUE FRIDAY APRIL 12th, 2013
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/
Do all of the following courses:
-Orientation
-Stellar Statistician
-Cosmic Classifier
-Distance Wizard
-Deep Field Observer
-Deeper Views
DO NOT ENTER YOUR NAME ON THE SITE! Just put your initials!
Here's a pdf version of the Hubble Academy Log (HAL) packet:
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/media/hal_fullset.pdf
DUE FRIDAY APRIL 12th, 2013
Astronomy Quiz
You will have a quiz on the life cycle of stars and the sun on Wednesday April 10th, 2013.
Know the following:
-What is a star?
-What nuclear process causes the burning in a star? What atoms/elements are involved?
-How do stars form?
-How do we classify stars?
-What is the electromagnetic spectrum and how does it help us study stars (i.e. what can it tell us about a star?)
-How are color and temperature related?
-Stages of stars: red giants, white dwarfs, supernovas, black holes, neutron stars
-Absolute vs. Apparent Magnitude
-What is the HR diagram and what factors do we look at when plotting stars on it?
-Layers of the sun (including the corona and chromosphere)
QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 10th, 2013
Know the following:
-What is a star?
-What nuclear process causes the burning in a star? What atoms/elements are involved?
-How do stars form?
-How do we classify stars?
-What is the electromagnetic spectrum and how does it help us study stars (i.e. what can it tell us about a star?)
-How are color and temperature related?
-Stages of stars: red giants, white dwarfs, supernovas, black holes, neutron stars
-Absolute vs. Apparent Magnitude
-What is the HR diagram and what factors do we look at when plotting stars on it?
-Layers of the sun (including the corona and chromosphere)
QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 10th, 2013
NASA/JPL Spacecraft App Design
Please find below the instructions for the assignment in which you have to design an app (on paper) for a JPL Spacecraft.
DUE WEDNESDAY MARCH 27th, 2013
DUE WEDNESDAY MARCH 27th, 2013
spacecrafts_of_jpl_app_assignment_instructions.docx | |
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Forces and Motion Test (assigned 02/13/2013)
Your unit test on Forces and Motion will be on Wednesday February 20th, 2013. Please use the study guide below to help you prepare for your test.
TEST ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20th, 2013
TEST ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20th, 2013
forces_and_motion_test-study_guide.docx | |
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Newton's Second Law and Momentum Practice Problems
Complete the following worksheets. You MUST SHOW ALL YOUR WORK!
DUE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13th, 2013
DUE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13th, 2013
newtons_2nd_law_practice_problems.pdf | |
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momentum_worksheet.doc | |
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Experiment for Newton's Second Law (assigned 01/30/2013; 02/05/2013)
With your lab table groups, you need to devise and experiment to test Newton's Second Law (F=ma). As a group you must submit on one piece of paper:
INDIVIDUALLY, YOU MUST ALSO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
-A paragraph or two explaining why/how you think your group's proposed experiment will in fact be testing Newton's Second Law. You should explain this in scientific terms and in terms of the individual VARIABLES at play. Explain how you will be measuring these variables and it's applications in a broader context.
DUE AT THE END OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6th, 2013
- All the materials required for the lab
- A lab experiment with ALL the steps of the procedure for the potential lab written out
INDIVIDUALLY, YOU MUST ALSO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
-A paragraph or two explaining why/how you think your group's proposed experiment will in fact be testing Newton's Second Law. You should explain this in scientific terms and in terms of the individual VARIABLES at play. Explain how you will be measuring these variables and it's applications in a broader context.
DUE AT THE END OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6th, 2013
Math Break: Newton's Second Law
Please complete the Math Break questions (#1-3) on pg. 149 on Newton's Second Law (F = ma). YOU MUST SHOW ALL YOUR WORK!
DUE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5th, 2013
DUE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5th, 2013
Quiz on Forces and Motion (assigned 01/14/2013)
You will have a quiz on Forces and Motion. The quiz will cover the following concepts, so it would be best advised to study the following from your notes:
QUIZ ON FRIDAY JANUARY 25th, 2013
- What is motion and how does it occur?
- How are forces defined?
- What is a vector?
- What is a balanced and unbalanced force and what results from each?
- Know how to calculate the net force acting on an object.
- What is Friction? What are the different types? How can we increase/decrease friction?
- What is Gravity?
- How does gravity affect motion?
- What is free fall?
QUIZ ON FRIDAY JANUARY 25th, 2013
Friction Shoe Design (assigned 12/12/2012)
You have been hired by a brand-name athletic shoe company and you must design a shoe or cleats for a professional soccer, basketball and/or football player or for any other sport that requires shoes with good traction.
Using your knowledge of friction:
-In your paragraphs, PLEASE DESCRIBE the specific features of your shoe and WHY it creates good traction/increases
friction.
*Your paragraphs should be TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED, Size 12 font, Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri or any other
legible font (no swirly letters please)*
I am looking for:
DUE TUESDAY DECEMBER 18th, 2012
Using your knowledge of friction:
- Draw a picture of what your shoe would look like
- In 1-2 paragraphs, explain why your shoe, SPECIFICALLY WHAT FEATURES ABOUT YOUR SHOE, would be beneficial for an athlete to purchase
-In your paragraphs, PLEASE DESCRIBE the specific features of your shoe and WHY it creates good traction/increases
friction.
*Your paragraphs should be TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED, Size 12 font, Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri or any other
legible font (no swirly letters please)*
I am looking for:
- A well thought-out explanation/justification for how your shoe increases friction/traction (10 points)
- A NEAT, EFFORTFUL, COLORED drawing of your shoe (focus on the sole of the shoe!) (10 points)
DUE TUESDAY DECEMBER 18th, 2012
Inertia Lab (assigned 12/7/2012-12/10/12)
Please include and answer the following for the Inertia lab we did in class today (with the cars and clay crash test dummies):
6. How can you change this experiment? OR what other factors could you test in this experiment?
It would be a good idea to type your lab out, however handwritten is fine.
EITHER WAY, MAKE SURE IT IS NEAT!!!! (Including your tables and data)
DUE TUESDAY DECEMBER 11th, 2012
- Materials list
- Procedures (steps on how to do lab)
- Data (all your tables and observations)
- Answers to the following Analysis Questions:
- On average, how far did the clay dummy travel without a seat belt?
- How far did the clay dummy travel with the tape and/or rubber-band seat belts? Which one worked better?
- Why did the clay dummy travel without the seat belt? Why didn't it travel with a seat belt? (Hint: Think about the laws of motion)
- What can you conclude about the importance of seat belts?
- What do you think would happen if you increased the velocity of the car? What if you decreased it? (answer for both: without seat belts and with seat belts)
6. How can you change this experiment? OR what other factors could you test in this experiment?
It would be a good idea to type your lab out, however handwritten is fine.
EITHER WAY, MAKE SURE IT IS NEAT!!!! (Including your tables and data)
DUE TUESDAY DECEMBER 11th, 2012
Bring CLEAN Meat Trays
Please bring in a CLEAN, styrofoam meat trays (the kind that frozen meats come on) on TUESDAY DECEMBER 11th, 2012
Bring Toy Cars
If you have any toy cars (like hot wheels), please bring one to class on FRIDAY DECEMBER 7th, 2012
Velocity and Acceleration Quiz
You will have a quiz on velocity and acceleration. Use the Velocity and Acceleration worksheet (listed two assignments down) and "curiosity in motion" assignments to practice the mathematical aspect of it. Know the definitions of speed, velocity and acceleration as well.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 4th, 2012
TUESDAY DECEMBER 4th, 2012
Curiosity in Motion Assignment (assigned 11/28/2012)
Below is the Curiosity in Motion Assignment. PLEASE READ THROUGH EVERYTHING CAREFULLY and ANSWER THE QUESTIONS as you go through the assignment. The assignment will guide you along what you need to do.
I am posting below all the links you will need for this assignment (Just click on the orange words below):
7 Minutes of Terror Video
MSL Landing Press Kit
Official NASA-JPL MSL Website
*Remember for #4 you DO NOT actually have to go on Twitter to do that part of the assignment. You only need to make a written "tweet" or a statement that is 140 characters or less.
DUE TUESDAY DECEMBER 4th, 2012
I am posting below all the links you will need for this assignment (Just click on the orange words below):
7 Minutes of Terror Video
MSL Landing Press Kit
Official NASA-JPL MSL Website
*Remember for #4 you DO NOT actually have to go on Twitter to do that part of the assignment. You only need to make a written "tweet" or a statement that is 140 characters or less.
DUE TUESDAY DECEMBER 4th, 2012
curiosity_velocity_and_acceleration.docx | |
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Velocity and Acceleration Worksheet
Finish Velocity and Acceleration Worksheet. SHOW ALL WORK!!! Use the various formulas!!!
DUE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2012
DUE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2012
velocity_and_acceleration_calcs_wksht_2.doc | |
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Quiz on Elements, Compounds, Mixtures
You will have a quiz on elements, compounds, and mixtures (all multiple choice) this FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16TH, 2012
Your quiz will be on the following:
Your notes will be your study guide. I am also posting below the powerpoints we went over in class.
Your quiz will be on the following:
- Elements (know definition and examples of elements)
- Compounds (know definition and examples of compounds)
- Mixtures (know definition and the different types of mixtures)
- Solutions (know how the particles interact in a solution; what a solvent and solute are; also know solubility rates)
- Suspensions (know how the particles interact in a suspension, and some examples)
- Colloids (know how the particles interact in a colloid and some examples)
Your notes will be your study guide. I am also posting below the powerpoints we went over in class.
elements.ppt | |
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compounds.ppt | |
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mixtures-solutions.pptx | |
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mixtures-suspensions_and_colloids.pptx | |
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Solubility Concentration Calculations
Complete the "Math Break" on pg. 94 in your science textbook
Also calculate the concentration for the solutions lab we did in class. We used 4g of sugar in 300mL of water (unless you used a different volume of water at your group).
DUE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7th, 2012
Also calculate the concentration for the solutions lab we did in class. We used 4g of sugar in 300mL of water (unless you used a different volume of water at your group).
DUE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7th, 2012
Bring in Soda Bottle
Please bring in a, clean, EMPTY 1 liter plastic soda/water bottle and remove the label for an activity we will do next week.
If you can, please also bring in sequins or small decorative items (NO GLITTER).
DUE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7th 2012
If you can, please also bring in sequins or small decorative items (NO GLITTER).
DUE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7th 2012
Finish "Separation of Mixtures" Lab questions
Make sure you finish answering all the questions for the "Separation of Mixtures" lab we did in class. Answer all questions thoroughly 3+ sentences, and that you thoroughly and completely explain your procedure for separating out each component of the mixture and the reasoning behind it.
DUE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31st, 2012
DUE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31st, 2012
Elements Notes
Here's the powerpoint on Elements we took in class today. Fill in what you're missing.
elements.ppt | |
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Study Guide for Matter and Properties of Matter Test
Below is the study guide for the test on Matter and Properties of Matter that we will have on
Test on Tuesday October 16th, 2012 (study guide is also due!).
Test on Tuesday October 16th, 2012 (study guide is also due!).
matter_and_properties_of_matter_study_guide.pdf | |
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Penny Lab Report
Please follow the general lab report guidelines below for the penny lab experiment we did.
For this particular lab report, note the following:
*FOR THE AMOUNT OF LIQUID POURED, you can just write "85 mL"
DUE TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 2012
For this particular lab report, note the following:
- You are doing it for ALL three liquids (vinegar, water, coke)
- You do not have to do an "Analysis" section
- For the Conclusions, I AM expecting you to do SOME extra research as to why the different liquids did or did not have an effect on the penny? Think chemical changes...think reactivity with acids.
- In the conclusions section, I am also looking to see whether you pose any questions/ideas for potential experiments in the future or in addition to the one we conducted? i.e. how could we apply the concepts that we experimented with in this lab in future experimentation?
*FOR THE AMOUNT OF LIQUID POURED, you can just write "85 mL"
DUE TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 2012
writing_a_lab_report_instructions.docx | |
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lab_report_rubric.doc | |
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Interview with a Scientist Parent Consent Form
Please have your parents read and sign the yellow consent form regarding your Interview with a Scientist Form.
DUE Thursday Sept. 27, 2012
DUE Thursday Sept. 27, 2012
Supplies for Lab 9/26/2012
8th Graders, please bring in a penny and an aluminium pie pan (if you can) for our lab on Wednesday September 26th, 2012.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Interview With a Scientist Instructions
Below are the instructions for your interview with a scientist project!
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PARENTAL CONSENT TO INTERVIEW A SCIENTIST BEFORE YOU DO THE INTERVIEW! I will be distributing a parent consent sheet for your parents to sign and date, which you will need to return to me along with your interview report.
DUE OCTOBER 31, 2012
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PARENTAL CONSENT TO INTERVIEW A SCIENTIST BEFORE YOU DO THE INTERVIEW! I will be distributing a parent consent sheet for your parents to sign and date, which you will need to return to me along with your interview report.
DUE OCTOBER 31, 2012
interview_a_scientist_project.pdf | |
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scientist interview-parent consent form.pdf | |
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Measurement Conversions Worksheet
Please read and complete the "Metric System Handout/Worksheet" (the one that has two papers stapled together)
Due Tues. Sept. 18, 2012
Due Tues. Sept. 18, 2012
metricsystemhandout.pdf | |
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Remember! Nature of Science Test on Wed. Sept 12., 2012!!!
Nature of Science Powerpoint | |
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levels_of_scientific_knowledge.ppt | |
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measurement_and_system_of_units.ppt | |
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Unit Conversions Sheet.doc | |
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Recipe Conversions
Use the conversion charts above to convert AT LEAST 3 of the ingredients on your recipes to SI Units (Mass: grams; Volume: liters).
Some things to be mindful of:
Due Tuesday Sept. 11, 2012
Some things to be mindful of:
- DO NOT convert cooking temperatures, since I have not taught it to you yet.
- If you are going to use an ingredient with a fractional amount (ex: 3/4 cup of flour). Then, you will NEED to convert that fraction into a decimal number (by dividing the numerator by the denominator). For example: 3/4 cup = 0.75 cup. IN GENERAL THOUGH, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND USING WHOLE NUMBER QUANTITIES FOR YOUR CONVERSIONS.
- You MUST show your work!!! (I prefer if you use the dimensional analysis method I showed you in class today.)
- As part of showing your work, show me the flow chart of the conversions you need to make (for example: cups --> fl. oz. --> grams).
Due Tuesday Sept. 11, 2012
Recipe
Please bring in a recipe. Your recipe should have the list of ingredients with quantities stated in the Customary system (the measurement/unit system we use in the US) . For example, it should have quantities listed in "fl. oz." or "Cups" or "Fahrenheit" etc.
DUE Friday September 7th, 2012
DUE Friday September 7th, 2012
Nature of Science-Inference Worksheet | |
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File Type: | doc |
Due Wednesday September 5th, 2012
Science and God Log instructions | |
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Above, is the instructions for your Science and God log journals, that you will be maintaining daily in class.