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Week 18-December 6-10
Final Review & Science Fair Presentations
Monday/Tuesday Dec. 6/7
Due today : Science Fair Poster 
For the poster Rubric click HERE

Agenda
1. Quick Write
2. Test Corrections- Performance Task and space Test
  • Directions for test corrections click HERE
3. Extra Credit Review
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6 only)
4. Review Stations 
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
5. Reflection- Notebook p. 2 Reflection #2

Homework: Solar system coding-due Friday & Test corrections
  • 8 planets
  • moving around the sun with lines
  • name pops up
  • Bonus-Orbital speeds pop up
Wednesday/Thursday Dec. 8/9
Due today: 

Agenda

1. Quick Write
2. Science Fair Presentations-For the poster Rubric click HERE
3. Practice Test
 
5. Reflection

Homework: Solar system coding
Friday December 10
Due today: Solar system coding
​
Agenda

1. Check coding
2. Review and resources


Homework: Study for the Final​

WEEK 17- Nov. 29-Dec. 3 Rockets, Space & Science Fair Posters

Monday/Tuesday
Due Today:
Study Guide- Space & Energy

Agenda

1. Goals-Reflection #1 p. 2
2. Correct Study Guide
3. Launch Rockets
4. Rocket Questions and conclusion


Homework:
  • Study for the space TEST - click here for more review
  • Rocket file due Friday Dec. 3
Wednesday/Thursday
Due Today: Nada

Agenda
1. Quick write
2. Space TEST
3. Science Fair Graphs and Conclusion- click HERE for directions
4. Reflection

Homework: Rocket Project Questions and conclusion

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Friday
  • Turn in rocket file
  • ​work on science fair poster​​
Homework: Science Fair Poster
  • ​Poster Grading Checklist

Week 16 November 15-19 SPACE & ROCKETS

Monday/Tuesday
Agenda

1. Quick write
2. Moon Review p. 38-39
3. Build Rockets
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
4. Reflection
​HW: Rocket Questions
​
Wednesday/Thursday
Agenda

1. Quickwrite
 2. Notes- solar system
  • PPT sistema solar para p.42
  • PPT solar system for p. 42 (period 6)
3. Solar system to scale
  • Video
  • Paper model p. 43
  • Digital model
​5. Finish Rockets or begin study guide
  • Guía de estudio- espacio y energía
  • Study Guide- Energy and space
6. Reflection- What does it mean if a model is is to scale?

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​HW: Rocket Questions 1-6
Friday
*
Notebooks not needed
Agenda
  • Finish Rockets
  • Study Guide
  • Make a model- coding or paper
Homework:
  • Finish study guide
  • rocket questions 1-6
  • Do reviews to retake any test that you got less than a B (bottom of the list in Jupiter)

* See the home page for a preview of what's coming up after break

WEEK 15 Space Nov. 8-12

Monday Nov. 8

Due today: Concept task
Agenda

1. Performance Task-Graphs and Gravity
2. Article-Moon Phases
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
​
Homework: Science Fair Experiment
Tuesday/Wednesday Nov. 9-10
Due today: Nada

*Change Seats
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Agenda
1. Quick write
2. Moon Phases article
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
3. Moon phases model
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
4. Brainpop & p.38
5. Rocket Project
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
​6. Reflection
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Homework: Moon Phases Article
Friday Nov. 11
Due today: Article-Moon Phases
*Bring Notebook
​

Agenda

1.Set up page 39 as seen below and complete during the video
2. Video: Bill Nye "The Moon" with p. 39 
3. After the video you may work on :
  • p. 38
  • Rocket Project Questions
  •  coding the solar system

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Homework: Science Fair Experiment & Bring rocket supplies


Week 14 - SPACE - November 1-5

Monday/Tuesday

Due Today: Nada

Agenda:

1. Goals
2. quick write
3. Weight around the solar system
4. Planets to scale
5. Reflection: What 2 things determine the strength of gravity?


Homework: Notes p. 36 (paper copy given in class)

Wednesday/Thursday
Due Today: Notes p.36

Agenda:

1. Quick write: Could you jump higher or less high if you were to jump on the moon?
2. Brainpop Gravity
Gravedad
    User: eastlakemiddle
​    Password: bpop18
3. Gravity review with foldable
​    -Gravity ppt
4. Concept task
    -Español
    -English
5. Reflection: 
Explain the cartoon.
​(Hint: What would it be like if you were an alien on Jupiter?)

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Homework: Finish Sci. Fair Background report

Be sure to have the TYKER App

Friday
​
Due Today: Sci. Fair Background report

Agenda
1. Coding the solar system
​2. Finish concept task


Homework: Do science Fair Experiment


Week 13 October 25-29 - Energy

Monday/Tuesday

Due Today: Energy Article
​

Agenda
1. Quick write
2. Goals p.2
3. KE vs. PE Introduction
4. Notes p.32
5. Phet: Energy Skate Park
  • Español
  • English
​6. p. 33
7. Reflection: What did you learn about energy today?


Homework: Finish p. 33 & Phet Energy Skate Park (Due Friday)

Wednesday/Thursday
Due Today: p. 33 Calculations
​

Agenda
1. Quick write
2.  Energy Review
3. Scientifically speaking
4. Energy Investigation
  • Español
  • English
5. Reflection

Homework: Phet Energy Skate Park (Due Friday)
Friday
Due Today: Phet Energy Skate Park
​

Agenda
1. Check in-Google form
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English period 6 only
2. Finish calculations from Energy Lab-due TODAY
3. Work on Science fair report- due next Friday

WEEK 12 October 18-22 Forces and Energy

Monday/Tuesday
Due Today: Nada


Daily PowerPoint

Agenda

1. Goals p. 2 Reflection #1
2. Second law review
  • Español
  • English
3. P.31 and p.29
  • Directions in the Daily PowerPoint
4. Lunar landers
5. Reflection: How does the lunar lander challenge demonstrate Newton's Third law?

Homework: Forces Study Guide & p.29 if needed
  • Español
  • English
Wednesday/Thursday
​Due Today:
 Study Guide

Agenda

1. Quick write
2. Review
3. Build and Launch Landers
4. Reflection

Homework: Review for the test
Friday
FORCES TEST
Energy article
  • Español
  • English
Homework: Finish Energy Article Due beginning of next class

Week 11 October 11-15  Newton's 3 Laws

Monday/Tuesday
Due: Friction and Gravity simulation (Sunday night)

Agenda
1. Quick write
2. Brainpop: Newton's 3 laws of Motion
3. Review Phet
4. Investigation: Newton's second Law
4. Notes: Newton's Second Law (Book p.296-302)
6. Reflection: 
What did you learn about Newton's Laws today?

Homework: Finish Book notes (p.28) with Summary
 
3 sentence summary:
  • Answer the essential question
  • Give detail/example from notes
  • Give a real life application
Wednesday/Thursday
Due: p.28 Notes & Summary

Agenda
1. Quick write
2. Video: Newton's 3 Laws
3. Newton's laws activities
  • Español
  • English
4. Reflection

Homework:  Finish Science Fair data table set up and write hypothesis
Friday
Due: 
PLEASE BRING YOUR NOTEBOOK

Agenda

1. Science Fair Data Table check
​2. Background report and Bibliography (works cited)

Homework: Background report and Bibliography Due November 5th

Week 10 -FORCES- October 5-8

Tuesday October 5
​Agenda

1. Quickwrite: What memory will stay with you from this fall break?
2. Notes: How does net force affect motion?
  • Notebook p.26
  • Brainpop-Forces
3. Practice problems p.27
4. Reflection: What is the net force in this picture?
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Brainpop: Fuerzas
User name: eastlakemiddle
Password: bpop8

Homework: Finish p.27
Wednesday/Thursday October 6/7
  • Due Today: p.27 practice problems
​ Agenda
1. Quick write
2.  Net force Review-whiteboards
  • Español
  • English
3. Investigation: Friction and Gravity (paper)
4. Reflection
  • Homework: Finish investigation (if needed)
Friday October 8
  • ​Due Today: Friction and gravity investigation (paper)
  • NOTEBOOKS NOT needed
​Agenda
Friction and gravity simulation
  • Es​pañol
  • English
​Homework: Finish Friction and gravity simulation (Due Sunday night)

Week 9 Sept. 13-17 Cars and Motion

Monday/Tuesday
Due Today:
Extra credit-motion review

1. Quick write: What do you think will be the top distance for the cars?
2. Correct study guide
3. Test Cars
4. Graph and Conclusion
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
5. Reflection: What surprised you about this project?

HW: Study for the motion test & Car write up due Friday
Wednesday/Thursday
Due Today:
nothing :)

1. Quick write: Assuming all other details were the same which car would need more force, a car with tennis ball wheels or CD wheels? Explain your reasoning?
2. Kahoot
3. Motion Test
4. Work on car write up or science fair tables
  • Rubber Band Car Results- Tables and photos (all periods)​
5. Disney Video Friction-click HERE to watch
  • You need to be using your school account in Google to view
6. Reflection: How does the car project apply what we have learned so far this semester?

HW: Car Project Graph and Conclusion
Friday
Due today: Car project write-up
Bring Notebooks

Agenda
Science Fair


Week 8 September 7-10 -Motion & Car Project
*No School Monday
Tuesday- September 7 (periods1-6)
Due Today: p. 21 & car materials

Agenda
1. Weekly Sheet-What you've learned & turn in
2.
Goals p. 2 -Final reflection & Goal for second progress report
3.
Correct p.21
4. Begin p.23
5. Car construction

HW: p.23 (next class)  & Car Questions (due Friday)
Wednesday/Thursday -September 8/9
​
Due Today: p. 23 & car materials

Agenda
1. Quick write
2. Science Fair notebook
  • Problem, Hypothesis
  • Procedure & materials
  • Data Tables
3. Build Cars & work on questions
4. Reflection: How does the scientific method apply to our car project?


HW: Car Questions (Rubber band car project file)
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
Friday -September 10
​
Due Today: Rubber band car project questions

Agenda
Intro to forces video 
5 questions
Car time

HW: Car testing Monday/Tuesday & Motion Study Guide (Extra Credit)​

WEEK 7 August 30- Sept. 3   Motion Calculations & Graphs
WEEK 7

Monday/Tuesday 30/31
Due Today: p. 19 & 5 ideas for your research

Agenda
1. Quickwrite-"For the Birds" Video
2. Summary p. 18
3. Speed Practice Problems 
    (IEP/504: 19-22 optional)
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English  (period 6)
5. Reflection-Why is it NOT always necessary to know the speed to know who's the fastest?
5. Research in the Library

HW: Finish practice (due next class) & Research (due Friday)
Wednesday/ Thursday Sept. 1/2
Due Today-Practice problems (Jupiter)

AGENDA
1. Quickwrite: 
In which of these graphs is there acceleration? How do you know?
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2. Review HW practice problems
3. Notes: Motion Graphs p.20
4. Practice Questions p.21
5. Motion Review p. 22
6. Reflection: Why do scientists make graphs of their data?


HW: Finish Research notes
Friday Sept. 3
*Notebooks NOT needed today
Due Today: Science Fair Project Research (Google Slides)

AGENDA

1. Introduce Rubber Band Car Project
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
2. Work on questions

HW DUE TUESDAY: p. 21 & Bring car materials

Enjoy your Labor Day!

WEEK 6 Motion  AUGUST 23-27  
WEEK 6 Google Slides linked HERE

Monday/Tuesday-23/24
Due Today: Motion Investigation by 10pm
If you were absent, click  HERE  for some sample data for the table.

Agenda
1) Quickwrite: Which is moving faster, the Earth around the sun at 30 km/s or the moon around the Earth at 1 km/s?  How do you know?

2) Motion  Notes
  • Textbook p. 248-251 on Notebook p. 16
  • 3 notes per page  (504/IEP: 2 notes per page)
​3) Review questions
  • Textbook p.252 1-5 on Notebook p.17
  • Copy the question 
4) Speed Investigation
  • En Español (periodos 1-5) 
  • English (period 6)
​
5) Reflection: What does it mean to say something is the fastest?

HW: Finish questions 1-5 from Book p.252 on Notebook p.17


​
Wednesday/Thursday-25/26
Due Today: Questions p.17 (checked in class)

Agenda
1) Goals- p.2 Reflection #2
2) Quick write:  
The mars rover moves at 0.14 km/h on a flat surface, what is that speed in meters per hour?   Meters per minute?

3) Review HW and investigation
4) Motion Calculation Notes p.18
5) Calculation investigation p.19

6) Reflection: What did you learn about motion?


​HW: Finish Speed Investigation (from M/T)  
​
Friday-27
*Notebooks NOT needed today
​Due Today: Speed Investigation (track and car)

Agenda
1. Kahoot-calculations
​2. Science Fair Research Introduction


​HW:  Notebook p.19 #6-8 from p.252 & 5 topics to Research (Google Slides) 

WEEK 5 AUGUST 16-20 Investigations & Motion
WEEK 5 Google Slides linked HERE
​
Monday/Tuesday-16/17
Due Today: No HW due

Agenda
1) Quickwrite: What do you think is quote means?
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2) Vocabulary p.12
     (504/IEP: complete the example OR the picture)
  • ​Lista de palabras
​3) Review Questions p.13
4) Investigations Review in Jupiter
5) Science Fair Proposal
6) Reflection: What are you going to do to study for the test?

HOMEWORK: Notebook Completed p.1-13 & Study for test
  • P. 5 Table Completed & page decorated with an image (s)
  • Review  in Jupiter​
  • OPTIONAL: review notes & vocabulary, replay the Kahoot, watch Brainpop videos

Wednesday/Thursday-18/19
Due Today: Notebook p.1-13 & Review in Jupiter

Agenda
1) Quickwrite: Explain the Joke.
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2) Organize Notebook & correct p.13
3) Investigations Test
4) Motion  Notes
  • Textbook p. 248-251 on Notebook p. 16
  • 3 notes per page  (504/IEP: 2 notes per page)​
5) Motion Investigation
  • En Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English Investigation (period 6)
6)Reflection: How do you feel about how the test went?

HOMEWORK: ​Finish SF Proposal with signature

Friday-20
Due Today: Science Fair Proposal
* Notebooks NOT needed today

Agenda
1) Check-in (Google Form)
  • ​Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
​2) Motion Investigation Continued

HOMEWORK: 

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WEEK 4 AUGUST 9-13 Investigations
Week 4 Google Slides linked HERE

Monday/Tuesday
Due Today: Investigations practice (Jupiter)

Agenda
1.Quickwrite: What is the message of this video?
2. Goals- Reflection #1 (NB p.2)
3. How to make a scientific graph (NB p. 10-11)
4. Class Plane investigation
  • Español (periodos 1-5)
  • English (period 6)
  • Class Data Tables (1-6)
5. Reflection:  How many variables should the scientist change per experiment?


Homework: finish airplane analysis questions
* we will finish the graph and conclusion next class


Wednesday/Thursday
Due Today: 2 analysis questions

Agenda
1. Quickwrite: Why is it important that the scientist only change 1 variable?
2. Summary NB p.10
3. Finish Graph and conclusion (submit to Jupiter)
4. Science Fair-3 ideas (Back of Notebook)
5. Reflection:  What does it mean to have a controlled experiment?

Homework: Signed syllabus & 3 science fair ideas written in notebook-photo submitted to Jupiter


Friday
*Please Bring Notebook

Due Today: Signed syllabus & 3 science fair ideas (Jupiter)

Agenda
1. Download Textbook
2. Vocabulary NB p. 12
         (504/IEP: complete the example OR the picture)
  • Lista de palabras en Español (periodos 1-5)
  • Vocabulary list in English (period 6)
​3. Kahoot


Homework-Begin Reviewing for the exam
  • Review Notes (p. 8 & 10)​
  • Play Kahoot again
​

WEEK 3 AUGUST 2-6
Week 3 Google Slides linked here

Monday/Tuesday August 2/3
Due Today: Bring Notebook and Glue stick

Agenda
1. Quick write: Explain why having a positive attitude and not giving up is particularly important in science.
2. Organize Notebooks:  See links above for table of contents and files
3. Goals (NB p. 2)
  • Complete the top portion along with the top left box with your goal for the first 6 weeks
4. Design an Experiment about paper airplanes (NB p. 6)
  • Absent all week? Home version of the airplane lab en Español
5. Reflection:  Why is having a positive attitude and knowing the rules help you to be a successful student?

Homework: Research a design for your paper airplanes



Wednesday/Thursday August 4/5
Due Today: know how to fold a paper airplane

Agenda
1. Quick write: What has been your favorite scientific experiment you've done?
2. Syllabus linked here
3. Continue experiments (NB p.6-7)
  • Draw Data tables
  • Test
  • Calculate Averages
4. Notes with Analysis and Conclusion (NB p.8-9)
​5. Reflection: Why is taking good measurements important in an experiment?

Homework: Get syllabus signed (due Friday August 13)



Friday August 6
*Notebooks NOT needed today

Agenda​
1. Investigation Practice (Due by the end of class)
  • Español
  • English
2. Science Fair Introduction

WEEK 2 JULY 26-30
-Google Sides Week 2 linked here

Monday/Tuesday July 26/27
​Agenda
1. Quickwrite: What did you learn last week about working with others?
2. Review safety Rules and Equipment
  • Click here for a list of safety rules and video of equipment
3. Sign the safety contract and take the quiz in Jupiter
  • Click here for the Safety Contract in English
  • Contracto de seguridad Español
4. Curiosity Objects Lab Activity
  • Objetos de Curiosidad
  • Curiosity Objects
5. Reflection: What are units and how do they help us understand what we are measuring?

Homework
  • Finish Curiosity objects
  • Have safety contract signed by an adult
  • Retake safety quiz if needed
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Wednesday/Thursday July 29/29
Due today: Curiosity objects
​

Agenda
1. Quickwrite: Explain what you think this quote means.​
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2. Dress Code Expectations Discussion
3. Personal timeline 
  • Direcciones en Español
4. Learning Style Survey Link 
5. Reflection: What is your learning style? What is something you read about your learning style that applies to you or you can use in the future?

Homework
  • Have safety contract signed by an adult

​Friday July 30
Due today: Signed safety contracts

​Agenda
​1. Check in-Google Form
  • Español
  • English (6th period only)
2. 8th day of 8th grade activity
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