8th Grade Science - Physics -

Classwork:

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Week 1: Unit 0 

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Date      Activity                

Mon 8/12        No School

Tue 8/13         No School

Wed 8/14        No School 

Thur 8/15       #001 First Day of School - Website, Syllabus, and Phenomena

Fri 8/16         #002 Get to know your teacher and classmates

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Week 2: Unit 0 

Homework Due 8/23: Sign and Submit Syllabus

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Date      Activity                

Mon 8/19        #003 Customize Sketch Journals

Tue 8/20        #004 Rubric (pg. 1), Phenomenal Notebooks (pg. 2), & Self Diagnostic (pg. 3)

Wed 8/21        #005 Social, Emotional, and Physical Needs (pg. 4)

Thur 8/22       #006 What is Scientific Literacy? (pg. 5)

Fri 8/23         #007 Scavenger Hunt, Classroom Quiz, Class Raffle

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Week 3: Unit 0 

Homework Due 8/30: News Summary

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Date      Activity                

Mon 8/26        #008 Scientific Literacy blog

Tue 8/27         #009 "Classroom Needs" Group Posters

Wed 8/28        #010 Comment on Blogs, Finish Posters, Practice News Summaries

Thur 8/29       #011 Unit 0: Space Wellness (pg. 6), Animals in Space Reading (Pgs. 7-8)

Fri 8/30         #012 News Summary Presentations

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Week 4: Unit 0 

Homework Due 9/06 Google Class Survey #1

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Date      Activity                

Mon 9/02        Holliday - no school

Tue 9/03         #013 Animals in Space pgs. 7-8

Wed 9/04        #014 Graphic Notes pgs. 9-10

Thur 9/05       #015 Lander Lab pgs. 11-12

Fri 9/06         #016 Experience Life in Space pg. 13

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Week 5: Unit 1 

Homework Due 9/13 News Summary #2

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Date      Activity                

Mon 9/09        #017  Self Assess Rubric pg. 14 & Unit 1 Title page 14-15

Tue 9/10         #018 Sub Day Scholastic News / Polish up Journal

Wed 9/11        #019 Pop Quiz (open notes)

Thur 9/12       #020 Cup and String lab pg. 16

Fri 9/13         #021 Presentations in the Park

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Week 6: Unit 1 

Homework Due 9/20 Survey #2 and Field Trip Forms

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Date      Activity                

Mon 9/16        #022 Glass Bottle Music Lab pg. 17

Tue 9/17         #023 Tuning Fork Lab pg. 18

Wed 9/18        #024 Sound Waves performed by Mr. Kornfeld

Thur 9/19       #025 Reading on the Ear pg. 19-20

Fri 9/20         #026 Anatomy of the Ear Sketch Notes pg. 21

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Week 7: Unit 1 

Homework Due 9/27 News Summary #3

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Date      Activity                

Mon 9/23       #027 Wave Demo pg. 22 

Tue 9/24         #028 Animals Predicting Disasters pgs. 23-24

Wed 9/25        #029 Homemade Record Lab pg. 25

Thur 9/26       #030 Fundamentals of a Wave pgs. 26-27

Fri 9/27         #031 Presentations at the Park 

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Week 8: Unit 1 

Homework Due 10/4 Survey #3

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Date      Activity                

Mon 9/30        #032 Modeling Mediums pgs. 28-29

Tue 10/01        #033 Ziploc Bag Lab pg. 30

Wed 10/02       #034 Vacuum Bell Jar Demo pg. 31, pass out Exam Guide

Thur 10/03      #035 Crash Landing Plan pgs. pg. 32-33

Fri 10/04        #036 Marine Mammal Center Lab #2 - Animal Pelts/Charting Migration

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Week 9: Unit 1 

Exam Week - No Homework Due

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Date      Activity                

Mon 10/07       #037 Polish up Journal, Study Session

Tue 10/08        #038 Exam Units 0-1

Wed 10/09       #039 Marine Mammal Lab #1 Photos

Thur 10/10      #040 Marine Mammal Lab #3 Lab Salinity and Ph Scale

Fri 10/11         #041 Planet Earth 2, Exam Review

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Week 10: Unit 2 

Journal Collection Week - No Homework Due

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Date      Activity                

Mon 10/14       #042 Marine Mammal Lab #4 Blood Diagnosis

Tue 10/15        #043 Marine Mammal Lab #5 Reading Patient Charts

Wed 10/16       #044 Marine Mammal Lab #5 Presenting Patient Charts

Thur 10/17      #045 Marine Mammal Center Day 1 Field Trip

Fri 10/18         #046 Marine Mammal Center Day 2 Field Trip

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Week 11: Unit 2 

Homework due: News Summary #4

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Date      Activity                

Mon 10/21       #047 Unit 2 set up, Self Diagnostic 2.0 pgs. 34-35

Tue 10/22        #048 Light Behavior and Optical Illusion Lab pgs. 36-37

Wed 10/23       #049 EM Spectrum pg. 38

Thur 10/24      #050 EM Sketch Notes pg. 39

Fri 10/25         #051 News Summary Presentations

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Week 12: Unit 2 

Homework due: Survey #4

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Date      Activity                

Mon 10/28       #052 Concave and Convex pg. 40

Tue 10/29        #053 Spectrometers pg. 41

Wed 10/30       #054 Prism Lab pg. 42

Thur 10/31      #055 Ghost Flag and Ghost Lab pg. 43

Fri 11/01         #056 Rainbow Reading pg. 44

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Week 13: Unit 2-3 

Homework due: News Summary #5

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Date      Activity                

Mon 11/04       #057 Unit 1-2 Poster Collage

Tue 11/05       #058 Exam Unit 2

Wed 11/06       #059 Unit 1-2 Poster Collage / Test Review

Thur 11/07      #060 Start Unit 3: Forces and Motion pg. 45

Fri 11/08         #061 News Summary Presentations

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Week 14: Unit 3 

Homework due: Survey #5

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Date      Activity                

Mon 11/11       No school (Veterans Day)

Tue 11/12       #062 Law #1 Inertia pg. 46

Wed 11/13       #063 Tablecloth Challenge pg. 47

Thur 11/14      #064 Impact Car Lab set-up pg. 48

Fri 11/15         #065 Impact Car Lab collected data pg. 48

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Week 15: Unit 3 

Homework due: News Summary #6

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Date      Activity                

Mon 11/18       #066 Graphing Lab pg. 49

Tue 11/19       #067 Law #2 f=ma

Wed 11/20       #068 Open Notes Quiz

Thur 11/21      #069 Force Lab pg. 50

Fri 11/22         #070 News Summary Presentations

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Week 16: Unit 3 

Homework due: Survey #6

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Date      Activity                

Mon 12/02       #071 Newton's Law #3 Action-Reaction pg. 52

Tue 12/03       #072 Fizzy Rocket Lab pg. 53

Wed 12/04       #073 Online Simulators pg. 54

Thur 12/05      #074 Potential vs. Kinetic Energy pg. 55

Fri 12/06         #075 Polish up Notebooks Unit 2-3 pg. 56-57

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Week 17: Unit 3 

Homework due: News Summary #7

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Date      Activity                

Mon 12/09      #076 Roller Coaster Simulator 

Tue 12/10       #077 Design your own rocket

Wed 12/11       #078 Notebook Check

Thur 12/12      #079 Roller Coaster Reading pg. 58

Fri 12/13         #080 Roller coaster Lab pg. 59-61

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Week 18: Unit 3 

Homework due: Survey #7

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Date      Activity                

Mon 12/16      #081 Roller Coaster Lab part 2

Tue 12/17       #082 Roller Coaster physics pg. 59-61

Wed 12/18       #083 Debriefing Designs, answering questions

Thur 12/19      #084 Create your own marble coaster

Fri 12/20         #085 Polymer Snow Lab

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Week 19: Unit 3 

Homework due: News Summary #8

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Date      Activity                

Mon 01/06     No School

Tue 01/07       #086 Welcome Back - Toast to Change pgs. 62-63

Wed 01/08      #087 Crater Reading pgs. 64-65

Thur 01/09      #088 Scholastic News (Mr. K is at Ocean Ambassadors training)

Fri 01/10        #089 News Summary Presentations

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Week 20: Unit 3 

Homework due: Survey #8

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Date      Activity                

Mon 01/13      #90 Finish crater reading, start graphing energy data pgs. 66-67

Tue 01/14       #091 Mass vs. Velocity Energy Graph pgs. 66-67

Wed 01/15      #092 Crater Lab Set up pgs. 68-69

Thur 01/16     #093 Crater Lab pgs. 68-69

Fri 01/17        #094 100 yard Dash Lab graphing acceleration

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Week 21: Unit 3 

Homework due: News Summary #9

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Date      Activity                

Mon 01/20      No School

Tue 01/21       #095 Airplane Physics pg. 71

Wed 01/22      #096 Kahoot Review

Thur 01/23     #097 Airplane Lab

Fri 01/24       #098 News Summary Presentations

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Week 22: Unit 3-4 

Homework due: Survey #9

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Date      Activity                

Mon 01/27      #099 Hyperloop reading

Tue 01/28       #100 Unit 3 Exam

Wed 01/29      #101 Analyze test, yearbook questionnaire

Thur 01/30     #102 Set up Unit 4 Space and Gravity pg. 72

Fri 01/31       #103 Solar System Walk pg. 73-74

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Week 23: Unit 4 

Homework due: None

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Date      Activity                

Mon 02/03      #104 Planetary Walk pg. 75

Tue 02/04       #105 Satellites in Orbit pg. 76-77

Wed 02/05      #106 Gravity Lab 

Thur 02/06     #107 News Summary Writing 101

Fri 02/07        #108 How to observe animals in nature (MMC) Ethograms pg. 78

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Week 24: Unit 4 

Homework due: None

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Date      Activity                

Mon 02/10      No School (teacher in-service)

Tue 02/11       #109 Magnet Lab pg. 79

Wed 02/12      #110 Aurora Borealis reading and sketch notes pg. 80

Thur 02/13     #111 Scholastic News reading and notes

Fri 02/14        No School (Presidents Day)

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Week 25: Unit 4 

Homework due: News Summary #11

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Date      Activity                

Mon 02/17      No School 

Tue 02/18       #112 Solar Storm pg. 81-82

Wed 02/19      #113 Yearbook Quote  

Thur 02/20     #114 Icarus at the Edge of Time Reading & Ancient Astronomers pg. 83

Fri 02/21        #115 Presentations at the park

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Week 26: Unit 4 

Homework due: Lunar Calendar (handout in class)

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Date      Activity                

Mon 02/24      #116 Ancient Astronomers pg. 84

Tue 02/25       #117 Lunar Lab pg. 85

Wed 02/26      #118 Open Notes Quiz

Thur 02/27     #119 Tides and Seasons pg. 86-87

Fri 02/28        #120 Eclipses pg. 88 STUDY GUIDE UNIT 4 EXAM

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Week 27: Unit 4 

Homework due: Lunar Calendar - week 2

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Date      Activity                

Mon 03/02     #121 Flight Path to the Moon pg. 89

Tue 03/03      #122 Flight Path to the Moon Group Poster

Wed 03/04      #123 Flight Path to the Moon Group Poster

Thur 03/05     #124 Flight Path to the Moon Group Poster

Fri 03/06       #125 Notebook Check Polish Day

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Week 28: Unit 4 

Homework due: Lunar Calendar - week 3

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Date      Activity                

Mon 03/09     #126 Substitute Work Day

Tue 03/10      #127 EXAM Unit 4: Space and Gravity

Wed 03/11      #128 The Martian

Thur 03/12     #129 The Martian

Fri 03/13       #130 Career Day (minimum day)

If it has a page number it will be graded during the journal check. 

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