Science+8+2014+-+2015+Term+2

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 * Date || Number || Topic || Notes || Homework ||
 * January 26, 2015 || 1 || Characteristics of Life || [[file:First Science Class 8.ppt]]











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Quiz Friday

Signed Lab Contracts returned.

Study 5-10 minutes each night. || Lab Contract Sign Study 7 Characteristics Study Microscope Parts Finish Monday's 7 Characteristics Poster || In-class journal Microscope Intro. Cell Theory || Grade 8 Science - Journals 2014 - 2015
 * January 27, 2015 || 2 || School Closed ||  ||   ||
 * January 28, 2015 || 3 || School Closed ||  ||   ||
 * January 29, 2015 || 4 || 7 Characteristics || Venn Diagram (Microscope & Human), Microscope Parts || Note: Quiz moved to Tuesday
 * January 30, 2015 || 5 || Quiz Rescheduled/

[|The Light Microscope] || study 5-10 Min. ||
 * February 2, 2015 ||  || Spontaneous Generation || [[file:Sci 8 Spontaneous Generation Notes.pdf]]

|| Quiz-Study 2nd duo-tang Lab Contract

What is "Spontaneous Generation?

What are the names of the parts of a compound light microscope? ||
 * February 3, 2015 ||  || No School -Friday's Quiz rescheduled for today. ||   ||   ||
 * February 4, 2015 ||  || Computer Lab - Quiz, pretest, practice || Comp Lab ||   ||
 * February 5, 2015 ||  || ---No School-- ||   ||   ||
 * February 6, 2015 ||  || Lab #1 Microscopes/Field of View/Power of Magnification || [[file:Science 8 Intro Microscope Lab.doc]] || Hand in notebooks with signed Lab Contract, Characteristics Poster, and hand outs. ||
 * February 9 ||  || Lab #1 - continued ||   ||   ||
 * February 10 ||  || Cell Theory || media type="youtube" key="X0hdW37Ue_c" width="362" height="275"

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 * February 11 ||  || Cell Theory || media type="youtube" key="eSw9dwLlFc8" width="392" height="191"

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 * February 12 ||  || Lab - Microscope Quiz || [[file:Science 8 Wet Mount 1-D Microscope Lab.doc]]

Start Video at 2:41 (You can skip the first part)

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 * February 13 ||  || No School - PD ||   ||   ||
 * February 16 ||  || No School || Please stop snowing. Thank you. ||   ||
 * February 17 ||  || Cell Theory Continued/ Multicellular vs. Unicellular || media type="youtube" key="SCfg3sywC7k?rel=0" height="253" width="336" || FIRST SCIENCE TEST - FEBRUARY 24 - Tuesday ||
 * February 18 ||  || Test Outline || March 18 - Grade 8



|| FIRST SCIENCE TEST - FEBRUARY 24 - Tuesday ||
 * February 19 ||  || Lab # 3 = To be rescheduled.

Test Outline/Cell Project ||

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 * February 20 ||  || Final Test Review || Journal
 * February 23 ||  ||   || media type="youtube" key="98Ra2q1ZqUU?rel=0" height="253" width="336" || FIRST SCIENCE TEST - FEBRUARY 24 - Tuesday ||
 * February 24 ||  || FIRST SCIENCE TEST ||   ||   ||
 * February 25 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * February 26 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * February 27 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * March 9, 2015 ||  || Cell Membrane
 * March 9, 2015 ||  || Cell Membrane
 * March 10, 2015 ||  || Cell Membrane

PLANT CELL PROJECTS DUE







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||  || Active Transport || Plant Cell Project Overdue
 * March 11, 2015 ||  || Cell Membrane

LAST DAY TO COMPLETE TESTS Quiz: CELL THEORY ||  ||
 * March 12, 2015 ||  || Cell Membrane Active Transport || Plant Cell Project Overdue ||   ||
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Super worms love apples.



Mark's "Gummy Bear" experiencing osmosis.

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 * March 16, 2015 ||  || Cells & Energy || March 16, 2015 - Snow Cancellation

Formative Assessment: Movement of matter - diffusion, osmosis, & active transport

What is photosynthesis?

[|Access Learning - Photosynthesis (Password required)] ||  ||
 * March 17, 2015 ||  || Cells & Energy || What is cellular respiration?

[|Access Learning - Respiration (Password required)] ||  ||
 * March 18, 2015 ||  || Cells & Energy || March 18 - Grade 8

How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?

[|Access Learning - Photosynthesis & Respiration Relationship (Password required)]





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 * March 19, 2015 ||  || Cells & Reproduction || media type="youtube" key="akg77QqDPYI" width="434" height="222"

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||  || Test Date TBA (Most likely March 23, 2015
 * March 20, 2015 ||  || Cells & Reproduction || Review for test #2

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 * March 23, 2015 ||  || Test Outline || [[file:Test Outline - March 23 - Science 8.docx]]



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 * March 24, 2015 ||  || Review (In Lab) || Test #2 (Test moved to Wednesday) ||   ||
 * March 25, 2015 ||  || Test ||   ||   ||
 * March 26, 2015 ||  || Cells and Organization || cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism ||   ||
 * March 27, 2015 ||  || Computer Lab - Journal Entry, Cell Research || Pd. 4 Will go to computer lab on Monday

Grade 8 Science - March 27, 2015 ||  ||
 * March 30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * March 31 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * April 1 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * April 2 ||  || No School || Parent Teacher Meetings & Teacher Meetings ||   ||
 * April 3 ||  || No School || Good Friday ||   ||
 * April 6 ||  || No School || Easter Monday ||   ||
 * April 7 ||  || States of Matter || Using Particle Theory, explain sublimation, condensation, vaporization, melting, freezing

[|Quizlet - Changes of State] ||  ||
 * April 8 ||  || Start Density || [[file:Grade 8 STATES OF MATTER.docx]]

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 * April 9 ||  || Density || Define density. Formative Assessment

Density is the amount of mass in a certain volume of a substance. D=M / V









[|Quizlet - Density] ||  || []
 * April 10 ||  || Computer Lab || **Step 1: Density Simulation**


 * Step 2: Choose one of the following sites to use once you are done the density investigation.**

https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/

http://www.coolmath-games.com/ ||  ||
 * April 13 ||  ||   || [[file:April 13 Density Day.docx]]





Students should be able to define density and relate it to different types of materials. Fully labelled particle drawings are also required. ||  ||
 * April 14 ||  || Lab - Buoyancy (Boats) || [[file:Temp & Density .docx]]

Students should be able to discuss the density of different materials and how shape of an object influences buoyancy. ||  ||
 * April 15 ||  || Lab - Buoyancy (Divers) || [[file:Diver Activity .docx]]

Students should be able to label and discuss drawings of "floating", "neutral buoyancy", and "sinking". ||  ||
 * April 16 ||  || Review, quiz, journal. || Test is scheduled for Thursday, April 23rd. Please note, I will be out of the school on this day for training. ||   ||
 * April 17 ||  ||   || [[file:Quiz April 17.docx]] ||   ||
 * April 20 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * April 21 ||  || Viscosity Lab || [[file:Test outline Grade 8.docx]]



||  || "Water System" ||   ||   || Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run-off, ground water, transpiration.
 * April 22 ||  || Test Review || [[file:Review Answers Grade 8.docx]][[file:Review handout Grade 8.docx]] ||   ||
 * April 23 ||  || Test #3 ||   ||   ||
 * April 24 ||  || Introduction to
 * April 27 ||  || Water Cycle || Students should be able to label a drawing and define each term.

[|Quizlet - Water Cycle] ||  || Wave length, wave height, crest, trough, frequency, magnitude.
 * April 28 ||  || Introduction to Waves || Students should be able to label a drawing and define each term.

[|Quizlet - Waves]

Quizlet Waves ||

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 * April 29 ||  || Waves Lab ||   ||   ||
 * April 30 ||  || Big Waves - Tsunamis

Quiz(Water Cycle 7 Wave Drawings) || PD Day cancelled. Regular school day. Students should be able define tsunami, explain its cause, and comment on the impact on humans and other life.

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 * May 1 ||  || Council Day || No school for students ||   ||
 * May 4 ||  || Shorelines ||   ||   ||
 * May 5 ||  || Erosion/Deposition ||   ||   ||
 * May 6 ||  || Lab #2 - Waves ||   ||   ||
 * May 7 ||  || Protecting shorelines / Tides || media type="youtube" key="nujYG_b8lI8" width="420" height="315" ||   ||
 * May 8 ||  || Tides || Test moved to May 15th ||   ||
 * May 11 ||  || Ocean Bottom/Currents || media type="youtube" key="Y2tm40uMhDI" width="560" height="315"

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 * May 12 ||  || Technology || [[file:Science 8 Test Outline May 14, 2015.docx]]

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 * May 13 ||  || El Nino || [|El Nino]

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 * May 14 ||  || Test || Test - Moved from May 8 --Water Cycle, Waves, Tsunamis, Tides, Erosion/deposition, protecting shorelines, currents, El Nino, Coriolis Effect

[|Currents]

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 * May 15 ||  || NBTA || No School ||   ||
 * May 18 ||  || Victoria Day || No School ||   ||
 * May 19 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * May 20 ||  || Project || Computer Lab ||   ||
 * May 21 ||  ||   || Computer Lab ||   ||
 * May 22 ||  ||   || Computer Lab ||   ||
 * May 25 ||  ||   || Mac Lab ||   ||
 * May 26 ||  ||   || Mac Lab ||   ||
 * May 27 ||  ||   || Mac Lab ||   ||
 * May 28 ||  ||   || Mac Lab ||   ||
 * May 29 ||  ||   || Mac Lab ||   ||
 * June 1 ||  ||   || [[file:Light Introduction.pptx]]

[|Quizlet Light]

[|Sources of Light 1]

[|Sources of Light 2]

[|Sources of Light 3] ||  ||
 * June 2 ||  ||   || Grade 8 Provincial Math Exam

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 * June 3 ||  ||   || Grade 8 Provincial Math Exam

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 * June 19 ||  || Report Cards || Have a great summer! ||   ||