Monday, October 22, 2018

Week of October 22-26, 2018

7th Grade

Dates: October 22-26,2018
Topic: Geologic Change
Objective: Explain how Earth changed overtime.


Geologic Change Vocabulary 

  • Fossil-the preserved remains or evidence of past living things
  • Weathering-the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces 
  • Erosion- the moving of sediment from one place to another
  • Deposition- depositing of sediment in a new place
  • Sediment- rock material that forms when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces 
  • Sedimentary Rock- rock formed of mechanical, chemical, or organic sediment
  • Empirical Evidence-a source of knowledge acquired by means of observation or experimentation
  • Climate-the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  • Mass Extinction- extinction of many species on Earth within a short period of time
  • Land bridge-connects two continents that were previously separated

Student Activities
1. Students will take a video quiz while watching a Geologic Time Change video.

2. Students will watch and create Cornell notes from the following videos



8TH Grade

Date(s): October 22-26, 2018
Topic: Properties of Matter
Objective: Identify substances using their properties



Properties of Matter Vocabulary

  • Solubility- the ability of a substance to dissolve another one
  • Solute- the substance that gets dissolved
  • Solvent- the substance that does the dissolving
  • Solution- a mixture of a solute and solvent; uniformed throughout
  • Saturation Point- stage in which no more substance can be dissolved
  • Thermal Conductivity- the rate at which a substance transfers heat
  • Electrical Conductivity- is a measure of how well an electric current can move through a substance
  • Melting Point- when a substance is at a temperature at which it changes from a solid to a liquid
  • Boiling Point- the temperature at which a liquid turns into a vapor
  • Magnetism- when substances attract each other through a magnetic force


Properties of Matter Anchor Charts
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Monday, October 8, 2018

8th Grade


Date: October 8-12,2018
Topic: Density
Home Learning: Study vocabulary terms and Density notes

Density Vocabulary Definitions


  • 1.      Mass - A measure of how much matter is in an object. (M=V x D)
    2.      Weight- The amount of force the acceleration of gravity exerts on an object.
    3.      Gravity- The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
    4.      Matter- Anything that has mass and takes up space.
    5.      Density- The amount of matter in a given volume. (D=M/V)
    6.      Volume- The amount of space an object takes up.  (V= M/D)
    7.      Displacement- The volume or weight of a fluid displaced by a floating body of equal weight
    8.      Ratio- A way of concisely showing the relationship between two quantities of something. The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other
    9.      Proportional- Relationship between two quantities is one in which the two quantities vary directly with one and other. If one item is doubled, the other, related item is also doubled.





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    Station 1
    Students will watch and create Cornell notes from a Density Tutorial (Click Density Tutorial to bring up the link). Notes are due at the beginning of class on 10/9/2018, notes will not be accepted late.

Monday, October 1, 2018

                                8th Grade

Date(s): October 1-5, 2018
Topic: States of Matter
Home Learning: Study vocabulary, notes, and complete assignments not finished in class.


States of Matter Vocabulary
  • Molecule- a group  of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound
  • State of Matter- is one of the four distinct forms that matter take on
  • Liquid- is a substance with a definite volume but not a definite shape.
  • Gas- is a substance that does not have a definite volume or shape.
  • Solid- is a substance with a definite volume and shape. Particles are close together and do not move freely
  • Plasma-  a state of matter (in fact the most common state of matter) made from a gas that has lost its electrons from heat


Station 1
Click for the tutorial States of Matter Tutorial


  • Students will watch the tutorial and create Cornell Notes. Students must have at least one note starting with slide number 4.

Home Learning for 8th Grade (10/5/2018) 
Students will watch and create Cornell notes from a Density Tutorial (Click Density Tutorial to bring up the link). Notes are due at the beginning of class, notes will not be accepted late. 


States of Matter Anchor Charts


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7th Grade
Date: October 1-5, 2018
Topic: Thermal Energy/ Heat Transfer
Home Learning: Students will study vocabulary, notes, and complete assignments not finished during class. 



Thermal Energy/Heat Transfer Vocabulary
  • Temperature- measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
  • Heat- transfer of thermal energy between substances that are at different temperatures
  • Heat Transfer- transfer of heat through convection, conduction, and radiation
  • Conduction- transfer of heat  from a warmer substance to a cooler substance through direct contact
  • Radiation- transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
  • Convection- transfer of heat through fluids in a circular motion
  • Thermal Energy- total amount of kinetic energy contained in the particles of a substance
  • Equilibrium- heat flowing through objects until they reach the same temperature
  • Specific Heat-the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount 
  • Law of Conservation of Energy- Energy can't be created nor destroyed only transferred or transformed


  • Station 1 
  • Students will click the title to complete the tutorial Heat Energy Transfer Tutorial
  • Students will watch and create Cornell notes starting with slide 4.

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Monday, September 24, 2018


7th Grade
Date: September 25, 2018
Topic: Temperature
Learning Goal(s):Understand that all objects have temperature due to kinetic energy of their molecules.
Home Learning: Students will complete assignments not finished during class and study for their test on Friday.


Assignment:
  • Analyze and answer the following scenario in their Interactive Journal: A cup of coffee is so hot that it cannot be drunk. As a result, an ice cube is put into the coffee. What direction is the energy moving? When would the energy flow stop?



8th Grade

Date: September 25, 2018
Topic: Acids, Bases, and Salts
Learning Goals: 
  • Differentiate between acids and bases.
  • Identify examples of acids and bases.
  • Distinguish where acids and bases fall on the Ph scale (Potential Hydrogen Scale).
Home Learning: Students will complete vocabulary index cards and study their Cornell notes

Assignment:

Saturday, September 22, 2018

 8th Grade

Date: September 24, 2018
Topic: Acids, Bases, and Salts
Learning Goals: 

  • Differentiate between acids and bases.
  • Identify examples of acids and bases.
  • Distinguish where acids and bases fall on the Ph scale (Potential Hydrogen Scale).
Home Learning: Students will complete vocabulary index cards and study their Cornell notes



Acids, Bases, and Salts Vocabulary

  • Compound- composed of two or more elements (mixture)
  • Base(Alkaline)- substance with a pH of 8-14
  • pH Scale- Measures how acidic or basic a substance is
  • Acid- substance with a pH of 0-6
  • Neutral- Substance that does not have a positive nor negative charge
  • Salts- combination of acids and bases

Students will use the following tutorial to create Cornell notes:









Acids and Bases





7th Grade
Date: September 24, 2108
Topic: Temperature
Learning Goal(s):Understand that all objects have temperature due to kinetic energy of their molecules.
Home Learning: Students will complete assignments not finished during class and study for their test on Friday.

Temperature Vocabulary Definitions 

  • Temperature- the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a material
  • Average Kinetic Energy- the average kinetic energy in in a material
  • Molecule- a group  of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound
  • State of Matter- is one of the four distinct forms that matter take on
  • Liquid- is a substance with a definite volume but not a definite shape.
  • Gas- is a substance that does not have a definite volume or shape.
  • Solid- is a substance with a definite volume and shape. Particles are close together and do not move freely.
  • Melting Point-The process in which a solid becomes a liquid
  • Boling Point- the temperature at which a liquid boils and turns into vapor
  • Freezing Point-When temperatures of a liquid are lowered, causing a solid to form.
  • Law of Conservation of Energy- Energy cannot be created nor destroyed only transformed


Students will watch the following and create Cornell notes:
Study Jams Video:




    Heat and States of matter tutorial:





    States of Matter Diagrams



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