8th Grade Science 8/20/12

8B Warm-Up Turn in parent signatures, profiles, student profiles, syllabus signatures at the front desk Grab a copy of “getting to know our science classroom” from the front desk and begin working on it independently If there is “x” over the question number, you do not have to answer it There is a front AND back!

Go over scavenger hunt

Online Book We will be using the class set of the level blue science book We will begin with Chapter one-The Nature of Science and then go on to chapter 2 Traits and how they change http://blue.msscience.com Online access code: E8C696F77C

Today we will focus on Lab Rules/Safety http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ-1lfammjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr7roogzM8c

Homework Bring your lab safety contract signed for tomorrow and review the lab safety rules that we discussed

8A Science Warm-up Brainstorm a list (at least 3) of science topics that you studied in 7th grade and what you can remember most about each of these.

Online Book We will be using the class set of the level blue science book We will begin with Chapter one-The Nature of Science and then go on to chapter 2 Traits and how they change http://blue.msscience.com Online access code: E8C696F77C

Today we will focus on Lab Rules/Safety http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ-1lfammjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr7roogzM8c

Homework Bring your lab safety contract signed for tomorrow and review the lab safety rules that we discussed

8th Grade Science 8/21/12

8th grade warm-up Write your first and last name, date and hour Place your signed lab safety contract on the front desk Clear off your desk and sharpen pencils in order to be ready for a lab safety pop quiz On the quiz Write your first and last name, date and hour On the back of the quiz, list at least 8 practices that you see in the picture that unsafe and at least 2 practices that are safe

8/22/12

Warm-up

Lab safety videos http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=The_Safety_Song&video_id=137707 http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=125031 http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=Science_Lab_Safety_Video_Rap&video_id=194405

Weebly http://agscience.weebly.com/

Textbook Scavenger Hunt Each person needs to grab a book and turn to the scavenger hunt page. Answer each question on a sheet of paper.

8B/3rd Hour August 23, 2012

Warm-up As soon as the bell rings, begin working on your scavenger hunt. I will give you 10 minutes to complete this. If you finish before the given time is up, read or silently work on other homework.

Go over scavenger hunt

Section 1 We will cover section one by splitting it up into groups 2s cover science in society 3s cover science as a tool 4s cover using science every day 5s cover using prior knowledge 6s cover using science and technology 7s cover communication in science

8A/5th Hour 8/23/12

Warm-up Grab a textbook from the shelf and have your scavenger hunt out and ready to go over

Go over scavenger hunt

Section 1- Jig Saw We will cover section one by splitting it up into groups 2s cover science in society 3s cover science as a tool 4s cover using science every day 5s cover using prior knowledge 6s cover using science and technology 7s cover communication in science