1. TEAM 8A Mr. Feehan Mrs. Gaertig Mrs. Wojnarowski Ms. Frederick
Mrs. Krenner Mrs. Johnson
Ms. Flynn Mrs. O’Rourke
Mr. Young Mrs. O’Hea
Mr. Stein

2. Expectations We Have Reviewed with all 8th Graders
Tardies to class(1st- warning, 2nd- phone call home, and 3rd-- Meeting with Mr. S).
Assignment notebook
Computer procedures
Hallway behavior
Dress code
Absent work
Late work/ Academic lunch
Grading Scale:
Formative 25%
Summative 75%

3. A research based curriculum that aligns with NGSS.
What is IQWST?
 A research based curriculum that aligns with NGSS.
Covers each discipline: Physics, Chemistry,
Life Science & Earth Science.
Engages students in scientific practices as they
experience, investigate and explain phenomena
while learning core ideas of science.
Builds understanding by connecting ideas across
disciplines 6th – 8th grade.

4. Science
Earth Science 3: How Is the Earth Changing?
In this unit, students investigate plate tectonics by investigating how the Earth has changed in the past and continues to change today.
Life Science 3: Why Do Organisms Look The Way They Do?
This unit uses investigations of organisms (including people) to raise questions about how similarities and differences between individuals and populations are influenced by inheritance of traits.
Physical Science 3: How Will It Move?
This unit focuses on forces and motion in a variety of contexts: tug-of-war, baseball, planetary motion, chemical bonds, and others.
Chemistry 3: How Does Food Provide My Body with Energy?
This cross-disciplinary unit targets core ideas about food, photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the context of living systems
All books in PDF can be accessed online through the IQWST student portal. Code is on Teacher’s syllabus and students have a printout.

5. Scientific Explanations - CER
CLAIM – Statement about the results of an investigation.
EVIDENCE – Scientific data used to support the claim.
REASONING - Ties together the claim and the evidence.

6. FOCUS ELA Reading Vocabulary Writing Grammar Speaking and Listening
Researching

7. ELA ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What is the difference between appearance & reality?
*Novel: “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie
What are the purposes and/or consequences of creating and/or maintaining a dystopian society?
*Novel: “Unwind” by Neil Shusterman
What are the benefits and consequences of questioning/ challenging social order?
*Novel: “Night” by Elie Wiesel
How can we empathize with people half way around
the world?
*Ext. Text: “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes

8. Honors ELA

9. Social Studies The Jackson Era Manifest Destiny The Age of Reform
The Civil War
Reconstruction
The Western Frontier
The Growth of Industry
Progressive Reforms
Overseas Expansion
World War I
The Jazz Age
The Great Depression
World War II
The Cold War Era
The Civil Rights Movement
The Vietnam Era
Modern America

10. Math 8 Equations —linear, graphing, slope, systems
Functions —forms, graphs, characteristics
The Real Number System –rational, irrational, square roots
Geometry – congruence & similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, line & angle relationships, volume of circular figures
Expressions – exponents and scientific notation
Statistics —scatter plots, patterns, frequency and relative frequency

11. Honors Math Inequalities —graphing, solving, compound, systems
Quadratics —polynomials, form, graphing, factoring
All curriculum in Math 8 plus the following:
Functions —notation, interpretation, quadratic, exponential, linear piecewise, graphing
Expressions and Equations —literal
Number Systems —Imaginary & complex numbers, operations with radicals

12. Advisory
1 day of Library 2 days Organization/Mawi Program 2 days of Khan Academy