Welcome to 8th Grade Science!

  • END OF THE YEAR

    We are finally done with LEAP testing!! I am so proud of the students for putting in their best effort and making it through the week. We still have work that we will be doing until we leave for the year. Please continue to check my calendar to see what you have missed.

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  • PLATE MOTION ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP (DUE 4/24/23)

    HANDOUTS-DAY 1 GUIDED READING, DAY 2 GUIDED READING, MAP OF THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION, DAY 4 GUIDED READING

    ONLINE-SAFETY AGREEMENT, DAILY MESSAGE 2-7, PROJECT SUMMARY, TSUNAMIALERT DESIGN (GROUP), TRADE OFF REFLECTION, OUTLINE (INDIVIDUAL), FINAL PROPOSAL

    WORKBOOK-6, 7, 10, 12, 19

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  •                                                            NATURAL SELECTION ENGINEERING CHECK (DUE FRIDAY 3/31)

    HANDOUTS-DAY 1 QUESTIONS (CH 1 & CH2), CH 3 QUESTIONS, DAY 3 QUESTIONS (CH 4), MALARIAMED DATA SHEET 

    ONLINE-DAILY MESSAGES FOR DAYS 2-7, SAFETY AGREEMENT, PROJECT SUMMARY, MALARIAMED DESIGN, TRADE OFFS REFLECTION, PROPOSAL OUTLINE (INDIVIDUAL), FINAL PROPOSAL, INTERNSHIP EXIT SURVEY

    WORKBOOK-PG 9, 10, 13, 14, 20, 22

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  • WEEK OF MARCH 20TH

    We will be working on the Natural Selection Engineering Unit this week. We will complete Days 3, 4, 5, and 6.  Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

     

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  • WEEK OF MARCH 6TH

    On Monday we will be meeting with the counselors to go over scheduling for high school. If you have any questions, please email me. We will end the week with our Evolutionary History Unit test on Friday 3/10.  Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27TH

    We will be continuing the Evolutionary History Unit this week. Students will be completing lessons 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3. Student will have a Key Concept Quiz on Friday 3/3. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6TH

    We will begin our Evolutionary History Unit this week. Students will receive their new investigation notebooks, EH Unit Guide and complete their pre-test on Monday 2/6. Students will also be completing the Evolutionary History lessons 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 in their investigation notebooks. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF JANUARY 23RD

    We will be continuing the Natural Selection Unit this week. Students will be completing lessons 2.6 (on their online account) and 3.1and 3.2 in their investigation notebooks. Student will have a Key Concept Quiz on Friday 1/27. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF JANUARY 17TH

    We will be continuing the Natural Selection Unit this week.Students will be completing lessons 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5  in their investigation notebooks and/or Amplify account. Lesson 2.5 is the Critical Juncture (mid point test). Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

     

     

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  • WEEK OF JANUARY 9TH

    We will be continuing the Natural Selection Unit this week.Students will be completing lessons 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, and 2.2  in their investigation notebooks. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

     

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  • WEEK OF JANUARY 3RD

    We will be starting the Natural Selection Unit this week. Students will receive their new investigation notebooks on Tuesday as well as taking their pre-test for this unit. Students will also be completing lessons 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF DECEMBER 12th

    We will be completing the Thermal Energy Unit this week. Students need to turn in their Webquest. We will be reviewing for the test and taking the Thermal Energy Assessment on Wednesday 12/14/22

     

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  • WEEK OF December 5th

    We will be wrapping up the Thermal Energy Unit this week. Students will be taking their Key Concepts/Vocabulary Quiz and completing lessons 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 in their Amplify investigation notebooks. Students will be taking the Thermal Energy UNIT Test in their Amplify account (this is Lesson 4.4) next Tuesday 12/13. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28th

    We will be continuing the Thermal Energy Unit this week. Students will be completing lessons 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 in their Amplify investigation notebooks. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14TH

    We will be continuing the Thermal Energy Unit this week. Students will be completing lessons 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 in their investigation workbook. Students will also be taking their Mid Point Assessment on Friday (Lesson 2.6). Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

     

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  • WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7th

    We will be starting the Thermal Energy Unit this week. Students will be completing lessons 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 in their Amplify investigation notebooks. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

     

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  • WEEK OF OCTOBER 31ST

    We will be finishing our Rock Transformations Unit this week. Our unit test will be this Thursday November 3rd. At the end of the week, we will start the Thermal Energy Unit by taking our Pre-Test and completing lesson 1.2. Students will also receive their TE Investigation Notebook. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

     

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  • WEEK OF OCTOBER 24TH

    We will be continuing the Rock Transformations Unit this week. Students will be completing lessons 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 in their Amplify accounts. Students will also be doing a Rock Cycle activity in class. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF OCTOBER 17TH

    We will be continuing the Rock Transformations Unit this week. Students will complete a Gizmo: Rock Classification using their Explore Learning accounts. Gizmos are due by October 21st. Students will also be completing lessons 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 in their Amplify accounts. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    Workbook check will be on 10/21/22

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF OCTOBER 3RD

    We will be starting the Rock Transformations Unit this week. Students will receive their new investigation notebooks on as well as taking their pre-test for this unit. Students will also be completing lessons 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26TH

    We will be finishing the Plate Motion Unit this week. Students will be doing a Building Pangaea Gizmo and completing lessons 3.4, 4.1, and 4.3. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. We will be having our end of the unit test this Friday in class. Plate Motion investigation workbooks will be due the day of the test.

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19TH

    We will be continuing the Plate Motion Unit this week. Students will be completing lessons 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 3.1 and 3.2. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson. (You must be logged into your student account to access the calendar tab. You can do this by accessing the CPSB website through your launchpad)

     

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE

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  • WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12TH

    We will be continuing the Plate Motion Unit this week. Students will be turning in their gizmo and completing lessons 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4. We will also be reviewing for our Plate Motion Ch1 and Ch2 Test which will be Tuesday 9/20. Please refer to the calendar tab on the left for more details about each lesson.

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

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  • WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH

    No school Monday the 5th for Labor Day

    We will begin the Plate Motion Unit this week. Students should have taken the Pre-Test online through their Amplify account (Plate Motion 1.1). Students will receive their Plate Motion workbooks this week.We will cover Lessons 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4. We will also complete the Plate Tectonics gizmo.

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

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  • WEEK OF August 29TH

    We will be completing the Geology on Mars Unit this week. Students will submit their final argument on the Channel on Mars in their investigation workbook. On Thursday September 1st, students will have their Unit test using the glossary of words located in the back of their workbook. They should also be familiar with models and how we use them to answer questions about the natural world. 

    PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKEUP ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHEN YOU ARE ABSENT. E-MAIL ME FROM YOUR CPSB ACCOUNT WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

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