Hi 8th graders! I look forward to listening to your podcasts when I get back from California. Mr. Bradshaw will be your sub today. Please be especially kind to him! I have asked him to show you this film as it relates to our study of heat and temperature. I understand that some of you are climate change skeptics. Please approach this with an open mind. It was produced by National Geographic and has won several awards.
Six Degrees Could Change the World Part 1
Six Degrees Could Change the World Part 2
Six Degrees Could Change the World Part 3
Six Degrees Could Change the World Part 4
When you have finished watching this documentary click on this link – NASA Global Climate Change Interactive Quizzes Take the first quiz called ‘Warm up’. It is ten questions long. Email the letter of each answer to kfrank@sp-academy.org
Example: Dear Mr. Frank, Here are my answers for the quiz you asked us to take in class today.
1. c
2. d
3… and so on through number 10.
I will be back on Thursday. If you finish early then you will need to watch this TED talk on your laptop:
James Hansen : Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change
Homework
Listen to a Podcast to get some ideas! Science Podcast collection
5/29:Submit ‘Warm-up‘ Quiz answers to Questions #1-10 via e-mail to kfrank@sp-academy.org
5/24: Complete Heat and Temperature Podcasts for Tuesday May 29
5/22: Read pages 453 – 461 and do questions 1,3 and 4 on page 461
5/18: Read pages 444-452 and answer questions 4,5,6 and 9 on page 452
5/16: Roller Coaster Project due on Friday, 5/18
5/14: Read Chapter 13 section 2 (Simple Machines, pages 438 – 443) and do review questions 2,4,6, and 8 on page 443
5/10: Read pages 431-437 and complete review questions 2,4,6,8 on page 437
4/24: Be sure to watch for cool birds in England! You can have 1 bonus point in science for each species that you ID for Mrs. Frank! Have a great time and be safe!
4/20: Read pages 438 – 443 ‘Simple Machines’ and do questions 2, and 6-8 on page 443
4/18:Read Chapter 13 section 1 ‘Work, Power and Machines’ on pages 431 – 437
4/16: Review Chapter 11 Study Guide for quiz on Friday, 4/20
4/12: Newton’s Laws Presentations due on Monday
Order of Presentations (Block 3) Rebekah, Jimmy, Ethan, Zanna, Derek, Liam, Brendan, Ben, Elisa, Johnny, Raja, Nicholas, Shion
(Block 4) Gina, Jacob, Michel, Liam, Yoshi, Karl, Juju, Matthew, Jess, Ian, Lyman, Bobby
4/10: Chapter 11 review questions 7-14, 21, 24, 26. on pages 390-391
3/30: No Homework, Enjoy this time with your family and friends!
3/28: Due to the debate, no HW
3/26: Work on Newton’s Law Presentations
3/22: Read Chapter 11 section 3 (pages 380-385, Complete friction lab on 386 if not done in class. Answer questions 3,4,5 and 7 on page 385
3/20: Read pages 372 – 377, answer questions 1 – 5 on page 377, complete inclined plane lab if not done in class.
3/16: Acceleration practice problems (handout)
3/14: Speed Machines questions, Read ‘Measuring Motion’ on pages 365 – 371, do review questions #2,3, and 6 on page 371
3/12: No Homework! Take a break after all of the hard work you did to complete your project!
3/8: Science project due in completed form next class, Monday 3/12
3/6: Write Acknowledgements and Conclusion section of Science Project
3/2: Continue working on Science Project
Feb 29: Work on data collection and background research in class. Complete 3 source bibliography and background research for Friday, 3/2
Feb 21: Read pages 267- 273 and answer Q’s 2-5 on page 273, Collect Data for science project. Complete Xtranormal presentation if not completed in class.
Feb 17: Continue work on Science Project
Feb 15: Complete written procedure for project
Feb 8: Read 259 – 266 and answer q’s 1-6 on 266 AND choose your topic for the science project.
Jan 6: Read pages 156 – 164 and answer questions 1-4 on page 164
Jan 4: Read pages 151 – 155 and answer questions 2,3,6,7 on page 155
December 16: No Homework over the holiday! Have a great break.
December 14:Complete atomic models for Friday
December 12: Complete ‘My Favorite Alien’ Activity if not done in class
December 8: Read pages 145-150 and answer questions 3-6 on page 150, Work on your adopt an element project
December 6: Review study guide and Chapter 4 for quiz on Thursday.
November 30: Answer questions 6-15, 18-20 and 26 on pages 138 and 139
November 28: Read chapter 4 sections 2 and 3 (if you have not already read section 2 and answer question 4-7 on page 132
November 22: No Homework over Thanksgiving. Enjoy this time with your family!
November 18: Final drafts of zines due next class.
November 14: Read chapter 4 section 2, complete science class reflection.
November 8:Read Chapter 4 Section 1 “The Development of Atomic Theory” pages 113 – 118 and answer Q’s 3,4,and 5 on page 118 and complete rough draft of mini zine
November 4: Read Chapter 4 Section 1 “The Development of Atomic Theory” pages 113 – 118 and answer Q’s 3,4,and 5 on page 118
November 2: Charles Law Practice
October 31:Complete Charles Law practice if not done in class.
October 27:No Homework!
October 25: Chapter 3 review questions 5-11,14,15,20,21 and and 27 on pages 106-107
October 21: Read pages 95-101 ‘Behavior of Gases’ and do questions 6,8,9,10 on page 101
October 19: Read pages 89-94 ‘Fluids’ and do questions 4,5,6 and 8 on page 94
October 17: Read ‘Changes of State’ (pages 84-88)and do review questions 1-5 on page 88
October 13: Review Chapter 2 and Study guide for Chapter 2 quiz on Monday
October 11: Read Chapter 3 Section 1 (pages 77-81) do questions # 3-6
October 5: Complete Density Lab if not done in class
October 3: Chapter 2 review questions 8-21 and 25 on pages 70 and 71
September 29: Read pages 59 – 64 and do questions 1-7 on page 64
September 27: Read pages 51-58 and answer questions 1,2,6 and 7 on page 58
September 23: Read pages 45-50 and answer questions 1-5 on page 50
September 21: Review Chapter one and study guide for test on Friday 9/23
Sept 19: Read pages 22-28 and answer questions 8-17, 20, 21, and 25 on pages 36 and 37
Sept 15: Read pages 14-21 and answer questions 6-10 on page 21
Sept 13: Read pages 6-12 and answer questions 7,8,9 on page 12
Sept 9 : Famous Scientist poster due on Tuesday, 9/13. You will have 45 minutes in class on Tuesday to complete this.
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October : Complete ‘layering liquids’ lab and answer questions 2-15, 18, 20,21 and 24 on pages 70 and 71.
Sept : Complete “Marvelous mixtures and Cool compounds”
Sept : Answer questions 1,2,5,6,7 on page 58, Read pages 59 – 64
Sept : Read pages 51-58
Friday Sept Read pages 45-50, Answer questions 2,3, and 5-8
Sept : read p. 5-18 in text, complete measuring tools of science if not done in class.
Sept : read p. 19-25 in text; metric conversions ws
Sept : p. 36 #8-17, 20, 21, 27, 29 Chapter 1 test on Sept. 17
Sept : Review chapter 1 for test on Friday
http://www.poodwaddle.com/applets/temp.swf
<a href=”http://www.poodwaddle.com”>Poodwaddle.com</a>
Periodic Table Jeopardy
Start with Online Isotopes - a short lesson on what isotopes are.
Then, watch ‘Mercury and Fish’ and answer the questions on the handout as you go. Feel free to pause the video as you watch it to answer the questions carefully and fully.
Then, watch ‘The History of Lead’ on How Stuff Works.
Next, play a 10 question ‘Element Math’ game to test your Elemental Knowledge!
write down your score on the ‘Mercury’ handout
Now check out ‘The Silicon we Create’ on How Stuff Works
Lastly, watch this short film on Aluminium and write down the name of the material that is mined to produce aluminium.
NOVA program on CERN
Introducing Atoms
Dynamic Periodic Table
December 10: No Homework this weekend. Enjoy!
December 8: Read pages 151 – 155 and check out one of the problems from the samples above.
December 6: Review study guide and Chapter 4 for quiz on Wednesday.
December 2: Read pages 145-150 and do Q’s 2,4,6 on 150
November 30: Chapter 4 Review questions 6-14, 16, and 18-21 on pages 138, 139
November 16: Read pages 128 – 132 and answer q’s 1-4 and 6 on page 132
November 9: Element table practice sheet
November 3: Read pages 119 – 127 ‘ The Structure of Atoms’ and answer Q’s 2,4,5 on page 127
November 1: Read pages 113-118 ‘The Development of Atomic Theory’ and answer Q’s 3,4,5 on page 118
October 28: No homework over the weekend.
October 26: Review Chapter 3 for test on Thursday 10/28
October 22: Chapter review: Q’s 5-12, 14, 15, 21,22,23 on pages 106 – 107
October 20: Read pages 96 – 101 Chapter 3 section 4 ‘Behavior of Gases’ and answer Q’s 4-8 on page 101
October 18: Read pages 89 – 94 Chapter 3 section 3 ‘Fluids’ and answer Q’s 3,4,5,6 on page 94
October 14: Read pages 84-88 Chapter 3 section 2 on Changes of State and answer questions 1,2,5 on page 88, complete Hot and Cold lab if not done in class.
October 12: Read pages 77-81 Chapter 3 Section 1 on Matter and Energy and answer questions 5,6,7 on page 81
October 7: Review chapter 2 for test on Tuesday. Complete ‘White before your eyes’ lab if not done in class. Consider attending the 10/10/10 Global Work Party at the library on Sunday morning starting at 9 am, and with Mayor Pike planting a tree at the library at 10:10 am.
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December 8: No Homework
December 4 Review Chapter 4 for test on Tuesday 12/8
December 2: Complete Alien Periodic Table Challenge if needed
November 30: p. 138 #’s 6-14, 18, 19, 20, 25 (Chapter 4 test 12/8)
November 24: No Homework over the break. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 19:Read pages 119- 124 Skip info on Moles, Answer questions 2,3,4,5,9 on page 127
November 17: Adopt an Element project due on Thursday 11/19
November 13:Adopt an Element project due 11/19
November 10:Choose an element for research, gas laws quiz on Friday 11/13
November 6: Atoms Family worksheet
Introducing Atoms in class activity
November 4: Read pages 113- 118
November 2: Complete Boyle’s law practice problems
October 29: No Homework!
October 27: Final draft of zines and quiz on Thursday. Study guide for quiz:
Chapter 3 States of Matter Study Guide
Science Odyssey PBS: Atom builders
How Stuff Works: Families of the Periodic Table
Adopt an Element Project:
How to make a model of your element
http://www.chemicalelements.com/ – Has pictures showing how many protons, neutrons and electrons are in each element’s atom
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html – Has pictures showing what each element looks like
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index.html
http://www.chemicool.com/
http://www.lenntech.com/periodic-chart.htm – Has pictures showing a feature of each element.
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/ – a periodic table of comic books!
http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm – great clickable periodic table with cost of elements.
The Comic Book Periodic Table
Introducing Atoms activity
Zine entry form online
Play with Gas Laws online!
October 15: Rough drafts due next class
October 13: Work on your zine rough draft.
October 7:Read pages 77-88
October 5:No Homework tonight, Density lab is due Friday. Also, please read section 1 of chapter 3 for Friday’s class.
Zine-a-thon Contest
Bellingham Water Quality with a link to the consumer confidence report
Wave Webquest
Final exam is Friday, June 11 – click here for a study guide
Lesson on Waves
Heat and Temperature Jeopardy
Heat transfer game
Quia Heat transfer quiz game
work and power practice problems online
Work and power Jeopardy
Goldburger to go
Scispot Kids zone Simple Machines assignment
Date below is the date homework was assigned, all homework is due the following class:
Homework:
June 7: Chapter reviews: at least 3 of Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 ,15
June 3: complete wave webquest questions if not done.
June 1: Page 513, #’s 2-5
May 24: Read Chapter 14 section 1 (473-479) and answer questions 4-7 on 479
April 23: Read chapter 13 section 4 for Tuesday
April 21: Read Chapter 13 section 3 for Friday
April 15: read Chapter 13 section 2 Simple machines and do questions #2-7 at the end of the section.
April 13: Welcome back! Read Chapter 13 section 1 ‘Work, Power and Machines’ on pages 431 – 437 and prepare for the double egg drop challenge!
April 2: No homework over the break. Have a great time! See you on the 13th!
March 25:Begin roller coaster project
March 23: No Homework
March 19: Review Chapter 11 for test on Tuesday 3/23
March 17: Chapter 11 Review problems 2-14, 18, 20, 22-26 on pages 390-391
March 15: Momentum practice problems
March 11: Newtons laws presentations start 3/15
March 3: Freefall Homework
March 1: Read Chapter 11 section 3 (pages 380-385, Complete friction lab on 386 if not done in class.
Answer questions 3,4,5 and 7 on page 385
Feb 25: Read pages 372 – 377, answer questions 1 – 5 on page 377, complete inclined plane lab if not done in class.
Feb 19: Acceleration practice problems WS
Feb 17: Speed Machines questions, Read 365 – 371
Feb 11: No homework. Have a nice weekend!
Feb 9: Review study guide for quiz on Thursday, 2/11
Feb 3: Chapter 8 review pages 286-287 #’s 2-23
Jan 29:Complete ‘Is your Water Clean?’ and read Chapter 8 section 3 (pages 276 – 281)
Jan 13: Complete Solubility lab, Read Ch 8 section 2 ‘How Substances Dissolve’ on pages 267 – 273 Complete questions 1,2,3, 4, 7 on 266 and 1,2, 5, 6 on 273.
Jan 6: Use data from tasty solutions to create a line graph showing your results.
Jan 4: Read chapter 8 section 1, have test signed by a parent
December 10: Complete bonding basics worksheet, Read pages 145 – 155
Check out last year’s Middle School Science Zine contest winners from our little school and all around the planet!
Animated pH scale
Acid Rain Research
Acid Rain research 2
Study Guide for Semester one Final
London Bird Club
London Bird Club Wiki
Simple Machines activity
MSP Teacher Resource Tool
OSPI Powerful Classroom Assessments
Released items from previous tests
Newton’s First Law Demos
Sem2 8thfinalstudyguide2011
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Review game with questions from semester 2!
Final Exam Jeopardy
Heat and Temperature Podcasts:Shaneproject,colbymariana TarrynandMayaHotPeanuts podcast Everything Science annaluke Sophia and Lena
June 15: We are all really going to miss you! Have a fantastic summer! Watch the birds and be good to your parents! See you in the future …or the pasture! Come visit often!
Course Evaluation
Making a Podcast in Garage Band
Another Coaster Creator game to try
Roller Coaster Video from How Stuff Works
More Roller Coaster Physics
National Geographic – Millennium Force Documentary (8 min)
National Geographic Top Thrill Dragster
Roller Coaster Physics graph: here
Roller Coaster Physics: Step by Step Explanation
Homework:
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Hey Mr. Frank its Amanda Smrke
) how are you. Justin and I miss everyone. Tell everyone we say hi and we miss you guys <3
Hi Amanda,
Thanks for the note! We sure miss you two as well. There have been many times this year where your names have come up and they are always followed with those sentiments. I look at the plaque outside the lab with your names on it each day and think of you. Mrs. Frank and I hope that you are enjoying Hawaii and your new school. If you are surfing, please enjoy a wave for me!
Aww thanks. Ya I have started surfing as one of my hobbies
. Just last Sunday, My friends Emma, Kaui and I went surfing and we caught a few, but then there was a Tiger Shark warning so we had to get out 
but it was so much fun! And yes I will for shur I will enjoy a wave for you. Well i hope everything is going good and every one seems to like the new building so i heard! well we will be in washington in about one week so i hope we can stop by and say hello. Well we miss you guys and hope to see you soon. And thanks for making my year in a half a great year. I had a blast thanks alot. Justin says hi to and i hope we can come to. We will arive in Washington on tuesday, so i hope i can come. Well it was nice hearing from you and thanks for look at the plaque 
See you soon
Amanda