Mrs. Lonnquist 8th Physical Science

Week of May 7, 2012

Chemical Equations:

We have been working on Forming and Naming Compounds with Polyatomic Ions.

Balancing Chemical Equations using the Chart Method.

Identifying Reactants and Products in Chemical Reactions

***May have a Quiz on Friday on Notes and the lessons from this week.

Students have been given a Final Study Review Outline. 

Week of April 30, 2012

Monday-Wednesday:  7th Grade Block/No Science Classes

  • Mon   Fort Worth Tour/7th   Retreat 8th
  • Tues  May Crowning
  • Wed  1:00 p.m. Dismissal
  • Fri     Noon Dismissal/Faculty Mtg

Thursday & Friday:  Substitute  

Periodic Table and Chemical Bonds

  • Chapters 19/30 Review Packet

Week of April 23, 2012

Monday:

  • Current Science
  • Engage in opportunities through reading to use a variety of different science, reading, and language arts skills.

Tuesday:

  • Explain what a chemical formula represents
  • Form binary compounds
  • Name binary compounds

Form and Name Binary Compounds Trans.

Wednesday:

Chapter 20 Worksheet Packet

Week of April 16, 2012

Monday:Create element notecards

Tuesday:  Atomic Models/Subshell configuration

  • Use Bean Lab for extra practice. 
  • Chemistry Notes/Determine the Compostition of Compounds

Wednesday: Determine the Compostition of Compounds

Thursday:  Block

Friday: Element Test (Element Name/Chemical Symbol/Oxidation State

 

 

Week of April 9, 2012

Monday: Snow Day-No School

Tuesday:  Lab-Atomic Models (Create an atomic models of specific elements using different beans as tactial subatomic particles)

  • Review Notes on Atoms and Atomic Structure

Wednesday:  Discuss Lab/Review for Test

Thursday:  Block/No Class

Friday:  Test/Chatper 17 Vocabulary Terms & Atomic Structure (Notes)

 

Week of April 2, 2012

Monday:  Chapter 17 Vocabulary

Tuesday:  Foldable Activity (Metals, Nonmetals, Metalliods)

Wednesday:  No Class

Holy Thursday: No Class

Good Friday:  No School-No school on Monday too!  Happy Easter!!!

Week of March 26, 2012

Monday:  Discuss the Behavior of Fluids and Gases-Archimedes' Principle, Pascal's Principle, Boyle's and Charles' Law

  •          Section 16-2 (485) Section 16-3 (495)

Tuesday: Calulate Pressure and discuss Hydraulics

Week of March 19, 2012

Monday: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

  • Explain the kinetic theory of matter
  • Describe the particle movement in the four states of matter
  • Chapter 16 Vocabulary Terms in complete sentences
  • Foldable Page 475 (Reverse 3-Fold Tab)-Must be colored

Tuesday:

Week of March 5, 2012

Week of February 27, 2012

Week of February 20, 2012

Week of February 13, 2012

Light

Monday:

  • Describe how light waves interact with matter
  • Give examples of opaque, translucent, and transparent
  • Chapter 13 Vocabulary Terms

 Tuesday:

Week of February 6, 2012

Monday:

  • Describe properties of electromagnetic waves
  • Identify uses for electromagnetic waves
  • Section 12-1 Review pg 359 # 4, Section 12-2 Review pg 365 # 1-5, Section 12-3 Review pg 373 # 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

Tuesday:

Week of January 29, 2012

Chapter 12:  Electromagnetic Waves

Monday:  Behavior of LIght (Bill Nye) Tech Notes

Tuesday:  Electromagnetic Spectrum Diagram (color, label, frequency, wavelength)

              visible light, picture examples)  Chapter 12 Vocabulary (Due at end of class)

Wednesday: Block (No Class)

Thursday:  Grandparents Day (Noon Dismissal)

Friday: Conferences

 

Week of January 23, 2012

Chapter 11:  Sound Waves

Monday: Ear Diagram

Tuesday:11-4 Review/Sonar Problems

Wednesday: Chapter 11 Review

Thursday: Block

Friday:  Chapter 11 Test

Weeks of January 9 & 16, 2012

8th Grade is working on Waves.

  • Properties, Behavior, and types of Mechanical Waves
  • Charateristics of Sound Waves including how we hear sound, use sound in careers and everyday encounters

January 9-13:

Monday:10-3 Review, Wave Behavior:  Model Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction

Tuesday:Wave Reinforcement WS, Use slinkys and jump ropes to model compressional and transverse waves

Wednesday: Vocabulary/Wave Quiz

Thursday: Block/No Classes

Friday:  Chapter 10 Test

January 16-20:

Monday:  MLK Holiday

Week of December 5, 2011

Monday:  Chapter 8 Vocabulary:  Magnetism

Tuesday:  Electricity/Magnetism Mini-Lab Activities

Wednesday:  Block???-Due to Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday

Thursday:  Vocabulary Quiz 8

Friday:  Study Time for Midterm Exam

Week of November 28, 2011

Chapter 7:  Electricity

Students will be learning about series/parallel circuits, static electricity, and how electric currents flow.

Monday:  Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Tuesday:  Discussion and demos for Section 7-1.  Disney Imagineers/Electricity Technology Video

Wednesday:  Calculate Ohms Law

Thursday:  Block/No Class

Friday:  Vocabulary Test 7/Mini-Electricity Lab Activities 

 

Monday, November 28, 2011

Students have been given a Physical Science Review Outline for their Midterm Exam on Thursday, December 15th.  Noon Dismissal for 7th/8th students on both Tuesday and Thursday after midterms.

Test taking strategies and study resources have been discussed.  Students should be organizing and preparing now, not waiting until the last minute. Vocabulary, Tests, and the Chapter Summaries are a good resource for reviewing information.

I have posted this review outline outside of the Science Lab incase a student loses their review and needs to copy it.

Week of November 14th, 2011

Monday: Science Court: Simple Machines

Tuesday: Thermal Energy 6:Introduction to Chapter

              Chapter 6 Vocabulary/Conductors vs. Insulators

Wednesday: Conduction, Convection, Radiation Foldable

Thursday: Block

Friday:  7th grade Homeroom Block due to Aim for Sucess Program.

 

******Have a wonderful, safe Thanksgiving Break!!!******

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