ROCKS

Monday

Rocks of MN Lab

Tuesday

Rocks of MN Lab

Wednesday

Review Rocks

Rocks of MN Lab

Thursday

Rock Quiz

Friday

Happy Holidays! See you all in 2011

Rocks

Monday

Notes on Sedimentary Rocks

Continue/Finish Rock Prelab work

Tuesday

Sedimentary Rocks

Rock Identification Lab

Wednesday

Rocks of MN Activity

Finish Rock Identification Lab

Thursday

Metamorphic Rocks

Review Rocks

Work on Rocks of MN Activity

Friday

Weekly Quiz

Complete Lab Work

Rocks

Monday

Late Start

Correct Mineral Tests

Tuesday

Begin Rock Unit

Eyewitness Video: Rocks and Minerals

Wednesday

Rock Notes- Characteristics of Rocks, Igneous Rocks

Thursday

Rock Notes - Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks

Begin Rock Lab

Friday

Weekly Quiz

Minerals and Rocks

Monday

Complete Mineral Mining Lab

Tuesday

Review Minerals Unit

Wednesday

Puzzle Packets due - Correct in class and assess extra credit for trimester

Thursday

Mineral Test

Friday

NO SCHOOL -  END OF TRIMESTER

Minerals and Mineral Resources

Monday

Complete mineral lab

12 minerals identified correctly

Tuesday

Mineral Resources Lab

Wednesday

 Cookie Mining Lab

Thursday

Happy Turkey Day and vacation day

Friday

Mineral Unit

Monday

Complete Mineral Prelab Activity

Tuesday

Review Mineral Notes

Discuss Characteristics of Minerals and Identification of Minerals
Element and Compound Retake - Lunch (need to sign up and have pass before Tues)

Wednesday

Mineral Lab
Element and Compound Retake - Early morning 7:45 (need to sign up and have pass before Wed)

Thursday

Mineral Lab

Week in Review

Friday

Weekly Quiz

Mineral Unit

Monday

Chemical and Physical Changes Lab

Tuesday

Element and Compound Foldables and Puns Due

Finish Chem Phys Changes Lab

Wednesday

Review for Elements and Compounds Test

Thursday

Elements and Compounds Test

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Friday

Begin Mineral Unit

Mineral Prelab

Matter: the material of the Universe

Monday:

Late Start

Atomic structure activity

Elements and compounds foldables

Tuesday:

Drawing an atom

Atomic structure practice worksheet

Element puns

Wednesday:

Out of class for Holocaust presentation 

Thursday:

Compound and Mixtures

Chemical and Physical Changes

Week in Review

Friday:

Weekly quiz

Atomic structure practice due

Trivia of the Week

What and where is To-to-kon oo-lah?


To-to-kon oo-lah, otherwise known as El Capitan is the tallest granite monolith in the world.  It rises 3,593 feet from the Yosemite Park valley floor in the California, United States. BASE jumpers (who use a parachute) have jumped off but a few have died. For a short time in 1980 you could get a permit to BASE jump from El Capitan but its now illegal.

Matter in the Universe

Monday

Complete conclusion activity

Scientific Method Post Test

Tuesday

Complete Post test

Myth busters and puzzle packets

Wednesday

Begin unit on matter

Matter: the material of the Universe notes

Thursday

Continue conversation about matter

practice with atoms

Friday

Weekly quiz

practice with atoms

Scientific Method

Monday

Complete diaper lab data collection

Variable Worksheet due

Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7:30

Tuesday

Review hypothesis writing and variables

Complete diaper lab analysis and conclusion - due Wednesday

Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7:30

Wednesday

Writing a Conclusion lab activity

Scientific Method Post test Monday

Thursday

No School MEA Weekend

Friday

No School MEA Weekend

Scientific Method

Monday

Hypothesis writing activity

Tuesday

Complete hypothesis activity

Identifying variables notes and practice

Wednesday

Scientific Process worksheet due 

Preparation for disposable diaper lab

Thursday

Disposable diaper lab

Friday

Identifying variables worksheets due

Disposable diaper lab

Scientific Method

Monday

Endeavor Field Trip to Eagle Bluff

Be at the school by 8:15

Dress for the weather

Pack a lunch and bring a snack

Have a ride to pick you up at the school at 6pm

Tuesday

Scientific Method: Asking Scientific Questions

Complete Great Fossil Find

Wednesday

Scientific Question activity

Scientific questions practice due Thursday

Great Fossil Find due today

Thursday

Hypothesis writing and practice

Week wrap up

Sci questions due today

Friday

Weekly quiz

Finish weekly work

Metric Wrap-up / Scientific Method

Monday

Metric Lab Post Test

Tuesday

Grade Metric Post Test

Metric Olympics Closing Ceremonies

Wednesday

Begin Scientific Method notes

Observation and Inference

Thursday

 Great Fossil Find Activity

Friday

Great Fossil Find Activity

Puzzle Packet

Metric Olympics and Tools of a Scientist

Monday

Metric Pretest

Make sure to meet in the Atlantis Team Center: Rm 115

Tuesday

Assign teams, athletes and coaches

Team training on the metric system

Meet again in Rm 115

Wednesday

Metric Olympics !!!!!

Meet in Atlantis Team Center

Thursday

Complete tools of a scientist

Due Friday

Friday

Weekly Quiz (Metrics and science tools)

Lab Safety and Tools of a Scientist

Monday:

Lab Safety ppt and notes

Complete textbook scavenger hunt

Due Friday: Signed lab conduct form

Tuesday:

Lab Safety game

Wednesday:

Tools of a scientist

Lab Safety review

Thursday:

A brief journey through the metric system

Week in wrap

Friday:

Weekly quiz

Lab prep for Monday

Week 1

Tuesday:
Welcome students
Student trivia, name tags, and reports

Wednesday:
Binder Organization: Students should have all materials with them today (binder, 5 tab dividers, loose leaf paper, pens and pencils

Thursday:
Review Class Procedures
Review Syllabus
Beginning of School Madlib


Friday:
Textbook Scavenger Hunt

Welcome 8th graders to Earth Science class!

Welcome back 8th graders for what is sure to be an exciting and dynamic year of science!

Please take a couple of minutes to familiarize yourself with the class website. Notice the calendar where you can find up-to-date information about homework, projects, tests and quizzes. Also take a look at some of the links I have provided to help you explore your own interests in Earth Science and study the topics we are covering in class.

If you have any questions or concerns about how to most effectively use this site feel free to contact me via email, phone or by leaving a comment at the end of this post.

I look forward to getting to know all of you as the brilliant scientists you are! Its going to be a great year.

~ Mrs Koessler