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

Viscosity: A Physical Property of Liquid

Today in class we:
- Discussed the difference between physical and chemical properties
- Discussed the property of viscosity and the influences to the viscosity of lava: silica content and temperature

Worked on viscosity lab

Volcanoes!

Today in class we:

Reviewed Earthquake Quizzes
Watched news reels of Earthquake in Italy and Volcanic eruptions in Alaska (see National Geographic News)
Began discussion of volcanoes:
- Magma vs Lava
- Where do we find volcanoes?
- Physical vs Chemical properties of magma

Homework due next class:
Read Chapter 3 Section 1 and do the review questions on pg 85

Earth Interior/ Plate Tectonic Unit Test

Today in class we took test on Earth Interior/ Plate Tectonic Unit



Reminder:
Field Trip to Imiloa Friday 9:30 - 12:30
Bring a snack and a pen

Plate Tectonics

Today we discussed:
The three different types of plate boundaries: Convergent, Divergent, and Transform Boundaries
Examples of each of the different types of boundaries

Next class we will have a lab on plate movement

Homework:
Begin working on test review
- 6th period Test on Tuesday
- 2nd period Test on Monday