School Year 2016-2017 Back to School Night Schedule Bells / Time 8th Grade 7:00 – 7:18 Welcome 7:20 – 7:25 CPR 7:27 – 7:37 Core 1 7:39 – 7:49 Core 2 7:51 – 8:01 AM Special 8:03 – 8:13 Core 3 8:15 – 8:25 Break - Cafe 8:27 – 8:37 PM Special New this year Attendance in CPR Emergency Drills in CPR
Science 8 Basics – Back to School OBJECTIVE: Introduction Do Now: Sign in and Pick up a Brochure Today: Intro to the 8th grade Science Classroom Course Outline - 6 Units Website – Under Construction Do Later: Enjoy the rest of BTSN!
Science 8 Course Outline SCIENCE BASICS Lab Safety Metric Measurement UNIT1 CHEMISTRY Molecular Structure Conservation of Mass Natural and Synthetic compounds UNIT 2 PHYSICS Newton’s Three Laws of Motion UNIT 3 ENERGY Kinetic and Potential Energy Mass / Speed / Distance / Temperature
UNIT 4 EARTH AND WEATHER Geologic Time Scales Weather and Disaster Movement and Prediction Global Warming UNIT 5 WAVES AND RADIATION Wave characteristics and motion Digital vs Analog UNIT 6 ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECT Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Mars Colonization Project SCIENCE IN ACTION (Units 1-5) Current Events for each UNIT Write-up and Presentation
Science based Current Events Reading – Writing - Presentation
Middle School Science Next Generation Science Standards