WELCOME TO YOUR 8 TH Grade “Project Week” Web quests! Miss Kola- Science Miss Wegloski- Social Science Mr. Summers- Math Miss Maaliki- Chemistry

Miss Wegloski’s Social Sciences Web Quest Your goal as students is to create a PowerPoint presentation that illustrates the impact of the president that you chose. During the final presentation, you should be able to recognize why your president had a role in the shaping of Social Sciences as a whole. While doing this online-only research students should keep the following questions in mind: Why is my president important for other classmates to know about? How has my president contributed to our society and what impacts has he made that we can still see today?

Day 1- Monday …or Let’s Find Our Favorite President Day! Students will use the following three questions in determining which president they would like to choose for further research. Students will research 5 presidents, at their own choosing, to answer the following questions based on internet research: When did this president serve? When was he elected and how long did he serve? Was he a Republican or a Democrat? In your opinion, what was this President’s main contribution to America? What was he best known for? A good place to start is

Day 2- Tuesday …or Lets decide who our favorite President is! After yesterday’s research of 5 presidents, students will decide which of the five they would like to do further online research on. I will randomly call names for the students to sign up for their president so we do not have two students doing the same research. Consider the following questions for today’s research: Who did he run for office against? What were his main goals to accomplish when he became president? What did he do during his term that he is best remembered by? Why is he important for your classmates to know about? How do you think he has impacted our current society?

Day 3- Wednesday …or More Research Day! Students will continue their independent internet research of their president and begin to shape their PowerPoint presentation for Friday. Things to think about: What would be the best order to present this president’s information in? What other things about this president stand out to you? What would our current society be like if he were never president?

Day 4- Thursday … or Let’s Make our PowerPoint Day! Students will gather their information and organize it into PowerPoint to be presented on Friday. Things to think about: Your presentation should be 4-6 slides Decide which information should make it into your presentation One page must answer the question: “How has this President had a role in the Social Sciences?” (How has he shaped America?) What pictures, if any, will help support your presentation What would this president want us to know about him?

Day 5- Friday …or Presentation Day! Students will present in the order that their presidents served in office (Washington first – Obama last).

History of Mathematics Learning Goals: To learn and understand the history of the most important mathematicians. To be able to use the internet as an appropriate tool for conducting research.

MONDAY Research You will navigate to The Thirty Greatest Mathematicians website. Thirty Greatest Mathematicians Research the top 5 Mathematicians of all time ◦Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton ◦Carl F. GaussCarl F. Gauss ◦Leonhard EulerLeonhard Euler ◦ArchimedesArchimedes ◦Bernhard RiemannBernhard Riemann Assignment: Due on Tuesday ◦Print out the information about each individual and bring them to class. ◦Read the background story for all 5 Mathematicians MONDAY Research

TUESDAY – WEDNESDAY Summary Pick 1 of the 5 Mathematicians that you researched for today's class Assignment: Due on Thursday Go to Wikipedia and type in your mathematicianWikipedia Conduct more research Print and turn in the mathematicians' Wikipedia page Complete a 3 paragraph summary on the Mathematician of your choice Why you picked him? What did he do? Type of math? What did you learn? Go to Google Images and type in the Mathematician of your choice. Include one picture for your summaryGoogle Images

Thursday-Friday Presentation Poster Assignment Due on Monday ◦Create a poster of your mathematician ◦Include the information you found  Summary  At least 3 pictures ◦Go to Google Images and include a picture of the type of math your mathematician worked on.Google Images  Example: Calculus Presentation Assignment Due on Monday ◦Make a 2 minute presentation for the class ◦Use your poster to help Thursday-Friday Presentation

HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY Asrar Maaliki-Maye PERIODIC TABLE

Learning Objectives Students will learn how to: Use periodic table Find elements on table Look up protons, electrons and calculate neutrons.

MONDAY :ADOPT AN ELEMENT For this project, you will Research an element from the periodic table and choose one element you would like to know more about. You may use the following websites for your research:

Tuesday: Create an advertisement The advertisements are used to create a large periodic table on a wall outside my classroom. The advertisement must be colorful, neat, and contain the required information - atomic number, atomic mass, symbol, element's name, advertising slogan, and cost. Students must create a slogan that is related to the their element's uses.

Wednesday- Atomic Attire You will design your own shirt, apron or lab coat. Your attire will feature one element from the periodic table on an apron, shirt, or lab coat using permanent markers or fabric paint to complete the protons, electrons, and neutrons on the electron cloud model. The key is completed and additional information including the discoverer, year discovered, natural state, and uses for the element are identified and permanently painted onto the individualized, wearable project.

For this project you will need to use the Internet to research the elements in the Periodic Table. Each card must include: Periodic Table information Number of protons, neutrons, and electrons Discovery information (Person and date) Important Uses Pictures that illustrate one or more uses for your element Fill in the square with the information from the periodic table. * Be sure to follow the same format! Determine the number of protons (P), neutrons (N), and electrons (E). Research your element to find out who discovered or named your element and give the year. Provide at least 3 uses for your element. Provide one or more pictures on the back of the trading card that illustrate Thursday- Game time Card Trading-online research Textbook and other resources

Friday- Presentation This is it. Showcase your work to your classmates. The rubric should be your checklist to make sure that all your work is complete and done. Please be clear, loud and present your work in a serious manner. Points will be given to content and presentation. Good luck.