1. Ms. Romero
Eighth Grade iSTEM

2. Eighth Grade Science Content
Physical Science
Physics
Chemistry
Careers

3. What is iSTEM??? ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS MORE PROJECTS!!
opportunity to improve grade

4. Physics: Force & Motion
In this unit we will consider the ideas about force developed by Galileo and Newton, in addition to concepts of work, energy and waves.

5. Chemistry
In this unit we will examine the Periodic Table of Elements along with the different elements.
We will also explore chemical reactions and other properties of matter.

6. Science Careers
This unit is primarily a research unit designed to create an awareness of the wide variety of science professions

7. Science Career Day!

8. Grading System School Grading Policy Tests/Projects 50% Labs 20%
Classwork/Journals 20%
Homework %

9. Everything you need to know!
GOOGLE CLASSROOM - All assignments, notes, powerpoints, projects are posted here for students to access at home!
EDMODO - quizzes on notes (open book)
NewsELA - weekly homework articles
GENESIS - access grades by clicking the ‘parent portal’ on our district’s webpage

10. Contact
Please do not call the school… ME!!
8th grade goal: to help students become more independent and responsible for their learning.