1. 8 TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDY T3 Week 4 March 15, 2011 Work Due March April 5th

2. 8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS T3W4 4/5/11…HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK ! NAME______________ 8 TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS T3W4 4/5/11…HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK ! NAME______________ Total Work Completed_____% PE ____320 Minutes PE Log 5 PE Credits Due 5/27 _____Grade _____TW Contact: Mrs. Syfert Phone-760-404-7289 (1-3 PM) dbusk@psusd.us (Any Time) Web Site: mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

3. Benchmark next week!! Exponents Geometry (area/perimeter/volume) Transformations Pythagorean Theorum Graphing Equations/Slope Scientific Notation

4. Exponents X and./. MultiplicationDivision Issues Raising a power to a power And Negative Exponent =fraction Subtract 2 ____ 2

5. Geo Perimeter Area Volume Sugar Cubes

6. Pythagorean Theorem Packet

7. Transformations TranslationReflection www.brainpop.com On Benchmark

8. Graphing Slope Slope with Coordinates Match Function to graph Due Next Week!

9. Math-8 ◦ Objectives: ◦ Students will… ◦ know how to figure mean, median, mode and outliers ◦ -know how to read, analyze and create line plots and stem and leaf plots Math  _____go.hrw.com Chapter  _____Chapter 11 Lesson 1-all  _____Chapter 11 Lesson 2-all  _____Workbook 11.2 and 11.3  _____CST Release Questions 60-80  Work on Graphing Poster Grade_____ TW_____%

10. American History Objectives: Students will…. Evaluate the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg Describe the surrender at Appomattox Analyze the economic, physical and emotional costs of the Civil War

11. Benchmark Today…. Benchmark Today….

12. Gettysburgh

13. 13 th Amendment

14. Uncle Tom’s cabin-next week Video Finish Movie

15. Lincoln’s Assassination

16.  _____Read Ch. 17.3 Take Cornell Notes.  _____17.3 Questions Pg. 519  _____Read Ch. 17.4 Take Cornell Notes.  _____17.4 Questions Pg. 523  _____Amendment Assignment  _____Lincoln’s Assassination Assignment  _____ CST Questions 1-20 Grade_________ TW________%

17. HOUSEKEEPING CST PACkets!! Grade this week’s work Sample stamped Reader Writer Notebook Pg. 2…not done=0 on whole assignment Computer Use ◦ Liability Community Service ◦ Run this weekend PE-5 Mondays left Test Return ◦ Test Makeup (Tanner, Derrick, Quashana) ◦ Test Redos

18. Physical Science Objectives Students will… Describe what the 2 nd Law of motion was and give examples of it Calculate Acceleration Describe how Newton’s Law can be used to describe

19. Airplane Activity Farthest flight Longest flight Most Creative

20. Newton’s First and Third Laws Newton’s First and Third Laws 1 st Law3 rd Law An object at rest…will stay at rest….and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an Unbalanced force For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

21. The 2nd Law of Motion Google: Newtons law of motion video www.neok12.com PPT Tree Map

22. SCIENCE ASSIGNMENTS _____Ch. 14.2. Take Cornell Notes _____14.2 Q’s Pg. 303 _____Worksheet 14.2 (Newton) _____Newton Laws Tree Map (Finish) _____Picture of an example of Law #2 _____ Investigation Manual 14B _____CST Questions 1-20 Grade______ TW________% Into-(Students who get D/F on last test) Create a powerpoint detailing objectives from Chapter 12. Beyond: Research Sir Isaac Newton. Make a poster of his 3 Laws of Motion

23. 8 TH LANGUAGE ARTS Objectives: Students will… Identify criteria for expository critique Analyze proposition and support in informational text Evaluate patterns within text Identify author’s intent and tone

24. Benchmark 3 Review Quizzes Grade… Take Benchmark

25. Ch. 7 Intro-Expository Technique PPT Techniques

26. Fragments on Slavery Note Speech Editorial

27. BIBLIOGRAPHY Indian Report No one leaves….til it’s done!!

28. Into: (Students below grade level and getting D/F) *Complete Interactive Reader workbook for this week’s reading *Fluency Builder Activity signed by parent I Through (All Students) ____Read “Gettysburg” Pgs. 768-774. Do Reader Writer Notebook Packet ____ Skills Wrap Up Pg. 775 ____Do Focus Questions for Gettysburg and I Have a Dream ____ Bring an article about Japan from a newspaper or magazing ____Article Bias Activity ____Read Warriners Handbook Pgs. 61-56. Do Review C. ____CST Questions 60-8  Grade__________ TW__________ Beyond: (Optional) Print out 1 speech, 1 Editorial, and 1 magazine article. Analyze their proposition and support.

29. Magazines Standard: Reading 2.1 Features and Elements of consumer materials to gain meaning….analyze this text ….what is its purpose?

30. 2 nd Law…. 2 nd Law…. CD Force Causes acceleration, and Mass Resists acceleration Acceleration is force divided by mass

31. LANG. ARTS ASSIGNMENTS T 3- WEEK 3 DUE 3/24  ____Read “ Diary of Anne Frank” Pg.726 to 745. Do Q’s Pg. 745.  ____CST Release Q’s #____to____  _____Review and Assess Q’s Pg. 746.  _____Selection Support Pgs. 203-205. (Do not rip out 205)  _____Daily Lang. Practice  _____Bench Review Packet  _____Magazine Packet  Study for “Finish of Patsy/Tears” Test Grade________ TW_________%