2. 8th Lab Science: Student Needs Pen / Pencil Binder with Paper & Handouts Lab Notebook & Journal TI-83 Calculator Completed Homework Assignment Floppy Disk or CD to Save Work Metric Ruler (optional) Colored Pencils (optional)

3. 8th Lab Science: Grading & Sua Sponte Focusing & Completing Class Tasks Quality of Homework Assignments Meeting Deadlines Performance During Lab Experiments & Activities Scores on Quizzes, Tests, & Lab Reports

5. 8th Lab Science: Content FALL TERM (matter) WINTER TERM (energy) SPRING TERM (matter & energy) Observations & Data Variables & Experimental Designs Lab Report Writing Metric System & Measuring Characteristic Properties of Matter Density Phases of Matter & Phase Changes Atoms, Elements, & the Periodic Table Compounds & Chemical Bonding Mixtures & Solutions Solubility Soil Science Chemical Indicators Biological Compounds Mid-Year Exam Forms of Energy Law of Conservation of Energy Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions Light Energy Angle of Insolation & Seasons Heat Energy Specific Heat, Joules, & Calories Calorimeters Chemical Energy Energy of Food Food & Nutrition Energy Budgets Digestion Growth, Energy, & Biomass Energy Allocation in Plants & Animals Food Webs Energy Pyramids Energy of the Serengeti Ecosystem Energy of the Northern Hardwood Forest Energy of Fenn’s Ecosystem