Week of 12/9 - 12/13

Monday 12/9
- Switch periodic tables

Tuesday 12/10
- Worksheets on periodic tables

Wednesday 12/11
-Pop quiz on periodic table

Thursday 12/12
- Start physics
- Define Newton's first law

Friday 12/13
- First law story

Week of 12/2 - 12/6

Monday 12/2
- Bonding notes
- Critical thinking activity

Tuesday 12/3
- Discuss critical thinking
- Alien periodic table

Wednesday 12/4
- Alien Periodic table

Thursday 12/5
- Alien Periodic table

Friday 12/6
- Discuss alien periodic table

Week of 11/25 - 11/29

Monday 11/25
- Windsocks

Tuesday 11/26
- Hang up windsocks
- Elements word find

Wednesday 11/27
- Class discussion

Week of 11/19 - 11/22

Monday 11/18

- Mystery element

     *switch papers

- Correct worksheets

Tuesday 11/19

- Families of elements notes

Wednesday 11/20

- Finish notes

- Start windsocks

Thursday 11/21

- Windsocks

-ipads

Friday 11/22

- Windsocks

Week of 11/11 - 11/15

Monday 11/11
- How many drops of water fit on a penny?

Tuesday 11/12
- Finish lab and discuss

Wednesday 11/13
- Start periodic table
- Notes
- Copy of periodic table

Thursday 11/14
- Copy of atomic table
- Atomic table worksheet

Friday 11/15
- Guess which element activity.

Week of 11/4 - 11/8

Monday 11/4
- Classification of matter with Ipads.

Tuesday 11/5
- Classification of matter Ipads

Wednesday 11/6
- Physical and chemical properties quiz

Thursday 11/7
- How many drops of water fit on a penny

Friday 11/8
- Discuss lab

Week of 10/28 - 11/1

Monday 10/28
- Start physical and chemical properties and changes.
- Notes
- List examples.
- Law of conservation of mass.

Tuesday 10/29
- Oxidation lab

Wednesday 10/30
- Finish oxidation lab
- Index card lab

Thursday 10/31
- Finish index card lab
- Discuss phase changes and physical properties

Friday 11/1
- Reflect on physical and chemical changes.
- Partner teaching.

Week of 10/21 - 10/25

Monday 10/21
- Science Olympiad meeting after school
- Predator/prey lab

Tuesday 10/22
- Finish lab
- Discuss results

Wednesday 10/23
- Human food web activity

Thursday 10/24
- Finish human food web
- Study for test

Friday 10/25
- Energy flow test

Week of 10/14 - 10/18

Monday 10/14
- Deer Predation Activity

Tuesday 10/15
- Finish deer predation activity
- Start predator/prey lab

Wednesday 10/16
- Finish predator/prey lab

Thursday 10/17
- No school

Friday 10/18
- No school

Week of 10/7 - 10/11

Monday 10/7
- Finish collaboration about yeast lab and present conclusions to the class.

Tuesday 10/8
- Energy Flow Notes
- Food Web worksheet

Wednesday 10/9
- Deer Predation activity

Thursday 10/10
- Finish deer activity
- Discuss results

Friday 10/11
- Discuss predator/prey relationships

Week of 9/30 - 10/4

Monday 9/30
- Background of yeast
- Design Yeast Lab

Tuesday 10/1
- Yeast lab

Wednesday 10/2
- Energy Flow Notes

Thursday 10/3
- Sub
- Blue Planet: list examples of how energy flows through an environment.

Friday 10/4
- Deer Predation activity.

Week of 9/23 - 9/27

Monday 9/23
- Measurement quiz

Tuesday 9/24
- Fix quizzes
- Start Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Wednesday 9/25
- Chemical equations notes
- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration notes
- Compare photosynthesis and cellular respiration

Thursday 9/26
- Yeast lab

Friday 9/27
- Finish yeast lab

Week of 9/16 - 9/20 Lesson Plans

Here are the tentative lesson plans for the week of 9/16 - 9/20

Week of 9/16 - 9/20

Monday 9/16
- Correct homework
     * Students had to find seven items at home that are measured using the metric system.
- Measurement Lab

Tuesday 9/17
- Finish measurement lab
- Start Gummy Bear Lab

Wednesday 9/18
- Finish Gummy Bear Lab
- Discuss measurement lab and gummy bear lab

Thursday 9/19
- Write practice quiz
     * Students will write a quiz on converting metric measurement and they will swap with another student who will take their quiz. Once it is completed students will swap back and correct them and give feedback as necessary.

Friday 9/20
- Finish practice quizzes.
- Measurement review for quiz on Monday 9/23

Welcome to the Fairfield eighth grade science blog. This blog is intended to give you a resources and schedules outside of school. Feel free to offer suggestions that will make things easier for you. I look forward to communicating outside of the classroom with you.