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SCIENCE 8

UNIT 1: BIOLOGY

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TUE SEP 5

  1. Welcome Back!

WED SEP 6

  1. Welcome to Room 109

  2. Science 8 Curriculum Review

  3. "Science" Title Page

  4. Course Outline

  5. Data Booklet

  6. Room 109 Safety Tour

  7. "Getting to Know You" Survey

  8. Lab Safety Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEIXRLcC6RA 

  9. HW: bring a highlighter to class tomorrow

THU SEP 7

  1. Lab Safety Booklet​

  2. Lab Safety Skits - work time

FRI SEP 8

  1. Lab Safety Skits - performances

  2. HW: lab safety worksheets p.8-11

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MON SEP 11

  1. Review Homework

  2. Kahoot: lab safety symbols

  3. Lab Safety Quiz

  4. ​​​Chapter 1 Title Page: Biology

  5. Biology Study Guide

  6. Textbook Sign-out & Introduction

TUE SEP 12

  1. Buddy Day

WED SEP 13​

  1. Review Quiz

  2. Characteristics of Life

  3. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQPVXrV0GNA

THU SEP 14​

  1. Review HW

  2. Cell Theory​

FRI SEP 15

  1. Review HW

  2. Quiz #1

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MON SEP 18

  1. Review Quiz

  2. Types of Cells

  3. Colouring Worksheet

TUE SEP 19​

  1. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zafJKbMPA8

  2. Cells Project​ - due tbd

WED SEP 20

  1. Cells Project - work time

THU SEP 21

  1. Cells Project - work time

FRI SEP 22

  1. Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration​​

  2. ​​Photosynthesis:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMiPYHNNg28

  3. Cellular Respiration:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ9Zjc-jdys

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MON SEP 25

  1. ​Review HW​

  2. Quiz #2

TUE SEP 26​

  1. Review Quiz

  2. Care and Use of Compound Light Microscopes​

  3. Microscope Drawings

  4. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLKZ95aHqE4

WED SEP 27

  1. Inquiry Day - Early Dismissal

  2. Using a Microscope Activity

THU SEP 28

  1. Micro-Organisms Booklet

  2. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=384OtkgB2Wc

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OLD DATES

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FRI SEP 29

  1. Review HW

  2. Immune System​

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OLD DATES

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WED MAR 1

  1. Review HW

  2. Immune System Project​

THU MAR 2

  1. Vaccinations & Antibiotics​

FRI MAR 3 (TTOC)

  1. Study Day

  2. Practice Test

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MON MAR 6

  1. Review

  2. Quiz #3

  3. HW: Textbook Review: P82 #3, 5, 7, 15, 26, 27

TUE MAR 7

  1. Tea Project/Native Plants

  2. Inquiry Project: outbreaks of disease

WED MAR 8

  1. Chapter 1 Test

THU MAR 9

  1. Unit Reflection

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UNIT 2: CHEMISTRY

 

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FRI MAR 10

  1. Water Bottle Demonstration

  2. The Scientific Method​
     

MON MAR 13

  1. Describing Matter​

TUE MAR 14

  1. Conservation of Mass Lab

WED MAR 15

  1. Review

THU MAR 16​

  1. Quiz #1

FRI MAR 17

  1. Slime Lab

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SPRING BREAK

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MON APR 3

  1. Density

TUE APR 4

  1. Density Extra Practice

WED APR 5

  1. Density Tower Lab

THU APR 6

  1. Review

  2. Quiz #2

  3. Review Quiz

 

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TUE APR 11

  1. ​Lava Lamp Lab

  2. Kinetic Molecular Theory

WED APR 12

  1. Atomic Theory

THU APR 13

  1. Subatomic Particles​

FRI APR 14

  1. Review

  2. Quiz #3​


MON APR 17

  1. Periodic Table​

TUE APR 18

  1. Review

  2. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RRVV4Diomg&list=PLYGeDCQTodkD2qBCtZrUobJ3l08XF2Gm4&index=11&t=588s

WED APR 19

  1. Bohr Models

THU APR 20

  1. Quiz #4

  2. Work Ethic Survey

  3. Practice Test

  4. Study Guide

FRI APR 21​

  1. Study Day
     

MON APR 24

  1. Chapter Test - Chemistry

TUE APR 25

  1. Unit Reflection

 

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UNIT 3: PHYSICS

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TUE APR 25

  1. Introduction to Physics - Study Guide

WED APR 26​

  1. Pepper's Ghost Lab - Demo

  2. Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHU1UVsuMxw

  3. Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcqyoYfHIFM&list=PLYGeDCQTodkD2qBCtZrUobJ3l08XF2Gm4&index=22

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  1. Hologram Birds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uftu0RaIDkw&list=PLYGeDCQTodkD2qBCtZrUobJ3l08XF2Gm4&index=12

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  1. Hologram Dinosaurs: https://youtu.be/fK4ESEYlisI

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THU APR 27

  1. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUZkE1vIvIA&list=PLYGeDCQTodkD2qBCtZrUobJ3l08XF2Gm4&index=21&t=2s

  2. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwfJPc-rSXw&list=PLYGeDCQTodkD2qBCtZrUobJ3l08XF2Gm4&index=20

  3. Electromagnetic Radiation Notes

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FRI APR 28

  1. Electromagnetic Spectrum Project

MON MAY 1

  1. Poster Display

  2. Quiz #1

TUE MAY 2

  1. Making Sense of Models Notes

WED MAY 3

  1. Behaviours of Light Notes

  2. Waves Practice

THU MAY 4

  1. Peightyn's Activity

FRI MAY 5

  1. Mirrors & Lenses

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MON MAY 8

  1. Review Homework

  2. Lab Prep

  3. Practice Test

TUE MAY 9​

  1. Eye Dissection Lab

  2. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2FqyVDX0SM&list=PLYGeDCQTodkD2qBCtZrUobJ3l08XF2Gm4&index=5

WED MAY 10

  1. Quiz #2

THU MAY 11

  1. Blue Light Worksheet

FRI MAY 12​

  1. Moose Hide Campaign Activity

 

MON MAY 15

  1. Study Day

TUE MAY 16

  1. Chapter 3 Test

WED MAY 17

  1. Unit Reflection

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UNIT 4: EARTH SCIENCE

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THU MAY 18

  1. Introduction to Earth Science

  2. Study Guide

  3. Temperature, Heat, and Thermal Energy Notes

FRI MAY 19

  1. Heat Transfer Notes
     

MON MAY 22

  1. Victoria Day - No School

TUE MAY 23

  1. Heat Transfer Task

WED MAY 24

  1. Review Heat Transfer
    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK7G6l_K6sA

  2. Heat Transfer Projects DUE TODAY

THU MAY 25

  1. Quiz #1

  2. Work Time - Study Guide

FRI MAY 26

  1. Continental Drift Theory

  2. Pangaea Project

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MON MAY 29

  1. Review Quiz #1

  2. Plate Tectonic Theory

TUE MAY 30

  1. Review HW

  2. Quiz #2

WED MAY 31

  1. Inquiry Day - Short Blocks

  2. Plate Boundary Features start

  3. Layers of the Earth Booklet

Core Sampling Activity?

THU JUN 1

  1. Review Quiz

  2. Plate Boundary Features finish

​FRI JUN 2​

  1. Core Sampling Activity

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MON JUN 5​

  1. Earthquakes

TUE JUN 6 (TTOC)

  1. Volcanoes

  2. STORY: https://www.nisgaanation.ca/volcano

WED JUN 7 (TTOC)

  1. Review HW

  2. Quiz #3

THU JUN 8

  1. Review Quiz

  2. Plate Tectonics Poster

FRI JUN 9

  1. Work Day


MON JUN 12

  1. Practice Test

  2. Poster due today

TUE JUN 13

  1. Storm the Wall

WED JUN 14​

  1. Study Day:

    1. Bingo

    2. Board Game

    3. Kahoot

THU JUN 15

  1. Chapter 4 Test

FRI JUN 16

  1. Unit Reflection​

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MON JUN 19 - TUE JUN 23

  1. Final Exam Prep

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MON JUN 26

  1. Final Exam @ 9AM: please arrive by 8:45AM
    TEXTBOOKS ARE DUE AT THE TIME OF YOUR FINAL EXAM

 

Have a great summer break!

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