Friday, May 31

Math Test Links:  Sample Test (Answers at end of Test)

Math Review Site: go here  Login: walk5paper (There is no password)

Tuesday, May 28

Green means GO!  Wear green for the Science EOG tomorrow (Weds., May 29).  8th grade students may leave school when testing is completed on Wednesday.  Common Core Math 1 students will have an optional review session after lunch on Wednesday.

Friday May 24

Links for science class: Click here for the practice tests.

• Scroll down to find the "Online Science Grade 8" test.
• Start the test. Click "Review" and and click on the last question you answered.
• Click here to check your answers for this test.
• Click here for the second practice test.  Scroll down to find:  "Online NCExtend2 Science Grade 8" and take the online version.
• Click here to check answers for the NCExtend2 practice test.

Science - How to prepare for your Science EOG (Wednesday, May 29)

• Study your EOG review guide.  
• Use quizlet to review vocabulary - study 2-3 word sets each night. Username: kmidkiff  Password: voyager8   
• Use this link for a list of helpful websites to review 8th grade science topics.
• Practice marking your periodic table - the "Brain Dump" method! :-)  You can print a blank periodic table here. (This periodic table is identical to the one you will be given on Wednesday to use during the test.)

Wednesday, May 22

Science - Study your EOG review guide.  Use quizlet to review vocabulary - study 2-3 word sets each night. Username: kmidkiff  Password: voyager8   Use this link for a list of helpful websites to review 8th grade science topics.  

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Humanities:  Read The Outsiders.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Humanities:  Read The Outsiders...Ch. 9.

CC1: link to Algebra I EOC is here.

Wednesday, May 15

Science: 1) EOG Review packet is due Friday, 5/17 counts as a test grade.  Complete 1-60 of your EOG packet by Thursday.  Do your best!  Quality counts.   2) Today we reviewed atomic structure, law of conservation of mass, and balancing equations.  Use the links below for more practice balancing equations:

• Balancing Practice - you have to enter "1" for compounds, even though you wouldn't write "1" when balancing equations on paper
• Balancing Equations - enter a number (5, 10, or 15), and you will be given that many equations to practice balancing.
• Tutorial Video
• More practice - More equations to balance    
• Humanities:  Read "The Outsiders"

Tuesday, May 14

Science:  Finish questions 1-50 in your EOG review packet.  This is due on Friday, May 17 and counts as a test grade.  Do your BEST!  Click here for a great tutorial of the periodic table. Listen to the Element song here. 

Humanities:  Read!  (Follow the guide and annotate as you go.  This helps with classroom discussions.)

Monday, May 13

Science:  EOG Review packet is due Friday, May 17 and counts as a test grade.  Suggested goal - finish questions 1-40 by Tuesday.  Today we reviewed chemistry (matter, properties, and phys/chemical changes).  Use these links for review:

• Click here to see the element/compound/mixture review game you did in class today.  
• Click here for a good review of physical & chemical properties. 
• This is a nice review of chemistry vocabulary
• Go here for a big collection of chemistry review games and interactives

Friday, May 10, 2013

Humanities:  Study for your Civil Rights Vocab Quiz on Monday!

Science: EOG Review packet is due Friday, May 17.  Pace yourself  - work on 10-12 questions per day, or 1 page per day until you finish.  Do your best!  Quality counts.

Thursday, May 10

Science:  Finish Battle of the Beaks, part 2 - all questions - if you didn't during class today.  No quiz tomorrow!

Humanities:  Read the Outsiders.  Blog!  Study your Civil Rights terms for your quiz on Monday.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Humanities:  Read your novel (The Outsiders)
Blog!
Finish your character chart including personal and physical characteristics and don't forget to cite textual evidence.  Homework check tomorrow.

Science: Finish Part 1 of Battle of the Beaks - all sections, questions, & graph on the front side. Follow directions on your "Battle of the Beaks" handout.

Tuesday May 7, 2013

Humanities:  Read Ch. 1 in the Outsiders.  Finish notes on NC 13.4 if you didn't finish in class.

Blog!

Blog Questions

Q1

T1:  Tell me about a recent news story that happened in America.  Give as many details as you can.  Don’t forget to explain who, what, where and when. 

T2:  Tell me about a recent news story that happened in another country.  Give as many details as you can.  Don’t forget to explain who, what, where and when.

T3:  Tell me about a recent news story which was controversial.  Why is it controversial?  Give as many details as you can.  

Q2

T1:  Write a reflection about your experience at the Civil Rights Museum.  What do you remember most and why did it have such an impact on you?  Explain

T2:  Write a reflection about your experience at the Civil Rights Museum.    How do people benefit from going to such a place?

T3:  Write a reflection about your experience at the Civil Right Museum.  Can a nation survive without guarantying civil rights?  Explain.

Science:  
ALL classes: Finish "Pigeons Get a New Look" article & questions.  Answers are due on Wednesday - no excuses! You've had a week to do this. :-)
1st Period: Finish the Radioactive Decay / Half-Life lab (graph & analysis questions).  Due Wednesday for a lab grade.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Humanities:  Read Ch. 1 in the Outsiders.  Finish notes on NC 13.4 if you didn't finish in class.  Field trip to Greensboro tomorrow.

Blog!

Blog Questions

Q1

T1:  Tell me about a recent news story that happened in America.  Give as many details as you can.  Don’t forget to explain who, what, where and when. 

T2:  Tell me about a recent news story that happened in another country.  Give as many details as you can.  Don’t forget to explain who, what, where and when.

T3:  Tell me about a recent news story which was controversial.  Why is it controversial?  Give as many details as you can.  

Q2

T1:  Write a reflection about your experience at the Civil Rights Museum.  What do you remember most and why did it have such an impact on you?  Explain

T2:  Write a reflection about your experience at the Civil Rights Museum.    How do people benefit from going to such a place?

T3:  Write a reflection about your experience at the Civil Right Museum.  Can a nation survive without guarantying civil rights?  Explain.

Science:  
ALL classes: Finish "Pigeons Get a New Look" article & questions.  Answers are due on Wednesday - no excuses! You've had a week to do this. :-)
1st Period: Finish the Radioactive Decay / Half-Life lab (graph & analysis questions).  Due Wednesday for a lab grade.

Thursday, May 2

Science: Quiz tomorrow!  Study your notes and handouts on radioactive decay, index fossils, ice cores, geological evolution, and biological evolution.  Use your crossword puzzle to review important vocabulary. 

Can't make it to watch the 8th grade debates at school today? Use this link to watch a live stream.

8th Grade Supply List:
paper plates
forks
spoons
wipes
dry erase markers
tissues
index cards
file folders

Humanities homework:

-Complete NC 13.1 notes

- study poetry terms using notes and review games: quizlet.com/11838016/poetry-terms-flash-cards/

- Double check your feature story for paragraph structure and editing:

go to: my.hsj.org

username: firstperiod (or whatever your period is)

password: student

go to my dashboard

add/edit stories

find your story

click on the editing icon for your story - save at the bottom

Wednesday, May 1

Science:  Quiz Friday!  Study your notes on radioactive decay, ice cores, and evolution.  Finish the "What do you think?" writing prompt on your Biological Evolution notes.  Follow directions on your handout.

Students received progress reports today! Please ask your student for this important academic record.