8th Grade Project Celebration

8th Grade Project Celebration

Join us to learn about Superfunds and see the videos our students have produced. 

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8th Project Celebration December 2021

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Core Connections:

Please join us for our Virtual Project Celebration at 5:00 p.m.

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: No homework

3rd: Exponents Review Sheet

ELA:

No homework! Happy Holidays! 

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Core Connections:

1. Please turn in your Superfund video no later than 8 p.m. tonight.  

2.  Make sure your final slideshow is posted in the proper place.

Our project celebration is tomorrow.  

Science:
Finish the Oh, Reindeer activity sheet from class today if you did not finish during class.  The data is posted in GC - scroll to find the page with your class period's data.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: Finish Graphing Linear Functions Slides posted in google classroom (started in class)

3rd: IXL W2 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

 Science:

1 - Finish the two EdPuzzle assignments in Google Classroom.

2 - Finish your Ecosystems Flocabulary if you haven't completed it yet.  Remember to email me if you finished it late.

Reminder - Wear comfortable clothes / shoes and bring a jacket to class on Wednesday.  We will be outside for part of class to generate population data. 

Math:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: 

Google Doc of Creating Tables in class

Evaluating Functions Form for homework

MTSS: IXL BB.3

FINISH AND TURN IN PROJECT!!!!

3rd:

IXL W.1 (85 of 20 min; classwork)

Exponents Sheet for homework (will be collected Wed at the beginning of class)

MTSS: IXL V.9

FINISH AND TURN IN PROJECT!!!!

Social Studies:

1.  Review input from ATSOU Division Foldables (classwork)

2.  Review video, reading and questions on the Abolition Movement (classwork)

3.  Review vocabulary for Thursday's Test (classwork)

*Jeopardy Tomorrow

Core Connections:

1. Submit your FINAL slides 1 - 13.

2.  Tomorrow, you'll post your completed video.

Monday, December 13, 2021

 Core Connections

1.  Peer Reviews

2. Slide Revisions

3.  Try a video platform;  Prezi, Animoto, Canva, Powtoon, 

Science

1 - Finish the Flocabulary assignments (Ecosystems) if you didn't finish on Friday.

2 - Finish the Ecosystems Color By Number on the back of today's notes if you didn't finish in class.

* Wear comfortable clothing/shoes on Wednesday. Bring a coat if you are usually cold. We will be outside for an activity for part of class, weather permitting.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, & 5th: Google Doc of creating tables should have been completed in class;

IXL BB.10 (85 smartscore or 20 active minutes)

FINISH AND TURN IN PROJECT

3rd: Exponents Sheet (due Wed)

FINISH AND TURN IN PROJECT

Friday, December 10, 2021

 Core Connections:

There are multiple deadlines today - please use today's Core Connections class to finish your Math Roller Coaster Project, your ELA Essay, revising Superfund Slides, and any missing work.  The end of the Quarter is rapidly approaching. 

Math: 

We worked on the Roller Coaster Project in class today. If you did not finish it in class, you should take it home to finish. Please turn in by the day discussed (on google form) with Mrs. Higdon.

3rd Period - check google classroom for the due date of the Roller Coaster Project

Social Studies:

1.  Conflict, Culture and Change Foldable Assignment (classwork)

2.  ATSOU Episode 4:  Division (classwork)

ELA

1. Make sure your final draft of the informative writing essay is turned by tonight at 11:59.

Thursday, December 9, 2021

 Social Studies:

1.  Review yesterday's reading on Lunsford Lane (classwork)

2.  Create template for Table Talks and present to 2 peers using script (classwork)

3.  Review the material in the America Ch. 11 presentation in GC. (classwork)

4.  Present your talk to one of your parents:) (homework)

5.  STUDY GUIDE for Test (Thursday, December 16)

New Unit Vocabulary: Slavery

America 4.3 Questions in GC

NC Ch. 8 power point notes

Enslaved Entrepreneurs: George Moses Horton (notes), Elizabeth Keckley, Lunsford Lane

America Ch. 11 power point notes

Abolitionist Movement Video, Reading and Comprehension Questions (Dec. 13 an 14)

Science:

Finish pages 6-7 in your Ecosystems LearnEd notebook. Use slides 27-33 in the slideshow and the PDF in GC to help you.  For page 7, write the definition and draw a picture for each term. 

Core Connections:

Please work on your Roller Coaster Project for Math. Finish your summary and comparison paragraph(s).

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

 Science:
Quiz tomorrow on oceans & estuaries.  Use the material posted in GC to help you review and study.

Math:

If you haven't finished the research for the roller coaster project, finish it.

If you do not have a side view of your coaster drawn, draw it.

If you have both of those, there is no need to work on the project tonight.

Core Connections:

Please complete and turn in your slides 1 - 13 from the Superfund project.  I will be looking at these tonight.  

Tomorrow, you'll be working on the Math Roller Coaster Project.  Bring your materials for that.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

 Social Studies:

1.  Submit your Quarter 2 Warm-ups doc in GC for grading (classwork).  

*You have had the last 2 weeks to make sure that the document is complete.  Make sure that you submit on time with at least 3 complete sentences for each entry to get full credit.  This is a project grade!

2. Elizabeth Keckley Discussion on the Reading/5 Key features of Enslaved Entrepreneurship (classwork)

3. Develop Paragraph 4 for your "Talks" which will take place this Thursday. (classwork)

*The script template (in case you were absent on any day last week or today) is in GC

4.  Study your new unit vocabulary (homework).

Core Connections    

Continue working on your Superfund Slides - you should be finished and ready for review by the end of tomorrow (Wednesday).

Science:

2nd - 5th period - Finish the "Cleaning UP Oil Spills with Cotton" article & questions if you didn't finish during class

All Classes - Study for your quiz Thursday on oceans & estuaries.  See GC for more study tools.

Monday, December 6, 2021

Social Studies;

1.  Review Enslaved Entrepreneurship. (classwork)

2.  Review the 5 Key Features of Enslaved Entrepreneurship in GC and apply them to the life and legacy of George Moses Horton (classwork).

3.  Read the story of Enslaved Entrepreneur Elizabeth Keckley (classwork and homework)

Math: 

1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th: work on your roller coaster research and the questions in that section (25pts)

3rd: IXL V5 (go to 85 smartscore)

If you didn't do V4 or V7 Friday, get 'er done!

Core Connections:

1. Continue working on slides 10 - 13.  You'll have some time tomorrow as well.

 

ELA

1. If your paper is not finished, you need to finish it by tomorrow

2. Make sure you have finished your self edit on your paper.

3. Be prepared for grammar lesson and peer edit tomorrow

Science:

Finish the Seashell Observation Lab if you did not finish it in class today.

Study! Quiz Thursday on Oceans & Estuaries. Use the materials posted in GC to help you study.

Thursday, December 2, 2021

 Science

1 - Your 2 Aquagram profiles are due tomorrow.  Both templates are posted in GC. Finish anything you have not done yet. 

2 - Study / review for next week's quiz (Thursday) on estuaries & oceans.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete Paragraph 3: Ruling for "Talks" next week (classwork)

2.  Complete the Flocabulary assignment which is due tomorrow "Slavery in the Colonies"  (classwork and homework if not finished)

Core Connections

1. Check for missing work/forms.  

2. Make sure you've chosen your Superfund.

3. Slides 1 - 4 on your Superfund Project.

Math:

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th - complete any missing or incomplete assignments

Need a poster board by Wed Dec 8th for a project

3rd: IXL V1 (go to 85)

IXL V3 (go to 100)

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Core Connections

1. Please work on your Social Studies Amendment Legacy Project.

2. There is a brief introduction video and Google form for the Superfund Project.  Today you need to tell me which site you want to research.  Please turn in the Google Form.   

Science

1 - Finish the Ocean Zones: Oceanic / Deep Zone questions (GC) if you did not finish in class.

2 - Work on your Aquagram mini-project assignments.  Both templates are posted in GC. These are due Friday, December 3.

3 - Study / review for next week's quiz (Thursday) on estuaries & oceanz.

Math: For an upcoming project, you will need a posterboard. Start thinking/planning/asking about getting a poster.

1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th: 8th grade IXL BB1 (go to 100 smartscore or work for 20 active minutes)

Create 4 function examples and create 4 non-function examples (the 4 should be one of each: mapping, ordered pairs, graph and table); use notebook p42-45 as a reference.

3rd: no homework; Thank you for your hard work on your test today.

Social Studies:

1.  Create paragraph 2 for Project"Talks" (classwork)

2.  Watch the Flocabulary Video for "Slavery in America" (classwork)

3.  Play the Flocabulary vocab game for "Slavery in America" (classwork)

4.  Complete the Read and Respond and Quiz for the Flocabulary assignment (homework)

*You will have an extra day to complete the Flocabulary assignment.  It is due Friday morning!