SCIENCE in the 8th Grade:• Focuses on the student becoming the
“scientist”• Uses the inquiry process to
investigate and solve problems in an orderly way
• Applies the newly acquired knowledge to the world around us
EARTH SCIENCE• The study of the Earth• The earth functions as a
whole and all it parts operate together in meaningful ways to make the planet work as a single unit.
As we work through the science curriculum we will discuss how each topic of study connects to the Earth as a whole and incorporate related current
events.
Why is Earth Science Important?
• Helps us to understand how natural forces shape our environment.
• Helps us forecast potential disasters.• Provides clues to the past.• Helps us to access resources and
understand how to use them wisely.
4 TEXTBOOKS
DYNAMIC PLANET ROCKS & LANDFORMS
CLIMATE & WEATHER
ENERGY RESOURCES
(TEXTBOOKS DO NOT LEAVE THE CLASSROOM)
Class is
Students will complete a lab activity with
an assigned group
Critical thinking questions will be answered based on the
activity
Groups must work well together
You must DISCOVER solutions TOGETHER
Presentation of material &
reinforcement is primarily
DURING CLASS
There is a
after each lab activity
TEST after each book
• 3-ring binder(Do Now-Classwork-Test Prep)
• Folder (with pockets)
• Loose-leaf paper
• This must be AS ORGANIZED AS
POSSIBLE!!
• Notebook pages from class will be
NUMBERED• These pages must be kept in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER and brought to class every
day
• SURPRISE notebook checks WILL be given
TEST PREP
EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY due the following day
(short answers, multiple choice, open-ended questions)
Assigned every MONDAY
due the following
MONDAY
- Complete each assignment
ONE TIME ONLY (no matter what the score)
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is written on the front whiteboard in the classroom
and on the
website
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
LOCKDOWNEveryone must be out of view from the door
AWAY FROM DOOR
LOCKOUT
• Continue regular classroom procedures until instructed further
• All doors closed & locked
• Shades closed
• No one enters the building due to an external danger
When instructed, exit the building Silent Fire Drill quickly & quietly Procedures & await will be followed: further
instruction
EVACUATION
REMBEMBER to be SILENT!!!
*external environmental hazard*
SHELTER IN PLACE
Continue regular classroom
procedures until instructed further
All doors closed & locked,
shades closed