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 8th Grade Science

 Mr. Tarantello
Room C214
email address:
tarantn@hpisd.org

 Ms. Miller
Room C213
email address:
millerj@hpisd.org

Do you know what year was this taken?  How is this related to ecology?

Tarantello Tutorial Times:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:30 am - 8:00 am

Miller Tutorial Times:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 7:30 am - 8:00 am 

Conference Times:
Monday and Wednesday 2:30 - 3:00

Final Weekly Update: 5/20/13
Students will work on their Dragon Fly project and review for final exams.
STUDY HARD THE NEXT 2 WEEKS AND HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!


TURN IN YOUR SCIENCE TEXT  BOOKS THIS WEEK

Homework Calendar : 

May 2013

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1

In class students worked on the Plate tectonic map

2

Watched megaquake movie on discovery education

Questions to movie due Friday

3

Read Article on Predicting Earthquakes - discussed in class the difficulty of making realistic predictions

Finished movie and discussed questions in class.

Talked about field trip for Monday - clarified group assignments

6

 Perot Museum Field Trip - see links above homework calendar

KNOW your Group and bus room

BRING LUNCH

DRESS : HP SHIRT AND JEANS

 

 

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Earth quake notes

Earthquake 101 video clip

8

Math EOC

9

Triangulation TAG ws Due Friday

Triangulation WS Due Friday

10

PLATE TECTONIC AND TOPOGRAPHY TEST TUESDAY    MAY 14TH

Plate Tectonic Review

Volcano Notes

13

 Study for test, see the review sheet from May 10th.

 

 

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Plate Tectonic Test

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Ecology Vocab Wheel Notes

Final Exam review

16

Dust Bowl assignment and video link - Due Friday at the end of class.

17

Part I of Exam review is due today

Part I Exam  Review KEY

20

Dragon Fly Ecosystem activity -

Dragon Fly map and symbols -   this will count as a quiz grade

Exam Review KEY Part II is due

 

 

21

Return your science text books

Worked on Dragon fly project

22

Worked on Dragon fly project

Exam Review Part III KEY is due

23

Dragon fly project due REMEMBER IT'S A QUIZ GRADE

Presentations for Dragon fly project

24

Presentations for Dragon fly project

Exam Review KEY  Part IV is due.

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 NO SCHOOL

 

 

 

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1st Period Final Exam

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3rd Period Final Exam

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4th and 5th Period Final Exam

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6th Period Final Exam


GOOD LUCK IN HIGH SCHOOL !!!!!


April 2013

1

 HW: STEM Follow Up Survey

 

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STAAR testing

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STAAR testing

4

Wind notes and layers of the atmosphere.


5

NO School

8

Students took notes on Rain Shadow effect and contrasted El Nino and La Nina

Homework:

Pirates exam WS (daily grade) Due Tuesday

 

 

 

9

Reviewed Homework from Monday

Notes -  How Oceans Affect Climate

Homework: 

Factors that Influence Climate DUE Wednesday

10

Grade in class - Factors that influence climate

Take notes on Climate Change

11

Introduce Weather and Erosion intro notes 

Concept Map

12

WEATHER TEST REVIEW TEST IS TUESDAY THE 16th

Earth's waters notes

Stream Table Lab Due Monday

15

Reviewed for the weather test

ALSO KNOW THE CONVECTION CELLS, HADLEY, FERREL, AND POLAR

 Reviewed the purpose of the stream table lab and discussed meandering streams relative to erosion.

Meandering stream ws

Meandering practice questions

Stream Links

Tarantello HW due Tuesday. complete the topography ws

 

 

16

Weather Test

Homework Tarantello Due Wednesday complete topography ws

17

Reviewed Topography assignment

Plate Tectonic Notes

18

Reviewed Weather test in class.

 For those who failed the test - TEST corrections and explanations are DUE MONDAY NOT LATER... Remember to have 3-5 sentences for each wrong answer to explain the concept fully.

In class we finished the plate tectonic notes and video

19

Fault Notes

Relative Dating of rock layers - notes

Tarantello HW - Continental Drift Homework Assignment Due Monday

Fault type LINK

22

Human Impact on Oceans.

Watched a video clip

Reviewed the differences between populations and communities

 

 

 

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Reviewed the Bench Mark and Ecology basics prior to STAAR

24

Science STAAR

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Social Studies STAAR

26

Fantasy Island Topographic Map Assignment Due Tuesday

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Work on Fantasy Island Map assignment - Due Tuesday

 

 

 

 

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Plate tectonic Concept Map - Notes

Plate Tectonic Study Guide HW - Due Thursday

&

Plate Tectonic Map

 

 

 

March 2013

  4

 Homework - complete Balancing Equation Practice

 

 

 5

Miller HW: A-Ha: 2 connections EACH for Objective B and F, plus 5 pictures and 5 words on unit page.

 6

Chemical Reaction Quiz

7

Flame Lab/Identifying Chemical Reaction Lab

8

Flame Lab/Identifying Chemical Reaction Lab

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18

Introduced Weather Unit

 Tarantello 

Homework Unit page criteria - Due Friday 3/22

 

 

19

Students started their Weather Stations lab, see links above

20

Students continued working on the weather stations lab (THIS IS DUE THURSDAY AT THE END OF THE PERIOD)

21

Students completed weather stations lab

Weather Vocab Flash Cards

22

Completed weather concept map and reviewed answers for weather station lab.

QUIZ WILL BE GIVEN ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK DEALING WITH WEATHER MAPS AND FORECASTING. Click here for STUDY GUIDE.

Homework 

PRINT VOCABULARY FLASH CARDS

25

 Reviewed Weather concept Map

 STUDY FOR QUIZ TUESDAY!!!!!!

Tarantello HW :Weather Graphing due Wednesday

 

26

QUIZ ON WEATHER FORECASTING 

27

Read and Took notes on:

air pressure

Gass Laws 

Heat Transfer


28

Air Pressure Lab

HW: STEM Follow Up Survey

29

No school

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


February 2013

  4

 Introduced atoms and how to calculate the number of protons, neutrons and electrons.


Homework Atoms Family ws Due Tuesday the 5th

Class handouts / notes

On the inside

How to calculate protons, neutrons and electrons

 5

Periodic Table Notes

What is Matter notes

Tarantello Homework

Log into Gaggle and go to the STEM blog.  Read the article "Laser Focused" and post a comment related to the prompt. DUE WEDNESDAY

 6

completed notes on the Periodic Table Groups.

Miller HW:

Log into Gaggle and go to STEM blog. Read the article "Laser Focused" and post a comment. DUE THURSDAY

7

DUE MONDAY

Complete the Periodic Table activity (Counted as a quiz grade!!)

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11

 Bohr Model Notes

HWBohr Model Practice

12

Tarantello - homework Complete the Bohr Model Challenge table and questions  

 Miller HW:Bohr Model Lab due Weds.  Bonus for Quiz: Print out 1 element with atomic number >11 from the website:  Chemical Elements

13

Atomic Structure Quiz

In Class we completed the following notes

Understanding Valence Electrons

Periodic Table flow chart

14

Finished notes from Wednesday.

TARANTELLO: Study Guide for Periodic Table TEST on Tuesday of next week

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President's Day

19

Miller: Ionic Bonding Notes

Tarantello - Periodic Table Test

20

Complete Ionic Bonding Notes

Homework - Bonding Basics worksheet due Thursday


21

Continue practice with Ions and oxidation numbers

Tarantello Homework: complete Ion Table due Friday

22

Miller- Finish Ionic Bond notes

Tarantello - will be absent. students will watch a video about bonding and complete a worksheet on oxidation numbers

25  

Tarantello: Review Ionic bonding using Ionic Bond and chemical formula practice

Miller and Tarantello: Begin Covalent Bonding Notes

Miller HW: Covalent Bond Practice

26

Review for Bonding Test

Covalent Bonding Practice KEY

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Review for Bonding Test

Review Sheet (T-chart)

Ionic Bond Review sheet

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Bonding Test

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January 2013

  

 

 

 

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 Welcome Back! 

For Miller, see instructions below, only go to "Jordi Miller blog owner" instead of Tarantello. 

Tarantello: Homework Due Wednesday Jan 9th

Log into gaggle  Your username and password are as follows:

username@hpisd.gaggle.net Password: is your normal password

Click on Blog under applications on the left side.  

On the top right of page click "blog look up"  find Nick Tarantello blog owner, Blog title is "Stem Connections".  Mark this as a favorite.

Then Read the article "The state of STEM and jobs" and post a comment about the Stem Article and how this may impact your future.

 

 

8

Explained the theories of the origin of the moon. (Notes)

 

Homework Read pages in text book 646-654

9

Notes on Phases of the moon

Link for moon phase animation

 

Homework 

Moon phase foldable and worksheet - due Friday (quiz grade)

10

Notes on Solar and Lunar eclipses

Go to Mr Tarantello's 8th grade science blog to see a solar eclipse video and hear the moon phase rap

11

Read "Moon Shadow" reading about eclipses in class

Homework

Webquest packet Due Monday

14

 Notes on Tides

 

 

 

15

Complete the tide gizmo and assessment complete log into explore learning

 

16

Tarantello

Homework complete Investigating Tidal Ranges

17

THE CORRECT MOON PHASES IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE PICTURE

CORRECT REVIEW WITH NORTHERN HEMISPHERE PICTURES


18

MOON, ECLIPSE, TIDE TEST TODAY

21

No School

 

 

 

22

Review the Moon phase test

Introduced Chemistry Unit
Physical / Chemical Change

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23

Tarantello - Sub Students watched video about the Moon

24

Phase change notes

Phase Change song

Phase Change simulation
Homework Due Friday
Molecules on the move WS

25

Notes on Temperature

Discussed how hear affects volume of substances.  Causing molecules to move faster and expand

 28

Density Lab

 Homework study your phase change notes for a quiz on Tuesday

 

 

 

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Students took a quiz on phase change.

Homework - study for the test on Phase change, density and physical and chemical changes.

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Review the quiz from Tuesday


Homework STUDY FOR THE TEST!!!!!!!

Test Review

Test Review KEY


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DECEMBER 2012

3

Review Due Wednesday 12/5

 Universe Unit Test Review

 

 

Galaxy Notes

 

 

4

Read about three theories of the origin of the universe.

-Steady State

- Big Bang

- Oscillating Theory


5

Watch a movie "The Life and Death of a Star"

Universe Review KEY

6

REVIEW FOR UNIVERSE TEST

7

TAKE THE TEST ON THE UNIVERSE

Homework:

complete Earth Sun Survey.

10

In class we review part I of the final Review

Part I Review Key

Showed short video on Earth Seasons Misconceptions

11

Discussed Season Survey

Started Reasons for the seasons notes

Homework complete graph from Reasons for the seasons WS (see link above)

12

Exam Review KEY part 2

Homework:

complete Part 3 of the review

13

Exam Review KEY part 3

14

Exam Review KEY  Part 4

17

VIDEO LINK FOR SEASONS, SOLSTICE, AND EQUINOX

Review game 1

Review game 2

 

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STUDY

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STUDY

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STUDY

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ENJOY YOUR WINTER BREAK!! 


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November 2012

5

 Miller- Wave Station Lab:

Miller Homework: 

Ch 7, Sect 1: 1-5 on 190

Tarantello-
7 Station lab activity in class
Tarantello Homework:
Chap. 7 answer questions on
Pg 190 (2,3,4)
Pg 195 (1,3)

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Miller- Sound/Doppler Effect

Miller Homework:

Ch 7, Sect 2: 1-4 on 195

Tarantello and Miller -
Wave video Notes Key scroll to the second page of the document

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Student Notes

Types of waves Notes

Tarantello - no homework

Miller Homework: 

-Finish PowerPoint Notes, Finish Understanding Energy Forces and Motion Notes, and get started on Flowchart--DUE FRIDAY!


8


Wave Vocabulary

 

Wave Flow chart

 

Great Vibrations sheet


Miller Homework:

Ch 7, Sect 3: 1-4 on 203


Tarantello Homework 

Profile of a Wave (Page 2 of great vibrations only 1-14)

9


Sound Lab

/Science Expo


Wave Test Review


Tarantello Homework:

Sign up for Gizmo


12

 Finish Sound Lab

 

Miller Homework:

Finish Sound Lab, Sign up for Gizmo

 

 

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Test Review

 

Gizmo: Doppler Effect -complete the assessment questions

 

14

Waves and Sound TEST!

15

Miller and Tarantello -  Homework

Complete STEM career Survey

 

Light Year Packet Due Monday 

Reading

Light Years ws

Stars at a Distance ws

 

 

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Career Day!

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26 - Homework Due Wednesday

READ PAGES 714-719

Foldable RUBRIC

star cycle foldable

Star cycle key

Note you need to write the notes on the blank copy- DO NOT just print the key and insert it.

 

Cosmic spectra Link

 

 

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In class complete Star Classification as a group.  

 

28

Star Life Cycle Notes-F updated KEY.docx


HOMEWORK; Due Thursday

Star Light Star Bright Worksheet


PRINT THESE NOTES FOR YOUR BINDER (these are an additional resource)

Notes Star Classification KEY

 

 

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Homework:

Complete questions for

Spectroscope Lab


30

HR Diagram Link and practice questions

 

 

 

Spectrum Notes Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



October 2012

1
Physics Test Today (see review sheet from Sept. 28th)

Miller-

Finish Forces in Motion. Bring textbook to class if you checked one out.

 2
Tarantello-
Students will complete a worksheet on motion from Chapter 6 in the text book

Miller-

Finish Chapter 6 worksheet on motion. **Email and print out link or video found online to Ms. Miller about PHYSICS...due FRIDAY!**

 3
Tarantello -
Movie on Physics of Motion

Miller-

Go over test and Chapter 6 worksheet. **Email and print out link or video found online to Ms. Miller about PHYSICS...due FRIDAY!**

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Miller-


Finish Exploring Motion in your journal. **Email and print out link or video found online to Ms. Miller about PHYSICS...due FRIDAY!**

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Miller-


Finish Motion and Force: KE and PE Practice Set to turn in on Tues.

8

 Pendulum Lab and Rubric

 


HW: Pendulum Lab Packet and Conclusion due Monday

9

Pendulum Lab continued


HW: Pendulum Lab Packet and Conclusion due Monday

10

Pendulum Lab continued


Miller-

HW: A-ha Connections Page due THURS with 4 connections. Pendulum Lab Packet and Conclusion due Monday. 

11

Miller-

Check A-Ha Connections page (4 connections), finish Pendulum Lab


HW: Pendulum Lab Packet and Conclusion due Monday

12

Motion Notes


 



HW: Pendulum Lab Packet and Conclusion due Monday

15

 Finish Motion Notes


Tarantello
Motion notes
HW :  Pages 161-163
questions 1-5

Miller:

-Finish  Speed Problems & Speed and Acceleration Practice Problems

-Read Section 2, answer Questions 1-4 on 163

-Quiz Friday!

16


What Happens When?

Tarantello - HW speed and acceleration practice problems.

Miller:

-Finish 4-10 on What Happens When

-Quiz Friday!

17


Balanced and Unbalanced Forces


Tarantello - Continue speed and acceleration problems
HW - study for quiz

Miller:

-Read Section 3, Answer Questions 1-2, 5 on 170

- Balanced and Unbalanced Forces

-Domino Lab due Friday

-Quiz Friday!

18


Newton's Law Foldable


Tarantello
Balanced and unbalanced forces
HW -
- study for quiz


Miller:

-Domino Lab Due Friday

-Quiz Friday!

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Quiz!


Tarantello
Homework-
Finish newtons law foldable.




Miller:

Have a good weekend! No HW!

22

 

Tarantello-
Homework - read pages 164-170 complete questions 1-5 (Due Thursday)

Miller-

None

 

 



23

During Class-  reviewed vocabulary
Discussed demonstration of Newtons's second law
(cart rolling down ramp with different amount of mass)

Miller & Tarantello

Begin Friction and Physics Virtual Lab due Thurs!


24


Tarantello- Substitute - In class read two articles and complete Newtons Law Review

Miller-

-Finish Friction and Physics Virtual Lab (see Oct 24 HW), due Thurs

-Read Section 4,  Answer Questions 1-5 on 175

 25


Tarantello & Miller-

None

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Miller & Tarantello

-8th Grade TAG Science: Finish TAG Force Problems, have 4 more A-Ha connections and Unit Page ready to check on Monday

-8th Grade Science: Finish Force Problems, have 4 more A-Ha connections and Unit Page ready to check on Monday

29

    Physics REVIEW


    Physics REVIEW--KEY


Tarantello & Miller-

Finish review and Study!

30



MORE PHYSICS REVIEW CONCEPTS Tarantello & Miller-

Study!

31

Unit 2 Physics Test!

1

Station Lab/ Waves and Sound


Station Lab/ Waves and Sound



September 2012

September 2012

 3
Labor Day No School

4
Homework Due Wednesday
Complete Scientific Method Work sheet
"Identifying Variables"

5
-Review Scientific Method Homework
-Review Key Vocab
-Offer text books to be signed out
- Scientific reasoning (Inductive /deductive)
-Vocabulary Experimental Design

Experimental Design practice - Not Homework

6
Scientific Method Power Point
- Review Inductive / Deductive reasoning


Unite page directions
-Name of Unit
- 4 pictures
- 4 words that describe the unit
- color the background

7
-Experimental Design Quiz
-Obsertainer Pre-lab

10
Complete Obstertainer lab

Homework

-Write Conclusion - This will count as a quiz grade. Due Wednesday the 12th.

11
Experimental Design Test

-Continue to work on Obsertainer conclusion (This counts as a quiz grade)

12
Marble lab to reinforce Experimental design, graphing and introduce linear motion concepts such as distance, displacement, speed and velocity

-Obsertainer Conclusion is due today

13
Continue Marble lab.
Record additional data and complete Marble lab graph Due at the end of class

14
Introduce physics unit.
via discussion and  quick write in journal.

organize Journal for physics.  

Discuss learning targets and table of contents

Homework
Cyber Safety Quiz

17

 Ms. Miller's class homework
- complete Vocabulary words
-complete Force and motion ideas ws 

 

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Homework
- Read pages 152-159 in the text book.
-  Write out the questions and answer for questions 1-6 on a separate sheet of paper. (Due Friday the 21st)

 19
Explore Test

20
Rachel's Challenge

21

Internet Safety Training

24

 Aristotle and Galileo Notes

 

 

25 

Falling Objects Lab

26

Falling Objects Lab
Homework- Finish
questions.
Lab is Due Thursday 

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Grade Falling Objects Lab

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Review for Test

 

 


 


 

 




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First  Day of School
Homework :
Due Tuesday:

-Number Journal pages
1-30  

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Homework:
Due Wednesday Aug 29th 
-Signed Safety contract

-Signed Course Outline 

Due Tuesday Sept 4th
- Journal Title Page
-Autobiography

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Homework:
- Due Thursday Bring a picture or cartoon for Thursday's class activity

30
Differentiated between observations and inferences.
Preassessed students knowledge of Experimental design

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Spaghetti tower lab improving team work and collaboration



 


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