8 TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDY

8TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDYT3 Week 1March 1, 2011Work Due March 8

8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS T3W1 DUE MARCH 8 NAME______________

Total Work Completed_____%

PE ____320 Minutes PE Log 5 PE Credits Due 5/27 _____Grade _____TW

Contact:Mrs. Syfert Phone-760-404-7289 (1-3 PM)[email protected] (Any Time)Web Site: mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

EXPONENTS X AND ./.

Multiplication Division

Add!

3 X 3 = 3

Subtract

2 ____ 2

2

EXPONENT EXCEPTIONS An exponent

raised to a power=multiply

(3 )

EXPONENTS-SEE PACKETS Negatives

Make into a fraction

Zero=1

All=1!!!!

PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM QUIZ Good Luck!

AREA QUIZ RETAKE????

Parallelograms Triangles

Carpet this room….

A=BxH

How much wallpaper to cover the geometrically decorated wall….

A=1/2BH

EXPONENT POSTERDue Next Week!

MATH-8

Objectives: Students will… Multiply and

divide exponents

Understand negative and 0 exponents

Math _____go.hrw.com _______________ _____Mult. & Dividing Powers Lesson 6.7

Packet _____Neg. and 0 Exponent Lesson 6.8 Packet _____Brainpop-Multiplying and Dividing

Exponents _____Exponent Poster _____Pythagorean Theorem Quiz _____CST Release Questions 1-20

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8TH LANGUAGE ARTSObjectives:

Students will… Describe characteristics of an elegy Describe characteristics of ballads Identify stanzas Identify “extended metaphors”

TEST-CH. 6 CONSUMER DOCUMENTS

INTO: (STUDENTS BELOW GRADE LEVEL AND GETTING D/F)*COMPLETE INTERACTIVE READER WORKBOOK FOR THIS WEEK’S READING*FLUENCY BUILDER ACTIVITY SIGNED BY PARENT

IThrough (All Students) ____Read “The Cremation/Dying Cowboy Pgs. 601-609. Do

Reader Writer Notebook ____ Literary Response Q’s Pg. 610 ____Focus Questions for “Cremation and Dying Cowboy” ____Read “ O Captain, My Captain” Pgs. 632-635. Do Reader

Writer Notebook. ____Literary Response Pg. 636 ____Focus Questions for “Captain” ____Complete Poem Tree Map for ballad and elegy ____CST Questions 1-20

Grade__________ TW__________

Beyond: (Optional) Create a Poetry Portfolio including all types of poems (Samples and Personally Written of each)

AMERICAN HISTORY Objectives: Students will…. Describe what led to the first battle of

the Civil War Identify what states were “Northern” and

“Southern” Describe the “Anaconda Plan” Tell what it was like to be involved in Bull

Run Describe what it was like to be a soldier

in the Civil War

BULL RUN

_____CH. 15 Assessment Pg. 476 _____Read Ch. 16.1. Take Cornell Notes. _____16.1 Questions Pg. 485 _____Read Ch. 16.2. Take Notes. _____16.2 Questions Pg. 491 _____Read _______ part of Bull Run…

Summarize/Present Civil War Timeline (Ongoing) 4 hrs. Comm. Service Due May 27th

Study for Ch. 15 OPEN NOTE TEST!

Grade_________ TW________%

LAST WEEK…GRAPHING SPEED

Data and Graph Find your Slope

CH. 12 TEST NEXT WEEK

PHYSICAL SCIENCE OBJECTIVES Students will… Understand how to

measure units of force Describe how gravity

on planets differ…and why

Describe different types of friction forces

Brainstorm ways of reducing the force of friction

WEIGHT AND GRAVITY How much would

you weigh on the moon?

A. Same B. More C. Less

ANSWER: C…LESSWhy?

Weight=mass x gravity

The bigger the object…the larger the gravitational pull

Earth is bigger…therefore…the moons gravity is less

Moon gravity=24% Google…”gravity on other planets” www.btc.montana.edu

CHAPTER 13-PG. 264 Force-a push or

pull that has the ability to change motion

Newtons-metric unit of force

Spring Scale Newton is

smaller than a pound

1 lb=4.48 Newtons

How much does a 7lb dog weigh?

INVESTIGATION MANUAL 13A Weight=Scale Newtons-Spring

Scale

2 Teams Complete Table Rest at home

FRICTION ? What is it… Watch…

GOOGLE:WHAT IS YOUR WEIGHT ON MARS? Exploratorium.e

du

SCIENCE ASSIGNMENTS

_____Ch. 13.1. Take Cornell Notes _____13.1 Q’s Pg. 273 _____Investigation Manual 12A _____Ch. 12 Assessment Questions Pg. 261 _____ Roller Coaster Questions Pg. 259 _____Ch. 12 Practice Test _____PE Speed Graph Final Study for Ch. 12 OPEN NOTE Test! Grade______ TW________%

Into-(Students who get D/F on last test) Create a powerpoint detailing objectives from Chapter 12.

Beyond: Research Sir Isaac Newton. Make a poster of his 3 Laws of Motion

HOUSEKEEPING CST PACkets!!

Grade this week’s workSample stamped Community Service!? PE??

MAGAZINESStandard:Reading 2.1Features and Elements of consumer materials to gain meaning….analyze this text ….what is its purpose?

8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS TW_____%DUE ___________ T 2-WEEK ___ NAME________

PE Grade____ TW______

Algebra _____ _____ _____

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NEWTON’S FIRST AND THIRD LAWS

1st Law 3rd Law

An object at rest…will stay at rest….and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an Unbalanced force

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

2ND LAW….

CD

Force Causes acceleration, and Mass Resists acceleration

Acceleration is force divided by mass

LANG. ARTS ASSIGNMENTS T 3-WEEK 3 DUE 3/24

____Read “ Diary of Anne Frank” Pg.726 to 745. Do Q’s Pg. 745.

____CST Release Q’s #____to____ _____Review and Assess Q’s Pg. 746. _____Selection Support Pgs. 203-205.

(Do not rip out 205) _____Daily Lang. Practice _____Bench Review Packet _____Magazine Packet Study for “Finish of Patsy/Tears” Test

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