8 TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDY

8TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDYT3 Week 3March 8, 2011Work Due March 22

8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS T3W3MARCH 22 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

Benchmark next week!!ExponentsGeometry

(area/perimeter/volume)TransformationsPythagorean TheorumGraphing Equations/SlopeScientific Notation

Exponents X and ./.

Multiplication Division

Issues

Raising a power to a power

AndNegative Exponent

=fraction

Subtract

2____2

2

GeoPerimeterAreaVolume

Sugar Cubes

Pythagorean TheoremPacket

Transformations

Translation Reflection

www.brainpop.com On Benchmark

GraphingSlopeSlope with CoordinatesMatch Function to graph

Due Next Week!

Math-8

◦ Objectives:◦ Students will…◦ Understand

scientific notation◦ Use Pythagorean

Theorem◦ Graph Equations◦ Figure Perimeter,

Area, and volume

Math _____Ch. 10 Geometry Review Packet _____Ch. 11 Graphing Review Packet _____Pythagorean Theorem Review Packet _____Scientific Notation Review Packet _____Exponent Quiz #2 _____Brainpop-_______________ _____CST Release Questions 40-60 Study for Benchmark Test

Grade_____ TW_____%

American HistoryObjectives:Students will….Understand the reasons for the call

for emancipation and understand the significance of this

Analyze the response the the emancipation

Describe the role of the African-American soldiers in war

Study for Benchmark Test

Benchmark Next Week….Review PacketTranscendentalism/RomanticismEli Whitney….?

Why didn’t Lincoln Emancipate all slaves?

Pg. 503Lincoln

hesistated..thought he did not have constitutional right

#1 Priority=preserve the union

Quote-bottom of pg.

Emancipation ProclamationJanuary 1, 1863Freed all slaves

in Confederate Territory

Why only those slaves?

Military Action= Constitutional

Uncle Tom’s cabin-next weekVideo

Finish Movie

_____Read Ch. 17.1 Take Cornell Notes. _____17.1 Questions Pg. 506 _____Read Ch. 17.2 Take Cornell Notes _____17.2 Questions Pg. 511 _____Emancipation Proclamation Packet _____ Benchmark Review Packet *Study for Benchmark Test over

Chapters 14 -16

Grade_________ TW________%

HOUSEKEEPING CST PACkets!!

Grade this week’s workSample stamped

Reader Writer Notebook Pg. 2…not done=0 on whole assignment

Computer Use◦ Liability

Community Service◦ Run this weekend

PE-5 Mondays left Test Return

◦ Test Makeup (Tanner, Derrick, Quashana)◦ Test Redos

Physical Science ObjectivesStudents will…Describe what

the 1st and 3rd Laws of Newton were

Explain how these laws “play out” in everyday life

Airplane ActivityFarthest flightLongest flightMost Creative

Chapter 13-Pg. 264Force-a push or

pull that has the ability to change motion

Newtons-metric unit of force

Spring ScaleNewton is

smaller than a pound

1 lb=4.48 Newtons

How much does a 7lb dog weigh?

Who was Sir Isaac NewtonGoogle him!

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

The 3 Laws of MotionGoogle: Newtons

law of motion video

www.neok12.com

PPTTree Map

SCIENCE ASSIGNMENTS

_____Ch. 14.1. Take Cornell Notes_____14.1 Q’s Pg. 295_____Worksheet 14.1 (Newton) Answer on

separate sheet of paper…we need 14.2_____Newton Laws Tree Map_____Picture of an example of Laws 1 and 3_____ Chapter 13 Take Home Test (For a

Test Grade!) 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

8TH LANGUAGE ARTSObjectives:

Students will…Identify criteria for expository critiqueAnalyze proposition and support in

informational textEvaluate patterns within textIdentify author’s intent and tone

Benchmark 3Review Quizzes

Grade…

Take Benchmark

Ch. 7 Intro-Expository TechniquePPT Techniques

Fragments on SlaveryNoteSpeechEditorial

BIBLIOGRAPHYIndian Report

No one leaves….til it’s done!!

Into: (Students below grade level and getting D/F)*Complete Interactive Reader workbook for this week’s reading*Fluency Builder Activity signed by parent

I Through (All Students) ____Read “Ch. 7 Intro” Pgs. 734-742. Do Focus Packet ____ Skills Wrap Up Pg. 743 ____Read “Fragment on Slavery, etc.” Pgs. 758-766. Do Reader

Writer Notebook ____Standards Review Pg. 764 ____Standards Review Pg. 767 ____*Literary Skills Review Pg. 658-660 ____*Benchmark Review Packet ____CST Questions 40-60

Grade__________ TW__________

Beyond: (Optional) Print out 1 speech, 1 Editorial, and 1 magazine article. Analyze their proposition and support.

Magazines

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

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

Grade________ TW_________%