8 TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDY

8TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDYT3 Week 4March 15, 2011Work Due March April 5th

8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS T3W5APRIL 12TH 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

Graphing Review-JobsLine GraphStem and Leaf

Plot

Monster.comAnalyze the 1st 100 jobs

in Palm Springs (Jigsaw)Category

◦ Business/Sales◦ Medical◦ Hospitality◦ Media◦ Medical◦ Real Estate◦ Construction◦ Finance

Salary

Lesson 11-3…..Box and Whisker Plots11.3PPT

Math-8

◦ Objectives:◦ Students will…◦ display and

analyze data in a box and whisker plots

◦ -create and interpret scatter plot-

Math _____go.hrw.com Chapter _____Chapter 11 Lesson 3-all _____Chapter 11 Lesson 4-all _____Workbook 11.3 and 11.4 _____CST Release Questions 80-100 _____Standards Review Pgs. 58 and 110 _____Graphing Poster

Grade_____ TW_____%

Physical Science ObjectivesStudents will…Describe how the solar

system was discoveredTell the order of the

planets in relation to the sun

Describe Newton’s Law of gravitational force

Tell the difference and similarities of asteroids, meteors, and comets

Newton’s First, Second and Third Laws Quiz!

1st Law Same for 2 and 3

LawExample Include your picture

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

Newton’s Law Essay

Step Up Practice Guide Three Yellows

Highlight Colors 123

Unit Intro…Space!Solar systemGalaxyUniverseStarRed starLight yearMonth YearRevolutionAsteroid beltGas giant

Do we know…?What is the sun

made of?How far are we from

the sun…moon?What is a black

hole?

Anything else you are curious about?

TV ShowsHistory.com/

shows/the-universe

TV Schedule3 due by May

27th

VideoGoogle….overvie

w of the universe video

www.5min.com

SCIENCE ASSIGNMENTS

_____Ch. 15.1. Take Cornell Notes_____15.1 Q’s Pg. 320_____Space Unit Intro_____Ch. 14 Assessment Questions Pg. 307_____Newton’s Laws Essay_____CST Questions 20-40Study for Ch. 14 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

American HistoryObjectives:Students will….Explain what “Reconstruction”

wasDescribe what rights the 14th

Amendment addressedExplain what the Freedmen’s

Bureau wasTell why Johnson was impeached

13th AmendmentQuiz-5 PointsTree MapTell what this

Amendment did

Check your work… Pg. 521

Lincoln’s Assassination

14th AmendmentPg. 535 1866All citizens born in

the U.S. have the same rights

Any state not letting blacks vote would not have representation in congress

FYI- followed “Civil Rights Act”

President veto….2/3 override

Johnson..”African Americans as full citizens would “operate against the white race.”

ReconstructionFreedmen’s

SchoolsContract SystemShare Cropping40 Acres and a

mule

_____Read Ch. 18.1 Take Cornell

Notes. _____18.1 Questions Pg. 537 _____Ch. 17 Assessment Pg. 526 _____Readers Guide for all of Ch. 17 _____Amendment 14 (Tree Map) _____Ch. 17 Take Home Test _____ CST Questions 20-40

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 PE-5 Mondays left Test Return

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

8TH LANGUAGE ARTSObjectives:

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

informational textEvaluate patterns within textIdentify author’s intent and toneDescribe how to use verbs correctly

Ch. 7 Intro-Expository TechniquePPT Techniques

Lewis and ClarkReader Writer

NotebookPg. 744

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 “Lewis and Clark” Pgs. 744-749. Do Focus Questions.

____ Standards Review Pg. 750____Read “Lewis and Clark Revisited” Do Focus Questions.____Standards Review Pg. 757____Reader Writer Notebook for Lewis and Clark____ Japan Article Activity (Bias)____Read Warriners Handbook Pgs. 186-193. Do Exercises

1 and 2.____CST Questions 80-100Study for Gettysburg/Dream Test

Grade__________ TW__________

11:30-12

Study Hall….make sure you are clear on new assignments Conference

Work quietlyNo Computers

Work intakeProgress Report Print

out

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_________%