Monday, Nov. 17th

All Classes:
1. Sponge
2. Check Study Guide
3. Conservation of Matter mini lab
4. Review Game
5. HW - Study!  Bonding and Reactions test tomorrow!!

Friday, Nov. 14th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Balancing Eq. Scavenger Hunt
3. HW - Study guide due Monday


6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Complete chemical equation dot models
3. Work on Study Guide
4. HW - Study guide due Monday

Thursday, Nov. 13th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 14-3 notes on types of reactions
3. Study guide
4. HW - Study guide vocab due tomorrow


6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Chemical equation dot models
3. Study guide
4. HW - Study guide vocab due tomorrow

Wednesday, Nov. 12th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Complete chemical equation dot models
3. Ipad apps - atoms, molecules, lewis dots
4. HW - Study Ch.14 notes


6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check 1-10 Balancing Equations
3. Ipad apps - atoms, molecules, lewis dots
4. HW - Study Ch. 14 notes

Tuesday, Nov. 11th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review 1-10 Balancing Equations
3. Chemical equation dot models
4. HW - #11-15 due tomorrow

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Balancing Equations
3. HW - Study notes

Monday, Nov. 10th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Ch. 14 notes
3. Balancing Equations
4. HW - #1-10 due tomorrow

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Ch. 14 notes
3. HW - cards: chemical formula, chemical equation, chemical reaction

Friday, Nov. 7th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Quiz - "Covalent/Metallic Bonds"
3. Chemical equations and counting atoms in formulas
4. HW - complete handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Quiz - "Covalent/Metallic Bonds"
3. Chemical equations and counting atoms in formulas
4. HW - complete handouts

Thursday, Nov. 6th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review 13-3 notes "Covalent/Metallic Bonds"
3. Complete bonding lab - covalent bonds
4. HW - Study notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Complete 13-3 notes "Covalent/Metallic Bonds"
3. Complete bonding lab - covalent bonds
4. HW - Study notes

Wednesday, Nov. 5th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Ion Quiz
3. 13-3 notes "Covalent/Metallic Bonds"
4. HW - Complete notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Ion Quiz
3. 13-3 notes "Covalent/Metallic Bonds"
4. HW - cards: molecule, covalent bond, double bond

Tuesday, Nov. 4th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Bonding lab part 2 - Ionic Compounds
3. Complete lab book
4. HW - study notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Bonding lab part 2 - Ionic Compounds
3. Complete lab book
4. HW - study notes

Monday, Nov. 3rd

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Bonding lab part 1 - Ionic Compounds
3. Add ionic bonds to lab book
4. HW - study notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Bonding lab part 1 - Ionic Compounds
3. Add ionic bonds to lab book
4. HW - study notes

Friday, Oct. 31st

All classes:
Science Halloween Spooktacular!  Rotation lab

Thursday, October 30th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review Ionic bonds

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2.Review Ionic bonds

Wednesday, October 29th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Split and attach pkt. to spiral - pgs. 104-107

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 13-2 notes
3. HW - study notes

Tuesday, October 28th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 13-2 notes
3. HW - study notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 13-2 notes
3. HW - study notes

Monday, October 27th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Bohr's models and valence dot diagrams
3. Add diagrams to Element log book
4. HW - study notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Bohr's models and valence dot diagrams
3. HW - study notes

Thursday, October 23rd

2nd/3rd periods:
1. Sponge
2. PT memory game
3. HW - study

6th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Recovery work
3. Memory game
4. HW - cards: transition metals, halogens, noble gases (due Thursday)

Wednesday, October 22nd

7th period:
1. Sponge
2. PT memory game
3. HW - study

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Recovery work
3. PT memory game
4. HW - cards: transition metals, halogens, noble gases (due Thursday

Tuesday, October 21st

2nd/3rd periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review 12-2 - groups on the periodic table
3. HW - study

6th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 12-2 notes part 1
3. HW - cards: transition metals, halogens, noble gases (due Thursday)

Monday, October 20th

7th period:
1. Sponge
2. Review 12-2 - groups on the periodic table
3. HW - study

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 12-2 notes part 1
3. HW - cards: transition metals, halogens, noble gases (due Thursday)

Friday, October 17th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Test Conferences
3. Organizing the Elements
4. HW - 12-2 notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Test Conferences
3. Organizing the Elements
4. HW - cards: group, period, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals

Thursday, October 16th

All Classes:

UNIT TEST TODAY! 

Wednesday, October 15th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review/correct study guide
3. Review game
4. HW - study notes, TEST tomorrow!

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review/correct study guide
3. Review game
4. HW - study notes, TEST tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 30th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 4-2 notes "Compounds"
3. ELB's - top 20
4. HW - study notes, hunt wkshts due Wednesday

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 4-2 notes "Compounds"
3. HW - study notes, hunt wkshts due Wednesday

Monday, September 29th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. PT Scavenger Hunt
3. HW - study notes, hunt wkshts due Wednesday

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. PT Scavenger Hunt
3. HW - study notes, hunt wkshts due Wednesday

Friday, September 26th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Assembling ELB's
3. HW - 4-2 notes due Monday

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check All about Elements and PT's
3. Complete 4-1 notes
4. HW - cards: peeriodic table, element, pure substance

Thursday, September 25th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check Parts of an Atom
3. Review 4-1 notes
4. Classifying Metal/Nonmetal/Metalloid
5. HW - 4-2 notes due Monday

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. "Inside the Atom" quiz
3. All about Elements
4. HW - complete #3 as needed

Wednesday, September 24th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Atom quiz
3. Parts of an Atom
4. HW - 4-1 notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Color-coding PT's
3. HW - study, PT's due Friday

Tuesday, September 23rd

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Color-coding PT's
3. HW - Atomic Math sheet - back

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 11-2 notes "Inside the Atom" continued
3. Inside an atom and element squares
4. HW - study

Monday, September 22nd

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review 11-2 notes
3. HW - Atomic Math sheet

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 11-2 notes "Inside the Atom"
3. HW - Cards: atomic number, ion, isotope

Friday, September 19th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Lab check #1 and performance assessment
3. HW - Read 11-1. 11-2 notes due Monday

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Lab check #1 and performance assessment
3. HW - Cards: proton, neutron, atomic mass

Thursday, September 18th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Scientific Method Analysis
3. HW - Read 11-1.  11-2 notes due Monday

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Scientific Method Analysis
3. HW - Cards: atom, electron, electron cloud, nucleus

Wednesday, September 17th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Matter Test
3. HW -

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Matter Test
3. HW -

Tuesday, September 16th

ALL CLASSES: FIRST MAJOR TEST - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Study guide check
3. Review game
4. HW - Study all materials - TEST Wednesday, Sept. 17th

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Study guide check
3. Review game
4. HW - Study all materials - TEST Wednesday, Sept. 17th

Monday, September 15th

ALL CLASSES: FIRST MAJOR TEST - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Study guide
3. HW - Study all materials - TEST next Wednesday, Sept. 17th (study guide due Tuesday)

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Study guide
3. HW - Study all materials - TEST next Wednesday, Sept. 17th
Study guide - Complete study guide due Tuesday

Friday, September 12th

ALL CLASSES: FIRST MAJOR TEST - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge - turn in
2. States of Matter lab
3. HW - Study all materials - TEST next Wednesday, Sept. 17th (study guide due Tuesday)

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge - turn in
2. States of Matter lab
3. HW - Study all materials - TEST next Wednesday, Sept. 17th
              Study guide - Vocab #1-15 due Monday, Complete study guide due Tuesday

Thursday, September 11th

ALL CLASSES: FIRST MAJOR TEST - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Add processes to SoM diagrams
3. States of Matter quiz
4. HW - Study all materials - TEST next Wednesday, Sept. 17th

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Complete quick check review
3. States of Matter quiz
4. HW - Study all materials - TEST next Wednesday, Sept. 17th

Wednesday, September 10th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review/discuss quick check matter pg. 40
3. BYOT lesson
4. Sublimation demo
5. HW - Study notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review/discuss quick check matter pg. 35
3. BYOT lesson
4. Sublimation demo
5. HW - cards: sublimation, deposition

Tuesday, September 9th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 3-3 notes "Changes in State"
3. Matter diagrams
4. HW - Matter quick check pg.40

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 3-3 notes "Changes in State"
3. FF/ Matter quick check pg.35
4. HW - cards: vaporization, evaporation, boiling, condensation

Monday, September 8th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 3-1 notes - gases
3. Matter review
4. HW - 3-3 notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 3-1 notes - gases
3. FF
4. HW - Ch.3 Sec.3 cards: change of state, melting, freezing

Friday, September 5th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 3-1 notes - solids/liquids
3. HW - Study

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. 3-1 notes - solids/liquids
3. HW - Ch.3 Sec.1 cards: viscosity, surface tension, amorphous, crystalline

Thursday, September 4th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Physical and Chemical Change demo
3. Describing Matter quiz
4. HW - 3-1 notes

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Physical and Chemical Change demo
3. Describing Matter quiz
4. HW - Ch.3 Sec.1 cards: solid, liquid, gas, states of matter

Wednesday, September 3rd

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Physical and Chemical Change station lab
3. HW - Study all notes/handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Physical and Chemical Change station lab
3. HW - Study all notes/handouts

Tuesday, September 2nd

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check Graphing of Data - pg.25
3. 2-3 notes - pg. 26-28
4. Physical and Chemical Changes - pg.29
5. HW - Study all notes/handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check Graphing of Data - pg.25
3. 2-3 notes - pg. 26
4. Physical and Chemical Changes - pg.27
5. HW - Study all notes/handouts

Friday, August 29th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Density lab wrap-up
3. Graphing of Data - pg.25
4. 2-3 notes - pgs. 26-28
4. HW - Complete pg.25 and notes as needed, Study all notes/handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Graphing of Data - pg.23
3. Science Notecard Procedures - pg.24
     First set of notecards will include:
          matter                           physical change
          physical property         chemical property
          chemistry                     chemical change
          mass                             characteristic property
          volume                         composition
          density
4. HW - Complete notecards and study all notes/handouts

Thursday, August 28th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review density worksheet
3. Density lab
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Review density worksheet
3. Density lab
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

Wednesday, August 27th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Describing Matter
3. Density practice problems
4. HW - Complete 2-2 notes and density worksheet

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Describing Matter
3. Density practice problems
4. HW - Complete 2-2 notes and density worksheet

Tuesday, August 26th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Scientific Method and Measurement quiz
3. Beginning "Describing Matter" notes
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Scientific Method and Measurement quiz
3. Beginning "Describing Matter" notes
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

Monday, August 25th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check pg.16 - Fakesperiment (variables)
3. Practicing Procedures
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check pg.16 - Fakesperiment (variables)
3. Practicing Procedures
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

Friday, August 22nd

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. pg. 14 - review variables involved in the Scientific Method
3. The Great Fakesperiment
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. pg. 14 - review variables involved in the Scientific Method
3. The Great Fakesperiment
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

Thursday, August 21st

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. pg. 14 - review steps of the Scientific Method
3. Mystery Tube - observations and inferences
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. pg. 14 - review steps of the Scientific Method
3. Mystery Tube - observations and inferences
4. HW - Study all notes/handouts

Wednesday, August 20th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check "Metric Conversions"
3. The Scientific Method notes
4. Complete"How Many Measurements" lab
5. HW - Define vocab terms from pg.14

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check "You do the Math"
3. The Scientific Method notes
4. Complete"How Many Measurements" lab
5. HW - Define vocab terms from pg.14

Tuesday, August 19th

2nd/3rd/7th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Check "You Do the Math"
3. Metric Conversion
4. Begin "How Many Measurements" lab
5. HW - Complete Metric Conversion sheet (both sides)

6th/8th periods:
1. Sponge
2. Units of Measurement handout
3. Begin "How Many Measurements" lab
4. HW - Review and correct You Do the Math sheet (both sides)

Monday, August 18th

All Classes:
1. Sponge
2. Lab safety and equipment quiz
3. Unit web
4. You Do the Math
5. HW - Complete You Do the Math sheet (both sides)

Friday, August 15th

All Classes:
1. Sponge
2. Lab book set-up
3. Science lab equipment notes - complete
4. HW - Bring spiral to class daily, SotW poster due by Monday, Study notes

Thursday, August 14th

All Classes:
1. Sponge
2. Final Spiral & signature check
3. Discuss Safety Sleuth Files
4. Science lab equipment notes
5. HW - Bring spiral to class daily,  composition book due tomorrow, SotW poster due by Monday

Wednesday, August 13th

All Classes:
1. Sponge
2. Spiral Set-up
3. Safety Sleuth Files
4. HW - Bring spiral to class daily, complete safety sleuth files sheet, signatures for both contracts due tomorrow and SotW poster due by Monday

Tuesday, August 11th

All Classes:
1. Sponge
2. Discuss: sponge, syllabus, behavior expectations and tickets,  physical science expectations, safety contract, scientist of the week poster
3. HW - Bring spiral, all handouts and glue sticks to class
              SotW poster due by Monday
        

Monday, August 11th

All Classes:
Happy 1st day of 8th grade!!

Gather and bring all needed supplies to science class tomorrow.  Please check the paper copy you received in class or the post on this website for detailed information.  Spirals and composition books are expected by Wednesday.

Supply List 2014-2015

Physical Science with Ms. Medina

Supply List -* REQUIRED*

        1 DURABLE SPIRAL notebook

o    Minimum 200 pages

o   Pages must be 8.5” x 11” (Suggestion: take a piece of printer paper shopping with you to help measure – if it fits on the paper, it’s the perfect size!)

        1 COMPOSITION  book (for labs)

        1 SUPPLY POUCH containing:

        glue sticks (2 minimum)

        blue/black pens

        red pen

        pencil

        highlighter

        basic 4-function calculator

        snack-sized Ziploc bag

        binder ring (6^th and 8^th periods only)

 

Wish List (for classroom use)

        glue sticks

        clorox wipes

        paper towels

        snack-sized Ziploc Bags

        quart -sized Ziploc Bags

        3” x 5” index cards

        colored copy paper

        cans of Diet Cola (any brand)

        round balloons

        straight straws

        alka-seltzer tablets (or generic)

        salt