Physical Science Assignments
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- School Year 2018-2019
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Welcome to the fascinating world of 8th grade physical science! Join the fun as we use energy to crash cars, make waves, react chemicals and design experiments. The William S. Hart District uses the Discipline Specific Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). NGSS lessons tie together science content, engineering practices and the cross-cutting concepts in order to help students discover how different science disciplines are interrelated. NGSS focuses on critical thinking and problem solving in science. The following content areas are covered this year:
Motion and Stability: Forces and InteractionsEnergyWaves and their ApplicationsMatter and its InteractionsEngineering Design
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Article: Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Resources (p. 92) Review Questions #1-3. Answer in complete sentences.
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Article: Renewable vs. Non-Renewable ENERGY Resources (p. 93) Review Questions #1-3. Answer in complete sentences.
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Article: Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Resources (p. 92) Review Questions #1-3. Answer in complete sentences.
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Article: Plastic Island (p. 89) Read and annotate the article. Underneath your flipsheet write a five sentence summary of the article.
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Chemistry Test Study Guide (p. 90)
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Chemical Reactions Scramble #1-20 (p. 85)
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Read Chemical Reactions Chapter 6 Section 1 (p. 214-221) in your textbook. Annotate the Section 1 Summary (p. 81), complete the graphic organizer, and answer Questions 1-3 on the back side. Answer Questions 4-14 (p. 82) in complete sentences.
If you want to use an online version of the textbook, use the following link:
UN = plainsmen18-19
PW = the same one we use for our databases on p. 15 in the binder reminder
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Quarter 4 Notebook Grade #1 is Wednesday, April 24th.
It will cover pages 55-77. Make sure you have all late homework stamped ahead of time.
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Article: Chemical Properties (p. 71) Rev Q's #1-3
Article: Chemical Changes (p. 72) Rev. Q's #1-4
Please annotate both articles and answer the review questions in complete sentences.
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Article: Physical Properties (p. 69) Read, annotate and answer the three review questions at the end of the article in complete sentences.
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Simply Symbols (p. 62 front)
Extra Credit: P.T. Puns (p. 62 back)
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Article: Boyle's Law (p. 56) Annotate and answer Review Questions #1-3 in complete sentences.
Article: Charles' Law (p. 57) Annotate and answer Review Questions #1-2 in complete sentences.
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Hunting Atomic Animals/Elements are Named (p. 58) Skip #8 for now on the Elements are Named side.
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1) Article: Thermal Expansion and Contraction of Solids (p.46) annotate and answer Questions 1-3
2) Changes of States Vocabulary Development (p. 48)
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Interactive Notebook Quarter 3 Grade #1
Make sure your notebook is completely up to date from pages 1-23. Tomorrow, February 5th, your notebook is due.
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Article: Wave Interactions (p. 20) Review Q's #1-3. Answer in complete sentences and annotate the article.
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Friday, January 25th two articles will be stamped. Be sure you annotate both articles and answer all questions in complete sentences. The notebook pages are listed below.
Sound Wave (p. 11) Review Questions #1-4
Wave Speed (p. 13) Review Questions #1-4
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Friday, January 18th all four articles will be stamped. Be sure you annotate all four articles and answer all questions in complete sentences and label all diagrams. The notebook pages are listed below.
Transverse Waves (p. 3) Review Questions #1-3
Longitudinal Waves (p. 4) Review Questions #1-3
Wave Amplitude (p. 6) Review Questions #1-4
Wave Frequency (p.7) Review Questions #1-4
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Interactive Notebooks will be collected on Tuesday, December 4th. Make sure all pages are complete from p. 45 to 69. Also, the following Now I Thinks (N.I.T.) will be graded from the following pages:
p. 41 Probes 19 and 20
p. 50 Probes 28 and 29
p. 59 Probes 25 and 36
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BPop Kinetic Energy Activities (p. 63) and Potential Energy Reading (p. 64) Make sure you have answered all the quiz questions for KE and PE, too.
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Work and Energy (p. 66) finish Part II, III and IV. Answer in complete sentences for credit.
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Distance vs. Time and Velocity vs. Time for Falling Objects (p.60). Make sure you TAUNT each graph and answer the follow up questions in complete sentences.
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Article: Newton's Third Law (p. 55) Read the article and answer:
Review Questions #1-3
Explore More #1-3 (we watched the video during class Monday)
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Article: Newton and Roller Coasters (p. 56)
Read the article and answer questions 1-5
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Calculating Net Force (p. 57) Letters A. to F., which we began in class, and Numbers 1. to 8. We are doing this review sheet to help sort out the difference between Balanced/Unbalanced forces from Newton's First Law and Action-Reaction Force Pairs from Newton's Third Law.
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Build a Better Bumper
Your car needs to be ready to go when you walk in to class on Thursday. Today during Homework Club will by your last chance to modify your original design. No tape, paper or scissors will be available after 3:15 today. The ramp will be at its lowest level during Homework Club, since it was at its highest level during class today when you were testing it. If you want to give your car a final inspection, stop by Homework Club. Good luck! May your egg passenger survive the highest ramp height for extra credit!!
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Finger Strength Contest Probe 28 (p. 50) Now I Think (N.I.T) Make sure you use the words action and reaction in your answer and label the rubberbands in picture 2.
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MiniLab: Newton's 3rd Law (p. 51) Answer each of the three follow up questions in complete sentences.
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Article: Newton's Second Law (p. 46) Answer Review Questions #1-4 in complete sentences.
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Interactive Notebook Grade Quarter 1 #2 is Tuesday, October 16th. Be ready!
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Article: Friction (p. 35) Review Questions #1-4. Please answer in complete sentences for credit.
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Distance vs. Time Graphs (p. 19) #5-8
Remember: you will only get full credit if you TAUNT your graphs and use complete sentences in your short answers.
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Interpreting D vs. T Graphs (p. 20)
Make sure all your stories are glued in Column 3, all the Explanation (Now I Think) section, and the Summary Ideas are completely complete. Both sides of the paper front and back should be completely answered.
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Interactive Notebook Quarter 1 Grade #1 is tomorrow Thursday, September 13th. Your notebook should be complete from the Table of Contents to page 14. Make sure you have follow up answers to each minilab and activity, all Now I Thinks (N.I.T) for probes are done, and each homework page is completed and stamped. Notebooks will be collected at the beginning of the period.
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Calculating D, S, and T #1-8 (p. 14 in notebook)
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The last page of the District Safety Rules contains the Student Safety Contract. Make sure both you and your parent/guardian sign and return the contract by Friday, August 24th. We will be gluing the District Safety Rules into our Interactive Notebooks, so please bring the rules with you to class each day next week.
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Class Syllabus (PS) Please have your parent or guardian ready over the class syllabus, sign and return the back sheet. The signed syllabus sheet is due this Friday, August 24th.