8 TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDY

1. 8TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDY T3 Week 1 March 1, 2011 Work Due March 8

2. 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) dbusk@psusd.us (Any Time) Web Site: mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

3. Exponents X and ./. • Add! • 3 X 3 = 3 • Subtract • 2 • ____ • 2 • 2 Multiplication Division

4. Exponent Exceptions • An exponent raised to a power=multiply • (3 )

5. Exponents-See packets • Negatives • Make into a fraction • Zero=1 • All=1!!!!

6. Pythagorean Theorem Quiz • Good Luck!

7. Area Quiz Retake???? • Carpet this room…. • A=BxH • How much wallpaper to cover the geometrically decorated wall…. • A=1/2BH Parallelograms Triangles

8. Exponent Poster Due Next Week!

9. 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 • Grade_____ TW_____%

10. 8th Language Arts Objectives: • Students will… • Describe characteristics of an elegy • Describe characteristics of ballads • Identify stanzas • Identify “extended metaphors”

11. Test-Ch. 6 Consumer Documents

12. 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 “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)

13. 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

14. Bull Run

15. _____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________%

16. Last week…Graphing Speed Data and Graph Find your Slope

17. Ch. 12 Test next week

18. 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

19. Weight and gravity • How much would you weigh on the moon? • A. Same • B. More • C. Less

20. Answer: C…Less Why? • 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

21. 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?

22. Investigation Manual 13A • Weight=Scale • Newtons-Spring Scale • 2 Teams • Complete Table • Rest at home

23. Friction • ? • What is it… • Watch…

24. Google:What is your weight on Mars? • Exploratorium.edu

25. SCIENCE ASSIGNMENTS 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 _____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________%

26. HOUSEKEEPING CST PACkets!! Grade this week’s work Sample stamped Community Service!? PE??

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

28. 8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS TW_____%DUE ___________ T 2-WEEK ___ NAME________ • PE • Grade____ • TW______ • Algebra • _____ • _____ • _____ • Grade_____ TW_____%

29. Newton’s First and Third Laws • 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 1st Law 3rd Law

30. 2nd Law…. • Force Causes acceleration, and Mass Resists acceleration • Acceleration is force divided by mass CD

31. 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_________%