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TEAM 8A

Review of expectations for 8th graders, IQWST curriculum details, grading scale, scientific practices, essential questions in ELA, and topics covered in Social Studies, Math 8 and Honors Math.

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TEAM 8A

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  1. TEAM 8A Mr. Feehan Mrs. Gaertig Mrs. Wojnarowski Ms. Frederick Mrs. Krenner Mrs. Johnson Ms. Flynn Mrs. O’Rourke Mr. Young Mrs. O’Hea Mr. Stein

  2. Expectations We Have Reviewed with all 8th Graders • Tardies to class(1st- warning, 2nd- phone call home, and 3rd-- Meeting with Mr. S). • Assignment notebook • Computer procedures • Hallway behavior • Dress code • Absent work • Late work/ Academic lunch Grading Scale: Formative 25% Summative 75%

  3. What is IQWST?  A research based curriculum that aligns with NGSS. Covers each discipline: Physics, Chemistry, Life Science & Earth Science. Engages students in scientific practices as they experience, investigate and explain phenomena while learning core ideas of science. Builds understanding by connecting ideas across disciplines 6th – 8th grade.

  4. Science Earth Science 3: How Is the Earth Changing? In this unit, students investigate plate tectonics by investigating how the Earth has changed in the past and continues to change today. Life Science 3: Why Do Organisms Look The Way They Do? This unit uses investigations of organisms (including people) to raise questions about how similarities and differences between individuals and populations are influenced by inheritance of traits. Physical Science 3: How Will It Move? This unit focuses on forces and motion in a variety of contexts: tug-of-war, baseball, planetary motion, chemical bonds, and others. Chemistry 3: How Does Food Provide My Body with Energy? This cross-disciplinary unit targets core ideas about food, photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the context of living systems All books in PDF can be accessed online through the IQWST student portal. Code is on Teacher’s syllabus and students have a printout.

  5. Scientific Explanations - CER CLAIM – Statement about the results of an investigation. EVIDENCE – Scientific data used to support the claim. REASONING - Ties together the claim and the evidence.

  6. ELA FOCUS • Reading • Vocabulary • Writing • Grammar • Speaking and Listening • Researching

  7. ELA • ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS • What is the difference between appearance & reality? • *Novel: “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie • What are the purposes and/or consequences of creating and/or maintaining a dystopian society? • *Novel: “Unwind” by Neil Shusterman • What are the benefits and consequences of questioning/ challenging social order? • *Novel: “Night” by ElieWiesel • How can we empathize with people half way around • the world? • *Ext. Text: “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes

  8. Honors ELA

  9. Social Studies • World War I • The Jazz Age • The Great Depression • World War II • The Cold War Era • The Civil Rights Movement • The Vietnam Era • Modern America • The Jackson Era • Manifest Destiny • The Age of Reform • The Civil War • Reconstruction • The Western Frontier • The Growth of Industry • Progressive Reforms • Overseas Expansion

  10. Math 8 • Equations —linear, graphing, slope, systems • Functions —forms, graphs, characteristics • The Real Number System –rational, irrational, square roots • Geometry – congruence & similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, line & angle relationships, volume of circular figures • Expressions– exponents and scientific notation • Statistics —scatter plots, patterns, frequency and relative frequency

  11. Honors Math • Inequalities —graphing, solving, compound, systems • Quadratics —polynomials, form, graphing, factoring • All curriculum in Math 8 plus the following: • Functions —notation, interpretation, quadratic, exponential, linear piecewise, graphing • Expressions and Equations —literal • Number Systems —Imaginary & complex numbers, operations with radicals

  12. Advisory 1 day of Library 2 days Organization/Mawi Program 2 days of Khan Academy

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