Middle School Office Hours

Middle School Office Hours
Reminder: Parents must send an email to the teacher before the student attends office hours. This allows the teacher to prepare for the student's visit and clarifies that the parents are aware of the student's attendance at office hours.

Language Arts - Wednesdays and Thursdays 7:45-8:15 a.m.

Math - Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Science - Thursdays 7:15-8:15 a.m.

Social Studies - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Art - Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Music - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

PE - Wednesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Spanish - Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.

Drama - Day 2 before or after school

Library - Mondays and Thursdays 3:30-4:00 p.m.


Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Week 25: 8th Grade Science

Week: 25

Topic: The Digestive Process

Students will be able to: 

Describe the functions carried out in the digestive system.
Explain the roles of the mouth, esophagus, and stomach in digestion.

Essential Question:

What would the path of food look like through the digestive system?

This week: The 8th graders this week will construct and identify the parts of the digestive system.  They will also create a story that follows Patrick the potato chip through the complete cycle of digestion.  They will perform experiments that reinforce the action and purpose of enzymes and review mechanical and chemical digestion.

Key Terms:

digestion
absorption
saliva
enzyme
epiglottis
esophagus
mucus
peristalsis
stomach
acid and bases

Differentiated Instruction:

predicting
creative writing
creating models 
sequencing

Upcoming:

Our final digestive system and absorption


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