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, April 14, 2015

Week 31: 8th Grade Science

Week: 31

Topic: Earth’s Changing Surface

Students will be able to: 

Discuss theories of how life began
State when and how the Earth was formed 

Essential Question:

Are we star children?  

This week:  This past month has flown by.  The 8th graders have started their next unit about geological time.  We began the unit by discussing the poem/song “Woodstock” by Joni Mitchell and its relevance to how life was formed.  They have explored the Big Bang Theory, Oparin’s Hypothesis, Miller’s discovery of amino acids, and have discussed biogenesis and spontaneous generation.  

Key Terms:

biogenesis
spontaneous generation

Differentiated Instruction:

discussion
art integration
researching 
argumentation

Upcoming:

Geological Time Brochure



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