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, December 15, 2015

Week 16: 8th Grade Science

Week: 16

When we return we will finish our unit on Newton’s Three Laws and begin our chemistry unit.  Hope your holidays are happy and safe.


Topic: Chemical Interactions:  The Atom and its History

Students will be able to: 

Explain why the atom is the building block of matter or maybe life.
Describe how atomic theory developed and changed.

Essential Question:

How did they find the atom?

This week the 8th graders had a short review on the structure of the atom and then went back in time to discover the atom.  A small object (the atom) was placed in a small cereal box. They first had to locate the atom and then drop marbles into the box to determine the size, shape, movement, make-up, and any other discovery they made about the atom.   Ask them about this fun little experiment.  

Key Terms:

parts of the atom
electron cloud

Differentiated Instruction:

predicting
observing
measuring
making models
concluding

Upcoming:

More about atoms, bonding, and the Periodic Table








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