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.


Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Week 23: 8th Grade Science

Week: 23

Topic: Chemical Interactions:  Chemical Bonding (Ionic Bonds)

Students will be able to: 

Describe ions and explain how they form bonds.  
Explain how the formulas and names of ionic compounds are written.
Identify the properties of ionic compounds.

Essential Question:

Two atoms are talking together.
Atom #1:  I am about to lose an electron!
Atom #2:  Are you sure?
Atom #1:  I’m positive. 

This week the 8th graders will work with the outer shell of elements and create ionic  bonds to understand the concept of ionization.  They will see how these reactions occur between metals and nonmetals. 

Key Terms:

ionic bonds
ion
polyatomic ions
ionic bond
ionic compound
chemical formula
sub and superscript
crystal

Differentiated Instruction:

finding patterns 
predicting
observing
interpreting data

Upcoming:

Observing chemical change



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