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, February 23, 2016

Week 24: 8th Grade Science

Week: 24

Topic: Chemical Interactions:  Observing Chemical Change and Reactions

Students will be able to: 

Describe how matter and changes in matter can be described.  
Explain how you can tell when a chemical reaction occurs. 
Identify what information a chemical equation contains.
Explain what a glanced chemical equation must show.
State the principals of the conservation of mass.

Essential Question:

Where is the evidence?

This week the 8th graders will put their atomic and Periodic Table knowledge to work in the form of chemistry.  They will observe both chemical and physical change by breaking the bonds of magnesium and oxygen to create magnesium oxide.  They will be mixing magnesium with hydrochloric acid to create a pop!  Finally, taking silver out of solution to create copper nitrate. 

Key Terms:

matter
chemistry
physical & chemical change
chemical reaction
endo and exothermic reactions
chemical equation
reactant & product
coefficient

Differentiated Instruction:

finding patterns 
predicting
observing
interpreting data
making a model

Upcoming:


Acids, bases, and solutions
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