8th Grade Science

Dear Parents,

Thank you for another great year at North Park and I can't believe three years have passed.  I believe the kids enjoyed their time in the science lab, they accomplished a lot, and I am confident they will be prepared for high school.  They made me so proud with their accomplishments in Science Olympiad throughout the years and especially this year by meeting all their goals.  I am looking forward to hearing from them next year so please tell them not to be strangers.  Thank you for all your support and generosity throughout the years.  Have a safe and relaxing summer.

Sincerely,
Mr. Tortorici

Girls on the Run Lemonade and Treat Sale 5/26

Tuesday, May 26th, from 3:15 to 4:30, Girls on the Run will host a lemonade and treat sale as their community impact project. Lemonade and treats will be sold after school in front of the building for 50 cents each (or a donation) to raise money for the purchase of a tree for the playlot. We'd love to have you and your child join us for a tasty end to the day! Thank you for your support!

PE Year in Review Video!

Hi Everyone,

I have created a video to show everybody all the great things we have done this year in PE here at NPES! We have come a long way since the fall, and have been learning about and playing many games this year.  I hope you all enjoy this glimpse into your student's year in my class!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F59Im2cVfq8

-Mr. Hirsch

Civil Rights Project

This week, the 8th graders are working in pairs to research an event from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.  They will then create a presentation to teach the information to the class.  Next week, they will use primary sources from these events to discuss the impact of the Civil Rights Movement in a Socratic Seminar.

Trebuchet's and final exam

This week in 8th grade math we are continuing to work on our trebuchet's.  We have been going over to the church gym and launching the trebuchet's over and over again to get data.  We have one more day in the gym to get as much data as we can.  Then, on Thursday, we will take the 50 question multiple choice comprehensive final exam.  Then, on Friday and on Tuesday of next week, we will graph our data and learn how to create an equation for the flight of the ball.  Then, on Thursday of next week, we will have the trebuchet competition.

Week 36: 8th Grade Science

Week: 36

Topic: Mendel’s Work

Students will be able to: 

Describe the results of Mendel’s experiments. 

Identify what controls the inheritance of traits in organisms.  

Essential Question:

Why do we look the way we do?

This week:  This week we will look at the experiments of Mendel, do some test crossing, and take a class survey to see if traits are controlled by dominant alleles more common than traits controlled by recessive alleles.  

Key Terms:

heredity

trait

genetics

fertilization

purebred

gene

alleles

hybrid

Differentiated Instruction:

inferring

predicting

developing hypotheses

interpreting data3

36: 

Cold War Continues

Last week, the 8th graders finished up their unit about the early Cold War and took their test last Thursday.  This week, they will do a mini-unit about the Eisenhower years and take a quiz on Friday.  The last unit of the year will be about the Civil Rights Movement.  Students will do research on an event and then discuss them in a Socratic Seminar.

Questions for your 8th Grader:
Tell me about some of the 1950s commercials that you saw.
What effect did the arms race have on the culture of the United States?