2012-2013+Trimester+1+8th+grade+science

This page will be updated each week. Older student assignments will appear at the bottom of the page with the newest assignments being added to the top.

This class will have a total of 1500 points. Students will earn up to 100 points each week. Their final project, the Invention Convention will constitute the remaining 200 points. Tuesday - Presentations made as scheduled Invention Convention Work Time
 * Week 8 October 29 - November 2**

Thursday- Presentations made as scheduled Invention Convention Work Time

Monday Work Times and Due Dates Scheduled
 * Week 7 October 22 - 26**

Wednesday Rough requirements for Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils Project First rubric was removed. The updated verson appears under Friday. This was also added to Edmodo.

Friday Revised requirements for presentations

Tuesday - Idaho Geology - A Convergence of Wonders Video
 * Week 6 October 15 - 19**
 * [[file:Inventor's Journal Template 2012-2013.rtf]] The document to the left is the template for this year's inventor's journal.**

Thursday Idaho Geology - A Convergence of Wonders Write up

Monday [|Rocks, Minerals and Fossils for Kids] Wednesday
 * Week 5 October 8 - 12**

Friday

Tuesday Research on the following link: [|Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils Information]
 * Week 4 October 1 - 5**

Consider information for making a presentation to your classmates. We will brainstorm the requirements in class. These presentations will be made during the weeks of the 15th through the 26th

Thursday - PBS Video - __//Sculpted by Floods//__

//**Submit answers to the following questions:**// What are 5 new things that you learned by watching this video? Why is the video interesting? Describe how the scientific community responded to the scientists in this video? Did they immediately believe the story of the floods? Why or why not? List 3 types of evidence that support the story of the floods. Monday-Portfolio assigned
 * Week 3 September 24 - 28**

Wednesday -National Geographic Article started and discussed [|The Real Price of Gold]

Friday - Portfolio due

Tuesday Watch and discuss "The Story of Stuff"
 * Week 2 September 17 - 21**

[|The Story of Stuff Video]

[|Transcript of the Story of Stuff] (so you can read it and see where she found her information) Thursday Hike to Rock Lake

Monday - create index cards with student information (Name, allergies or medical conditions, 3 goals for the class, a list of topics students wish to study, a list of subjects students prefer not to study, hobbies and interests, and questions for the teacher)
 * Week 1 September 10 - 14**

Wednesday - start thinking about invention ideas... brainstorming will be due in the next two weeks... - computerized research time go to the following websites:

[|Revett mine - rock creek]

[|Rock Creek Alliance]

[|Outdoor Idaho overview]

- Create a list of twenty reasons the mine would be a positive development and twenty reasons the mine would be a negative development ... You can actually cut and paste the information as long as you give credit for the information to the site from which you took it.