8TH GRADE INDEPENDENT STUDYT3 Week 2March 8, 2011Work Due March 15

8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS T3W2 DUE MARCH 15 NAME______________

Total Work Completed_____%

PE ____320 Minutes PE Log 5 PE Credits Due 5/27 _____Grade _____TW

Contact:Mrs. Syfert Phone-760-404-7289 (1-3 PM)dbusk@psusd.us (Any Time)Web Site: mrssyfert.wikispaces.com

EXPONENTS X AND ./.

Multiplication Division

Add!

3 X 3 = 3

Subtract

2 ____ 2

2

EXPONENT EXCEPTIONS An exponent

raised to a power=multiply

(3 )

EXPONENTS-SEE PACKETS Negatives

Make into a fraction

Zero=1

All=1!!!!

PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM QUIZ Good Luck!

AREA QUIZ RETAKE????

Parallelograms Triangles

Carpet this room….

A=BxH

How much wallpaper to cover the geometrically decorated wall….

A=1/2BH

EXPONENT POSTERDue Next Week!

MATH-8

Objectives: Students will… Multiply and

divide exponents

Be able to translate and reflect figures on a coordinate plane

Math _____go.hrw.com _______________ _____Chapter 8 Lesson 7-Pgs. 412-413 _____Geometry Review Packet _____Pg. 217-#1-15, 19-26, 45-50 _____Brainpop-Scientific Notation (With

100%!) _____Exponent Quiz _____CST Release Questions 20-40

Grade_____ TW_____%

AMERICAN HISTORY Objectives: Students will…. Explain how the fall of New Orleans

helped the Union Describe why naval power was so

important in New Orleans Describe the outcome of the Battle of

Antietam Describe what it was like to be a slave in

the Pre-Civil War era

NEW ORLEANS…A KEY POINT Navy Ironclad Blockades-Pg. 495

UNCLE TOM’S CABIN Video Literature/Movie

Response

Harriet Beecher Stowe

_____Read Ch. 16.3. Take Cornell

Notes._____16.3 Questions Pg. 497_____Ch. 16 Assessment Pg. 498_____Lincoln Activity Packet_____Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Literary/Movie ResponseStudy for Ch. 16 Test-Open Note

Grade_________ TW________%

LAST WEEK…GRAPHING SPEED

Data and Graph Find your Slope

PHYSICAL SCIENCE OBJECTIVES Students will… Use the example of

an airplane in flight to describe what “balanced” forces are

Describe what “normal force” is

Analyze a free body diagram for total force and direction

Solve equilibrium problems

WEIGHT AND GRAVITY How much would

you weigh on the moon?

A. Same B. More C. Less

ANSWER: C…LESSWhy?

Weight=mass x gravity

The bigger the object…the larger the gravitational pull

Earth is bigger…therefore…the moons gravity is less

Moon gravity=24% Google…”gravity on other planets” www.btc.montana.edu

CHAPTER 13-PG. 264 Force-a push or

pull that has the ability to change motion

Newtons-metric unit of force

Spring Scale Newton is

smaller than a pound

1 lb=4.48 Newtons

How much does a 7lb dog weigh?

INVESTIGATION MANUAL 13A Weight=Scale Newtons-Spring

Scale

2 Teams Complete Table Rest at home

FRICTION ? What is it… Watch…

GOOGLE:WHAT IS YOUR WEIGHT ON MARS? Exploratorium.e

du

13.2-FREEBODY DIAGRAMS/FLIGHT PPT

CH. 12 TEST

AIRPLANE ACTIVITY

SCIENCE ASSIGNMENTS

_____Ch. 13.2. Take Cornell Notes _____13.2 Q’s Pg. 281 _____Investigation Manual 12A _____ Free Body Diagram Packet _____Air Flight Packet _____ Worksheet 13.2 (Equilibrium) _____Vocab Matrix of 13.2 Terms Grade______ TW________%

Into-(Students who get D/F on last test) Create a powerpoint detailing objectives from Chapter 12.

Beyond: Research Sir Isaac Newton. Make a poster of his 3 Laws of Motion

HOUSEKEEPING CST PACkets!!

Grade this week’s workSample stamped Community Service!? PE??

8TH LANGUAGE ARTSObjectives:

Students will… Describe characteristics of an ode Describe characteristics of epic Describe characteristics of sonnets Identify Rhyming Sequences

RHYME SEQUENCE Song Puff the magic

dragon Symbolism Rhyme

Sequence

This week…you sequence your song…

POETRY-PG. 622 Sonnet Ode

Test in 2 weeks!

PPT

INTO: (STUDENTS BELOW GRADE LEVEL AND GETTING D/F)*COMPLETE INTERACTIVE READER WORKBOOK FOR THIS WEEK’S READING*FLUENCY BUILDER ACTIVITY SIGNED BY PARENT

IThrough (All Students) ____Read “Poems” Pgs. 622-630. Do Reader Writer

Notebook ____ Literary Response Q’s Pg. 626 ____Literary Response Q’s Pg. 631 ____Focus Questions for “Grasshopper” and “Thanks” ____Read “Beowulf” Pg. 611-614. Do Focus Questions. ____Complete Poem Tree Map for Epic, Sonnet and Ode ____Rhyme Sequence Activity (Song) ____CST Questions 20-40

Grade__________ TW__________

Beyond: (Optional) Create a Poetry Portfolio including all types of poems (Samples and Personally Written of each)

MAGAZINESStandard:Reading 2.1Features and Elements of consumer materials to gain meaning….analyze this text ….what is its purpose?

8TH GRADE ASSIGNMENTS TW_____%DUE ___________ T 2-WEEK ___ NAME________

PE Grade____ TW______

Algebra _____ _____ _____

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NEWTON’S FIRST AND THIRD LAWS

1st Law 3rd Law

An object at rest…will stay at rest….and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an Unbalanced force

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

2ND LAW….

CD

Force Causes acceleration, and Mass Resists acceleration

Acceleration is force divided by mass

LANG. ARTS ASSIGNMENTS T 3-WEEK 3 DUE 3/24

____Read “ Diary of Anne Frank” Pg.726 to 745. Do Q’s Pg. 745.

____CST Release Q’s #____to____ _____Review and Assess Q’s Pg. 746. _____Selection Support Pgs. 203-205.

(Do not rip out 205) _____Daily Lang. Practice _____Bench Review Packet _____Magazine Packet Study for “Finish of Patsy/Tears” Test

Grade________ TW_________%