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Science 8A - Mrs. Wild

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SCIENCE UPDATE- OCTOBER 29- NOVEMBER 2

This week in Science, students will:
  • Present over Dwarf Planets
  • Learn more about Constellations, Stars, and Astronomy
  • Complete an activity over stars
If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

SCIENCE UPDATE: OCTOBER 22- OCTOBER 26

This week in Science, students will:
  • Learn about Seasons, Solar Eclipses, and the Lunar Phases
  • Complete a Lab over the Lunar Phases
  • Collaborate in a group over the rotation and revolution of different celestial bodies
If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

SCIENCE UPDATE: OCTOBER 15-19

This week in Science, students will:
  • Watch their Forecast Videos that they finished last Quarter and critique their peers' work.
  • Begin the Deep Space Unit by taking a Pre-Assessment 
  • Learn what subjects they will master in the Deep Space Unit through their Progress Monitor Chart
If you have any questions, please contact me directly. Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

SCIENCE UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 24-26

This week in Science is BIG! Students will:
 
  • Finish creating, editing, and producing their Summative- a Weather Forecast from a city and time frame of their choosing.
  • Viewing and evaluating the Forecasts of their peers (Wednesday, September 26- Science A from 1:15-2:15 and Science B from 2:15-3:15)
Thank you and have a Wonderful Westgate Week and a Happy Fall Break!

SCIENCE UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 17-21

This week in Science, students will:
 
  • Compose their own groups in which they will begin to work on their Summatives.
  • Work as a Summative Group to recreate a weather forecast and and present their research (forecast) to the class (Wednesday, September 26).
Have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

SCIENCE UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 10-14

This week in Science, students will:
 
  • Learn about Severe Weather through an interactive lab
  • Differentiate between weather and climate
  • Discover the different climates on Earth

SCIENCE UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 4-7

This week in Science, students will:
 
  • Learn about Weather Forecasting and the tools used in forecasting
  • Start to understand about the different climates of Earth and how weather and climate are interrelated

SCIENCE UPDATE: AUGUST 27-30

This week in Science, students will:
 
  • Be able to scale themselves on how well they understand Weather so far, using our Unit One Progress Monitor Chart
  • Learn the value of the Sun in the effects of Earth's Weather.
  • Begin to discover how to forecast for weather.
Have a Wonderful Westgate Week!

Welcome to Wild's 8th Grade Science! We have a great year planned and I am excited to help guide your student(s) to grow as Scientists, Questioners, and Experimenters.
 
Every week, I will have an update posted to each of my class pages. These updates will not be long in the least bit, nothing more than a few bullet points that address the concepts/topics that we are covering for the week.
 
In the case that more needs to be addressed (such as conference information, project synopses, etc), I will post an additional update, as well as an email.
 
Additionally, your student will be emailing you once a week with these updates as well as giving you a run down on how they are doing in their classes. 
 
THIS IS THE LONGEST UPDATE YOU WILL RECEIVE, PROMISE! (The following is what will be a normal weekly update):
 
This week in Science, students will:
 
  • Begin Unit One: Earth's Weather and Climate
  • Learn about the role the Atmosphere plays in Earth's Weather and Climate
  • Discover why the Atmosphere is important to Earth's Weather and Climate
  • Investigate our own Weather in a hands-on activity
Have a Wonderful Westgate Week!