Friday, 1 April, 2011

This is the answer sheet. Record your answers here.









These are the pages of the home learning.

Students will be able to:
use information from fcatonline, FCAT explorer, florida achieves, and relelased FCATs to
-review for the science FCAT.

Students reviewed HL 4, from the tips package.

They then used Florida Achieves to review for the FCAT.

Home learning 5 can be found at the top of this blog.

Monday, 11 April through Wednesday, 13 April, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from fcatonline, florida achieves, and past FCAT exams to
-review for the science fcat.

Due to FCAT testing, class may not meet on each of the three days.

Students spent all class time reviewing for the FCAT. Students either did Mastering the FCAT, grade 6 questions or worked with FCAT Explorer or fcatonline.

Students should do strand H from the 8th grade Mastering the FCAT as home learning 3. It is due on Thursday.

Thursday, 7 April. 2011

Students will be able to:
-explain the effects of forces on an object.
-manipulate models and label graphics to demonstrate effects of forces on objects.

Students reviewed the F strand of Mastering the FCAT. Tonight's home learning is Strand G of Mastering the FCAT, all gridded response and multiple choice questions.

Students also reviewed portions of the GIZMO Physics and Fan Carts.

Wednesday, 6 April, 2011

Students continued to review for the FCAT.

Students answered FCAT type questions and reviewed them.

Home learning 1 is from the Mastering the FCAT booklet. Answer all the multiple choice and gridded response questions from Strand F on The Processes of Life.

Wednesday, 30 March, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from internet acces and/or classroom discussions to
-review the strand on force and motion.

Students reviewed Strand C from the Mastering the FCAT booklet.

Students then worked on FCAT explorer at their own pace. Students should complete as many of the modules as possible between now and FCAT day.

Home learning is from the Mastering the FCAT book: HL 19 Mastering the FCAT Strand E p34-36-33 #47-53 all multiple choice and gridded response questions.

Tuesday, 29 March, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet and classroom discussions to
-review for the science FCAT.

Students reviewed HL 16 on Strand B, matter.

Students worked on FCAT explorer.

Home learning is from the Mastering the FCAT booklet. Do Strand C, questions 22-32, but only the multiple choice and gridded response questions.

Friday, 11 March, 2011

Students:

Here are the questions for your spring package. Go to the site below for a treasure hunt to find the answers!

http://drgcdms8.podomatic.com

You can find the questions above.

Thursday, 10 March, 2011

This is HL #14. Do both on the SAME sheet of properly headed loose leaf paper. Do only the questions indicated. Follow all printed directions.

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activities, hands-on laboratories, and/or classroom discussions to
-recognize which organisms are common decomposers.
-describe the process by which organims reshape the landscape.
-differemtoate betweem the processes of weathering and erosion.

Students did the Crunch Time probe on Rotting Apples as the do now.

Students then observed sand and soil to determine the relationship between the two. They were asked to describe how the two were alike and how they were different. Students were also asked to describe the process of soil formation.

Home learning can be found at the top of this blog.

Wednesday, 9 March, 2011

Students took a mini-assessment today.

Students then took notes on processes that shape the environment. Ms. Broas from Region V ran a slide show presentation that reviewed information on mechanical and chemical weathering. Students took notes on the information.

There was no home learning assigned.

Tuesday, 8 March, 2011

This is HL #13. Do both on a single sheet of loose leaf paper, headed properly. Follow the printed directions.

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activities, hands-on laboratories, and/or classroom discussions to
-list the body systems.
-summarize the role of each system.

The do now was a transparency on genetics and heredity.

Students first completed a word poster for one of the vocabulary words. Students included the word, a pictorial representation of the word, the definition, and a sentences using the word correctly in context.

Students then completed the human body system notes. You can find all the information needed to complete the notes in home learnings 9 and 12.

Tonight's home learning can be found at the top of this blog.

Tuesday, 1 March, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activities, hands-on laboratories, and/or classroom discussions to
-summarize Mendel's role in the history of genetics.
-explain the relationship between genootype and phenotype.
-compare and contrast homozygous and heterozygous alleles.
-apply concepts to complete punnett squares to predict the genotype an phenotype probability of an offspring.

Students worked on the GIZMO Genetics with Mice for one trait. The activity can be found at explorelearning.com. Use your username and password to access the activity. Launch the GIZMO and complete the handout you received.

Home learning was passed out on Monday, but is due tomorrow. You can find the home learning at the top of this blog.

Thursday, 24 February, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activities, hands-on laboratories, and/or classroom discussions to
-summarize Mendel's role in the history of genetics.
-explain the relationship between genootype and phenotype.
-compare and contrast homozygous and heterozygous alleles.
-apply concepts to complete punnett squares to predict the genotype an phenotype probability of an offspring.

Students should remember to turn in the home learning 9 on Meiosis.

Students did the essential lab on human genetics and heredity. The lab will be continued tomorrow.

Tuesday, 22 February, 2011

These are the instructions for SS3. Follow them carefully!

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activities, and classroom discussions to
-identify the digestive organs and explain their functions.
-desribe the pathway through the digestive system.
-specify the parts that form the skeletal system.
-explain the functions of the skeletal system.
-summarize the functions of voluntary and involuntary muscles.

Students received the instructions for Short Story 3, which can be found at the top of this blog.

Students updated the interactive notebook by adding all assignments for this grading period to Assignment Sheet 3.

Those students missing pages from the front of the notebook were given those pages. The back pages will be distributed tomorrow.

Students should complete the Discovery Education activities for the muscular system.

Tuesday, 15 through Thursday, 17 February, 2011

This is HL 8. ALl three sheets are to be done, in order on ONE sheet of loose leaf, correctly headed paper, using blue/black ink or pencil. Follow all written directions, placing answers only on your paper.

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activities, and classroom discussions to
-identify the digestive organs and explain their functions.
-desribe the pathway through the digestive system.
-specify the parts that form the skeletal system.
-explain the functions of the skeletal system.
-summarize the functions of voluntary and involuntary muscles.

Students did a Crunch time probe on the digestive system for their do now on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, students will be taught by Mrs. Broas from the Region, so there will be no do now.

On Thursday, students will have a mini-assessment as their do now.

Students will be working on learning about several body systems. They will do Discovery Learning explorations on the digestive system, the skeletal, and the muscular system.

Students also saw a BrainPop on Body Systems.

The home learning for Tuesday can be found at the top of this blog.

Monday, 14 February, 2011

This is HL 7. Follow directions and place answers on correctly headed loose leaf notebook paper.

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activitie, and classroom discussions to
-explain cell growth and division in multicellular organissm as the mechanisms by which organs and tissues are formed and repaired.

Students took a quiz on cells as their do now.

Students then completed their Cornell notes for the cells notes, pasting in the Discovery Learning activity as notes, and copying the questions in the questions section, while answering them in the notes section. Don't forget to coordinate the questions and answers with your highlighters and summarize the notes. There WILL be a notebook check this week!

Students then did another Discovery Learning activity on mitosis. This will also be placed in the notebook as notes.

The home learning can be found at the top of this page on mitosis.

Friday, 11 February, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activitie, and classroom discussions to
-compare the parts and functions of lplant and animal cells.
-observe differnt cells and identify their structures.
-construct a visual display of the parts and function of a school comparin them with those of a cell.

Students did an FCAT transparency for their do now.

Students reviewed home learning on the cell.

Students spent the remainder of the period completing notes form Discovery Learning on the cell. If you were absent, you can complete the activity at home by going to Discovery Learning sign in for students, and entering your user name and password
username=miami_youridnumber
password=youridnumber_miami

Click on the third tab and find the link for cell (2nd link on the page). Click the link to review the information for the activity.

Tuesday, 8 through Thursday, 10 February, 2011

This is HL 6. Follow all directions. Use blue/black ink or pencil.


This is HL 5.



Students spent the day reviewing the recent winter interim assessment. Since we did not finish, we will continue the review on Thursday.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Broas reviewed information on density.

Home learning can be found at the top of this blog.

Thursday's home learning can also be found above,

Monday, 7 February, 2011

This is HL 4. Note: The pages you received in class were on the same page. If you are turning in THIS assignment from the internet, you must head a sheet of loose leaf paper correctly, number your paper 1-15, and write the correct answers on your loose leaf paper.

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, virtual activitie, and classroom discussions to
-compare the parts and functions of lplant and animal cells.
-observe differnt cells and identify their structures.
-construct a visual display of the parts and function of a school comparin them with those of a cell.

Students took notes on cell parts of both plant and animal cells. Students drew the cell parts, as well as defined the organelles within the cells.

Home learning can be found at the top of the page. Keep one page to place in your notebook, and submit the other for a grade.

Wednesday, 2 February, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, and classroom discussions to
-explore the solar system.
-gather, interpret, and compare current weather information for Mars and Earth.
-interpret and make inferences from data.

Students took a mini assessment on the solar system, particularly the planets and their formation using the clicker system. Students should continue working on their model of the solar system distances.

There was no nightly home learning.

Tuesday, 1 February, 2011

This is HL 3. Turn in one sheet, keep the other for your notebook.

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, and classroom discussions to
-explore the solar system.
-gather, interpret, and compare current weather information for Mars and Earth.
-interpret and make inferences from data.

Students reviewed information on the solar system with Mrs. Broas from the region. Topics included satellites, the planets, the formation of the universe, and other astrological bodies such as comets and meteors.

Home learning can be found at the top of this blog.

Monday, 31 January, 2011

This is HL 2. Answers only on correctly headed loose leaf notebook paper, in blue/black ink or pencil.

Students will be able to:
use information from internet access, textbooks, and classroom discussions to
-explore the solar system.
-gather, interpret, and compare current weather information for Mars and Earth.
-interpret and make interences from data.

Students continued the essential lab activity on making a model of the solar system.

Home learning can be found at the top of this blog. However, in order to correctly answer the questions, students should read the following pages prior to completing the assignment:

http://www.lessonsnips.com/docs/pdf/wandererplanet.pdf

Wednesday, 26 January, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from online activities, textbooks, and classroom discussions to
-describe the arrangement of our solar system.
-describe eclipses adn the relationship between tides on earth and the position of the Moon, sun, and earth.
-describe the advantages adaptations give to living things.

The do now was an FCAT transparency on weathering and erosion.

Due to interim assessments this week, students reviewed good test taking skills. Be sure to eat a good breakfast and get plenty of rest. The science exam is tomorrow!

Students spent the remainder of the period learning about the solar system and adaptations. Visit the ylearn site at ylearn.co.uk and use the codes to access the information.

Unit----------------Access Code
Adaptations----------SCF233
Heredity-------------SCF232
Solar System----------SCE131
Weathering-----------cdms
Erosion--------------cdms1
Plate Tectonics--------cdms2
The Structure of the Earth--cdms4

Tuesday, 25 January, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from online activities, textbooks, and classroom discussions to
-describe the arrangement of our solar system.
-describe eclipses adn the relationship between tides on earth and the position of the Moon, sun, and earth.
-describe the advantages adaptations give to living things.

The do now was an FCAT transparency on weathering and erosion.

Due to interim assessments this week, students reviewed good test taking skills. Be sure to eat a good breakfast and get plenty of rest.

Students spent the remainder of the period learning about the solar system and adaptations. Visit the ylearn site at ylearn.co.uk and use the codes to access the information.

Unit----------------Access Code
Adaptations----------SCF233
Heredity-------------SCF232
Solar System----------SCE131
Weathering-----------cdms
Erosion--------------cdms1
Plate Tectonics--------cdms2

Monday, 24 January, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from online activities, textbooks, and classroom discussions to
-describe the arrangement of our solar system.
-describe eclipses adn the relationship between tides on earth and the position of the Moon, sun, and earth.
-describe the advantages adaptations give to living things.

The do now was an FCAT transparency on weathering and erosion.

Due to interim assessments this week, students reviewed good test taking skills. Be sure to eat a good breakfast and get plenty of rest.

Students spent the remainder of the period learning about the solar system and adaptations. Visit the ylearn site at ylearn.co.uk and use the codes to access the information.

Unit----------------Access Code
Adaptations----------SCF233
Heredity-------------SCF232
Solar System----------SCE131

Monday, 3 January, 2011

Students will be able to:
use information from hands on activities and classroom discussions to
-describe phase changes.
-describe the transfer of heat energy from one object to another.

The do now was an FCAT transparency.

Students watched a BrainPop movie on tectonic plates.

Students read their textbooks, pages 42-82 to find information about plate tectonics.

Friday, 17 December, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from hands on activities and classroom discussions to
-describe phase changes.
-describe the tranfer of heat energy from one object to another.

Students did an FCAT transparency as their do now.

Students then did the heat transfer lab activity, by making ice cream. You can find the handout to the activity, along with the directions for making the ice cream mix, at the top of this blog.

The home learning for the holidays is to complete the Winter Package for Science on Scientific Method.

Have a Safe and Blessed Christmas and I pray all of God's choice blessings for the coming New Year for you!

Thursday, 16 December, 2010

This is home learning 9. Place on a properly headed sheet of loose leaf notebook paper. Be sure to follow the written directions.

Students will be able to:
use information from supplementary reading material, virtual online activities, and classroom discussions to
-review the fall interim assessment.
-differentiate between speed, velocity, and acceleration.

Students completed the review of the fall interim assessment.

Students received home learning 9, on speed, velocity, and acceleration. Students took 3 column notes, writing the word, definition, and example for the following words: speed, velocity, instantaneous speed, acceleration, and deceleration.

Students then wrote their Costa leveled questions (level one, level two, and level three), using highlighters to identify the question and answer. Students also wrote a summary of the notes on the bottom of their Cornell notes page.

Home learning can be found at the top of this blog.

Tuesday, 14 December and Wednesday, 15 December, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from the interim assessment exam and the CPS clicker sytem to
-review the interim assessment exam and exam 5.

Students used the clicker system to review the fall interim assessment. Students were placed on teams and asked to discuss and then answer the questions. The team with the most points win a free home learning pass!

There was no home learning on either day.

Monday, 13 December, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from notes, past lessons, and classroom discussion to
-take an exam on Force and Motion.

Students took Exam 5 using the clickers.

There was no home learning.

Wednesday, 8 and Friday, 10 December, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet, internet access, and classroom discussions to
-define and explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
-apply Newton's Laws of Motion to real life situations.

Students took the third mini assessment on Wednesday. Due to the lab, there was no do now on Friday.

Students began the exploration as to how changing the ramp height affects how far a ping-pong ball will roll when a car it is attached to hits a barrier.

There was no nightly home learning.

Tuesday, 8 December, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet, internet access, and classroom discussions to
-define and explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
-apply Newton's Laws of Motion to real life situations.

The do now was an FCAT transparency.

Students did the online Glencoe lab on Newton's Second Law. The lab can be accessed by visiting Dr. Gayden's Science Zone (drgcdmd.podomatic.com) for today's date and clicking the link for the Glencoe lab. Be sure to read the procedures and information located on the left of the screen in order to perform the activity correctly and record the results which will help you answer the questions.

There was no nightly home learning, but there will be a mini assessment tomorrow (postponed from today).

Monday, 6 December, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet, internet access, and classroom discussions to
-define and explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
-apply Newton's Laws of Motion to real life situations.

The do now on was an FCAT transparency.

Students explored Newton's Laws by using a balloon on a string to explore how force affects acceleration, how for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, and the law of inertia.

There was no nightly home learning, but there will be a mini assessment tomorrow.

Thursday, 2 and Friday, 3 December, 2010

This is HL 8. Be sure to only place the answers on your correctly headed loose leaf paper.

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet, internet access, and classroom discussions to
-define and explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
-apply Newton's Laws of Motion to real life situations.

The do now on Thursday was an FCAT transparency.
The do now on Friday was a quiz on Newton's laws of motion.

Students also reviewed HL 7 and received HL 8.

Students read an article about inflatable seat belts and related it to Newton's Three Laws of Motion.

On Friday, students began vocabulary search.

Home learning 8 can be found at the top of this blog.

Wednesday, 1 December, 2010

This is HL 7. Be sure to only place the answers on your correctly headed loose leaf paper.

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet, internet access, and classroom discussions to
-define and explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
-apply Newton's Laws of Motion to real life situations.

The do now was an FCAT transparency.

Students also reviewed HL 6 and received HL 7.

Students worked on the Discover Education activity Monster Truck Pull. In order to access your account, visit Dr. Gayden's Science Zone for Tuesday, 30 November, 2010. Click the link for Discovery Education. Sign in to the portal. Your user name is:
miami_youridnumber (put YOUR real ID number in the space!).

The password is: youridnumber_miami

Once on the site, click the tab for assignment resources and then click the link for Monster Truck Pull.

Once that activity is completed, watch the interactive movies on Constant Speed and Laws of Motion. If you complete these, be sure to do the Knock the Pin Down activity.

Home learning 6 can be found at the top of this blog.

Tuesday, 30 November, 2010

This is HL 6. Write on the page and return the page. Place the other identical page in your notebook.

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet, internet access, and classroom discussions to
-define and explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
-apply Newton's Laws of Motion to real life situations.

The do now was an FCAT transparency.

Students watched the BrainPop movie on Newton's Laws of Motion.

Students also reviewed HL 5 and received HL 6.

Students worked on the Discover Education activity Monster Truck Pull. In order to access your account, visit Dr. Gayden's Science Zone for Tuesday, 30 November, 2010. Click the link for Discovery Education. Sign in to the portal. Your user name is:
miami_youridnumber (put YOUR real ID number in the space!).

The password is: youridnumber_miami

Once on the site, click the tab for assignment resources and then click the link for Monster Truck Pull.

Home learning 6 can be found at the top of this blog.

Monday, 29 November, 2010

Place the answers to both sheets on one loose leaf sheet of notebook paper, properly headed. Follow all directions.

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet, internet access, and classroom discussions to
-define and explain Newton's Laws of Motion.
-apply Newton's Laws of Motion to real life situations.
-share the findings of science fair projects.

Students received HL #5, which can be found at the top of this blog.

Students visited links to learn about Newton's Three Laws of Motion. You can access them by going to Dr. Gayden's Science Zone (drgcdms.podomatic.com) and clicking the link for Monday, 29 November, 2010 Eight Graders!!!

Monday, 22 November through Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from virtual activities and classroom discussions to
-identify balanced and unbalanced forces.
-identify and explain the differences between contact and non contact forces.
-share the findings of science fair projects.

The do now for all three days is a transparency on energy.

Students visited yTeach.co.uk. They should use their first name and last name to access each assignment.

The access codes are:
Forces-gayden
cnc
aof

Do ALL three sections and take notes as you complete the work!

Students also shared the findings of their science fair projects.

Rewrite and resubmit the circus writing exercise on Monday, 29 November.

Friday, 19 November, 2010

This is your home learning assignment. You MUST bring this sheet to class on Monday! Follow all written directions.

Students will be able to:
use information from hands-on activities and classroom discussions to
-identify balanced and unbalanced forces.
-identify and explain the differences between contact and non contact forces.
-share the findings of science fair projects.

The do now was an FCAT transparency on The Nature of Matter.

Students took a review quiz on balanced and unbalanced forces using the CPS clicker system.

Students completed the write up for the Circus Balanced and Unbalanced Forces lab.

The remainder of the period was spent with students defending their science fair projects.

Home learning can be found at the top of this blog.

Monday, 15 November Through Wednesday, 17 November, 2010

HL 4 is due on Friday. Follow the directions. The reading passage is for you to read and learn. There are no questions, but this page must be added to your notebook.


This is HL 3.




These are the lab sheets for the activities. Read the card at each station to find out what to do.

Students will be able to:
use information from hands-on activities and classroom discussions to
-identify balanced and unbalanced forces.
-identify and explain the differences between contact and non contact forces.

Students did do nows from the FCAT Transparencies on all days as their do now.

Students were asked to explain why putting a coin on an index card over a glass will allow the coin to fall into the glass when the card is flicked.

Students began the lab activity on balanced and unbalanced forces. The handouts can be found at the top of this blog.

Home learning 3 and 4 can also be found at the top of this blog.

Friday, 12 November, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from videos from the internet, internet access, and classroom discussions to
-identify balanced and unbalanced forces.
-identify and explain the differences between contact and non contact forces.

The do now was a question from the FCAT transparencies on SC.H.

Students watched a BrainPop on force.

They then did a vocabulary building activity on force and motion. Students used the text, pages 218-223 to make a vocabulary word map, including a picture to represent the word, the word, the definition, and the word used in a sentence.

Students also took three column notes, writing the word, definition and example for the noted vocabulary for that section of text (see page 218).

Students demonstrated balanced and unbalanced forces using the rolling chair, the wall, etc.

Students received HL2, which can be found at the top of this blog.

Tuesday, 9 November and Wednesday, 10 November, 2010

Please follow all instructions. Place both sets of answers on one correctly headed sheet of loose leaf notebook paper.

Students will be able to:
use information from laboratory experiments and classroom discussions to
-identify and compare the characteristics of waves (including relevant calculations) and how media changes the behavior of waves. See FCAT Reference Sheet.
-compare and contrast mechanical and electromagnetic waves.
-explain how technology utilizes electromagnetic waves.

The do now on each day was completing an FCAT transparency on SC.H; The Nature of Science.

Students received a new assessment sheet, which should be placed on page 2 in the interactive notebook.

Home learning 1, which is due on Friday, can be found at the top of this blog.

Students visited the ylearn site, found at www.ylearn.co.uk. They entered their name and access codes to review information on waves and energy. The three modules and the access codes are:

waves
access codes: waves-gayden waves2-gayden energy-gayden (note: there are TWO pages for energy).

Wednesday, 3 November through Friday, 5 November, 2010

Students will be able to:
use information from laboratory experiments and classroom discussions to
-obtain reaction time by making simple measurements.
-discuss theories of left-handedness and right-handedness and how they have developed and modified over time as new scientific evidence is examined.

Each day, the do now was either a question from Mastering the FCAT, Strand H or to review prior mini assessments, to ready students for the upcoming quarterly assessment.

Students went to Dr. Gayden's Science Zone for Wednesday, 3 November, 2010 and did the reaction time activities, recording the averages for the different tests.

Students also graphed the group data from the Reaction Time lab. Students did a group graph for the reaction times for the online activities.

Since Science Fair projects are due Friday, there was no nightly home learning assigned.