SCIENCE in the 8th Grade:• Focuses on the student becoming the

“scientist”• Uses the inquiry process to

investigate and solve problems in an orderly way

• Applies the newly acquired knowledge to the world around us

EARTH SCIENCE• The study of the Earth• The earth functions as a

whole and all it parts operate together in meaningful ways to make the planet work as a single unit.

As we work through the science curriculum we will discuss how each topic of study connects to the Earth as a whole and incorporate related current

events.

Why is Earth Science Important?

• Helps us to understand how natural forces shape our environment.

• Helps us forecast potential disasters.• Provides clues to the past.• Helps us to access resources and

understand how to use them wisely.

4 TEXTBOOKS

DYNAMIC PLANET ROCKS & LANDFORMS

CLIMATE & WEATHER

ENERGY RESOURCES

(TEXTBOOKS DO NOT LEAVE THE CLASSROOM)

Class is

Students will complete a lab activity with

an assigned group

Critical thinking questions will be answered based on the

activity

Groups must work well together

You must DISCOVER solutions TOGETHER

Presentation of material &

reinforcement is primarily

DURING CLASS

There is a

after each lab activity

TEST after each book

• 3-ring binder(Do Now-Classwork-Test Prep)

• Folder (with pockets)

• Loose-leaf paper

• This must be AS ORGANIZED AS

POSSIBLE!!

• Notebook pages from class will be

NUMBERED• These pages must be kept in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER and brought to class every

day

• SURPRISE notebook checks WILL be given

TEST PREP

EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY due the following day

(short answers, multiple choice, open-ended questions)

Assigned every MONDAY

due the following

MONDAY

- Complete each assignment

ONE TIME ONLY (no matter what the score)

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is written on the front whiteboard in the classroom

and on the

website

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

LOCKDOWNEveryone must be out of view from the door

AWAY FROM DOOR

LOCKOUT

• Continue regular classroom procedures until instructed further

• All doors closed & locked

• Shades closed

• No one enters the building due to an external danger

When instructed, exit the building Silent Fire Drill quickly & quietly Procedures & await will be followed: further

instruction

EVACUATION

REMBEMBER to be SILENT!!!

*external environmental hazard*

SHELTER IN PLACE

Continue regular classroom

procedures until instructed further

All doors closed & locked,

shades closed