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Given to your son/daughter in class

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8th grade science is broken into three domains. Listed below are brief summaries of things we cover in each area.

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email - jemcdonald@sylvaniaschools.org

phone - x4357

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Discussed with your son/daughter at the start of the year

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This was given to your son/daughter to bring home to have signed

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Students may access the book at anytime using the link in schoology. Click here to take a look.

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All assignments and notes will be posted to schoology on a daily basis.

Assignments and required classwork will be posted by date -  Notes and reference materials will be posted in unit folders for access.

Assignments - All late work must be turned in before the unit is over. Work turned in late will follow Timberstones late work policy

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Contact forces: Friction, air resistance, normal force, applied forces

Non-contact forces: gravity, magnetic force, electric force and electromagnetism

Connection to math: speed/velocity, acceleration

Exploration into relative motion

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Earth’s Interior

Plate Tectonics

Earthquakes

Volcanoes

Erosion/Deposition and land

forms created by them

Topography

Exploring Geologic Time

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Genetics and Heredity

Mendel and his findings

Patterns of inheritance

Punnett Squares

Theory of Evolution

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Students should get in the habit of checking grades frequently.

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Things happen -- communicate any problems with your teacher. Late work will be worth 50% of original grade and will not be accepted after the unit has completed.

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Your brain works best when you are rested 🤷‍♀️

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For many students 8th grade science is unfamiliar territory with little prior learning from elementary. Make sure you study and stay on top of the concepts that continue to build from unit to unit.

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Don't hesitate to ask questions about things that do not make sense or things you are wondering about as you venture through some new scientific concepts. Curiosity is what drives science and with out questions we wouldn't have the pathway to find the answers.

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Never hesitate to ask for help if you feel you need it!

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Take a look at the daily agendas for 8th grade regular science (periods 2, 3, 7)

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Take a look a look at the daily agendas for Honor Science (periods 4,5,6)

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The homework matrix is a helpful link to organize all daily assignments each student may have for homework.