8 Science
Winter, 2008

Week 16, January 7-11
Water Science Stations (General Info.), Surface Tension, Universal Solvent, Capillary Action, Boiling pts.
Chem Exam review
Week 17, January 14-18
The History of Chemistry Sets
Ocean Currents and Plastic Pollution ... Flotsam Found
WiredScience link........What's Inside Your Fridge?
Structure and Properties of Polymers, Polyvinyl Alcohol "Slime-Time"
Chemistry of Life 
Chemistry Exam #1
Week 18, January 21-25
Carbohydrate information
Lab #7, Identification of Simple and Complex Sugars in Foods
Metrics (length) quiz

Useful metric converter
Week 19, January 28-February 1
Lipids (Fats) information
Quantitative Measurement of Fats from Foods, Lab #8
Frontline "Fat" video study guide
Metrics (mass) quiz
Week 20, February 4-8
What exactly is cholesterol? information link
Proteins, chemistry of amino acids
Structure and function of  the cell membrane
Stress Factors on Biological Membranes, lab
(Lab report #9 procedure)
  Lab report #9 class data
Metrics (volume) quiz
Week 21, February 11-15
Factors Affecting the Rate of the Enzyme Catalase (Lab report #10 procedure)
Study questions from Rethinking Meat Guzzlers article
That Smells like an Ester! demonstration
Me So Sorry!  No quizzy this week!
Week 22, February 18-22
Rethinking the Meat Guzzlers NYTimes Article
Diffusion through Membranes lab, useful link
Diffusion lab #11  procedure

Week 23, February 25-29
Nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) Introduction to DNA
Fastfood Nation Reading
Assignment
Grocery Store Science (Von's field trip)  Food nutritional analysis
Week 24, March 3-7
DNA extraction from wheat germ lab (How/why procedure sheet)
Nucleic Acids Overview
DNA structure activity (link)
Zooming into DNA (really cool interactive)
Vitamin Information
Vitamin C Determination by Iodine Titration, Lab # 12 details
Week 25, March 10-14
What is a chromosome?
A gene is made of DNA
Mitosis, Meiosis, and cellular division
Introduction to Mendelian Genetics
Protein Synthesis, transcription & translation
Week 26, March 17-21
Meiosis and the haploid gamete
More Genetics, Drosophila (fruit flies!)
What color of eyes will your children have?
ABO blood types
Spring Break, Return  to school on April 7
Exam #2 Will be taken the second week following spring break, April 17 & 18   Study Outline '08