Eighth Grade Science, Fall & Early Winter 2007

Week 1, Sept. 10-14 The Miraculous Puffer Mobile Class policy/overview Hierarchy of Organization  link PowersPoints for Baja overview/prep. time "Science is Everywhere"  assignment Prefix/suffix Quiz    study list #1

Week 2, Sept.  17-21 Organization of Time Stratigraphy, Layer by layer PowerPoints for Baja prep/time Baja Dive Gear Due, check-out swim Geologic Timetable, Whatsa' million  assignment one, two Carbon-14 calculator Prefix/suffix Quiz         Study list #2

Week 3, Sept.  24-28 Organization of Animal Kingdom Present PowerPoint for Baja, peer review Prefix/suffix Quiz # 3,  study list #3 Sea of Cortez Fish ID (PowerPoint in class) Science  Stations  (1-14)

Week 4, Oct.  1-5       Depart for Bahia de los Angeles, Wednesday  3rd Salinity of World's Oceans No prefix/suffix quiz this week

Week 5, Oct. 8-12  Return from Bahia de los Angeles, Thurs. 11th National Geographic Project

Week 6, Oct. 15-19 Prefix/suffix Quiz #4,    study  list #4 Interactive Periodic Table of Elements ***Chem4Kids***

Week 7, Oct. 22-26 Prefix/suffix Quiz #5, study list #5 Metals and modern Alchemy Elemental symbols, formula, and reactions Atomic number and molecular mass Ions, isotopes The Atomic Nature of Matter reading assignment

Week 8, Oct. 29- Nov.2     How to write a lab report     Element Quiz #1 (Atomic #'s 1-30, names only)     How lab reports will be graded  (rubric)    Classification of Chemical Reactions    The reaction between Lead Nitrate and Potassium Iodide    Lab #1...The reaction between NaCl + AgNO3

Week 9, Nov. 5-9     Parent Conferences (No School on Wednesday, lunch dismissals Thur. & Fri.)    Element Quiz #2 (31-61, gallium through promethium)     Balancing chemical reactions, problem sets     Lab #2   Using Beer's Law to determine unknown concentrations of Iron Sulfate

Week 10, Nov. 12-16     Final element quiz #3 (Atomic #'s 62-92,  samarium through uranium)     Calculating molar concentrations     Who was Amedeo Avogadro & what does his number tell us?     pH scale information     Lab #3...Determining the concentration of HCl using a Titration technique

Week 11, Nov. 19-23      Thanksgiving Break, enjoy this time with your family!

Week 12, Nov.  26-30       Redox reactions (oilrig, oxidatin involves loss, reduction involves gain)       Lab # 4  Energy in Fuels lab       No weekly chemistry quiz scheduled this week

Week 13, Dec. 3-7           ERB testing week           Who was Ernest Rutherford ?           The Synthesis and Electrolysis of Zinc Iodide (ZnI2)          Lab#5 pictures:  Zinc Iodide synthesis    Electrolysis     Solid ZincIodide           Weekly Quiz on Balancing Chemical Equations

Week 14, Dec. 10-14        Weekly Quiz...Common Ions and Compounds (Handout)          Finding the Heat of Combustion (KiloJoule/gram) of Magnesium, Lab #6

Week 15, Dec. 17-21        Boyle's Gas Law        No weekly chemistry quiz scheduled this week

Winter Holidays...  Have fun, make merry!  See you  Monday,  January 7th, 2008, Don't forget everything you've learned!