Good Bye to a True American Hero

Neil Armstrong

 1930-2012

Apollo 11 Crew

Neil Armstrong

1st Human to Step on the Moon
One Small Step 

Our Week

Monday:   1.  Check Scavenger Hunt  2.  Safety Video  

3.  Work on safety cartoon - due Tuesday at the end of class

Tuesday:  1.  Hand out books  2.  "Nature of Science"  

3.  Finish Cartoon - turn in!

Wednesday:  1.  "Nature of Science" continues 

 2.  Equipment usage and measurement review - due Tuesday    

3.  Nature of Science Crossword puzzle due Friday

Thursday:  1.  Equipment usage and measurement continues

Friday:  1.  Safety Quiz  2. Finish up measurement review - due Tuesday   3.  Finish Nature of Science Crossword - checked for credit 

Questions of the Week

Neil Armstrong photographed by Buzz Aldrin as Armstrong worked near the lunar lander The Eagle on July 20, 1969 

Look closely at the this picture, why do you think there are no stars visible in the sky?  Also, describe the environment that Neil and Buzz had to deal with on the Moon.

Welcome to 8th Grade Science!

Week One in Science

Blog Overview - each week there will be a preview of the week in science class, interesting science events, cool pictures, and questions that you can post answers to for a maximum of 3 points of extra credit - save this Blog to your Favorites!

This happened in May - what exactly is this? Be specific.

Wednesday:  1.  Classroom/Safety Rules  2.  Begin Classroom Scavenger Hunt  

Thursday:   1.  Finish Classroom Scavenger Hunt  2.  Safety in the Science Classroom 3.  Work on Safety Cartoon

Friday:  1.  Digital Lesson "Diigo"  2. Work on Safety Cartoon - finish for homework - due Tuesday 8/28 end of class

Pictured above are two amazing natural phenomena! One created by the Earth's natural forces, and one created...well, scientifically, we don't really know how it was created??  What 2 things are you looking at here?