Week of August 26th

Sakurajima Volcano erupting Feb. 2013 with Lightning (Our Volcanoes won't look like this!)

Our Week

Monday:  1.  Finish Metric Mania!  Finish today!

Tuesday: 1. Metric Mania due/ Check/go over 2.  Gummy Bear Lab - Part 1  3.  Vocabulary Time!

Wednesday:  1.  Gummy Bear Lab Part - Due - Check/go over if finished 2   2.  Finish Vocabulary 

Thursday:  1.  Gummy Bear Lab checked if needed 2.  Vocab Due   3.  Intro. Lava Flow Challenge

Friday:  Lava Flow Challenge

Fire and ice on Mt. Etna

Lava Flow Videos

National Geographic

Discovery Lava Flow

Pahoehoe Lava FLow

Lava Flow Research Links

Lava Flow hazards

Hawaiian Volcanoes

Welcome to 8th Grade Science!

2014-2015

What are you looking at?

Two years ago Curiosity was sent to Mars to look for signs of life.  Pictured above are this amazing rover's wheels on the Martian surface.

Pictured above is Comet PannSTARRS as seen above Castle Hohenzollern in Southern Germany

Our Week - Aug. 20-22

Wednesday:  Introduction to the Class - Safety Contract

Supplies Needed:

• notebook
• pencils and pens
• colored pencils and markers
• hi-liter
• earphones
• flash-drive
• personal computers will need Adobe Flash and Shockwave installed in order to run interactive programs throughout the year
• Join this Blog

Thursday:  The Nature of Science - Cup Activity

Friday:  Team Activities

Cool Videos:

The Mountain

Flying Over the Earth at Night