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Thomas A. Blake Middle School	Physical Science/Technology Instructor - Stripes Cluster - Grade 8
http://medfield.net
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Hello and Welcome!

This website will provide links to important resources to be used in class and for homework assignments, as well as providing information regarding recent and upcoming quizzes and tests. Additionally, homework assignments for the week and important upcoming events will be posted here as well - students are reminded that "real time" updates occur on the whiteboard in class and should be recorded in their agenda books - the homework postings here are to be used as an emergency backup, as well as a resource for parents to see what each week in science will entail.

***Please note that I am available for after school help nearly every Tuesday and Wednesday - students should check with me at least a day in advance to verify my availability. I will also reserve Thursday mornings from 7:00 - 7:40 for the purpose of quiz/test make-up sessions. ***

***Below the homework section (which immediately follows), you will find a listing of when quizzes and tests were given, the date that scores were made available, and the date that they were sent home to be signed by parent(s)/guardian(s). Please monitor these listings periodically, and send along an email detailing any questions and/or concerns you may have.***

========================================================================================================== ========================================================================================================== HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Below are listed homework assignments for Mr. Gibbs' grade 8 science class. Each week, I will post weekly homework assignments - feel free to email me at any time if you have any questions or need clarifications. Please check back frequently - updates will be posted as new assignments occur.

Most recent assignments are listed at the top of the page - assignments are organized by the week

Due Monday, 9/3: no school!

Due Tuesday, 9/4: return signed swim test form if you haven't

Due Wednesday, 9/5: return signed swim test form if you haven't

Due Thursday, 9/6: read Website information sheet with parent, return signed slip to Mr. Gibbs
AND
read rules and complete "rules quiz" if we didn't in class.

Due Friday, 9/7: Finish classwork: lab safety cartoon exercise
AND
complete "transition day" personal information sheet
AND
complete "Pre-test" INDIVIDUALLY

Due Monday, 9/10: "what is physical science" reading question worksheet.

Due June 22 - August 28: HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER!!! And be sure to visit next year, please!

Due Monday, 6/11:return your home copy of the textbook for a 3 bonus points on the final test
AND
organize/highlight notes for the open notes astronomy test - Tuesday 6/12
AND
work on your portion of the bottle rocket activity if you didn't finish it yet - use link #22 at the very bottom of my website to go to the directions page

Due Tuesday, 6/5: LAST TEST - ASTRONOMY- OPEN NOTES!!! Prepare your notes for it
AND
return your textbook, if you haven't already

Due Wednesday, 6/13: Complete "Grade 8 general knowledge pre-test" and correct september's copy and today's
AND
return your textbook, if you haven't already
AND
work on your portion of the bottle rocket activity if you didn't finish it in class yet - use link #22 at the very bottom of my website to go to the directions page

Due Thursday, 6/14: return your textbook, if you haven't already
AND
work on your portion of the bottle rocket activity if you didn't finish it in class yet - use link #22 at the very bottom of my website to go to the directions page

Due Friday, 6/15: return your textbook, if you haven't already
AND
work on your portion of the bottle rocket activity if you didn't finish it in class yet - use link #22 at the very bottom of my website to go to the directions page

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***QUIZ AND TEST DATES:***

MOST RECENT ARE AT THE TOP

ASTRONOMY OPEN NOTES TEST:

Test date: TUESDAY 6/12
Date scores given to students: tba

MONDAY 4/30 AFTERNOON/EVENING: WESTPOINT BRIDGE QUIA QUIZ: Take the quiz between 3 and 9 p.m. You access the quiz like every other QUIA assignment, via your period's quiz page link at the bottom of this page. THIS QUIZ IS OPEN NOTES!!!

FORCES, ENERGY, VECTORS, AND PLANETARY MOTIONS TEST:

Test date: TUESDAY 5/8
Help session dates: IN CLASS Monday 5/7 (during test review work)
Date scores given to students: Tuesday 5/29
Date test handed back to be signed: Tuesday 5/29
Retake help session date: Wednesday 5/30
Retake dates: 7:00 a.m. sharp - Thurs 5/31 and Tues 6/5

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IMPORTANT DATES IN THE NEAR FUTURE:

SOLAR CAR RACE DAY: FIRST SUNNY DAY OF WEEK OF JUNE 11-15TH - HAVE YOUR CAR READY!!!

The Junior Solar Sprint, 2010 Edition from MakeWaves.TV on Vimeo.

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DOWNLOAD FILES / DOCUMENTS BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS BELOW:

A 1:THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD POWERPOINT can be viewed by clicking HERE

A 2: Download the Dimensional Analysis "How-to" powerpoint HERE

A 3: click here for the METRICS/SCIENTIFIC METHOD QUIZ REVIEW SHEETS KEYS

A 4: Metrics Review Jeopardy Game

B 2: click here to download the "Web Research and Animations: Mass Gravity and Weight" worksheet

B 3: the answer key to the QUIZ REVIEW: METRICS, MASS AND VOLUME packet can be downloaded by clicking HERE

B 4: play the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" Density/Mass/Volume calculations game by clicking HERE

B 5: Density jeopardy can be played by clicking HERE

click here to access "appendix D", which is a glossary of important bridge terms for use in west point bridge activities

C 1: click here to view the PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES/CHANGES POWERPOINT

C 2: click here to see the PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES VIDEO

C 3: The Electrolysis of Water Powerpoint can be downloaded HERE

D 1: click here for the STATES OF MATTER JEOPARDY GAME

D 2: click here for the ANSWER KEY to the STATES OF MATTER: TEMPERATURE AND DENSITY worksheet

D 3: WEBQUEST on the STATES OF MATTER can be downloaded HERE

D 4: click HERE for the answer key to the "TIME/TEMPERATURE GRAPH OF 2 SUBSTANCES" assignment

D 5: the "phase changes unit review" powerpoint is HERE

E 1: POWERPOINT on Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures is HERE

E 2: TO FINISH THE ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES DIAGRAMMING STATIONS ACTIVITY, click here to download the diagrams

F 1: click here to learn HOW DISSOLVING OCCURS ON A MOLECULAR LEVEL

F 2: The INTRODUCTION TO SOLUBILITY powerpoint download is HERE

F 3: the SOLUBILITY CURVES powerpoint can be downloaded HERE

F 4:SOLUBILITY JEOPARDY is here

G 1: The ATOMS, PERIODIC TABLE, and BONDING POWERPOINT can be viewed by clicking HERE

G-2: Powerpoint: Calculating average atomic mass can be downloaded HERE

G 3: for help with calculations involving Isotopes, Ions, Mass #, etc, download the "Solving Atomic Calculations" Powerpoint HERE

G 4- G7: Download Atomic Scientists Timeline Sheets Below:

Timeline Template 1

Timeline Template 2

Timeline Template 3

Timeline Template 4

H 1: ANSWER KEY: continental drift / plate tectonics test review - CLICK HERE

H 2: Continental Drift, Seafloor Spreading, and Plate Tectonics POWERPOINT IS HERE

H 3: Plate Boundaries and Tectonic Processes POWERPOINT IS HERE

H 4: C. Drift / P. Tec. Diagrams "Pop Quiz" ANSWER KEY IS HERE

I 1: ECLIPSES POWERPOINT HERE

I 2: the lesson 10 & 11 earth's motions/seasons answer key is here

I 3: lesson 14 - seasons packet answer key is HERE

I 4: answer key to the SEASONS STATIONS ACTIVITY is here

J 1: The ENERGY POWERPOINT is here

J 2: the LESSON 16 packet answer key can be downloaded by clicking HERE

K 1-6: CLICK BELOW TO VIEW THE ASTRONOMERS POWERPOINTS

click here for COPERNICUS powerpoint

click here for TYCHO BRAHE powerpoint

click here for KEPLER powerpoint

click here for GALILEO powerpoint

click here for the NEWTON powerpoint

click here for the EINSTEIN powerpoint

K 7: THE PLANETS POWERPOINT IS HERE!!!!!

K 8: the MIND-BLOWING "size and structure of the universe" powerpoint IS HERE!!!

K 9: the ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM / WAVE PROPERTIES powerpoint is here - just click!

K 10: THE ATMOSPHERE WEBQUEST can be viewed and downloaded by clicking HERE

K 11: The Universe Photostory is HERE

K 12: The Spectra of 3 Stars can be viewed HERE

L 1: The Solar Car project informational syllabus can be downloaded HERE

L 2:engineering design process steps - for solar car information worksheet, #1

My Quia activities and quizzes

Metric units and units of measurement

https://www.quia.com/jg/1971932.html

A 1. to review for the Scientific Method/Metrics/Measurement test

Reviewing the Scientific Method and Measurement

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3282364.html

A 2. to review for the Scientific Method/Metrics/Measurement test

Nature of Science - Scientific Method

https://www.quia.com/jg/2312528.html

A 3. to review for the Scientific Method/Metrics/Measurement test

Scientific Method

https://www.quia.com/cm/551885.html

A 4. to review for the Scientific Method/Metrics/Measurement test

Reviewing the Scientific Method and Measurement

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3282390.html

A 5. to review for the Scientific Method/Metrics/Measurement test

A-8: Metric System Conversions

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3282404.html

A 6. to review for the Scientific Method/Metrics/Measurement test

SI conversions Concentration Game

https://www.quia.com/jg/2312539.html

A 7. to review for the Scientific Method/Metrics/Measurement test

Density Practice

https://www.quia.com/jg/2344597.html

B 1. a basic density terms review

Density Practice

https://www.quia.com/rr/847490.html

B 2. an intermediate/moderately difficult density review

Density Test Review

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3368543.html

B 3. a more advanced/difficult density review

D 1 Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes - vocab review

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3385842.html

C 1. review chemical properties & changes

Les. 3 "Chemical Properties" Games

https://www.quia.com/jg/2350455.html

C 2. review chemical properties & changes

Physical Properties

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3385852.html

C 3. review physical properties & changes

Physical Science - Chapter 2 - The Properties of Matter

https://www.quia.com/jg/2350466.html

C 4. review physical and chemical properties & changes

Les. 2 "Physical Properties" Games

https://www.quia.com/jg/2350467.html

C 5. review physical properties & changes

Physical Properties

https://www.quia.com/rr/850411.html

C 6. review physical properties & changes

States of Matter review: Properties of the Three States of Matter

https://www.quia.com/rr/865893.html

D 1. States of Matter/Phase Changes test review game

States of Matter - Definitions

https://www.quia.com/jg/2382037.html

D 2. States of Matter/Phase Changes test review game

States of Matter Review: Changes of State Processes

https://www.quia.com/jg/2382040.html

D 3. States of Matter/Phase Changes test review game

States of Matter Review

https://www.quia.com/rr/865977.html

D 4. States of Matter/Phase Changes test review game

Elements, Mixtures, and Compounds

https://www.quia.com/cm/523641.html

E 1. to review for the Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Test

Mixtures, Solutions, Elements and Compounds

https://www.quia.com/rr/773481.html

E 2. to review for the Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Test

On-Line Chemistry Homework Quiz # 7: Classification of Matter

https://www.quia.com/quiz/2934652.html

E 3. to review for the Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Test

Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

https://www.quia.com/quiz/2945913.html

E 4. to review for the Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Test

SOLUBILITY VOCAB COLUMNS GAME

https://www.quia.com/cm/527654.html

E 5. to review SOLUBILITY terms for the E, C, M Test

Solutions Millionare!

https://www.quia.com/rr/782448.html

E 6. to review SOLUBILITY terms for the E, C, M Test

Atomic Vocabulary and FOUR FORCES review

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3073040.html

F 1. stuff from early in the unit that you may have forgotten......

Atomic Structure Jeopardy

https://www.quia.com/cb/750138.html

F 2. a whole unit, basic review that includes ATOMIC SCIENTISTS (remember them?)

Atoms , Isotopes, Ions Rags to Riches Game

https://www.quia.com/rr/795599.html

F 3. a good review of atoms, ions, and isotopes and calculating them

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table of Elements

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3072992.html

F 4. a more challenging whole unit review of atoms

Review quiz activity: Bohr models & Lewis Structures

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3073018.html

F 5. for later in the Atoms unit, or for test review

Plate Tectonic Vocabulary

https://www.quia.com/jg/2233295.html

G 1. Flashcards/memory/matching exercises for vocab review

Chapter 12 Section1&2 - pop-up

https://www.quia.com/cz/422827.html

G 2. To quiz your knowledge of how continental drift theory became the modern plate tectonic theory

Plate Tectonics

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3082950.html

G 3. A comprehensive practice quiz of the whole unit.

Geography World - Plate Tectonics / Continental Drift

https://www.quia.com/jg/2264385.html

G 4. More C.D./P.T. practice

Geography World - Plate Tectonics / Continental Drift

https://www.quia.com/jg/2264406.html

G 5. Even MORE C.D./P.T. practice

Geography World - Plate Tectonics / Continental Drift

https://www.quia.com/jg/2264408.html

G 6. YET Even MORE C.D./P.T. practice

Geography World - Plate Tectonics / Continental Drift

https://www.quia.com/jg/2264398.html

G 7. YOU BETCHA - MORE! (But this is the last)

Summative Check-in: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures REVIEW

https://www.quia.com/quiz/3511046.html

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