Unit Essential Question: How can failure lead to innovation?

Content Objective;

Students will learn from their previous failures and complete their second attempt at the marshmallow challenge.

Homework;

Marshmallow challenge due tomorrow.Marshmallow Challenge 1-2

Reminders;

•  Bring in classroom supplies for a prize (Last day Friday)
• Quiz Friday (scientific method, vocab and lab activities)

Sneak Peak!

Sandy is an 8th grade student who loves to garden. She is trying to decide which fertilizer would be best, Murphy fertilizer, Ali fertilizer or Farkas fertilizer. She begins to Google customer reviews of all three fertilizers to decide which one is the best before she tests them. Which step of the scientific method is she on?

Unit Essential Question: How can failure lead to innovation?

Content Objective;

Apply the scientific method while conducting an investigation.

Homework;

(1st, 3-6th hour) Skittle Investigation will be collected tomorrow. Skittle Investigation

(2nd hour) Paper airplane lab will be collected tomorrow. Scientific method and paper airplanes

Reminders;

•  Bring in classroom supplies for a prize (Last day Friday)
• Informational Cheerleading meeting will be Wednesday, September 13th after school.
• Open House is Wednesday, September 13th from 6 pm-7:30 pm
• Quiz Friday (scientific method, vocab and lab activities)

Unit Essential Question: How can failure lead to innovation?

Content Objective;

Design and create the best paper airplane.

Homework;

Paper airplane lab will be collected tomorrow. Scientific method and paper airplanes

Reminders;

•  Bring in classroom supplies for a prize (Last day Friday)
• Informational Cheerleading meeting will be Wednesday, September 13th after school.
• Open House is Wednesday, September 13th from 6 pm-7:30 pm
• Quiz Friday (scientific method, vocab and lab activities)

Unit Essential Question: How can failure lead to innovation

Content Objective;

Design and create the best paper airplane.

Homework;

2nd hour only

Complete vocab square if necessary.

Words: Variable, independent variable, dependent variable and constantop. 6 op. 7 o.p 8 op. 9 op. 10 op. 12

Reminders;

•  Bring in classroom supplies for a prize (Last day Friday)
• Informational Cheerleading meeting will be Wednesday, September 13th after school.
• Open House is Wednesday, September 13th from 6 pm-7:30 pm

Unit Essential Question: How can failure lead to innovation

Content Objective;

Begin to understand the different variables in an experiment.

Homework;

Complete vocab square if necessary.

Words: Variable, independent variable, dependent variable and constantop. 6 op. 7 o.p 8 op. 9 op. 10 op. 12

Reminders;

• Turn in your student info card Studen info card
• Sign up for remindRemind directions 2017
•  Bring in classroom supplies for a prize
• Informational Cheerleading meeting will be Wednesday, September 13th after school.
• Open House is Wednesday, September 13th from 6 pm-7:30 pm

Weekend Review

We are discovering how failing can allow scientist to be innovative while reviewing the scientific method. Below is a scientific method review game.

https://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/scientific-inquiry/scientific-methods.htm

Unit Essential Question: How can failure lead to innovation

Content Objective;

Become familiar with the terms failure and innovation and how they relate.

Homework;

Complete day 1 of the Marshmallow Challenge (We will complete Day 2 next week) Marshmallow Challenge 1-2

Reminders;

• Turn in your student info card Studen info card
• Sign up for remindRemind directions 2017
•  Bring in classroom supplies for a prize
• Informational Cheerleading meeting will be Wednesday, September 13th after school.
• Open House is Wednesday, September 13th from 6 pm-7:30 pm

Content Objective;

Students can remember the classroom layout and expectations

Homework;

Design and create a puzzle piece that represents you. Puzzle Piece directions and rubric Puzzle Piece

Reminders;

• Bring in your student info card Studen info card
• Bring in your science folder/portfolio
• Sign up for remind Remind directions 2017

Welcome Back!!

Today we became familiar with the science classroom layout and expectations.

Homework

Please return the student info card Studen info card

Extra copies

Syllabus and parent letter Syllabus 2017 parent letter 2017

Remind directions Remind directions 2017

Content Objective;

Identify different kinds of renewable and nonrenewable products

Homework;

Renewable and nonrenewable activities due Wednesday Renewable or Nonrenewable Renewable nonrewable 2 Renewable nonrenewable 3 Renewable nonrenewable 4 Renewable nonrenewable 5 and Popcorn

Reminders;

Science fair is Thursday, May 18th. All invention conventions need to be at school by Monday.

Track;

Monday(5/15)- Meet at DHS. Meet for the bus at 4:20 pm

Tuesday (5/16): Practice

Wednesday- (5/17): Practice

Thursday (5/18): Meet at Woodworth at 3:30pm

Friday (5/19): Pictures

Content Objective;

Identify different kinds of renewable and nonrenewable products

Homework;

Renewable and nonrenewable activities due Wednesday Renewable or Nonrenewable Renewable nonrewable 2 Renewable nonrenewable 3 Renewable nonrenewable 4 Renewable nonrenewable 5

Reminders;

Science fair is Thursday, May 18th. All invention conventions need to be at school by Monday.

Track;

Monday(5/15)- Meet at DHS. Meet for the bus at 4:20 pm

Tuesday (5/16): Practice

Wednesday- (5/17): Practice

Thursday (5/18): Meet at Woodworth at 3:30pm

Friday (5/19): Pictures