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8th Grade Science Class Page

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YEAR-LONG RESOURCES

Middle School Announcements / Course Expectations (PDF) / Writing a Lab Report (PDF)

Organizing Your Notebook (PDF) / Writing a Good Test Answer (PDF) /  Blank GRS (PDF)

Class Page Archives8th Science Course Overview 


WEEK 1:  11/30 to 12/4/2009

Date

UNIT:  Astronomy - Structure of the Universe

Class Topics

Assignments

Monday

The Organization of Matter in the Universe.

Scale of the Universe: Powers of Ten video.

The Big Bang: basics of steady state v. inflationary theory.

Readings and Notes from class: 

Steady State Theory vs Inflationary.pdf
QUESTIONS FOR NOTES.pdf

 

 

 
Tuesday Origins: Back to the Beginning (Big Bang) video.  
Wednesday Origins: Back to the Beginning video, cont'd to end.  
Thursday

Galaxy Clusters & Galaxies (shapes, movements).

Read Galaxy excerpt from Don't Know Much About the Universe by Kenneth Davis.

Study for quiz.
Friday

QUIZ

Parts of a Star (Star Structure).

 

 

 


Plans for Winter 2009-2010

 

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