Mr. Hall's Science Class

Cityside Middle School: 8th Grade Science

Weekly Activities 11/17-11/21

posted by shall | November 17, 2008 20:55

Monday: Finish "An Inconvenient Truth"

Tuesday: Play Climate Change Game

Wednesday: Test Review

Thursday: Climate Test

Friday: Go over Test


Activities 11/10-11/14

posted by shall | November 13, 2008 07:20

This week will be focused on the details of the greenhouse effect and greenhouse gases. We will be examining the things we do that contribute to those gases and the effect of carbon dioxide on the temperature of Earth.

Monday: Play preview 3rd hour; Pass out progress reports and watch Global Warming Video all other hours

Tuesday: Begin Greenhouse Effect Activities, Carbon Footprint online questionnaire

Wednesday: Finish Greenhouse Effect Actitivies, Review and Discuss Greenhouse Effect Activities

Thursday: Review Greenhouse Gases, Introduction to Carbon Dioxide and Temperature Change (Inconvenient Truth video clip), Begin Carbon Dioxide and Temperature Change Activity

Friday: Finish Carbon Dioxde and Temperature Change Activity, Go over activity


Activities 11/3-11/7

posted by shall | November 04, 2008 08:11

This week will be focused on understand climate. We will examine how climates differ from one another.

Monday: Global Warming Consequences Notes

Tuesday: Cool Climates Lab

Wednesday: Go over Cool Climates Lab; Comparing Climates Lab

Thursday: Finish and Go over Comparing Climates Lab; Climate Notes

Friday: Catch Up day


Activities 10/20-10/24

posted by shall | October 17, 2008 07:14

We will be finishing our weather unit this week. We are constructing board games to help learn and review the ideas surrounding severe weather. There will be a test on Friday.

Monday: Work on Board Games (Finish?)

Tuesday: MEAP day (shortened classes), Play Board Games

Wednesday: Play Board Games

Thursday: MEAP day (shortened classes), Test Review

Friday: Test


Activities 10/13-10/17

posted by shall | October 14, 2008 08:23

This week we will focus on Predicting the weather and understanding the conditions necessary for severe weather (thunderstorm, tornado, hurricane, flood, and lake effect snow). We will also begin creating a severe weather board game as a class that can be played in order to reinforce ideas learned in class.

Monday: Weather Predictions, Weather Map Symbol of the Day, Cloud Demonstration, Cloud Notes

Tuesday: Weather Predictions, Weather Map Symbol of the Day, Tornados and Thunderstorms

Wednesday: Weather Predictions, Weather Map Symbol of the Day, Hurricanes, Talk about board games

Thursday: Weather Predictions, Weather Map Symbol of the Day, Work on Board Games

Friday: Lake Effect Storms, Floods, Work on Board Games

Test NEXT FRIDAY October 24.


 
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