Ms. Laskowski

Ms. Laskowski

8th Grade Science

mlaskowski@wcpss.net

This year we will be covering a variety of science topics, which include:

Water            Geology            Chemistry            Cells            Microbiology

 Science grades are broken down into the following areas and amounts:

Tests/Projects…………….40%

Quizzes………………………..30%

Classwork/Labs…………..20%

Homework………………….10%

ONLINE TEXTBOOK

username: NCGr805

password: 2P8XUSWU

Vocabulary to study!! Matter/Chemistry Vocabulary

Project Cool - http://www.coolclassroom.org/cool_projects/lessons/miniunits/lesson2.html

 Technology Research –

http://www.nurp.noaa.gov/Tech.htm

 http://www.onr.navy.mil/Focus/blowballast/default.htm

http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/tools/index.html

http://science.hq.nasa.gov/oceans/

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/technology/technology.html

http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_sealink.html

http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/military_submarine.html

USE FOR ELEMENT CUBE INFORMATION!!

http://www.zeuscat.com/andrew/javascript/periodic.html

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/

http://www.chemicalelements.com/index.html

http://www.webelements.com/

http://www.ptable.com/

http://www.chemicool.com/

http://periodic.lanl.gov/index.shtml

http://www.touchspin.com/chem/DisplayTable.html

http://chemistry.about.com/library/blperiodictable.htm

http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements/pages/pertable_j.htm 

Below are some review sites for each unit:)

Water

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/sc3.html

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Chemistry-Quizzes/p/Properties-of-Water-Quiz.asp

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/water-quiz.htm

http://hs-staffserver.stjames.k12.mn.us/~fraken/Earth%20Science%20Files/Grade%208%20Practice%20Quizzes/oceanquiz.html

http://www.quia.com/jq/90796.html?AP_rand=1801705784

http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=2797

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=life-zones–ocean

http://flashcarddb.com/cardset/quiz/105679

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Earth-Science-Quizzes/w/Water-Pollution-Quiz.asp

http://areitz71.myweb.uga.edu/edit6170/

Chemistry

http://www.teacherbridge.org/public/bhs/teachers/Dana/chemphys.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/303980.html

http://qldscienceteachers.tripod.com/junior/quizzes/chem_changes.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078617650/student_view0/chapter3/section1/self-check_quiz-eng_.html

http://www.chem4kids.com/extras/quiz_elempertable/index.html

http://www.elementsdatabase.com/periodic-table-quiz.php

http://modelscience.com/PeriodicTableQuiz.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/254787.html?AP_rand=1370196722

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=bohr-model-quiz

Geology

http://anthro.palomar.edu/time/quizzes/timquiz1.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/fossil-quiz.htm

http://anthro.palomar.edu/time/quizzes/timquiz3.htm

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078664233/student_view0/unit6/chapter21/section2/self-check_quiz.html

http://www2.fiu.edu/~srimal/timequiz.htm

http://www.glencoe.com/qe/scienceOLC.php?qi=6024

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072402466/student_view0/chapter8/multiple_choice_quiz.html

http://geology.about.com/od/geotime_dating/a/aa_quiz_time.htm

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=geologic-time-quiz

Cells

http://biology.about.com/library/quiz/blcellanatquiz.htm

http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz14606510ba900.html

http://www.biology4kids.com/extras/quiz_cellintro/index.html

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/biology/cell_structure/quiz356.html

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=3rd-block-group-2_1

http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~viturralde/forum/cellquiz.htm

http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=258

http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=1395

Microbiology

http://www.glencoe.com/qe/qe136national.php?qi=4386&st=

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007877800x/student_view0/unit2/chapter8/section_1_self-check_quiz-eng_.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007877800x/student_view0/unit2/chapter8/section_2_self-check_quiz-eng_.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007877800x/student_view0/unit2/chapter8/standardized_test_practice.html

http://www.biologycorner.com/bio1/protist_quiz.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/106980.html

Below are some resources we will use throughout the year:

Comic

www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html

www.toondoo.com

Periodic Table Websites

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html

http://www.learner.org/interactives/periodic/groups.html