Hornet's Nest
FMS 8th Grade Newsletter: Week of Feb 10-14
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ELA
Unit Objective:
8.RL.1.A Use context to determine the figurative meanings of words or phrases.
8RL1B: Determine the meaning of words and phrases are they are used in the text; including figurative and connotative meanings using context, affixes, or references materials. I can also use prefixes to figure out meanings of words. The prefixes are -under, terr-, -photo, and -graph
This Week in ELA:
Monday- Boy in the Striped Pajamas Ch. 11-12, test review
Tuesday- Boy in the Striped Pajamas Ch. 13, chapter guides, group discussion
Wednesday- Boy in the Striped Pajamas Ch. 14, vocabulary, chapter guides
Thursday- Boy in the Striped Pajamas Ch. 15, chapter guides, group discussion
Friday-Boy in the Striped Pajamas catch up and review, vocabulary
Math
EEI.A.1: Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent expressions.
EEI.A.4: Use scientific notation to solve problems.
Learning for the Week
This week students will work with the Laws of Exponents.
Monday: Lesson 6 What About Other Bases
Tuesday: Lesson 7: Practice with Rational Bases
Wednesday: Lesson 8 Combining Bases
Thursday: Lesson 9: Describing Large and Small Numbers, Exponent Quiz
Friday: No School
Advanced Math
EEI.A.1: Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate equivalent expressions.
GM.B: Understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.
Learning for the Week
This week students will work with right triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem.
Monday: Equations with Exponents as Variables WS
Tuesday: Pythagorean Theorem WS
Wednesday: Apply Pythagorean Theorem WS
Thursday: Distance with Pythagorean Theorem WS
Friday: No School
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Objectives:
* Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after interactions to determine if a chemical reaction as occurred.
* Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms remains the same during a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Monday: What's in the bag activity: Learn the difference between physical and chemical properties of matter.
Tuesday—Stations Day --Chemical or Physical Reactions
Wednesday—Stations Day 2
Thursday--- Stations Day 3
Friday --- NO SCHOOL
Collecting data using temperature sensors
Writing their own procedure before collecting data
Collecting data on thermal energy transfer
Social Studies
Unit Objective:
6-8.AH.3.G.C Compare major patterns of population distribution, demographics and migrations in the United States during this era c. 1763-1812.
This means your student can:
After studying Andrew Jackson’s Presidency, I can decide if Andrew Jackson is a hero or villain.
This Week in History:
What a week! Your student worked with the HS counselors on Monday, started the Jacksonian Democracy Tuesday and continued to work on it Friday.
Next Week:
We will continue to explore Andrew Jackson’s Presidency.
Questions? Email your child's social studies teacher:
Lara Brunk - lbrunk@fulton58.org
Chris Crowson - ccrowson@fulton58.org -