8th Grade Home Support
2nd Six Weeks Resources for 8th Grade Parents at Lamesa MS
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Resources
Project Share - Search by Grade and Subject and then choose the TEKS your student is learning or will be learning this six weeks
TASA on iTunes U - K-12 Course-specific digital resources gathered by Texas educators
Khan Academy - Search and watch tutorial videos by subject
MATH
This Six Weeks in Math:
8.10A - Rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations
8.10B - Transformations
8.10C - Effect of Translations, reflections, and rotations8.3A - Corresponding sides of similar shapes
8.3B - Attributes of a shape and its dilation
8.3C - Scale Factor
Click the link for a digital copy of handouts provided at the Home Support Meeting:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwD-N3sQC1Mobnoxdy1oSDRjVjQ/view?usp=sharing
Contact the 8th Grade Math Teacher:
ENGLISH
This Six Weeks in English:
8.7A - Analyzing well-known Speeches
8.13A - Role of Media
8.13C - Point of view in Media
8.2A - Linguistic roots and affixes
8.6B - Analyze central Characters' Qualities
8.9A - Analyze and compare works on the same Topic
8.6A - Linear Plot Development
8.10A - Main Ideas, Supporting Details, and Relationships
8.2B - Use Context to determine Word Meaning
8.10D - Logical Connections
Fig 8.19D - Inferences
8.6C - Points of View
Click link for digital copy of handouts from the Home Support Meeting:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwD-N3sQC1Moa3FmN0dldFRqTVk/view?usp=sharing
Achieve3000
Website: https://www.achieve3000.com/
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SCIENCE
This Six Weeks in Science:
8.5E: Chemical Equations
8.6A: Unbalanced Forces
8.6B: Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
Click link below for a digital copy of handouts provided at the Home Support Meeting:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwD-N3sQC1MoLWxteVNURUw2UVk/view?usp=sharing
STEMscopes
Contact the 8th Grade Science Teacher:
Juan Carrion
Christine Teaff
Timothy Drew
SOCIAL STUDIES
This Six Weeks in Social Studies:
8.4A - Causes of the American Revolution
8.4B - Significant Individuals during the American revolution
8.4C - Important Events of the American Revolution
8.4D - Constitutional Convention of 1787
8.4E - Ratification
8.15A - Influence of Historic Documents
8.15B - Articles of Confederation
8.15C - Colonial Grievances in the Declaration of Independence
8.15D- Analyze the US Constitution
8.16A - Amending the US Constitution
8.17A - Analyze the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists
8.19A - Unalienable Rights
8.20A - Significant Individuals in the Development of Self-Government in Colonial America
8.29C - Outlines, Reports, Common Data Bases, and Visuals (graphs, charts, timelines, and maps)
Click the link below for a digital copy of the handouts from the Home Support Meeting:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwD-N3sQC1MoU2NPSktNOHI4MGc/view?usp=sharing
McGraw-Hill's ConnectEd
Website: http://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do
TIME Magazine for Kids
Website: http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/study-helper/flashcard-maker
Contact the 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher:
Home Support Coordinator for Lamesa Middle School
Email: chopkins@lamesaisd.net
Website: http://lms.lamesaisd.net/
Phone: 806-872-8301