Hornet's Nest
FMS 8th Grade Newsletter: Week of March 16-20
Upcoming Information
Washington, D.C. and New York, NY 2021 Trip Details:
ELA
Unit Objective:
8. RL.1.A Use context to determine the figurative meanings of words or phrases.
This Week in ELA:
Monday- Figurative Language Activities
Tuesday- Figurative Language Activities
Wednesday-Figurative Language Post Test/Wrap up the quarter.
Thursday-Reteaching/Test Makeups/Wrap up the Quarter
Friday- End of 3rd Quarter/Grades DUE
Math
GM.B: Understanding and applying the Pythagorean Theorem.
Learning for the Week
This week students will work on understanding the Pythagorean Theorem.
Monday: Lesson 7: A Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem; Week Sheet #3
Tuesday: Lesson 8: Finding Unknown Side Lengths
Wednesday: Lesson 9: The Converse
Thursday: Lesson 10: Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem
Friday: Pythagorean Theorem Quiz
Advanced Math
Simplify and Factor Polynomials
Learning for the Week
This week students will begin finish simplifying polynomials and begin factoring.
Monday: 7-3 Multiplying Special Cases; pg 279 12-13, 17-25, 29-33 odd
Tuesday: Worksheet 7-1 to 7-3
Wednesday: 7-1 to 7-3 Quiz
Thursday: 7-4 Factoring Polynomials; pg 285 20, 30-38 even
Friday: 7-4 Activity
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.
Project Objectives:
* Construct, test and modify a device that either releases or absorbs thermal energy by chemical processes.
* Apply scientific principles to design, construct and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.
Monday: Work on project--here is the link to information regarding the project
Tuesday—Work on project
Wednesday—Last day to work on the project
Thursday---Project due--the science behind it
Friday ---Test devices
Determining what chemical will work for the project
Determining what chemical will work for the project
Determining what chemical will work for the project
Social Studies
Unit Objective:
6-8.AH.4.G.B Assess Manifest Destiny in relation to push-pull factors, geographic features, and human-environmental interactions to determine their influence on the movement of goods, people and ideas.
This means your student can:
I can explain how events and ideas of this time period pushed and/or pulled people to move West.
This Week in History:
We wrapped up Jacksonian Democracy and started Manifest Destiny.
Next Week:
Students will start to explore what caused people to move westward in the 19th century.
Questions? Email your child's social studies teacher:
Lara Brunk - lbrunk@fulton58.org
Chris Crowson - ccrowson@fulton58.org -