Hornet's Nest
FMS 8th Grade Newsletter: Week of Nov 4 - 8
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ELA
Unit Objective:
8RL1A: Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Learning Target: I can draw conclusions and infer by using textual evidence while reading the 8th grade text Flowers for Algernon.
8RL1B: Determine the meaning of words and phrases using affixes
Use the prefixes and suffixes over-, bio- un-, and ful to figure out meanings of words.
This Week in ELA:
Monday- NO SCHOOL Teacher PD
Tuesday- Flowers for Algernon audio clip, discussion, Character Tweets
Wednesday- FINISH Flowers for Algernon audio clip, One Pager Summary and wrap up discussion
Thursday- Flowers for Algernon Post Test and begin film. Compare/Contrast story & film.
Friday- Finish film. Compare and contrast the story with the film. Wrap up Discussion.
Math
EEI.B.6: Apply concepts of slope and y-intercept to graphs, equation, and proportional relationships.
EEI.B.5: Understanding the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations.
Learning Target for the Week:
To understand and use linear relationships.
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Lesson 9 Slopes Don't Have to be Positive; Week Sheet
Wednesday: Lesson 10 Calculating Slope
Thursday: Lesson 11 Equations of All Kinds of Lines
Friday: Lesson 12 Solutions to Linear Equations
Unit 3 Week Sheet #3 (Lessons 9-12); due Tuesday (11/11)
Advanced Math
Understanding linear equations and analyzing data.
Learning Target for the Week:
To use and write linear equations.
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Equations Quiz; Graphing WS
Wednesday: 2-4 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines; pg 81 12, 24-28
Thursday: 2-4 Writing; pg 81 11, 15-23
Friday: WS 2-4
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
This week in Mr. Knipe's class will begin learning about the structure of an atom this week and how to complete a Bohr model of an atom.
Mrs. Shrout's class will be completing the unit on kinetic and potential energy.
Energy Objectives:
Consturct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of the object.
Develop a model to describe the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system.
Conduct, use and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.
Atom Objectives:
Identify and describe the various parts of an atom.
Construct a Bohr model to describe the arrangment of protons, neutrons and electrons in various atoms.
Monday: No School
Tuesday: What determines the amount of potential energy an object has? OR The "Atoms Family"
Wednesday:Kinetic Energy Graphs OR Learn how to construct a Bohr model of an atom
Thursday: Roller Coaster Construction Day OR Bohr model practice
Friday: Label Kinetic and Potential energy of the roller coaster build Thursday OR Begin learning about the periodic table.
Collecting data to prove there is a force moving objects even if they are not in contact.
Collecting data to prove there is a force moving objects even if they are not in contact.
Students are learning what electrical forces have to do with their cell phones and realizing that other objects besides their fingers will operate their cell phones!
Social Studies
Unit Objective:
6-8.AH.3.CC.F Infer how events of this period led to the development of philosophies, interest groups, and political parties.
This means your student can:
I can explain what led to the development of political parties.
This Week in History:
We start on Monday, due to professional development for teachers.
The two-party system of the time consisted of Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. Students will learn more about the fathers of these parties, the major differences between them, and the major issues that these parties faced during this time.
Questions? Email your child's social studies teacher:
Lara Brunk - lbrunk@fulton58.org
Chris Crowson - ccrowson@fulton58.org -