8th Grade Science

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8th Grade Science

• Ms. Barbara Ferri
• Green Team
• Please pick up one packet from the wire bin on
  the table as you come in the front door. This is
  your homework ?.

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My Website

• http//mail.bedford.k12.ma.us/barbara_ferri/

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Massachusetts Frameworks

• Earths History
• Earths Structure
• Heat Transfer in the Earth System
• Maps as Models of the Earth
• Earth in the Solar System

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8th Grade Science Curriculum

• Geology
• Rocks
• Minerals
• Plate tectonics
• Earthquakes
• Volcanoes

• Astronomy
• Solar system
• Seasons
• Eclipses
• Tides

• Meteorology
• Weather
• Climate
• Wind patterns

• Oceanography
• Ocean currents

• Genetics
• Natural Selection
• Inherited Traits

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The Eight Practices of Science 1. Asking
questions 2. Developing and using models 3.
Planning and carrying out investigations 4.
Analyzing and interpreting data 5. Using
mathematics and computational thinking 6.
Constructing explanations (for science) and
designing solutions (for engineering) 7.
Engaging in argument from evidence 8. Obtaining,
evaluating, and communicating information
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Grading

• 10 Homework Completion
• 30 Labs or Projects
• 40 Tests and Quizzes
• 20 Open Response Questions Class Work
• Email barbara_ferri_at_bedford.k12.ma.us
• Phone [phone] ext.2115

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Teaching Methods

• Multi-dimensional approach
• Learning styles inventory
• PowerPoint lectures
• Google Classroom for HW
• Hands-on activities and labs
• Open Response Essays
• Videos
• Computer and technology based labs

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Extracurricular Activities

• Science Fair/Club (with Mrs. Scaltreto)
• ACE
• You Be the Chemist Challenge
• Boxtops for Education
• School Musical
• Courtyard Gardening Project

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