Mrs. Kahler's 8th Grade Science Class

Thursday, March 06, 2008



Hello to all! We are all anxious for spring to get here. Students have been working very hard on finishing up their Science Fair Projects. Students have been working during lunch hours with Mrs. Kahler and Mr. Musser as well as after school. We have some great projects under construction and all are looking forward to the Science Fair/ Literacy night on Monday, March 10th from 5:30-8:00.


Please note that conferences will be March 19th and 20th. We look forward to sitting down with you to discuss your child's progress.


Science

Monday, March 10

We will be doing Activity 9.1 "Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures". In this activity we will be looking at a number of substances in order to determine whether they are an element, compound, or mixture. We will follow up this activity with a DVD about the scientific method. Don't forget that we also have Science Fair/Literacy night from 5:30-8:00.


Tuesday, March 11

We will be working on Lesson 9.2 "The Colloid Connection". There will be a PowerPoint and some short notes. Students will learn about colloids in relation to air and water pollution.


Wednesday, March 12

Lab Day! Students will be conducting a lab called "Is it a new substance?". In this activity the students will learn to write good and accurate descriptions of four reactions and use the descriptions to find evidence for the formation of new substances.


Thursday, March 13

We will be working on Chapter 9.3 " Describing Matter". Students will be learning about physical properties, chemical properties, as well as how to distinguish between them. Students will also learn about the Law of Conservation of Mass.


Friday, March 14

Today we will be finishing up the notes from Thursday on Ch. 9.3.



Global Warming

Tuesday, March 11

Today we will be having our Global Warming Summit. At the summit we will have students present their perspectives such as auto maker, conservationists, etc. Each group will present their ideas for a solution to slow Global Warming.


Thursday, March 13

We will be reviewing our Global Warming Summit and discussing what we discovered from the various viewpoints.





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