Science 8 Saxton

This week in Science students have been working on topic 1-3 of Mix and Flow of Matter. By Monday students should have the following work completed: WHIMIS worksheet- hand in Parts of a solution booklet- for student notes Students are currently working on a knowledge poster/power point on Separating Mixtures and Solutions. They will have Mondays class ( Dec. 10th) to work on the project and it will be due the following Monday ( Dec. 17th) Tuesday December 11th students will have a quiz on topics 1-2  I would recommend student do the topic 1-3 review pg. 39 

Students had the opportunity to watch the film Tim's Vermeer.  Tim that looks at the paintings of Dutch Renaissance artist Vermeer and tries to prove that Vermeer used light and optics in order to create his paintings.  From this students had to complete two reflection questions and hand them in.  1.      Art and science are often seen as being vastly separate fields of study. Does this movie convince you that this distance between them is far closer than usually thought? Why? Why not? 2.  What light and optical devices and methods was Tim saying that Vermeer was using? For the Mix and Flow of Matter Unit students handed in their S olid, Liquid and Gasses Foldable on Monday, November 26th. Students then explored pure substances and mixtures by looking at the video " The Science of a Macaroni Salad." From this students completed a booklet for their notes. This should have been finished by Monday, December 3rd ....

This week students finished the Light and Optics unit by working on and presenting their Optical Technology projects in small groups.  Their kaleidoscopes unit reviews are due Monday November, 19th. Students  began the Mix and Flow of Matter Unit by looking at the " I Can..." statements and creating a title page that includes 3x things they know, 3x things they want to know and including images and diagrams. Title pages are due Monday, November 19th.  There are many students who have still not brought in their Duo-tangs for Science. They can be any color but need to come in as soon as possible. We are using them to documents their learning journey this year.

This week in Science students worked on their Optical Technology Research Projects which will be due Monday,  November 12th and they will be presenting in small groups.

On Monday students had the lesson to finish their Comparing Eyes Project to Start their Optical Technology Research Project. Comparing Eyes Project is due Monday, November 5th  and needs to be handed in with their self-assessment rubric found on the instruction sheet Optical Technologies Research Project will be due Thursday, November 8th  in which they will be presenting in small groups. They will have time to work on their projects next week. On Tuesday October 30th we had had studio artist Mark Vazquez-Mackay work with students to create their own pinhole cameras. On Wednesday October 31st Students went outside and took pictures with their pinhole cameras and completed an experiment with these pictures.

 Students finished looking at the electromagnetic spectrum where they did an activity called Wavestown to assess their understanding. Students filled out self assessments with the activity and I recommend if they are not feeling confident to do extra revision from the textbook and to complete the topic review. We then went back to explore and compare the eyeballs of different animals. They have been working through an activity called Comparing Eyes. Students will have time to finish the activity this Monday and it will be due the following Monday, November 5th . If students were away or missed any of these activities it is their responsibility to get caught up and hand them as soon as they are able! Students can make alternative/reasonable due dates with me if absent.

This week students focused on exploring the electro magnetic spectrum. They began the week by creating a foldable on Light Color Vocabulary terms. After they finished they had to create and color a color wheel. Students then looked at the video NASA: Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum and filled out a worksheet for their notes. Students then had to research the use and dangers for each electromagnetic radiation they looked at Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared waves, Visible light, Ultraviolet waves, X rays and Gamma rays. The last task of the week was to create a foldable on the Models of Light - Particle Model, Ray Model and Wave Model . For each section they needed to complete a definition, example and diagram