Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Remote Learning Plan
Grade 8 Lesson
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Analyze motion by following along with the following steps and resources.
Step 1: Review and check your work on the Describing Motion assignment you submitted to Google classroom on Monday. Use the PowerPoint and/or YouTube video below to check your work. Pay close attention to your understanding of velocity
Step 2: Complete the four question velocity comprehension check using the link to the Google form below.
Step 3: Complete the Speed Calculation Practice worksheet attached to this lesson. Follow the instructions carefully.
Now, go to Google classroom where you will find these documents and start working!
Monday, May 18, 2020 Remote Learning Plan
Grade 8 Lesson
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Investigate motion by following along with the following steps and resources.
Step 1: Read pages 491 two 494 in Chapter 14 Motion Forces and Newton's Laws.
Step 2: Complete the questions in the "Describing Motion" Google doc attached to this assignment.
Step 3: Take the comprehension check by following the Google Forms link included with this assignment. You may use both the reading and your responses to the questions to support you.
Now, go to Google classroom where you will find these documents and start working!
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Remote Learning Plan
Grade 8 Lesson
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Today, you will learn the amazing science that reveals how water dwelling creatures first evolved to walk, and live, on land.
You will be watching an 11 minute segment from the documentary, Great Transformations.
Following that, you will complete a reflection on the worksheet.
Now, go to Google classroom and start working!
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 – Remote Learning Plan
Grade 8 Lesson
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Today, you’re going to learn a bit more about whale evolution. Scientists believe they have made an extraordinarily strong case for an astounding claim; whales evolved from a four-legged predator about the size of a wolf. Your job is to assess the evidence.
You will read a short article about whale evolution followed by a 17 minute clip of a video on the topic.
Will be asked to reflect on what you've learned and assess whether or not you believe scientists have made a strong case for the astounding claim that whales evolved from small predators that lived on land.
Now, go to Google classroom and start working!
Monday, May 4, 2020 - Remote Learning Plan
Grade 8 Lesson
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Your lesson today is to use a textbook resource to review some of the important lines of evidence that show organisms have evolved over time on earth. You will need to read three pages from our textbook series in order to answer the questions related to this topic.
You will do all of your work in a single document that is been assigned to you in Google classroom. That assignment will also have attachments to the necessary readings.
Now, go to Google classroom and get to work!
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Remote Learning Plan
Grade 8 Lesson
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Your lesson for today is to rethink the idea of an evolutionary arms race and how it relates to humans.
Your first step will be watch a segment of video on a disease called tuberculosis and how it has evolved to become drug-resistant.
Your second step will be complete a worksheet with questions to reflect on what you learned in that video.
Now, go to Google classroom and get to work!
Monday, April 27, 2020 Remote Learning Plan
Grade 8 Lesson
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Your lesson for today is evaluate a case study of how natural selection and evolution are impacting the fight against HIV.
Students who have missing work will also receive instructions to make up the "Density Practice and Review" assignment.
Your first step will be watch a segment of video on natural selection in HIV.
Your second step will be complete a worksheet with questions to reflect on what you learned in that video.
If you also receive a makeup assignment, your third step will be to complete that work as described.
Now, go to Google classroom and get to work!
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Remote Learning Plan
Grade 8 Lesson
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Your lesson for today is to review natural selection and to use your knowledge to explain a strange story of a newt and a garter snake.
You will go to Google Classroom to complete this assignment. All of the documents you need are located there.
Your first step will be complete the assignment titled “Natural Selection Review” located in Google Classroom. In it you will watch a short Amoeba Sister’s video on the topic and answer a few questions.
Your second step will be to watch a short video explaining the relationship between two small animals in Washington state and explain the odd relationship between them. Again this assignment is in Google classroom.