8th Grade SCIENCE 10:40 AM-Fiedler HR-A107 Assignments
- Instructor
- Daniel Novak
- Term
- School Year 2020/2021
- Description
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6th Grade Science
Assignment Calendar
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Past Assignments
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Flocabulary: Coding - Read & Respond
Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment Read & Respond
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What is force? How is it created/made? What is motion?
Research and answer 3 questions in complete sentences.
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Coding activity with partner
Follow the direction to write step by step direction.
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Flocabulary: Coding
Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment
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Electrical Measurements IXL
IXL Level J HH.6 Abbreviate force, energy, and electricity units
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Electricity - Crossword Puzzle Ducksters.com
click on the space - read the clue - and fill in to solve
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Flocabulary: Current Electricity
Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment
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If I turn the light switch on on the wall, is it a closed circuit or an open circuit?
Describe the reasoning for your answer.
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Flocabulary - Electricity
Vocabulary and Read and Respond today.
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Hydropower Electricity
Homework for 12-01-20 Pop Quiz? Read the attached article and view the Energy 101video.
Take notes of processing and all new vocabulary words we can discuss and clarify for comprehension/understanding/translation.
Take notes of processing and all new vocabulary words we can discuss and clarify for comprehension/understanding/translation.
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Where is electricity created? How is it distributed?
Remember you are to answer in complete ORIGINAL sentences.
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What do you think YOUR world would be like if there was no electricity? What time would you get up in the morning? What would you do to stay warm? What would you use to keep the necessary foods cold? What would you do to for keeping yourself occupied/entertainment?
Write your responses in essay format.
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How is electricity measured (what unit(s))? What is the basic unit of measurement Com Ed bill uses for our electric bills?
Ask mom or dad who ever pays the ComEd bill or go to ComEd.com
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Bill Nye - Electricity
Watch the video and answer the questions in the attached document.
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What does AC stand for in AC electricity? Where is it commonly found?
Use complete sentences when explaining your answers.
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Who is known as the father of electricity? Why is he known as the father of electricity?
Research it and answer in complete sentences.
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What is a pulley and what is a pulley used for?
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Madame Curie research assignment
1. Watch the video about Madame Curie again. Discuss the questions with your peers. Take notes through the discussion. You can include what you discuss in your written responses too.
2. Use the Internet to research information about Marie Curie's life. Read the information and share it.
In the attached Google Doc, work together with your group to answer the questions that are listed. Each group member must complete and turn in a copy of the questions.
2. Use the Internet to research information about Marie Curie's life. Read the information and share it.
In the attached Google Doc, work together with your group to answer the questions that are listed. Each group member must complete and turn in a copy of the questions.
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What is Radium? What is its periodic table symbol? What happens to it when exposed to air?
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Flocabulary: Marie Curie & Determination
Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment
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Flocabulary: Marie Curie & Determination
Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment
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Why is the profession of Science Investigation interesting and valuable?
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What does determination mean? (10pts) in relation to the Madame Currie video of yesterday. Write YOUR understanding of it. Write it in YOUR OWN words. Read the meaning three times before you write it for me. What does it mean for you?
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Why do you think people are curious about science?
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Ecosystems Quiz - DUE TODAY
Listen for directions at the beginning of class in order to complete this quiz. When finished click Turn In.
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Why is biodiversity so important? [video]
Watch the video, take notes and create questions from what you see and hear in the video.
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Habitat destruction
Read and Respond to questions for discussions. Write notes into your notebook.
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What do you think is the strongest Ecosystem? Write two reasons as to why you think it is the strongest.
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What does it mean to slash and burn? For what reason or purpose is it done?
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The Threats of Invasive Species
You are to watch the video and take notes. Write down what you think is important to know from this video.
Look and listen for the answers to the following questions:
1. What invasive species took over in the Southern part of the US?
2. What is happening in Australia with an invasive species?
3. What do we need to today to protect ecosystems?
4. Why should we protect Lake Michigan and all of the Great Lakes from invasive species? (Discussion too)
Look and listen for the answers to the following questions:
1. What invasive species took over in the Southern part of the US?
2. What is happening in Australia with an invasive species?
3. What do we need to today to protect ecosystems?
4. Why should we protect Lake Michigan and all of the Great Lakes from invasive species? (Discussion too)
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What is a NICHE? Where can it be located?
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Flocabulary: Biodiversity at Risk
Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment
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From what we have learned about this past week in Science: Which eco-system do you think is the most vulnerable? And Why? give reasons why you think it is the most vulnerable,
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What do you think would happen to an eco system without biodiversity?
Write at least 3 sentences explaining your answer.
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What location do you think would be best for an abiotic eco system to be in or live in or near?
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What is the difference between a biome and an ecosystem?
Read and respond to classmate response, ** be respectful and responsible.
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What effect does the food chain have on biodiversity?
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IXL - Eco Systems 1 thru 5
Go to IXL Level F Section Q Eco Systems
https://www.ixl.com/science/level-f
https://www.ixl.com/science/level-f
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What is biodiversity and why is important in an Eco system?
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What does a rock have to do in an ecological system?
With what you know about eco systems, what role does a 10 lb rock play in an eco system?
Think about what it does, how important is it in the eco system.
Think about what it does, how important is it in the eco system.
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Can an eco system be designed by man? If yes, share an example of a place or one. If no, explain why not you must share your reason for yes or no.
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What is an Eco System? Describe what you know about an Eco system.
Look up what an Eco System is, and write out in detail describing one or two kinds of Eco systems.
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Flocabulary: Cells
Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment
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What does the DNA that is found in a cell do? What is its job?
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Flocabulary: Cells
Follow the link to complete your Flocabulary assignment
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What is the job of the vacuole? Why is it important in a cell?
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Why is the cell membrane so important? What is its function/job for the cell?
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Illustrate Animal and Plant Cell. September 18, 2020
In your Science Notebook. (green one). Date the top. Write title of assignment. "Label. - Parts of an Animal Cell. Label - Pars of a Plant Cell
Draw a picture a plant cell and a picture of an animal cell.
Include the parts of the cell and "label" the parts. ALL parts. Color it
Is there anything different in the parts.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Structure-of-animal-and-plant-cell_fig3_324543378. This is picture of both
Draw a picture a plant cell and a picture of an animal cell.
Include the parts of the cell and "label" the parts. ALL parts. Color it
Is there anything different in the parts.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Structure-of-animal-and-plant-cell_fig3_324543378. This is picture of both
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Scientists Who Studied Cells
1. Francesco Redi https://www.scientus.org/Redi-Galileo.html
2.Louis Pasteur
2.Louis Pasteur
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What job does the Mitochondria do in the cell?
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Why is it important for scientists to learn and study about cells and cell structure?
Think about what you saw in the video with Bill Nye the Science Guy. He talked about red cells and white cells.
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All About Cells
Watch the video again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nBtY6LR030
Answer the questions again. Click on Create and respond.
What are vacuoles?
What is in the cell membrane?
Where is an organelle located?
What is the gel locate around the organelle?
What does the nucleus of a cell do?
What does the mitochondria in the cell do?
Where is the vacuole located in the cell?
What is does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nBtY6LR030
Answer the questions again. Click on Create and respond.
What are vacuoles?
What is in the cell membrane?
Where is an organelle located?
What is the gel locate around the organelle?
What does the nucleus of a cell do?
What does the mitochondria in the cell do?
Where is the vacuole located in the cell?
What is does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?
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What part of the cell controls all parts of the cell? It is sometimes called the brain in the cell. 12 Turned in 11
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What does MUTATION mean? What happens to cause a mutation? What is the result of a mutation?
Look the word up for meaning.
Think about these:
There is the movie "Teenage Mutant Turtles",
What happened to the characters in the movie?
Why did it happen?
Think about these:
There is the movie "Teenage Mutant Turtles",
What happened to the characters in the movie?
Why did it happen?
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Are there other living things in outer space? Aliens?
Using the article we read on Friday about the scientists looking for life outside respond to Activity 1 or 2 below the report. Think about it and then write about it using one of the activities below it.
You can read or listen to the article again. (Go to Friday Material.
You can read additional "Chips from Space Reach Earth Again".
https://www.kidsnews.com.au/space/chirps-from-space-reach-earth-again/news-story/d921627da5bcc5b5c67426ce378501b7
You can read or listen to the article again. (Go to Friday Material.
You can read additional "Chips from Space Reach Earth Again".
https://www.kidsnews.com.au/space/chirps-from-space-reach-earth-again/news-story/d921627da5bcc5b5c67426ce378501b7
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What is the force that stops us from flying around into space? Where does this force come from?
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What do animals, plants and people have in common?
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What do animals, plants and people have in common?
Write your answer in complete sentences.
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Why do birds fly south for the winter?
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Australian Scientists look for Aliens - Kids News
1) Read the Kids News Article on search for aliens by Australian scientists
2) Answer the 5 quiz questions after the article on a Google Doc.
2) Write the Vocabulary Words and their meanings/definitions below the article in your own Notebook.
2) Answer the 5 quiz questions after the article on a Google Doc.
2) Write the Vocabulary Words and their meanings/definitions below the article in your own Notebook.
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Question of the Day: Can you name 3 important things that the sun does for the living things on earth?
Respond in complete sentences.
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Question of the Day: Can you name 3 important things that the sun does for the living things on earth?
Respond in complete sentences.