Catalyst
Every day when you come into
science class, you will have a
catalyst assignment to work on.
The catalyst prompt will usually be
projected onto the white board,
and your answer should be written
on the catalyst sheet that will be
kept in your binder.
Catalyst
1. What is the most fun
thing you did this
summer?
2. What is your art?
3. How long have you
been at ASA?
When you have fully answered these questions, label your file folder, with last name
first (ex. Davey, Annabelle).
On your piece of paper…
- Write your name on the paper, large enough
for people to read, but leaving enough room
for others to write around it
- Using as little tape as possible, tape the paper
to your back. Use a partner to help.
- You will have 5 minutes to walk around the
room, stopping those you run into,
introducing yourself, and writing something
positive you know about them or have noticed
about them on the paper on their back.
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Name
How long you’ve been at ASA
Art
The best thing you did this summer
The favorite thing that someone wrote on
your back
Emergency/Safety Plan
Food/Drink Policy
Science Supplies
Will discuss more tomorrow, but your priority should be to get:
Homework
Create a collage that best answers the following
question: What scientist do you best relate to and
why? OR Who is your favorite scientist and why?
- You can use pictures (personal or not), words,
drawings, be creative!
- You may have to do some research
- Collage should be on an 8 ½ x 11 piece of paper
GET A GRAPH RULED COMPOSITION BOOK IF YOU HAVEN’T!
4TH Period
Lunch procedures:
Exit Ticket
1. Put your full heading on
the piece of paper.
2. Answer: What questions
th
do you have about 8
Grade Science?
Catalyst
1. What is science?
2. What do you think the most
important thing that you
have ever learned in science
class is?
8th Grade Homework Policy
8th Grade Homework and Absence Policy
Scientist Activity
- If you don’t have the collage to turn in, you will need to turn
in a completed pink slip.
- With the person next to you, introduce yourself. Spell your
name for them, and use each letter in your name to describe
one of your personality traits.
- Share your scientist collage with your partner. Why did you
pick that scientist? How do you relate to them?
Activity: Science Puzzle
- Each piece that you receive represents current
scientific data
- Your goal is to arrange the data into a square.
Breaking News!!!
A new scientific discovery has just been made!
You must now somehow incorporate this
information into your puzzle!
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Homework
Write Ms. Davey an e-mail (davey@goasa.org)
answering the following question:
How does the puzzle activity that we ended
class with today represent “doing science” in a
way that is similar to how your favorite
scientist “did science”?
Remember to format your e-mail in a way that is
appropriate for an e-mail to a teacher.
I must receive your e-mail before 7:45 AM
tomorrow morning in order for you to receive
credit.
Homework
Write Ms. Davey an e-mail (davey@goasa.org)
telling her what your goal is for 8th grade.
Remember to format your e-mail in a way that is
appropriate for an e-mail to a teacher.
I must receive your e-mail before 7:45 AM
tomorrow morning in order for you to receive
credit.
Take out:
• Catalyst
• Pencil
• Signed Homework policy if you have it today
Catalyst
Describe your goal for the 8th grade
year. This goal could be specific to
science, or it could be a general goal
that you have for all of your classes.
Room Scavenger Hunt
Goal: To revisit some information from the
Syllabus and the Homework Policy, and to
discover where everything is in the room.
Lawson Classroom Test of Scientific
Reasoning
- You will take this test in your science class
every year that you are a student at ASA
- Your score will not count towards your science
grade in any way
- Please use a pencil rather than a pen
- Try your best, and take your time to really
read through the questions and answer
- If you would like to know your score out of 24,
you may ask me next week
Homework
Go to
http://www.flinnsci.com/documents/miscpdfs/safety_contract.pdf
(Link is on website)
Read through the contract, print it, and then both you and
your parents need to sign it.
This will show me that you have a working printer at home.
Homework
Go to
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/weissman/chemlab/
(Link is on website)
Run all 4 parts of the Chemistry Lab Safety Tutorial
Take the quiz at the end (Skip Login)
When you have passed the quiz “Print Certificate” and bring
it in to class. This will show me you passed the quiz, and
also show me that you have a working printer at home.
Take out:
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Catalyst
Pencil
Science notebook
Make 3 piles in the center of your table:
• Signed Homework Policies
• Signed Safety Contracts
• Pink Slips if you don’t have either the Homework Policy,
the Safety Contract, or a science notebook
Catalyst
Look through the “Basic Daily
Rules” on pages 8 & 9 at the
beginning of your planner. Describe
which rule will be hardest for you to
follow this year and why. Then,
describe what you can do to make
sure you do not break this rule this
year.
Participation
Science Notebooks
Why keep a science notebook?
Page 1
Page
3
5
Table of Contents
Content
Room Scavenger Hunt
Measurement Unit Cover Page
It is your responsibility to keep your Table of
Contents up to date. That will be assessed
during notebook checks!
Page 2
Height
Width
Homework
• Number all pages of your science notebook,
back and front
• On page 5 of your science notebook, create a
Measurement Unit Cover page
• Cover page should be detailed, colorful, and
represent what you currently know about
measurement