North Junior High 8th Grade Science
Teachers
Ms. Allison Kassenbrock
Mr. Don Lochmueller
Mrs. Katrina Parrish
Mr. Terry Staggs
Curriculum
Resources
Teacher blog
Ms. Allison Kassenbrock
Mr. Lochmueller
Mrs. Parrish
Webquests
Physical and Chemical Changes
Lake Effect Snow & Blizzards
Thunderstorms
Flooding
Solar Eclipse
Measurement
Atomic Structure
Periodic Table
Virtual Days
November Snow Days
Jan 30 - Feb 6
Genetics Project
Semester 1 - August - December
Science Skills and Tools
Awareness Test
How to use Triple Beam Balance
Video - How to Read a Graduated Cylinder
Lab Equipment Flipchart
How to read a centimeter ruler
Reading a Graduated Cylinder
Grad Cylinder Quiz
Chemical Interactions
FOSSweb - Mystery Mixture/Two Substance Reactions
Structure of the Atom
Size of Atoms - Video
Different explanation of atoms - YouTube Video
Atoms Family Flipchart
Atomic Structure Instruction Flipchart
How to count the particles in an atom
VIDEO - Summary of Bohr Model, valence e-, Lewis Dot
How to make a Bohr Model (notes)
Video - How to make a Bohr Model
Bohr Model Practice Problems
Atom Review Game - Science Geeks website
Periodic Table
Periodic Table Arrangement Flipchart
How to Make Lewis Structures PowerPoint
YouTube - Alkali Metal Reactions w/Water
Periodic Table Project Instructions
Sporcle - Periodic Table Games
Elements in the Universe - Textbook p. 10-13
Chemical Bonding
How Atoms Bond - NBCLearn Video
Octet Rule Explained - Short
VIDEO - Octet Rule explanation - Long
Webquest - Ionic Bonding
Webquest - Covalent Bonding
Video - Ionic Bonding
Video - Covalent Bonding
Simple Ionic Bond Builder - Website
Chemical Bonding Online Quiz
Element Presentation Project
Project Instructions
Project Score Sheet
Project Example - Lithium
Chemical Reactions
Blue textbook pages 184-193
VIDEO - How to Balance Chem Equations (Beginners)
VIDEO - How to Balance Chemical Equations
ChemBalancer
Balancing Equations Interactive
Balancing Equations Online Practice Quiz
Jefferson lab - Balancing Chemical Equation Practice
More Balancing Chemical Equations Websites!
Balancing Chem Equations Quiz - Challenging
Physical and Chemical Changes Webquest
Genetics - DNA
Strawberry DNA Extraction Lab
DNA Notes
Genetics 101 - What are genes?
Genetics 101 - What are SNPs?
Genetics 101 - Where do genes come from?
Genetics Textbook - Asexual & Sexual Reproduction
What is a zorse? (video)
Semester 2 - January - May
Genetics - Traits
Snurfle Meiosis
Amoeba Sisters
Genetic Disorder Project
Genetic Disorder Project worksheet and rubric
Marfan Syndrome WS
Joe's Dilemma E-mail
Mendelian Inheritance
Mendel Website
Punnett square lesson
Drag and Drop Pedigree
Interactive Pedigree Practice
Punnett Square and Traits - Review
Mendel's Peas - Experiments that changed the world.
Evolution
VIDEO - Making of the Fittest (Natural Selection)
YouTube Video - Dichotomous Key
Interactive Dichotomous Key
Cartoon Characters to Make Dichotomous Key
Selective Breeding Introduction - (Powerpoint)
Interactive Video on Selective Breeding
Article on Selective Breeding
Broccoli Selective Breeding Virtual Experiment
Water Cycle
Water Cycle Game - Round 2
Water Cycle Vocabulary flipchart
Water Drop Project Instructions
Water Cycle Flipchart w/Review Questions
Atmosphere
Elevator to Space
YouTube - Bill Nye Atmosphere
Gas in a Syringe - Interactive Demonstration
What's in the Air (text pg. 6-7)
A Thin Blue Veil - Textbook p. 8-11
Atmosphere Notes - Flipchart
Weather Balloon Launch
Atmosphere Links
Convection
Density and Convection Flipchart
YouTube - Convection in the Atmosphere
You Tube - Convection in the Ocean
YouTube - Convection with Science Geeks
YouTube - 3-Minute Density Explanation
YouTube - Density Song
Density of Cubes - pHet Interactive website
Severe Weather
YouTube - World's Worst Weather Ever (video)
YouTube - Inside Hurricane Katrina
Weather Map Symbols and Fronts - Notes
Laura's Big Day - Green Bk 57-62
Mr. Tornado - Green Bk 67-68
Severe Weather - Green Bk 69-76
Weather Map for Questions - Flipchart
Is The Earth Getting Warmer - Green Bk 63-66
Human Impact on Earth
Recycle City website
Ecological Footprint Calculator
Plastics by the Numbers
Teachers
Ms. Allison Kassenbrock
Mr. Don Lochmueller
Mrs. Katrina Parrish
Mr. Terry Staggs
Curriculum
Resources
Teacher blog
Ms. Allison Kassenbrock
Mr. Lochmueller
Mrs. Parrish
Webquests
Physical and Chemical Changes
Lake Effect Snow & Blizzards
Thunderstorms
Flooding
Solar Eclipse
Measurement
Atomic Structure
Periodic Table
Virtual Days
November Snow Days
Jan 30 - Feb 6
Genetics Project