SCIENCE IS  FUN AND INTEGRAL PART OF LEARNING
 

    Welcome !!! Back. It is my pleasure to introduce myself as  Vandna Guleria and this is my fourth year teaching Science at St. Mary's. It is crucial for kids to start developing their thought process early on towards carving out their future careers in the field of science. I will put all my effort in making this subject interesting so that they will enjoy learning.

    This year we are having an amazing group of kids and I have high hopes that they will be doing well in this academic year. My agenda is to thoroughly teach them in class and assign minimum homework. In addition, they just have to spend 15-20 minutes a day towards revision at home.

   There are certain things which I would like to give a heads on for the students 1) Students are expected to participate in daily class activities, complete class work reports or other projects on time 2) There will be a test after completion of each chapter 3) The homework assignments should be  completed on time or 10 points will be deducted for late submission. The late submission will only be accepted no later than one day after the due date. After that day no home work will be accepted and the score will be marked as zero. In case of unavoidable circumstances parent note is required. 

Grading Criteria

   Oral participation/activities/Quiz         25%
   Homework/Class work                        25%
    Class Test                                         50%

All scores on tests and assignments will be based on 100 points.  
 

Things required for class:
1) Science text book (will be allocated to students and should be returned at the end of the        school session).
2) Science binders.
3) Stationery as per required (pencils, pens, erasers, calculators, etc.).

  Course Description
8 ^th grade science will address the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) through the following strands:

• Science investigation and reasoning
• Elements, compounds and mixture
• Atoms and periodic table
• Chemical formulas and reactions
• Force and  motion
• Forces that change the earth crust
• Components of the universe
• Interdependence among living systems
• Science fair  project

1^st Quarter: 
Science investigation and reasoning
Elements, compound and mixture
Atoms and periodic table
 
2^nd Quarter:
 Chemical formulas and reactions
 Force and motion
 
3^rd Quarter:
Force and motion
Newton’s laws of motion
Forces that change the earth’s crust                
Science fair project
 
4^th Quarter:
Components of the universe
Interdependence of the living systems

Study Plan: For the week of August 20, 2018

This week we will continue Chapter 1(The World of Physical Science). The study material that we will cover during this week is as follows:

Monday: Students will learn about scientific methods and models (sec-II & III).

Tuesday: No class.

Wednesday: Students will learn about scientific tools and measurements (sec-III).

Thursday: Students will learn about safety procedures and measurements of mass, volume and density (sec-IV).

Friday: Students will learn about measurement units in science.

TEKS we will be covering during this week are: 8.1 a, b; 8.2 a, b, c, d, e; 8.3 a; 8.4 a, b.