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Ms. Ledermann, Science Teacher
Phone: 651-748-6671
Fax: 651-748-6591
E-mail: pledermann@isd622.org
Assignments: See the calendar below for assignments. If you lost or forgot an assignment, look on the calendar. If the assignment is underlined, click on it and it will open a copy that you can download and print.
Supplies: You will need a folder that is for your science sheets only, pens or pencils, and a ruler with centimeters marked on it.
Wish list: The 8th grade science classroom wish list includes kleenex, AA batteries (for our motorized Legos, our Sentios, and other equipment), paper towels, extra pencils, freezer weight ziplock bags (sandwhich or quart size), 9 or 12 inch latex balloons, straws, liquid hand soap, styrofoam cups, aluminum foil, matches, and boxes of total cereal.
MARCH
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March 1
Einstein’s Big
Idea
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March 2
Einstein’s Big
Idea
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March 3
Einstein’s Big
Idea
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March 4
Forms of energy
Notes
pdf version of notes with answers |
March 5
Potential energy lab
All missing work is due (for trimester 2) Tuesday |
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March 8
Finish lab.
Finish KE and PE worksheet
(Due Tuesday)
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March 9
Computer lab: Energy in rollercoasters.
All late/missing work is due! |
March 10
LAST DAY OF TRIMESTER 2
Energy Transformations/ Notes |
March 11
NO SCHOOL! |
March 12
NO SCHOOL! |
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March 15
Finish notes
Energy transformation worksheet
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March 16
READING
DAY |
March 17
Finish energy transformations-
The way things go
Assign "alarm clock" problem - Due Monday |
March 18
Field trip to Anne Frank play at Tartan High School |
March 19
Video: Disney imagineering/ energy
Book problems |
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March 22
Alarm Clock problems due
Review |
March 23
Test on Energy and Energy Transformations
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March 24
MCA scientists |
March 25
Finish MCA
scientists |
March 26
Rattleback lab |
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March 29
NO SCHOOL
(Spring Break)
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March 30
NO SCHOOL
(Spring Break)
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March 31
NO SCHOOL
(Spring Break)
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April 1
NO SCHOOL
(Spring Break)
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April 2
NO SCHOOL
(Spring Break)
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February
January
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Jan. 4
Wavestown packet in class
pages 1-2
pages 2-3
page 5
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Jan. 5
Finish Wavestown and the electromagnetic spectrum. |
Jan. 6
Optical illusions (powerpoint)
The eye
Blind spots
Bill Nye: The Eye (segment 1) |
Jan. 7
Notes on Light-sections I-VI
Bill Nye segment- 2 The Eye |
Jan. 8
"what gives an object color?"
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Jan. 11
Reflection/ Mirrors
lab
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Jan. 12
Reflection/ mirrors lab (part 2)
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Jan. 13
Finish reflection- in class worksheet
Bill Nye: Light and color
HW: Newton and color
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Jan. 14
Notes
Refraction examples
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Jan. 15
Refraction activities
Mirage boxes
Vocabulary worksheet (due Tuesday) |
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Jan. 18
NO SCHOOL |
Jan. 19
Finish notes
Polarized light demos
Spoon activity
HW: Light Review |
Jan. 20
lens activities
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Jan. 21
Review
HW: Study for test |
Jan. 22
TEST on Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
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Jan. 25
Go over test
Aluminum foil boats
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Jan. 26
Work on
Aluminum foil boats |
Jan. 27
Work on Aluminum foil boats |
Jan. 28
Begin Heat unit
Parent conferences
3:30-7:30
Windchill charts |
Jan. 29
NO
SCHOOL
Parent conferences
7:30-10:30 a.m. |
December
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Nov. 30
Bubble lab |
Dec. 1
Finish bubble lab and begin lab report
Bubble lab directions
Bubble lab rough draft creator
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Dec. 2
Peer edit lab reports(Lab reports due on Mon. Dec. 7)
Lab report directions
Graph paper.pdf
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Dec. 3
End of trimester 1
What is Sound?
(demonstrations and activities in class) |
Dec. 4
NO
SCHOOL |
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Dec. 7
Bubble Lab report due!
Wave Notes
HW: Wave worksheet |
Dec. 8
Wave notes and activities
HW;Wave worksheet
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Dec. 9
Wavy Motion lab
HW: Wave worksheet #2 |
Dec. 10
8th Grade Field trip to “Of Mice and Men” play
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Dec. 11
Wave motion problems |
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Dec. 14
Notes on Sound |
Dec. 15
Sound station lab |
Dec. 16
Miss DuPree's last day.
Loudness packet-
pages 1-5
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Dec. 17
Newton's Apple CD, Worksheet
Echo in hall demo
Name that sound worksheet |
Dec. 18
READING DAY IN SCIENCE
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Dec. 21
Notes, worksheet, finish sound and waves unit |
Dec. 22
Review unit 4 |
Dec. 23
Test: Unit 4 (Waves and Sound)
(no homework over break!) |
Dec. 24
NO
SCHOOL
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Dec. 25
NO
SCHOOL |
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Dec. 28
NO
SCHOOL |
Dec. 29
NO
SCHOOL |
Dec. 30
NO
SCHOOL |
Dec. 31
NO
SCHOOL |
Jan. 1
NO
SCHOOL
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November
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2
Notes on elements, compound, mixtures
Poem activity
Hand out periodic tables |
3
Cut out activity
Elements mixtures compounds worksheet (back side of poem activity) |
4
Lab: elements, compounds, mixtures.
Notes:
Periodic table |
5
Computer lab to collect information
on periodic table.
(302, Topper’s 2nd=301) |
6
Computer lab to collect information on periodic table.
(302, Ledermann’s 7th=304) |
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9
Student presentations and handout |
10
Finish presentations
Periodic table
work and notes
P.table bingo
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11
Finish periodic table.
Color code table
HW: Periodic Table worksheet |
12
Flame test lab
Spectral tubes |
13
Atoms Family.
Bill Nye: Atoms |
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16
Notes on protons, neutrons, electrons
practice
HW: 1/2 page wksht
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17
Atoms packet
HW: Finish packet |
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chemical formulas
Bohr diagrams
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Model Kits |
20
1. Go over formula sheet.
2. video clip of particle accelerator
3. Grade sheets handed out
4. Review sheet |
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23
Review for unit 3 test |
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Unit 3 TEST |
25
NO
SCHOOL |
26
NO
SCHOOL |
27
NO
SCHOOL
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30
All late work is due for trimester one!
Begin bubble lab
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1
Bubble lab and begin reports |
2
Work on bubble lab and reports in class. |
3
End of trimester 1
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4
NO
School | October
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Oct. 1
Test: Unit One
HW: Finish Happy Birthday Helium
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Oct. 2
Grade Sheets sent home in all classes
HW: NONE |
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Oct. 5
MSDS sheets
(done in class)
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Oct. 6
Notes on states of matter, properties, and changes.
video clips: plasma states of matter(6 min) |
Oct. 7
Bill Nye: States of matter
Sorting activity on states of matter
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Oct. 8
Dry Ice demos
changes worksheet in groups
HW: States of matter worksheet- due Friday
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Oct. 9
Bunsen burner lab
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Oct. 12
Pop can implosion activity
Chemical and physical changes.
HW: Chem./phys. change worksheet |
Oct. 13
Chemical/ physical change lab |
Oct. 14
Bill Nye Chemical reactions.
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Oct. 15
NO
SCHOOL |
Oct. 16
NO
SCHOOL |
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Oct. 19
It's in the bag activity
Physical / chemical change worksheet
(top half due on Tuesday). |
Oct. 20
Parent conferences 3:30-7:30
Finish worksheet and properties
Density notes and problems
Density worksheet #1 problems #3,4,6,7
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Oct. 21
Density lab- density of solids |
Oct. 22
Parent conferences 3:30-7:30
Density of liquids lab
HW: Finish "density drill" worksheet |
Oct. 23
NO SCHOOL
Parent conferences 7:30- 10:30 a.m. |
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Oct. 26
pop can demo
Liquid density demo
Finish density problems |
Oct. 27
Finish Unit 2
Review |
Oct. 28
TEST: UNIT 2
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Oct. 29
Bill Nye Fluids and buoyancy
(Substitute teacher- NSTA conference) |
Oct. 30
Reading Day in Science Classes |
SEPTEMBER
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7
NO
SCHOOL
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8
Introduction
HW: Fortune fish |
9
Due: Fortune fish
Observations
Black box activity
observation activity |
10
Notes
Scientific method
Magnet activity
HW: "Nature of science" sheet |
11
Due: Nature of science sheet
Finish Day 3
M and M lab
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14
Variables in an experiment
"SpongeBob" packet
HW: Finish "SpongeBob Clean Pants in packet.
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15
Go over Spongebob packet
Bill Nye: Measurement
Cracking the code
activity in class
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16
Safety picture (groups)
Safety contract
HW: Get safety contract signed |
17
Ivory soap demo
Mystery powder
activity in class
Safety video
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18
Notes
Identifying parts of scientific method
worksheet
(We were able to get done in class) |
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21
Reading day in science
Ivory soap demonstration
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22
Metric conversions
HW: Metric conversion worksheet (1/2 sheet) |
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Length Lab |
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Volume lab
Review conversions |
25
Volume of irregular objects lab
Review conversions |
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28
Mystery Mass activity (block and marble)
Metric golf |
29
Mass lab II
Begin "Metric Mania II"
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30
Finish Metric Mania II
Review for test
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1
Unit one test
Article "Happy Birthday Helium" and questions. (Homework if not finished in class) |
2 Go over test
Mythbusters: Mentos and diet coke & Helicopter with a stamp.
(application of Scientific method)
Wrap up of Unit I
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