Mrs. T's 8th Grade Science Class email Mrs. T
C.M. Eppes Middle School go to school homepage
Greenville, NC 27858

Science Links (click on the links below to jump to the described page)

Student's Web Postcard Project   Link to student web pages containing Digital Postcards from the Microscopic World.

Holt Text Science Links  username: tStudent239 password: test. Type in the username and password to access the information.

Components of a Science Notebook  Link to a web page that outlines and describes all the parts of a proper lab report in the science notebook.

Lessons Plans by Week (click on the link below to jump to the described page)

8/27 - 8/31

Topics: Welcome to 8th Grade Science Class,  Safety in the Science Classroom & Laboratory, Science Notebooks Primer, Geometric Shape Experiment, Analysis & Modeling of Fruits

9/04 - 9/07
Group 1

Topics: The Scope of Science, Scientific Methods, Scientific Models/Tools, Measurement & Safety, Liquid Volume Measuring Lab

9/10 - 9/14
Group 1

Topics: Variables in Experimentation, Chapter 1 Review, Computer Science Lab Day 1 of 2, Computer Science Lab Day 2 of 2, Chapter 13

9/17 - 9/21
Group 2

Topics: The Scope of Science, Scientific Methods, Scientific Models/Tools, Measurement & Safety, Liquid Volume Measuring Lab Days 1 and 2

9/24 - 9/28
Group 2

Topics: Variables in Experimentation, Chapter 1 Review, Computer Science Lab Day 1 of 2, Computer Science Lab Day 2 of 2, Chapter 13

10/01 - 10/05
Group 1

Topics: Ch. 2: Sec. 1 - 2, Ch 2. Sec. 3, Ch 2. Sec. 4, The Earth’s Oceans & the Ocean Floor, Water Testing Field Trip

10/08 - 10/12
Group 1

Topics: Life in the Ocean, Resources from the Ocean & Ocean Pollution, Currents and Climate, Waves & Tides, Salinity Lab

10/15 - 10/19
Group 2

Topics: Ch. 2: Sec. 1 - 2, Ch 2. Sec. 3, Ch 2. Sec. 4, The Earth’s Oceans & the Ocean Floor, Water Testing Field Trip

10/22 - 10/26
Group 2

Topics: Life in the Ocean, Resources from the Ocean & Ocean Pollution, Currents and Climate, Waves & Tides, Salinity Lab

10/30 - 11/2
Group 1

Topics: Maps and Mapping, Map Projections, Modern Mapmaking, Topographic Mapping

11/5 - 11/9
Group 1

Topics: Fossils & Earth’s History, Chapter 14 Test & Relative Geologic Dating, Absolute Dating & Measuring Time, Geologic Time Scale, Pangea & Plate Tectonics

11/13 - 11/16
Group 2

Topics: Maps and Mapping, Map Projections, Modern Mapmaking, Topographic Mapping

11/19 - 11/20
Group 2

Topics: Review of Chapter 14, Chapter 14 Test & Layered Book

11/26 - 11/30
Group 2

Topics: Fossils & Earth’s History, Relative Geologic Dating, Absolute Dating & Measuring Time, Geologic Time Scale, Pangea & Plate Tectonics

12/3 - 12/7
Group 1

Topics: Introduction to Matter, Physical Properties of Matter, Chemical Properties of Matter, Applying the Properties of Matter, Matter Identification Lab

12/10 - 12/14
Group 1

Topics: Three States of Matter & Matter and Temperature, Matter’s Changing States, Elements & Compounds, Mixtures, Thermal Properties of Compounds, Cummulative Test

12/17 - 12/19
Group 2

Topics: Introduction to Matter, Physical Properties of Matter, Chemical Properties of Matter

1/2 - 1/4
Group 2

Topics: Applying the Properties of Matter, Matter Identification Lab, Chapter 5 Review

1/7 - 1/11
Group 2

Topics: Three States of Matter & Matter and Temperature, Matter’s Changing States, Elements & Compounds, Mixtures, Thermal Properties of Compounds, Cummulative Test

1/14 - 1/18
Group 1

Topics: Arranging the Elements & The Periodic Table 1, Arranging the Elements & The Periodic Table 2, Periodic Table: Grouping the Elements, Creating a Periodic Table Lab, Chapter 8 Unit Review

1/24 - 1/25
Group 1

Topics: Chapter 8 Test / Modeling Atoms, Electrons & Chemical Bonding

1/28 - 2/1
Group 1

Topics: Ionic Bonds, Covalent and Metallic Bonds, Covelant Bonds Lab / Chapter 9 Review, Cool It Lab, Chapter 9 Test / Thermal Properties of Compounds

2/4 - 2/8
Group 2

Topics: Arranging the Elements & The Periodic Table 1, Arranging the Elements & The Periodic Table 2, Periodic Table: Grouping the Elements, Creating a Periodic Table Lab, Chapter 8 Unit Review

2/11 - 2/15
Group 2

Topics: Chapter 8 Test / Modeling Atoms, Electrons & Chemical Bonding, Ionic Bonds, Covalent and Metallic Bonds, Chapter 9 Test / Thermal Properties of Compounds

2/18 - 2/22
Group 1

Topics: Forming New Substances, Chemical Formulas and Equations, Energy and Rates of Chemical Reactions, Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions, Chapter 10 Review

2/25 - 2/29
Group 1

Topics: Chapter 10 Test & Natural and Synthetic Chemicals, The Benefits of Chemicals, Chemical Risks, Chapter 11 Review & CH 11. Take Home Test, Yeast Lab

3/03 - 3/07
Group 2

Topics: Forming New Substances, Chemical Formulas and Equations, Energy and Rates of Chemical Reactions, Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions, Chapter 10 Review

3/10 - 3/14
Group 2

Topics: Chapter 10 Test & Natural and Synthetic Chemicals, The Benefits of Chemicals, Chemical Risks, Chapter 11 Review & CH 11. Take Home Test, Yeast Lab

3/17 - 3/21
Group 1

Topics: Diversity of Cells, Eukaryotic Cells, Living Things as Systems of Cells, Chapter 17 Review, Chapter 17 Test

3/31 - 4/03
Group 1

Topics: Cell Exchange with the Environment, Cellular Respiration, Cell Cycle, Feedback Mechanisms

4/07 - 4/11
Group 2

Topics: Diversity of Cells, Eukaryotic Cells, Living Things as Systems of Cells, Chapter 17 Review, Chapter 17 Test

4/21 - 4/25

Topics: Chapter 18 Review, DNA, How DNA Works, DNA Bases Lab, Chapter 19 Review

4/14 - 4/18

Topics: Cell Exchange with the Environment, Cellular Respiration, Cell Cycle, Feedback Mechanisms, Crispy Potatoes Lab

4/28 - 5/02

Topics: Protists, Kinds of Protists, Fungi, Fungus Lab, Chapter 20 Review

5/05 - 5/09

Topics: Introduction to Bacteria, Viruses, and Disease, Chapter 20 Test, Bacteria, Bacteria's Role in the World, Viruses, Diseases

5/12 - 5/16

Topics: EOG Test Prep: Hydrosphere 1, EOG Test Prep: Chemistry, EOG Test Prep: Hydrosphere 2, EOG Test Review & Lab Aids, EOG Test Review

5/19 - 5/23

Topics: EOG Testing