Math Buddy covers all the topics of grade 8. Interactive activities, worksheets and assessments for better understanding of the math concepts. 8.8C: Model and solve one-variable equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign. Math-Drills.com was launched in 2005 with around 400 math worksheets. Since then, tens of thousands more math worksheets have been added. The website and content continues to be improved based on feedback and suggestions from our users and our own knowledge of effective math practices.
Study Jams on Elements and Compounds
Force, Motion, & Energy Snakes and Ladders
Matter and Energy Hangman
Organisms and Environments Pairing
STAAR Vocabulary Flash Cards
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 5/2/16 | Review Category 2 Force and Motion, Energy, Work | |
Tuesday 5/3/16 | Do pages 25-41 in STAAR review packet Due Thursday | |
Wednesday 5/4/16 | Early Release - Multicultural day | |
Thursday 5/5/16 | Review pages 25-41 and Do pages 42-56 Due on Friday | |
Friday 5/6/16 | STAAR REVIEW Categories 1-4 |
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 4/25/16 | Review Universe Test Reteach - Tuesday at lunch Retakes- Wed and Thursday at Lunch Review STAAR Ready Test - | STAAR DATA SHEET |
Tuesday 4/26/16 | STAAR REVIEW PACKET - SUMMATIVE GRADE DUE MAY 10TH!! | PAGES 4-11 HW |
Wednesday 4/27/16 | REVIEW PAGES 4-11 QUIZZIZZ- CHEMISTRY REVIEW join.quizizz.com 925920 | |
Thursday 4/28/16 | STAAR REVIEW PACKET PAGES 13 | PAGES 14-24 |
Friday 4/29/1 | 8TH GRADE FIELD TRIP TO SIX FLAGS |
8.8B Recognize that the Sun is a medium-sized star near theedge of a disc-shaped galaxy of stars and that the Sun is many thousands oftimes closer to the Earth than any other star
8.8A Describe components of the universe, including stars,nebulae, and galaxies, and use models such as the Hertzsprung-Russell diagramfor classification
8.8D Model and describe how light years are used to measuredistances and sizes in the universe
8.8E Research how specific data are used as evidence todevelop scientific theories to describe the origin of the universe
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 4/18/16 | Warm up: What determines the life cycle of a star? Locate the sun in the milky way galaxy Notes on 3 types of galaxies/ video clips | HR diagram hw |
Tuesday 4/19/16 | Warm up: How are galaxies classified? Review and collect homework Tear out Section 7.4 Ballooniverse activity - Red shift/ universe is expanding | Section 7.4 galaxies hw |
Wednesday 4/20/16 | Warm up: What is a light year used for? Review games on quizizz Study guide | Study guide |
Thursday 4/21/16 | Review study guide Unit 5.1 components of the universe test | |
Friday 4/22/16 | Review components of the universe |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 4/11/16 | Warm up: HR diagram Collect Homework Diagram/Notes on Life cycle of a star | HR Diagram worksheet |
Tuesday 4/12/16 | Warm up: What factors determine the life stages and length of a star’s life? Collect and review homework Watch the cosmos: sisters of the sun | |
Wednesday 4/13/16 | Warm up: Star life cycle Read Section 7.3 and complete worksheet over the reading pg 294-302 | Life cycle of a star homework due Friday |
Thursday 4/14/16 | Warm up: HR diagram questions Construct a HR diagram and place the stars on the diagram | |
Friday 4/15/16 | Warm up: Vocbaulary card sort Galaxies types notes Finish HR diagram poster |
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 4/4/16 | Warm up: What is the order of the electromagnetic spectrum Notes on Red and Blue shift Star Spectra explore learning gizmo | Electromagnetic spectrum hw |
Tuesday 4/5/16 | Warm up: Electromagnetic spectrum Review and collect homework Spectroscope lab | |
Wednesday 4/6/16 | Warm up: The Sun is our closets star Read Textbook Section 7.2 pgs 286-292 Answer the Blue boxes 1-3 and summarize it on page 281 | The Sun and other stars HW |
Thursday 4/7/16 | Warm up - Cloze notes Review Homework on the sun and other stars Notes on HR diagram | |
Friday 4/7/16 | Warm up : HR diagram questions Construct and HR diagram and place the the stars on the diagram |
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 3/38/16 | Present Plate tectonics Map Projects Go over Test from Friday Retakes are at lunch on Wednesday-Friday | Read Textbook pages 274-281 and answer questions from worksheet due thursday |
Tuesday 3/29/16 | STAAR Reading Test Reteach at lunch if you plan on taking the retake | |
Wednesday 3/30/16 | STAAR Math Test | |
Thursday 3/31/16 | Warm up: What is the electromagnetic spectrum? Notes/videos on the Electromagnetic spectrum | |
Friday 4/1/16 | Warm up: Fill in the blanks on EMS Draw and label the electromagnetic spectrum in journal | Electromagnetic spectrum hw |
TEK 8.9A describe the historical development of evidence thatsupports plate tectonic theory
8.9B relate platetectonics to the formation of crustal features
8.9C interprettopographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional featuresand predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 3/21/16 | Warm up - What is a gradient? Gizmo computer simulation on contour lines | Topographic mapping |
Tuesday 3/22/16 | Minecraft- Topography in the computer lab | |
Wednesday 3/23/16 | Around the room topographic map review Study guide for the test | Study guide |
Thursday 3/24/16 | Project due Today!!! Test over Plate tectonics, boundaries, topography | |
Friday 3/25/16 | No school - Good Friday |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 3/7/16 | Warm up - Plate boundaries question Introduce Plate tectonics Map Project (Summative grade, Due 3/23/16) | |
Tuesday 3/8/16 | STAAR Ready test for Science and Social studies | |
Wednesday 3/9/10 | Warm up- Topographic maps Read Section 8.2 pages 333-346 Work on Plate tectonics project | Technology and Mapping crossword puzzle Homework Due Friday |
Thursday 3/10/16 | Warm up - Topographic Map Contour mapping practice- topographic map on a stick Plate tectonics Map Check point day 1 | |
Friday 3/11/16 | Warm up - Topographic maps Review and collect HW Mount Caplin Lab |
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 2/29/16 | Warm up - Plate boundaries Review/collect hw Gizmo computer activity on plate tectonics | |
Tuesday 3/1/16 | Warm up - Plate boundaries and crustal features | Plate tectonics HW |
Wednesday 3/2/16 | Early Release - Career Day | |
Thursday 3/3/16 | Warm up- Plate boundaries How the plates create poster project | |
Friday 3/4/16 | Warm up- Plate boundaries Study for quiz on Plate tectonics Finish Poster |
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 2/22/16 | Warm up - Continental drift Alfred Wegener Letter draft Peer editing each others letter | |
Tuesday 2/23/16 | Warm up - What is Sea floor spreading? Review/collect Sect 9.2 Alfred Wegener Letter final draft (computer lab 310) | Sea floor spreading hw |
Wednesday 2/24/16 | Warm up - Plate boundaries Review/collect hw Plate Boundaries Notes/ video clips | |
Thursday 2/25/16 | Warm up - Tectonic plates concept map Identifying the earth's tectonic plates Mapping the locations of Mountains, Volcanoes, Mid ocean ridges | |
Friday 2/26/16 | Warm up - Plate boundaries questions Finish Mapping locations of landforms on earth/questions | Tear out Sect 9.3 pgs 374-382 Blue boxes 1-2 Summarize it pg 381 pg 382 questions 1-4 |
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 2/15/16 | No School Happy Presidents Day | |
Tuesday 2/16/16 | STAAR Ready Test Math | Textbook Sect 9.1 pg 354-362 Blue boxes 1-5, Summarize it pg 361, and pg 362 1-3 Due Thursday |
Wednesday 2/17/16 | Warm up - Pangea question Review Force and motion test 2 Introduction to Continental Drift and Plate tectonics video notes | |
Thursday 2/18/16 | Warm up - Evidence of continental drift Review and Collect homework Pangaea puzzle and questions | |
Friday 2/19/16 | Warm up - plate tectonics Finish Pangaea puzzle and questions | Textbook Sect. 9.2 pgs 364-372 Blue boxes 1-5, summarize it, and questions 1-3 |
TEKS 8.6 - Force,motion, and energy. The student knows that there is a relationshipbetween force, motion, andenergy. The student is expected to:
A. demonstrate andcalculate how unbalanced forces change the speed or direction of an object’s motion
B. differentiatebetween speed, velocity, and acceleration
C. investigate anddescribe applications of Newton’s law of inertia, law of force andacceleration, and law of action-reaction such as in vehicle restraints,sports activities, amusement park rides, Earth’s tectonic activities, androcket launches
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 2/8/16 | 8th grade Field trip to Cedar Ridge High School Newton's Laws comic strip Project | Newton's Laws summary |
Tuesday 2/9/16 | Warm up - Card sort on Force and Motion Vocabulary Newton's Laws comic strip Project | Newton's Laws summary |
Wednesday 2/10/16 | Warm up - Skydiving problems calculating acceleration Newton's Law's comic strip | Study guide |
Thursday 2/11/16 | Warm up - Review questions Finish Newton's laws comic strip Quizziz Review game Game code: 93350 | Study guide |
Friday 2/12/16 | Warm up - Collect/review study guide Test 4.1 Force and Motion |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 2/1/16 | High school course choice sheets with 8th grade Counselor in lecture hall | |
Tuesday 2/2/16 | Warm up - Newton's 2nd law Finish up hot wheels lab Quizizz review game on Newton's laws | F=ma football hw |
Wednesday 2/3/16 | Early release day (High school students visiting to go over Cedar ridge academy choices) | |
Thursday 2/4/16 | READING STAAR READY Test Newton's laws of motion with toy's story | |
Friday 2/5/16 | Warm up - Newton's third law Around the room review Newton's Laws summary worksheet | Newton's Laws summary |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 1/25/16 | Warm up - Newton's first law BlendSpace notes on Newton's Laws | Newton's Laws HW |
Tuesday 1/26/16 | Warm up - Newton's Laws question Collect and review Homework Go over Exam 4.1 Newton's 1st Law Lab | |
Wednesday 1/27/16 | Warm up - F =m x a Gizmo activity on the computer on Newton's 2nd law lab | Newton's 2nd law hw |
Thursday 1/28/16 | Warm up - 2nd law question Finish Phet activity Newton's 2nd Law practice problems | |
Friday 1/29/16 | Warm up- A = F/M problems Review/collect textbook pages Newton's 2nd Law of motion lab with hotwheels cars |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 1/18/16 | No School MLK Day | |
Tuesday 1/19/16 | Warm up - Balanced/Unbalanced forces Balanced and unbalanced forces poster. | Textbook Section 5.2 Pg 192- 201 Blue boxes 1-4. apply it pg, 197, summarize pg 200, and 1-3 pg 201 Due Thursday |
Wednesday 1/20/16 | Warm up - Force = Mass x Acceleration Amazing Race Problems with teams of 2 or 3 | Study guide |
Thursday 1/21/16 | Warm up - Forces review question Review and collect Textbook section Review Study guide Kahoots game over speed, velocity, and acceleration. | |
Friday 1/22/16 | Warm up - Test review question Test 4.1 Force and motion |
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 1/11/16 | Warm up- Analyzing speed graphing questions Review and collect Homework Walking dead Lab day 1 -speed graphing activity | |
Tuesday 1/12/16 | Warm up - Speed practice with a partner Finish Walking dead lab Read Section 4.2 Acceleration in the textbook | Textbook Section 4.2 pgs 162-171 Blue boxes 1-3, summarize it pg 170, questions 1-3 pg 171 due on Friday |
Wednesday 1/13/16 | Warm up - Graphing Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration card sort Graphing notes on Speed and acceleration | Balanced vs unbalanced forces hw |
Thursday 1/14/16 | Blendspace notes on Balanced and unbalanced forces Arm wrestling lab | |
Friday 1/15/16 | Warm up - Forces question Review and collect the Textbook Section 4.2 Homework Review Balanced vs. Unbalanced Forces Phet Simulation activity on Forces | Balanced or Unbalanced force hw |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 1/04/16 | No School | |
Tuesday 1/05/16 | Warm up- Change Seats Review Ecology Test and Fall Final Exam Retakes will be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at Lunch!! Start reading Textbook Section 4.1 Speed and Velocity | Textbook Section 4.1 Do Blue boxes 1-3, Summarize it pg 158, and pg 159 questions 1,2, &4. Due on Thursday |
Wednesday 1/06/16 | Warm up - Calculating Speed problem Notes on Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration Card sort in journal Worksheet on the difference between speed, velocity, and acceleration. | |
Thursday 1/07/16 | Warm up - Speed, velocity, and acceleration differentiation questions Collect and review textbook homework Calculating Speed lab with partners Review the lab and pass out homework | Speed calculation problems |
Friday 1/08/16 | Warm up- Speed graphing questions Notes on Motion graphs So examples of different types of motion |
TEK 8.11 Organisms and environments. The student knows that interdependence occurs among living systems and the environment and that human activities can affect these systems. The student is expected to:
8.11B investigate how organisms and populations in an ecosystem depend on and may compete for biotic and abiotic factors such as quantity of light, water, range of temperatures, or soil composition
8.11A describe producer/consumer, predator/prey, and parasite/host relationships as they occur in food webs within marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems
8.11C explore how short- and long-term environmental changes affect organisms and traits in subsequent populations
8.11D recognize human dependence on ocean systems and explain how human activities such as runoff, artificial reefs, or use of resources have modified these systems
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 11/30/15 | Warm up - Ecology review Blendspace Notes on Ecology Food chains/Food webs webquest | |
Tuesday 12/1/15 | Warm up - biotic vs. abiotic factors Section 12.3 Textbook pages 510-520 Blue boxes 1-4, apply it, summarize it and pg 520 1-4 | Populations,Communities & Ecosystems homework |
Wednesday 12/2/15 | Warm up - ecology question Symbiosis Video notes Ticks and Moose Video (Video #2) Early release College enrichment day | Good buddies hw |
Thursday 12/3/15 | Warm up- Symbiosis questions Gallery walk symbiosis questions Symbiosis Wanted Ad | |
Friday 12/4/15 | Warm up - Ecology questions Lab activity: Competition: Its What’s for Dinner. |
TEK 8.5 Matter and energy. The student knows that matter is composed of atoms and has chemical and physical properties. The student is expected to:
8.5D recognize thatchemical formulas are used to identify substances and determine the number ofatoms of each element in chemical formulas containing substances
8.5F recognize whether a chemical equation containingcoefficients is balanced or not and how that relates to the law of conservationof mass
8.5E investigate howevidence of chemical reactions indicate that new substances with differentproperties are formed
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 11/16/15 | Warm up - Evidence of a Chemical Reaction Lab- Chemical Reactions Day 2 | Evidence of a Chemical Reaction HW |
Tuesday 11/17/15 | Warm up - How many atoms on the products side of the equation Study guide for the test | |
Wednesday 11/18/15 | Warm up - Evidence of a chemical reaction Kahoot Review game Review the Study guide for the test. | Test Study guide https://quizlet.com/26783189/rrisd-8th-grade-chemistry-flash-cards/ |
Thursday 11/19/15 | Test Review - Around the room gallery walk Review games Quizlet Review (Take the test and only do the matching questions) Physical vs Chemical changes game Counting Atoms, Elements, and Molecules Balance the equation | Study for Test |
Friday 11/20/15 | Test on Unit 2.2. Chemical equations/Reactions | Happy Thanksgiving!! |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 11/9/15 | Warm up - Atoms, Elements, and Molecules Balancing chemical equations practice Quiz 8.5D Chemical formulas | Balancing chemical equations practice |
Tuesday 11/10/15 | Warm up - Roundtable is it balanced? Law of Conservation of Mass Video clip Lab over Law of Conservation of mass | |
Wednesday 11/11/15 | Warm up - Balancing Chemical equations Balancing Chemical equations poster | Review of counting atoms, molecules, and elements |
Thursday 11/12/15 | Warm up - Balanced or unbalanced Physical vs. Chemical changes notes Notes evidence of a chemical reaction | Hw Physical vs. chemical changes |
Friday 11/13/15 | Warm up - Prelab Chemical reactions Lab day 1 |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 11/2/15 | Warm up - Element or Compound question Notes on Chemical formulas and counting atoms Counting Atoms practice - homework if not finished in class | Counting Atoms practice |
Tuesday 11/3/15 | Warm up - Card sort / Draw and Label Review unit test 2.1 | Textbook Sect 3.3 Pages 118-129 Blue boxes 1,2,3,5.6,Summarize it on pg 128, pg 129 1-3 Due on Friday |
Wednesday 11/4/15 | Warm up - counting atoms practice Making molecules and counting atoms practice | Counting atoms practice |
Thursday 11/4/15 | Warm up - How many atoms Making molecules phet simulations activity | Textbook pages due Friday |
Friday 11/5/15 | Warm up- Is it balanced? Chemical equations and balancing chemical equations notes Balancing chemical equations practice |
8.5A describe the structure of atoms, including the masses, electrical charges, and locations, of protons and neutrons in the nucleus and electrons in the electron cloud;
8.5B identify that protons determine an element's identity and valence electrons determine its chemical properties, including reactivity;
8.5C interpret the arrangement of the periodic table, including groups and periods, to explain how properties are used to classify elements;
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 10/26/15 | Warm up - Atomic structure question Element T-shirt prestations Element crossword puzzle | |
Tuesday 10/27/15 | ELA Field trip | |
Wednesday 10/28/15 | Early Release day Test Review - Due on Thursday Study guide | Study for Test on Friday |
Thursday 10/29/15 | Warm up - Test review questions Review study guide Quizdom review game | |
Friday 10/30/15 | Unit 2.1 Atomic structure test |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 10/19/15 | Warm up - Element Reactivity questions Periodic Table Basics Poster assignment Element T-Shirt tutorials after school- Ms. Esienhut | Atoms review worksheet Element T-shirt (project grade) Due October 26th |
Tuesday 10/20/15 | Warm up - subatomic particle mass question Finish Periodic Table basics poster Element T-Shirt tutorials after school- Mr. So | Study for Quiz on Wed. Element T-shirt (project grade) Due October 26th |
Wednesday 10/21/15 | Review for quiz Quiz on parts of an atom and periodic table Element T-Shirt tutorials at Lunch- Mrs. Filary-Loop | Element reactivity homework Element T-shirt (project grade) Due October 26th |
Thursday 10/22/15 | Warm up -Difference between Ions and Isotopes Building an atom online simulation Element T-Shirt tutorials at Lunch- Mrs. Filary-Loop Element T-Shirt tutorials after school- Mrs. Palermo | Element T-shirt (project grade) Due October 26th |
Friday 10/23/15 | Warm up - Parts of an atom review Review quiz and make corrections Finish building an atom assignment Periodic table battleship game | Element T-shirt (project grade) Due October 26th |
Date | Lesson plans | Homework |
Monday 10/12/15 | No school | |
Tuesday 10/13/15 | Warm up - Atomic Structure Atomic Mass mini Lab Practice drawing atoms | APE MAN practice |
Wednesday 10/14/15 | PSAT Exam | |
Thursday 10/15/15 | Warm up - Parts of an Atom Explain APE MAN T-shirt (project grade) Valence Electron notes and practice Bohr model gallery walk | APE MAN T-shirt (project grade) Due October 26th |
Friday 10/16/15 | Warm up Identifying parts of Bohr models Periodic Table basics worksheet | APE MAN T-shirt (project grade) Due October 26th |
Date | Lesson Plans | Homework |
Monday 10/5/15 | Warm up - Bubble in Answer documents for unit 1.2 Test Finish Essay question Tear out Section 2.3 pages 68-79 Do Blue boxes 1 and 2, summarize it on pg 78, and questions 1-3 on pg 79 | |
Tuesday 10/6/15 | Warm up Periodic table question Pass out unit 2.1 syllabus Notes on Periodic table of Elements. Color the Metals, Nonmetals, Metalloids | |
Wednesday 10/715 | Review unit 1.2 test data Finish notes on Periodic table of Elements Practice identifying properties of Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids | Reteach for unit 1.2 test during lunch |
Thursday 10/8/15 | Warm up Metals, nonmetals, metalloids card sort. Elements and their properties lab activity | Reteach for unit 1.2 test during lunch |
Friday 10/9/15 | Warm up - Using the periodic table questions Atomic Structure notes Atomic math practice | Reteach for unit 1.2 test during lunch |
TEKS 8.10 - Earth and space. The student knows that climatic interactions exist among Earth, ocean, and weather systems. The student is expected to:
recognize that the Sun provides the energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents
identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using maps that show high and low pressures and fronts
- identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes
Date | Daily Lessons | Homework |
Monday 9/28/15 | Warm up - Where do most hurricanes occur and why? What happens to the hurricane once it approaches and then hits land?Finish El Nino notesClimograph activity - Compare Charleston South Carolina and Carson City Nevada | |
Tuesday9/29/15 | Warm up - Climate comparison questionsVocabulary review crossword puzzle Crossword Puzzle Maker Website | Finish Crossword puzzle Study for Test on Friday |
Wednesday9/30/15 | Warm up - Vocabulary questionsFinish Crossword puzzleWork on Study guide - Test on Friday | Finish Study Guide |
Thursday10/1/15 | Warm up - Review study guideReview game with dry erase boards | |
Friday10/2/15 | Unit 1.2 Role of Oceans and Weather Test |
Date | Daily Lessons | Homework |
Monday9/21/15 | Warm up Density Currents questionReview and Collect Density LabWeather powerpoint and notesWeather practice | Read Section 11.2 Pg 450-463Do Blue boxes 1-5, Summarize it pg 462, and pg 463 1-3 Due on Wednesday |
Tuesday9/22/15 | Warm up Air masses questionFinish Weather NotesEdheads weather activity online | |
Wednesday9/23/15 | Warm up Weather Maps questionsWeather Maps practiceEarly release - Enrichment rotations | |
Thursday9/24/15 | Warm up Weather map questionsFinish Weather Maps booklet | |
Friday9/25/15 | Warm up High pressure/Low pressure questionsPowerpoint notes on Hurricanes and El Nino |
Date | Daily Lessons | Homework |
Monday 9/14/15 | Warm up -Pass out unit 1.2 Syllabus and glue into journal Notes & videos on Wind and convection Color the global wind belts Exit ticket | Read textbook Section 10.2 Do Blue boxes 1-4, pg. 420 'Summarize it:, and pg. 421 1-4 Due on Tuesday |
Tuesday 9/15/15 | Warm up - Tear out sect 10.3 from textbook Analyze unit 1.1 test data Go through unit 1.1 test and essay questions Sign up for tutorials and Test retakes they will be starting next Monday through Friday at lunch | |
Wednesday 9/16/15 | Warm up - Why do we have wind? Review homework sect. 10.2 Convection current Activity Notes Ocean currents Color the ocean currents | Read textbook section 10.3 Do Blue boxes 1,2,4, pg 429 'summarize it, and pg. 430 1-3. Do Friday |
Thursday 9/17/15 | Warm up- Where do warm and cold ocean currents originate? Density Review activity with demos Density review worksheet | |
Friday 9/18/15 | Warm up - Density calculations Density project/Lab (Summative grade, due Monday) | Density project- Test grade |