Grade 8: Week of April 16th to 20th

Welcome back from spring break! I hope everyone is well rested and ready for a new week. I was waiting until I received the practice EOG testing schedule today to write the blog. Our practice EOG tests will be this Thursday and next Tuesday and Wednesday.

This week we are learning about Microorganisms/microbes. Students will learn about different types of microbes such as protists, viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Some protists we will study are volvox, amoeba, paramecium, and euglena. To help students synthesize material, we will create a microbes book. First students will answer questions, and then put their answers in paragraph form and illustrate each microbe page.

At the same time, students will begin a research project on a specific microbe in technology class, which will start Thursday or Friday, depending on the testing schedule.

EOG coach books have still not arrived, so Mrs. Barbour will need to call the company again.

Homework: T.B.A