September 8/9, 2026

• Warm-Up
• Meet Isaac Newton!
• Forces Vocabulary (slideshow)
• Forces and Motion PhET (Español)
• Worksheet (Español)
• If Time: LoL: Force

Homework: Finish Forces and Motion PhET

September 3/4, 2026

• TCI Introduction (use Clever to get in)
• Frame of Reference Reading: Lesson 1, Section 3
• Acceleration Video
• Acceleration Drawings
• Extra time: BNTSG

Homework: Finish Acceleration Drawings

September 1/2, 2026

• New month, new seats
• Motion Vocab (slideshow)
• Basketball Frame of Reference
• Car and paper clip model
• Car and plane video

Homework: Finish Car and Plane

August 31, 2026

• 5 min study time
• Kahoot/Planner check
• Metric quiz
• Update notebooks

No homework

August 27/28, 2026

• Warm-Up
• Metric Kahoot
• Mini Metric Olympics
• Metric Monsters
• Metrics Quiz Monday, have Chromebook

Homework: Use Metric Kahoot on GC to study

August 25/26, 2026

• Return/separate Safety Posters
• Mass and Volume Practice Lab

Homework: Check Aeries for missing assignments

August 24, 2026

• Metric Staircase and Conversion Practice
• BNtSG: Measurement

Homework: No homework (write this down!)

August 20/21, 2026

• Turn in Lab Safety Posters
• Pom Pom Challenge
• The Engineering Design Process (notes slideshow)
• Taco party, cleaning waste, beach town

Homework: No homework (write this down)

August 18/19, 2026

• Materials check and class rules due
• Notebook setup
• Lab Safety Poster (español) and rules

Homework: Complete Lab Safety Poster

August 17, 2026

• Chromebook setup
• Aeries and grading
• Red Cup Challenge
• Four Corners if time

Homework: Signed class rules and materials due next class!

August 13/14, 2026

• Put your name tent on your desk in front of you! Acrostic warm-up
• Class Scavenger Hunt
• The CANS of DESTINY
• Measure Me Lab
• If time, Red Cup Challenge

Homework: Class rules signed and materials check by next Tuesday/Wednesday (August 19/20)

August 12, 2026

• Welcome to 8th grade science!
• Class rules and materials list
• Name tents

Homework: Class rules signed and materials check by Tuesday/Wednesday (August 18/19)

Start of 2026-2027 Year

 2026-2027 Year follows

May 28/29, 2026

• Complete your Rocket One-Pager, due by end of class.
• Go through directions and be sure it's complete!
• Silent working time.
• Movie!

May 26/27, 2026

• Test retakes any lunch this week.
• Rocket launch #2!  Get and fill your rockets.
• Launch trajectory (how-to) and One-Pager

Homework: Finish one-pager to relax with the movie next class!

May 21/22, 2026

• Test return and review - retakes any lunch next week
• Rocket repair and modification
• New independent variable for each rocket?
• Try to make your rocket exactly the same as before, but with your one change.
• Dress appropriately for launch Tues/Weds

Homework: Missing assignments due May 29th

May 19/20, 2026

• Put water in rockets
• Launch rockets
• Put launch 1 data in blue packet table
• Rebuild /modify rockets next class:
• Do you need more materials?

HW: May 29th all missing assignments due

May 18, 2026

• Rocket 1L Watermark
• Makeup tests/notebook checks
• When We Left Earth
• Rocket Launch next class - dress appropriately w/closed toed shoes and socks.

Homework: Missing assignments due by May 29th

May 14/15, 2026

• Rocket Building Day - use and fill out blue packets as you build
• Final notebook check by groups.
• Rocket Launch Tues/Weds: wear long pants and close-toed shoes+socks

No homework

May 11, 2026

• Rocket materials check
• Review study guide (some classes)
• Taste Test Lab

Homework: Quiz next class, notebook check Thurs/Fri