8th Grade Science Assignments
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- Term
- 2014-15 School Year
- Grade Level
- Middle School
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Complete the shark classification worksheet given to you in class. This will be a graded homework aasignment.
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HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS WORKSHEET
Complete the questions on the worksheet (given in class; also attached below). You may use the attached resources (see below, these are some of the presentations created by your classmates).
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Human Body Systems Project:
1. PowerPoint Presentations
2. Worksheets for the class
3. Extra Credit: Prepare a short quiz for the class
DUE on Monday, March 16th
See attachment for Project description (also given in class).
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On a clean white sheet of paper, create a time line of the major human life stages. Include a description and the period (at what ages does each occur) for each stage. Use your textbook Chapter 6 as a resource.
Use visuals/images/drawings/color. Be creative.
Include the following stages:
-pre-natal (before birth)
-birth
-infancy
-childhood
-adolescence
-adulthood
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Homework - CH 7 - Read pages 198-209, define the new vocabulary words, and answer question #1 on page 209
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Practice Questions (attached below).
More Practice Questions (follow the link below:
Lesson PowerPoints are also attached below
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All answers should be written in your notebook.
Complete the Brainpop activity (click here) and also answer the following questions:
- An organism that has two different alleles, or letters, such as Rr is: a) homozygous b) heterozygous
- 7. An organism that has two of the same alleles, or letters, such as RR is: a) homozygous b) heterozygous
9. When two different alleles occur together, such as R r, the one that is expressed is a) dominant b) recessive
10. A one-eyed purple people eater is crossed with a two eyed purple people eater. All of their offspring have two eyes. Which trait is dominant?
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Check for understanding
- The passing of traits from parents to offspring is known as ____________________
- Who was the father of genetics? _________
- Genes are located on _______________
- Every gene is made of two a. genotypes b. alleles c. cells
- The organism’s outward appearance, such as wrinkled seeds are referred to as the a) phenotype b) genotype
- The letters (ex. RR) that represent the traits are referred to as the a) phenotype b) genotype
- If a male and female pea plant with the same genotype "Tt" were to mate, find the genotype and phenotype of the offspring (use a Punnett square).
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Quick Check - What do we know so far?
1. The “Father of Genetics” is ____________
2. Genetics is the study of _____________, which is how traits are passed from _________ to ____________
3. Mendel studied what organism? ____________
4. If one trait covers up another one, we say that it is ______________,
the one that is covered up is ______
5. A “true-breeding” plant is one that can only produce plants like itself a) true b) false
6. If a tall and a short plant are crossed, it will create a
a) zygote b) gene c) hybrid
1. The “Father of Genetics” is ____________
2. Genetics is the study of _____________, which is how traits are passed from _________ to ____________
3. Mendel studied what organism? ____________
4. If one trait covers up another one, we say that it is ______________,
the one that is covered up is ______
5. A “true-breeding” plant is one that can only produce plants like itself a) true b) false
6. If a tall and a short plant are crossed, it will create a
a) zygote b) gene c) hybrid
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Extra Credit: Vertebrate Animal Profile
Must be PRINTED (you may use PowerPoint).
- Choose one vertebrate group: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals.
- Pick a specific animal that belongs to this group (i.e. crocodile).
- List at least five characteristics/facts about that animal.
- Include pictures of that animal.
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1. Download and read the attached article "Should We Grow GM Crops?" (also given in class today)
2. Summarize the arguments for and against GM foods (2-3 sentences for each argument)
3. Be prepare for our in class debate on Friday/Monday Dec 26/29 (debate rules will be discussed in class)
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Read the passage on angiosperms and answer the questions on the worksheet below:
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Download the worksheet below, read the passage, and answer the questions.
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8th Grade Science Homework:
1. Review the life cycle of the moss and fern (see PowerPoint)
-see also moss life cycle video (click here) and fern life cycle video (click here)
2. Use the Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two life cycles.
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8th Grade Science Test - 2nd Marking Period:
1. Download and print the file below.
2. Right your answers in the space provided on the test.
3. Spelling and grammar will count.
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- Download and print the attached document (If you don't have a printer, you may write the questions on looseleaf paper).
- Watch the video about early land plants: click here
- After watching the video, answer the questions on the document.