Welcome to Mrs. Szych's Homepage
Student Zone:
Click here to check out a PowerPoint of the Earth from Space
Click here to access the 8th Grade Science Wikispace.
United Streaming-Click here to view thousands of videos on many
educational topics (requires student log-in).
Information Zone:
Welcome to my homepage. The eighth grade
year is a wonderful and challenging one for everyone. Our main goal is to help
all students succeed academically as well as personally to help prepare them
for high school. The students in eighth grade complete an average of 1-1 1/2
hours of homework a night (total for all classes). If students ever forget what
their assignments are or if they are absent, they should call their teachers'
homework voicemail.
I prefer to be reached by email. My email
address is szychmn@mansfieldct.org.
I can also be reached by phone at 429-9341 ext. 303. My homework hotline
extension is 6303.
Mrs. Szych's 8th Grade Science
Overview
In
science, students will be completing various experiments, reading current event
articles, and adding personal thoughts to class discussions daily. Click on the link above for a complete
overview.
Science Units
Each unit title connects you to Mr.
Hand’s homepage where you will find all the science notes you will need as well
as extra credit assignments.
Click HERE to see how Grade 8 meets the State Science Framework Standards.
Click on each group to see their iMovie made in science class!
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Flight: 4 forces of flight,
gravity, Bernoulli's principle, |
Energy: Heat and temperature, heat and molecular behavior, pressure and
molecular behavior, conduction, radiation, convection, evaporation, energy
transformations, work and energy. Use
these links to help complete the School Heating Replacement Assignment: Extra Credit
Option for the Energy Unit. |
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Gravity/Forces and
Motion: Newton's laws, gravity, momentum,
friction, rotational inertia, centripetal force, roller coasters, potential
and kinetic energy, equations.
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Genetics: Human genetics, pedigrees and disease, Mendelian genetics, punnett
squares, protein synthesis, genetic engineering.
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Immune System: Immunity, Pasteur, Fleming, Salk, antibiotics, vaccines,
bacteria, and viruses.
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Reproduction: The basic structure and function
of the male and female reproductive systems. |
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Chemistry: Periodic table, atomic structure, covalent bonding, ionic
bonding, chemical reactivity,chemical
reactions, and nanotechnology. |
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Trivia Page click here for
fascinating facts about science.
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our school homepage at http://www.mmsnet.org.