Well we have made it through the first 2 days of school and everything has gone incredibly well! What an amazing group of students we have this year. I can already tell that this year is going to be exceptional!
We started the week off with our first unit on Structures and Functions of Living Organisms (8.L.1). Today students were instructed on how to set up their binders and vocab notebooks and were given their first set of vocab words (see below for the list of words). Every Monday students will be given a new set of words and will be required to keep track of them in their notebooks. Each word will be worth 4 points (1 pt for the word, 1pt for the definition, 1pt for a picture, and 1pt for coloring the picture). These words will be due every Friday and we will take a quiz that day on that week's set of vocab words. It is incredibly important for students to keep up with these words because they are essential for learning our science curriculum. THIS WEEK"S WORDS (DUE FRIDAY 8/28) virus protozoa parasite pathogen fungi bacteria antibiotic vaccine antiviral We also were able to complete a fun activity that demonstrates how diseases are spread throughout populations. The students had fun and they even got to have treat when they were done. Interested in knowing exactly what they did? Click on the link below to view their assignment. DISEASE TRANSMISSION CANDY SIMULATION Hopefully you have had a great first couple days like I have. Enjoy your evening and I will see you tomorrow.
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