[SC] Science 8 Semester A (1 of 2): Extended Campus (SM)
Science 8A is made up of six units, and each unit has five lessons. Within each lesson, you will be presented with many different ways to help you learn the information. Some activities are graded, and others are not graded. Please make sure to check with your teacher for further information about course guidelines and grading policies.
A typical lesson will have the following activities. Note that the Checkpoint occurs in the first four lessons of a unit, while the Unit Exam occurs in the last lesson of a unit.
Discover — This can include readings, interactive and enrichment activities, images, and videos. Further explanation of a few of these activities is provided below.
Video — This is an activity that covers complex topics from your Discover readings in more depth.
Discussion Board — This is a graded activity that gives you a chance to interact and communicate with your classmates and teacher. It allows you to explore the unit’s topics in more depth and may require research.
Project — This is a graded activity that allows you to practice researching, investigating, and experimenting.
Career Connection – This is a video or text information about people who work in the science field or use science in their career.
Vocab Matchup — This activity helps you prepare for the Checkpoint and Unit Exam by reviewing vocabulary from the lesson.
Checkpoint — This graded activity contains 10 questions that assess what you learned in the lesson.
Unit Exam — This graded activity contains 30 questions that assess what you learned in the unit.
What Did I Learn? — This activity reviews the information you learned in the lesson through a comic summary and review questions.
Note: Some activities in this course recommend that you write your answers in your notes. Your notes can be a personal notebook you write in, or a document on the computer that you save. Taking notes will help keep you on track during the course and will help you process what you are learning.
