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SASD Activity Menu 8th GRADE

→Directions: Select at least four (4) activities to complete today. Share/review your choices with an adult. Each activity is labeled with one or more content area icons; complete activities from a variety of different content categories (see icons below). Check the box for each activity you complete.

Note: Items in RED indicate an attachment contained in this booklet; items in BLUE indicate an online website or resource

Watch Michael Symon cooking on Facebook live to learn how to use food you have at home to make dinner. If you are inspired, you

can create dinner for your family.

Go to noredink.com & login. Find the “learn” tab up top. Type in the search bar “Commonly Confused Words” Choose the “Commonly

Confused Words I” Click on all the circles to practice!

Look for some baking dishes in your home. Find the volume of each one. Record your data on a separate sheet of paper. Use a calculator if needed.

Complete one dance party by coding any song from the

selections available. Then to follow up, learn to do the dance

yourself. code.org/dance .

Prepare for this summer’s Olympics and Review Physics… complete the attached worksheet

(5-A)

Head outside and go for a brisk walk for at least 20 minutes. If you can, download an app to your phone to

track your distance.

Read a book or magazine outside. Pretend you are Lewis and Clark and go on an outside adventure. Write down or sketch at least 3

things you see as you walk around.

Check out the force and motion vocabulary review attached (5-B)

You may use a calculator to help or check your work. Don’t forget to use your tools on your computer.

http://noredink.com/

https://code.org/dance


Activity Worksheet 5-A

Formula Average Speed = Total Distance/Total Time Speed Units - Meters/Sec



Activity Worksheet 5-B





Watch three videos and reflect on young performers making

their own video.

Follow this link for the task: Can’t Stop the Feelin’

Complete the IXL activities related to Synonyms and Antonyms (S.1 and S.2).

Challenge yourself! How many states can you label on our map

without looking it up. See attachment (6-A)

Complete an IXL activity related to volume (T.10- T.16).

Use a calculator if needed.

Complete the Career Family Tree. See attachment (6-B).

Complete the fitness routine found in the attachments (6-C). See how many times you can complete it. Push yourself!

Practice mindfulness and color one of the mandalas attached.

(6-D)

Complete the Moving Day 1 Activities. (6-E). See which truck will be the best option! Use a calculator if needed.

Talk to someone at home about the challenges they face working

from home. How are they adapting? Record your questions and responses on a separate sheet

of paper.


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QiSiCc-Nmzr7tE2uTxGhFFqCFqiJPXJMorLldHNz9iU/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.ixl.com/



Activity Worksheet 6-C



Activity Worksheet 6-D



Activity Worksheet 6-E

V=LxWxH You may use a calculator





Choose a room in your home. Measure the surface area of the walls. How many square feet does it equal?

How many gallons of paint would you need to cover it with 1 coat? How about 2? Use a calculator if needed.

Read a book or magazine outside. Share what you read with someone in

your home.

Plan a meal for your family. Use the attached worksheet as a guide (7-A).

See how many meals you can plan out. If you want, go to an online grocery

service to price out your meals.

Origins of a Song: Explore the decisions an artist makes

when creating music. Click here for the task

Try this experiment to make your own paint! See the attached worksheet

(7-B)

Choose a Math or Language Arts IXL skill to work on for 20 minutes.

Reflect on your time at home so far. What have you been feeling? How

have you been maintaining a routine? What would you change moving

forward?

Read about Lewis and Clark. Answer the questions that follow. Attachment

(7-C)

How savvy are you? How can fake news be easily spotted? Use attachments

(7-D)


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ez9ud9MZ1OT-AUGf-geCAeWyDkItxPZpPbMJn4ny1vE/edit?usp=sharing



Activity Worksheet 7-C

Background

The Lewis and Clark Expedition was a two and a half year journey intended to explore, map, and evaluate the land west of St. Louis all the way to the Pacific Ocean. At the time, the area of North America that was west of the Mississippi River had not been explored very much. The U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson, was curious to know what this area had to offer, and his interest became even stronger when the United States made the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase was when the U.S. bought a large chunk of land in North America, known as the Louisiana Territory, from France. Jefferson wanted to explore this land and see what types of plants, animals, and resources existed.

The Louisiana Purchase

In May 1804 , Lewis, Clark, and their expedition party, often called the Corps of Discovery, set off from St. Louis, Missouri on their trip to the Pacific Ocean. The majority of this area had never been explored by Americans, so the adventurers were uncertain of what they would find. As it turned out, they faced extreme difficulties along their journey to the Pacific Ocean such as injury, hunger, harsh weather, sickness, and difficult terrain (mountains and rivers).

During their adventure, the group received help from Native Americans. Natives gave them guidance and supplies to help keep them alive. Along the way, two Native Americans, Sacagawea and Touissant Charbonneau, joined the Lewis and Clark expedition and acted as guides and interpreters for them.

In November 1805, one and half years after they began their expedition, Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean. In present day Oregon, they built a fort and stayed there during the winter. In the spring of 1806 they began their journey back to St. Louis. They ran into some trouble when the Blackfeet Native American tribe attempted to steal from the corps, but they were not harmed. Fortunately, they discovered a faster route back to St. Louis, and on September 23rd, 1806, Lewis and Clark returned and were treated as national heroes.

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Fill-in-the-Blank

Use the information provided about the Lewis and Clark Expedition to fill in the blank in each sentence.

1) The _____________________________ was a two and a half year journey intended to explore, map, andevaluate the land west of St. Louis.

2) Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean in ____________________ 1805.



3) ______________ ___________________ helped the expedition party navigate the lands and provided themwith supplies.

4) After the _________________ ___________________ the desire to explore the west became even greater.

5) ________________ __________________ was the president who sent Lewis and Clark on the expedition tothe Pacific.

6) At the Pacific Ocean, the Corps of Discovery, built a ____________ and stayed there for the winter.

7) ________________________ was one of the Native Americans who acted as a guide and interpreter forLewis and Clark.

8) The Lewis and Clark expedition finally made it back to St. Louis on September, 23rd ______________.

9) The majority of the area Lewis and Clark explored had never been seen by Americans so they were___________________ of what they would find.

10) The Louisiana Purchase was America buying a large piece of land from _______________.

True/False

All of the statements below are false. Cross out the false part of each statement and rewrite that section so the statement is true.

11) At the time, President Thomas Jefferson was not interested in what the area west of the Mississippi had tooffer.

12) During their trip west, Lewis and Clark ran into very few difficulties.

13) In 1805, three years after they began their expedition, Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean.

14) People did not pay attention when Lewis and Clark returned from their expedition in the west.

15) The Corps of Discovery received no help while they were exploring the area west of the Mississippi River.

Short Answer

Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences.

16) Why would the Louisiana Purchase increase Thomas Jefferson’s interest in the land and desire to explorethe west?



17) Why do you think, when the expedition group reached the Pacific Ocean, they decided to build a fortinstead of heading back to St. Louis right away?

18) Explain what types of difficulties the explorers may have had to face if they did not receive help fromSacagawea and Touissant Charbonneau.

19) Think about the time period that the Lewis and Clark expedition occurred in. Why do you think they wereconsidered national heroes when they returned?

20) If the President of the United States asked you to travel, for two and a half years, across an area that no onehad explored, with dangers that no one could completely plan for, would you do it? Explain your reasoning.



Activity Worksheet 7-D





Go outside and find a flower. Dissect it to review the parts. Try to identify:

stigma, style, ovary, anther, filament, petal, stamen, pistil and sepal. A daffodil

will work well. Use this diagram to help.

Work through the Vocabulary Section of IXL

Read a good book! When you finish, create a book cover, movie poster (with your

chosen cast), or soundtrack of great songs that could be played in the background of

the movie version.

Look around your house or outside for examples of Sir Isaac Newton’s Three

Laws of Motion. Describe the example, identify which of Newton’s three laws it represents, and explain how Newton’s

law is represented in your example. Use this website for review of the Three Laws

of Motion.

Complete the moving day worksheet attached (8-A) to see how much carpet

needs to be purchased in your new home!!! Use a calculator if needed.

Grab a magazine, book, article, or any other piece of text and read for at least 45 minutes

(or more!). In a journal or on a piece of paper, reflect on what you just read. Write

down a brief summary of what you learned.

Find a recipe you can cook using ingredients you have already… complete the food evaluation form attached (8-B)

The Rhythm Trainer Practice your rhythm reading with this

website.

Rhythm Hoop Shot

Test your rhythm knowledge by playing rhythm hoop shot or another music game

from Music Tech Teacher!


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http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_laws.html

http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_laws.html

http://www.therhythmtrainer.com/

http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/cg_quiz_hoopshoot_rhythms.htm

http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm


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