Please feel free to teachers with questions during the snow days we are available to help!

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1 8 th Grade Parents, Welcome to the 8 th grade snow day packet! Each teacher that contributed to this packet listed 5 days of work for 5 possible snow days. If we only miss one day, just have your student complete one assignment for each teacher listed. Please have your student log on to in order to view assignments (especially from teachers that did not contribute to this packet.) Please feel free to teachers with questions during the snow days we are available to help! Enjoy some hot cocoa & watch the beautiful winter wonderland!!

2 Science ~ Ms. Bordelon questions/problems/funny jokes? whitney.bordelon@lrsd.org Accelerated Physical Science: check the google classroom 29a6cin for exciting & informative snow day assignments! PreAP/Regular Science: Snow Day 1: Log on to NatGeo Science & read one of the recent articles that you find interesting. Write a 2-3 paragraph summary of the article. Make sure you include how this article connects science to your life. Snow Day 2: Research a little about William (Snowflake) Bentley s photography & sketch at least 5 drawings of pictures of his snowflakes. Snow Day 3: Ptarmigans & Artic Wolves have adapted as species to their environment. Do a little research on these 2 species & summarize how they followed the stages of natural selection in order for the population to survive. Snow Day 4: Design a chair made only of duct tape that will support your weight. (assume that you can hang the chair from a branch or board) Sketch the design & determine how many rolls of tape you will need. Research how much duct tape costs & estimate how much it would cost to create your chair. (You do not have to build the chair only design it!) Snow Day 5: Log on to NatGeo Science & read one of the recent articles (that you did NOT pick on day one!) Write a 2-3 paragraph summary of the article emphasizing what you found interesting about the article.

3 Do you want to build a snowman? No, I have AMI work to do. Ms. Hood s 8 th Grade SNOW DAY WORK Write in response to the prompts. Hand in a paper copy when you return to school or post on lrsd.itslearning.com. Thoughtful and imaginative responses will receive full credit (15 points.) If you have spare time, be sure to use your day off to also read for pleasure! AMI DAY 1: You have a choice! Write a story about the one of the following prompts: Choice 1: Imagine a world where sharks swim in the forest and you find yourself lost there. Choice 2: Retell a fairy tale you know well (Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, etc) but add monsters. AMI DAY 2: If you could have a rewind button or pause button in life, what would you choose and why? Write a well-developed paragraph explaining your answer. AMI DAY 3: If you had to live in a zoo, museum, or library for the rest of your life, which would you choose and why? Write a well-developed paragraph explaining. You have a choice! AMI DAY 4: Choice 1: Try a new recipe and write a 12 line poem about how amazing (or terrible? weird?) your food turned out. Choice 2: Write a scary story. The villain has to be a giant rabbit. AMI DAY 5: Write a well-developed paragraph in response to the following prompt: What one invention would you uninvent if you could, and why?

4 PLTW: Below is your AMI Choice Board. Please adhere to the following requirements: 1. Choose your assignment from the choice board each day of AMI. You can only do each choice once! NO Duplicates! All assignments should be submitted via Google Classroom or handed into me upon returning back to school. 2. Look for the corresponding AMI Day Assignment and submit your work. Example: Whatever assignment you chose to do on AMI Day 1 needs to be submitted under the AMI Day 1 Assignment. 3. Please indicate your choice on your assignment when you submit it. Choice 1: Snowball Launcher Design and build a catapult to launch a snowball, fake or real. 1. Create a sketch 3. Test it (keep track of testing data) 4. Create a chart and graph of your test results 5. Take a pic or your launcher Choice 4: Ice Freeze Freeze ice in different containers and see how long they melt in room temperature. 1. Observe every minutes. 2. Make notations of your observations 3. Take pictures 4. Measure the temperature if you have a thermometer Choice 2: Igloo Build Research, design, and build a model igloo out of whatever materials are available to you. 1. Make a list of websites you used for research 2. Create a sketch (isometric or orthographic) 3. Build it 4. Make notes of modifications made during your building process 5. Take a pic of your igloo Choice 3: Video/Photography Capture images from your snow day and create a video or slideshow of it detailing: 1. What you did? 2. How you felt? Also, 1. Add music to it 2. Put captions in it 3. Be creative Choice 5: Floating Boat Design and build a boat that will float while holding a can good. 1. Create a sketch (isometric or orthographic) 3. Test it (keep track of your testing data) 4. Create a chart and graph of your test results 5. Make notations of all modifications made from your original designs 6. Take a pic of your boat floating Choice 6. Catch Snowflakes Engineer a super simple solution that will allow you to catch snowflakes and examine them without melting. 1. Sketch (isometric or orthographic) 3. Test it (keep track of your testing data) 4. Make notations of all modifications made to your original design 5. Take a pic of your snowflake catcher.

5 Social Studies Ms. Cazer Students should log into to find the assignments for snow days! Math Mr. Fondren Students should log into for assignments for snow days!