8th grade

8th grade 1.26.2021

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Poll

How are you feeling today?

Poll

Lately I feel like I'm....

• grumpier than normal.

• at peace.

Multiple Choice

Would you like a personal, 1-to-1 check-in today with an adult?

• Yes - as soon as possible, please.

• Yes, but it's not a rush.

• No, thank you.

• I might - I'll let you know later if I do.

Open Ended

What are you looking forward to this week?

Open Ended

What are you currently obsessed with?

I've been really into the Bernie memes and live streams of the Monterrey Bay Aquarium

8th Math

Multiple Choice

When using scientific notation, a positive exponent means ...

• the standard number is greater than one

• the standard number is less than one

• the negative sign doesn't have a meaning

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

When using scientific notation, a negative exponent means ...

• the standard number is greater than one

• the standard number is less than one

• the negative sign doesn't have a meaning

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Write 3.5 x 10⁶  in standard notation.

• 0.0000035
• 35,000,000
• 3,500,000
• 0.00000035

Multiple Choice

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 12,000,000

• 12.0  x  10⁷
• 0.12  x  10⁷
• 1.2  x  10⁶
• 1.2  x  10⁷

Multiple Choice

7.82 x 10^-6 is an example of scientific notation. The exponent of -6 tells you your number will be very ________.

• Large
• Small
• Basic

Multiple Choice

If the exponent on your power of 10 is positive, is your number larger or smaller than 10?

• Larger
• Smaller

8th grade Geometry

Multiple Choice

What formula would you use to calculate the volume?

• V=Bh

• V=1/3 Bh

Multiple Choice

What formula would you use to calculate the volume?

• V=Bh

• V=1/3 Bh

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for volume of a CYLINDER?

• V = π r²
• V = π r² h
• V =  ⅓ π r² h
• V =  ⅓ L W H

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for the volume of a prism?

• V = P*h
• V = B*h
• V = (1/3)P*h
• V = (1/3)B*h

Multiple Choice

What is the formula for volume of a CONE?

• V = π r²
• V = π r² h
• V =  ⅓ π r² h
• V =  ⅓ L W H

Multiple Choice

Which label would NOT be appropriate for volume.

• square miles
• inches³
• cm³
• cubic feet

ELA

• Structure of Scientific Essays

• Elements to use in essays: context clues, affixes, and references

Open Ended

What do we know about scientific essays?

Multiple Choice

Every new paragraph represents what?

• an opposing thought

• a new thought

• a run on sentence

• a new thesis

Multiple Choice

Night is the time when many animals forage, or search, for food.
Which type of context clue is being used?

• Antonym
• Synonym
• Example
• Definition

Multiple Choice

Mr. James wants us to be prompt in the mornings, not late.
Which type of context clue is used?

• Antonym
• Synonym
• Example
• Definition

Multiple Choice

We had so much fun at the party! Everyone had a terrific time.
This is an example of which type of context clue?

• Antonym
• Synonym
• Example
• Definition

Multiple Choice

Violence, whether it is hitting, kicking, or punching, is not tolerated at school.
This uses which type of context clue?

• Antonym
• Synonym
• Example
• Definition

Multiple Choice

What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?

• Antonyms
• Synonyms
• Examples
• HDefinitions

Multiple Choice

What is the point of an expository essay?

• To show research on a topic

• Just for fun

• To explain something

• Because your teachers want you to suffer

Multiple Choice

What is the last paragraph in an essay called?

• Concluder

• Conclusion

• Last

• Final

Multiple Choice

You must support each main idea with evidence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a thesis?

• main point

• supporting detail

• conclusion

• conjunction

Multiple Choice

Prefixes and suffixes are added to words to change their meaning

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning
• in the middle
• at the end 

Multiple Choice

A prefix goes _________of a word.

• at the end
• at the beginning
• in the middle