5 Units of the Year(last blog post)

For my last blog post I will be telling you all about my 8th grade year with Mrs. Casey.
We went over a lot of information this year. We really covered a lot of ground. 8th grade science was all about the Earth and how it works. In this post i will explain all about what units we researched and what my favorite topic was for each unit learned.
1. Astronomy

The first topic we covered at the very beginning of the year was astronomy. Astronomy was by far my favorite unit to research. There was so much to learn about and throughout the whole topic I just wanted to learn more. I think that astronomy was my favorite topic because I love learning about what is really outside of us. I think it's interesting to learn all about what kind of things there really are out there away from us. Looking at all the pictures from a variety of telescopes from outer space was just so fantasizing.
2. Weather and Climate (Earth's Atmosphere)

Weather and climate was a great unit! Also one of my favorites. We talked about all different forms fo weather and how they all form. It was a lot of fun. My favorite thing we talked about in this unit was all the different kinds of weather. It was so much fun with all the activities we completed and how unique Earth really is.
3. Geology

Geology was kind've interesting. I didn't like geology that much. Looking at rocks all the time didnt really interest me much. However, looking at minerals was my favorite topic! I loved the whole mineral idea! There were so many to research and they were all different and all so unique. They all had there own properties. Studing minerals was very fasinating.

4. Weathering and Erosion

Weather and climate was a fun unit as well. My favorite thing we did in this unit was a weathing and erosion podcast! We all had partners and we got to go outside and take fun picutres of weathering rock and erosion from all around! That project was so much fun! It took a lot of work and effort, but it was by far my favorite. We learned about how water, wind, and ice wear down Earth's surface and how Earth's surface is constantly changing! It was all very interesting.
5. Earth's Waters

Earth's waters was the last unit we did this year. My favorite topic we discussed was how many different types of water there were. They're are lakes, ponds, swamps, wetlands, and so much more! I thought it was a lot of fun to learn about all of Earths water and how we really need to do a better job conserving it.

My eighth grade science year was full of excitement, shocks, and work, but it was most definetly worth it! I loved this year and thought it was the best year of science i've ever done. Blogging was a lot of fun and hopefully a will continue doing it throughout my life!
Thanks Mrs. Casey
2008-2009 Earth Science was greatt(: