Agenda:
- Inq. 3.1

HW:
- All Late/Abs. Work - DUE Friday
- Inq. 3.1 (including homework sheet) - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #34

What is your role for Inq. 3.1?

What should you be doing at the beginning of the lab, during the lab, and for clean up based on your role?

Agenda:
- Lab Roles/Procedure
- Inq. 3.1

HW:
- All Late/Abs. work - DUE Friday
- Field Trip forms $ Money - DUE Tomorrow!!

Journal #33

What is the procedure (steps) for measuring the density of the oil and corn syrup?

List your role in Inq. 3.1 and the duties you will do during the beginning, middle, and for clean up.

Agenda:
- Inq. 3.1

HW:
- All Late/Abs. Work - DUE Nov. 3rd

Journal #32

When you add water to a dry sponge, are you adding mass or volume?

When you squeeze a dry sponge into a small ball, are you decreasing (making smaller) the mass or volume?

Agenda:
- Finish Pyramid Power
- Begin Inq. 3.1

HW:
- All Late/Abs. work - DUE Nov. 3rd

Journal #31

What is the manipulated variable from the Pyramid Power experiment?

Which is more likely to sink, a denser or a less dense object? Why?

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Re-grade Lesson 2
- Pyramid Power

HW:
- All Late/Absent work - DUE Nov. 3rd

Journal #30

Define the following words:
Manipulated variable –
Responding variable –
Controlled variable –

How do you calculate density?

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 2.3
- Grade Inq. 2.2 & 2.3

HW:
- All Late/Absent Work - DUE November 3rd

Journal #29

Explain how you are going to measure the volume of the objects in today’s lab (screw, cylinder, spacer).

Define density in your own words.

Agenda:
- Stamp Inq. 2.2
- Add to Vocab.
- Inq. 2.3

HW:
- Inq. 2.3 - DUE Monday

Journal #28

A block of Aluminum has a length of 10 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a height of 2 cm. What is its volume?

If it has a mass of 270 g, what is the block’s density (in g/cm3)?

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 2.1
- Add to Vocab.
- Inq. 2.2

HW:
- Field Trip Form Signed - DUE Tomorrow
- Inq. 2.2 - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #27

Your data table from Inq. 2.1 uses cm3 for units of volume, but you measured in mL. Why is that ok?

What are g/cm3 the units for? (what do you measure using grams per centimeters cubed?)

Agenda:
- Inquriy 2.1

HW:
- Field Trip Form Signed - DUE Friday
- Inquiry 2.1 - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #26

Write a procedure (steps) for how to measure the mass of 50 mL of water.

Why can’t you just “measure it”?

Agenda:
- Finish grading POM Lesson 1
- Textbook Intro
- What is Matter?

HW:
- Field Trip Form Signed - DUE Friday

Journal #25

Explain in at least 3 complete sentences how the station with the floating/sinking metal tins relates to the Bill Nye video from last week.

What is most important about an object that makes it sink or float?

Agenda:
- Grade POM Lesson 1
- Textbook Intro
- What is Matter?

HW:
- Field Trip Form Signed - DUE Friday

Journal #24

What do you think matter is?

Pick one station from last week’s lab and explain what it shows your about matter (what did you learn from the station?).

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz #2
- POM Lesson 1
- Test back?

HW:
- Field trip form Signed - DUE Oct. 20th
- POM Lesson 1 - DUE Monday

No Journal Today

Agenda:
- POM Lesson 1

HW:
- Field Trip Form Signed - DUE Oct. 20th
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow

Journal #23

What makes the difference for whether clay floats or sinks?

When an object “pushes water out of the way” it is said to be ____________ the water.

Agenda:
- Scoliosis Testing
- Bill Nye: Buoyancy

HW:
- Field Trip Forms - DUE Oct. 20th
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #22

Into what two categories do scientists put everything that exists?

What are two categories that a group other than your own came up with and presented yesterday?

Agenda:
- Field Trip Forms
- Present Category Posters
- POM Lesson 1

HW:
- Field Trip Forms Signed - DUE Oct. 20th

Journal #21

Why do you think we did the categorize activity yesterday?

What do you thing matter is?

Agenda:
- Student Portal
- Categories Activity

HW:
- Sign on to Student Portal
- Journal Quiz #2 - Friday

Journal #20

What does it mean to categorize things?

Explain at least 3 examples of ways we categorize in life.

Agenda:
- Lab Safety Test

HW:
- None

Journal #19

What is a meniscus? Draw a picture of one.

Define hypothesis.

Agenda:
- Grade Paper Burning Lab
- Pass Back Papers
- Review for Safety Test

HW:
- Lab Safety Test - Tomorrow

Journal #18

Draw and label the fire triangle from memory.

Is the following statement an observation or inference?
“The clever quote is on white paper”

Agenda:
- Collect Progress Reports
- Paper Burning Lab

HW:
- Paper Burning Lab - DUE Tomorrow
- Lab Safety Test - Friday

Journal #17

List 3 safe examples of fire attire.

What are examples of possible lab/group roles?

Agenda:
- Grade Colorful Chemistry Lab
- Pass Back Papers
- Paper Burning Pre-Lab

HW:
- Signed Progress Report - DUE Tomorrow
- Paper Burning Lab - DUE Thursday

Journal #16

What did you like the most about the Colorful Chemistry Lab yesterday?

List as many safety rules (at least 2) as you can remember from yesterday.

Agenda:
- Colorful Chemistry
- Progress Reports

HW:
- Colorful Chemistry Lab - DUE Tomorrow
- Signed Progress Report - DUE Wednesday

Journal #15

What is the incorrect way to wear goggles during a lab?

What do you think it means to cross contaminate?