Thursday, December 14, 2006

Agenda:
- Inq. 25.1 - Mass and Chemical Reactions

HW:
- Inq. 25.1 Pre-Lab & Lab Questions - DUE Tomorrow
- Talk to Mr. Palmer about your journal quiz

Journal #58

What is the difference between an open system and a closed system?

Describe the 2 trials you will be doing in the lab today.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 25.1 Pre-Lab

HW:
None

Journal #57

What will we be measuring in Inq. 25.1?

What do you think a system is? What is an example of a system?

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Agenda:
- Finish Trip up the Thermometer
- Grade Inq. 7.1
- Inq. 25.1 Pre-Lab

HW:
None

Journal #56

What is an example of a place you can find a plasma (natural or man-made)?

In a chemical reaction, do you think the mass increases, decreases, or stays the same?

Monday, December 11, 2006

Agenda:
- Collect Inq. 7.1 Pre-Lab & Lab
- Phases of Matter
- Trip up the Thermometer

HW:
None

Journal #55

What happened to the temperature of water after it started to boil?

What was unexpected about your results?

Friday, December 08, 2006

Agenda:
- Inq. 7.1 - Just a Phase

HW:
- Inq. 7.1 Pre-Lab and Lab - DUE Monday

Journal #54

List 3 materials for Inquiry 7.1.

Give one example of a physical change on one example of a chemical change.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Agenda:
- Add to Vocab.
- Finish Inq. 7.1 Pre-Lab

HW:
None

Journal #53

What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?

Give an example of a substance other than water going through a phase change.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Agenda:
- Inq. 7.1 - Just a Phase Pre-Lab

HW:
None

Journal #52

At what temperature does water melt? Boil?

What are the 3 main phases (or states) of matter? (hint: think of the 3 phases water can be in)

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Agenda:
- Correct Inq. 6.1
- Grade & Discuss Venn Diagram
- Physical and Chemical Chagnes Demo

HW:
None

Journal #51

Define physical change.

Define chemical change.

Monday, December 04, 2006

Agenda:
- Collect Inq. 6.1 Pre-Lab
- Inq. 6.1
- Physical and Chemical Changes
- Venn Diagram

HW:
- Inq. 6.1 Lab Q's - DUE Tomorrow
- Venn Diagram - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #50

When you heated substances, what result was the most unexpected?

Do all things react the same when heated? Use evidence from the lab to support your answer.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz #4
- Inq. 6.1 - Heating Substances

HW:
-Inq. 6.1 lab & pre-lab - DUE Monday

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