Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 1.1

HW:
None

Journal #75

Which question from yesterday was the hardest for you to answer?

Which question was the easiest to answer?

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Agenda:
- Inq. 1.1

HW:
None

Journal #74

What are you the most curious about related to the earth/sun/moon system?

On a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being ‘there are other planets?’ and 10 being ‘rocket scientist’ rate your knowledge of the earth/sun/moon system.
Agenda:
- Inq. 1.1

HW:
None

Journal #74

What are you the most curious about related to the earth/sun/moon system?

On a scale from 1 to 10, 1 being ‘there are other planets?’ and 10 being ‘rocket scientist’ rate your knowledge of the earth/sun/moon system.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- New Seating Chart
- New Semester Set-up
- Inq. 1.1

HW:
None

Journal #73

What are 3 things you did well in science class 1st semester?

What are 3 things you need to improve on 2nd semester, and how will you do this?

Friday, January 26, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 9 Lab Test
- Semester Evaluation

HW:
None

Journal #72

If you had to take one, would you rather take a written test or a lab test? Why?

What was the most difficult for you on the lab test? What was the easiest?

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Inquiry 9 Lab Test

HW:
None

Journal #71

What is the manipulated (changed) variable in your experiment?

What is the responding variable in your experiment?

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Agenda:
- Inquiry 9 Lab Test

HW:
- Last day for late/absent work - Tomorrow

Journal #70

How do you find the mass of an irregular solid?

How do you find the volume of an irregular solid?

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Agenda:
- Inquiry 9 Test
- Review for Lab Test

HW:
- Lab Test - Tomorrow
- Last day for late/abs. work - Thursday

Journal #69

What do you think will be the hardest for you on today’s test?

Which concept that we’ve covered do you feel the most comfortable with?

Monday, January 22, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish & Collect Lab Procedure Review Sheet
- Ups and Downs

HW:
- Inquiry 9 Test - Tomorrow
- Last Day for Late/Abs. Work - Thursday

Journal #68

What causes things to float and sink?

How do you measure the volume of a liquid?

Friday, January 19, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Heating Curves
- Lab Procedure Review Sheet

HW:
- Inqiry 9 Test - Tuesday
- Last day for late/absent work - Thursday

Journal #67

What is the difference between freezing and melting?

Draw a heating curve for water and label where the water is solid, liquid, and gas.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz #5
- Finish Video
- Pass Back Papers
- Heating Curve Graphs

HW:
- Heating Curve Graphs - DUE Tomorrow
- Last day for Late/Abs. Work - Jan. 25th

No Journal Today

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Agenda:
- Lavoisier Video

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow
- Last day for Late/Absent work - Jan. 25th

Journal #66

What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?

What experiment could you run to test if the Law is valid (true) or not?

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Solid, Liquid, Gas Tutorial

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #65

Use snow (water) as an example to describe the 3 phases/states of matter.

What units do we use to measure density?

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Use this link to find the website for Solids, Liquids, and Gases.

If you would prefer to type your answers directly into the worksheet, click here for a digital copy of the assignment.
Agenda:
- Finish Review Qs
- Solid, Liquid, Gas Tutorial

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #64

From yesterday’s review questions (eggs), what topic do you think you need to review the most?

How can you tell the difference between a solid, a liquid, and a gas?

Monday, January 08, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Chem in a Bag Revisited
- Add to Vocab
- Review?

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #63

What does the Law of Conservation of Mass say about the mass of a chemical reaction?

Which concept is the hardest for you: density, physical/chemical change, solids-liquids-gases, phase change, Law of Conservation of Mass?

Friday, January 05, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish & Grade Chemistry in a Bag Revisited
- Add to Vocab

HW:
None

Journal #62

What is sublimation?

From the trial(s) you did on Wednesday, does Chem in a Bag follow the Law of Conservation of Mass? How do you know?

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Agenda:
- Sublimation
- Sublimation Activities

HW:
- Chemistry in a Bag Revisited - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #61

What are the three main phases (states) of matter?

Do you thing a substance go from any phase to any other phase? Why?

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Agenda:
- Chemistry in a Bag Revisited
- Add to Vocab?

HW:
- Chemistry in a Bag Revisited - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #60

Is a chemical reaction inside a Ziploc bag an open system or a closed system? How do you know?

Do you think the earth is an open system or a closed system? Why?

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 25.1
- Pass Back Papers
- Review

HW:
-Talk to Mr. Palmer about your Journal Quiz

Journal #59

Why did we run Inq. 25.1 once with the lid off and once with the lid on?

What is the Law of Conservation of Mass (a question from Inq. 25.1)?