Friday, November 30, 2007

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz #4
- Collect Chemistry in a Bag
- Add to Vocab

HW:
- Quiz - Tuesday

No Journal

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Agenda:
- Chemistry in a Bag
- Finish Levoisier Clip

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow
- Chem in a Bag - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #47

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?

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 25.1
- Levoisier Video Clip

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #46

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

What is the Law of Conservation of Mass (from Inq. 25.1 & reading)?

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Agenda:
- Inq. 25.1
- Mass of Matter Reading Qs

HW:
- Inq. 25.1 - DUE Tomorrow
- Mass of Matter Qs - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #45

What will we be measuring in Inq. 25.1?

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

Monday, November 26, 2007

Agenda:
- Correct Heating Curves
- Inq. 25.1 Pre-Lab

HW:
- Inq. 25.1 Pre-Lab - DUE Tomorrow



Journal #44

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

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

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Agenda:
- Experimenting with Dry Ice

HW:
None

No Journal

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Agenda:
- Phases of Matter Video
- Heating Curves

HW:
- Heating Curves - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #43

What is the difference between freezing and melting?

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

Monday, November 19, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 7.1
- Discuss Phase Change

HW:
None

Journal #42

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

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

Friday, November 16, 2007

Agenda:
- Requirements for Formal Lab Report
- Work on Formal Lab Report

HW:
- Inq. 7.1 Formal Lab - DUE Monday

Journal #41

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

What was expected about your results? What was unexpected about your results?

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Agenda:
- Inq. 7.1

HW:
- Inq. 7.1 Forma Lab - DUE Monday

Journal #40

What is a phase change? Give an example of a substance going through a phase change.

What is your hypothesis for today’s lab (how will a phase change affect the temperature of water)?

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Agenda:
- New Seating Chart
- Pass Back Papers
- Discuss Inq. 7.1 Procedure
- Trip up the Thermometer?

HW:
- Inq. 7.1 Formal Lab - DUE Monday

Journal #39

At what temperature does water melt? Boil?

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

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Agenda:
- Add to Vocab
- Inq. 7.1 Pre-lab
- Formal Lab Report

HW:
- Inq. 7.1 Pre-Lab - DUE Tomorrow



Journal #38

Define physical change and chemical change.

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

Friday, November 09, 2007

Agenda:
- Physical & Chemical Changes
- Correct Venn Diagram

HW:
None

Journal #37

Explain why you think some substances change what they are when they are heated.

Explain why you think some substances stay the same when they are heated.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Agenda:
- Collect Reading Qs
- Grade Inq. 6.1
- Pass Back Quizzes
- Discuss Inq. 6.1

HW:
None

Journal #36

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.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 6.1

HW:
- Inq. 6.1 - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #35

Why can’t all things burn? Give an example of something that can’t burn.

Why can’t all things melt? Give an example of something that can’t melt.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Agenda:
- Collect Reading Qs
- Pass back Papers
- Inq. 6.1

HW:
- Inq. 6.1 - DUE Thursday

Journal #34

Describe what happened when Potassium Permanganate was heated in a test tube.

Was it still Potassium Permanganate after it was heated? How do you find out?

Monday, November 05, 2007

Agenda:
- Inq. 6.1 Pre-Lab
- Density Currents & Hot Air Readigns
- Pass Back Papers

HW:
- Inq. 6.1 Pre-Lab - DUE Tomorrow
- Density Currents & Hot Air Reading - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #33

Make a list of as many things (at least 5) as you can think of that happen to something when it is heated.

Now take your list and separate those things into 2 categories: “always happens” and “only happens sometimes.”

Friday, November 02, 2007

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz #3
- Grade Pop Can Lab

HW:
None

No Journal Today

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Agenda:
- Pop Can Lab

HW:
- Pop Can Lab - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow

Journal #32

What is your hypothesis for the Pop Can Air Pressure lab?

What is the proper “fire attire” for today’s lab?