Agenda:
- Journal Quiz
- Physical & Chemical Changes

HW:
- Venn Diagram - DUE Monday

No Journal

Agenda:
- Correct Inq. 5.3
- Particles and Temperature

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow
- Last day for missing work - Tomorrow

Journal #33

What happens to the volume of an object when it is heated? When it is cooled?

What happens to the density of an object when it is heated? When it is cooled?

Agenda:
- Inq. 5.3

HW:
- Inq. 5.3 - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Thursday
- Last day for missing work - Thursday

Journal #32

Identify the manipulated and responding variable in the following question: How does the height of a building affect its damage in an earthquake?

Write a formal hypothesis based on the above question.

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Inq. 5.3 Pre-Lab

HW:
- Inq. 5.3 - DUE Wednesday
- Journal Quiz - Thursday
- Last day for missing work - Thursday

Journal #31

What do you think happens to the volume of an object when it is heated?

How do you think changing the temperature of an object affects its density?

Agenda:
- Pop Can Air Pressure

HW:
None

Journal #30

What happens to objects when they are heated? Explain at least 2 different things.

What happens to objects when they are cooled? Explain at least 2 different things.

Agenda:
- Density Quiz

HW:
None

No Journal

Agenda:
- Correct Quiz Review Sheet

HW:
- Density Quiz - Tomorrow

Journal #29

Write the following numbers in scientific notation:
2,000 0.002 740,000 0.0000061

The density of a substance is 5.24 g/cm3 and its volume is 654 cm3. What is the mass of one cubic centimeter of the object?

Agenda:
- Finish Scientific Notation
- Density Quiz Review Sheet

HW:
- Density Quiz R.S. - DUE Tomorrow
- Density Quiz - Thursday

Journal #28

Write the following numbers as a power of ten (10 with an exponent):
100 10,000 0.00001 0.01


Write the following numbers in scientific notation:
300 50,000 230,000,000 730,000

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 4.1
- Scientific Notation

HW:
- Density Quiz - Thursday

Journal #27

How dense is air compared to water?

How would life be different if air’s density was close to that of water?

Agenda:
- Inq. 4.1

HW:
- Inq. 4.1 - DUE Monday

Journal #26

Can things float in air? Give an example of this.

Based on what you know about liquids and floating, what do you think makes things float in air?

Agenda:
- Finish Class Data
- Intro Inq. 4.1

HW:
- Inq. 4.1 - DUE Monday

Journal #25

Do you think air has density? Why or why not?

List the steps required to measure the density of a liquid.

Agenda:
- Healthy Youth Survey

HW:
None

No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Identify Using Density

HW:
None

Journal #24

What are the units used to measure:
Mass -
Volume -
Density -

Why can density be used to help identify what substance an object is made of?

Agenda:
- Finish Graphic Organizers
- Characteristic Properties
- Identify Using Density

HW:
- Characteristic Properties - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #23

What have you/are you going to illustrate on your graphic organizer?

An object has a density of 13 g/cm3 and a volume of 600 cm3. What is the mass of one cubic centimeter of that object?

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz
- Density Graphic Organizer

HW:
None

No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Finish Bill Nye
- Correct Inq. 3.1
- Coke Demo

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow

Journal #22

Ships are big and heavy. Why do they float?

What does ‘displace’ mean?

Agenda:
- Vision/Hearing Testing
- Bill Nye: Buoyancy

HW:
- Inq. 3.1 - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #21

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

Define miscible and immiscible (check Inq. 3.1 if you’re not sure).

Agenda:
- Inq. 3.1

HW:
- Inq. 3.1 - DUE Thursday
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #20

A graduated cylinder is filled to the 50 mL line with water. After dropping an object into the cylinder it reads 62 mL. What is the volume of the object?

If the mass of the object is 24 grams, what is the density of the object?

Agenda:
- Grade Inq. 2.1, 2.2, & 2.3
- Pass Back Papers

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #19

Does the density of a substance change if you change how much of the substance there is?

What is the mass of one cubic centimeter of a substance if its density is 3.4 g/cm3 and its volume is 500 cm3? (show work and units)

Agenda:
- Inq. 2.3

HW:
- Inq. 21., 2.2, 2.3 - DUE Monday

Journal #18

Darth Vader’s helmet has a mass of 1200 grams and a volume of 600 cm3. What is the density of his helmet?

The density of Coke is 1.1 g/cm3. If you have a 2 Liter bottle of Coke (2000 mL), what is the mass of one cubic centimeter of Coke?

Agenda:
- Discuss Class Data
- Picturing Density

HW:
- Inq. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 - DUE Monday

Journal #17

A block of metal has a length of 10 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a height of 2 cm. What is its volume? (show your work and units)

If the mass of the metal block is 300 grams, what is the density of the block (show work and units)?

Agenda:
- Inq. 2.2

HW:
- Inq. 2.1 - DUE Tomorrow
- Inq. 2.2 - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #16

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

Why can’t you just “measure it”?