Agenda:
- New Seating Chart
- Astronomy: Looking Back
- Scaling the SEM

HW:
- Scaling the SEM 2 Column Notes & Summary - DUE Monday


Journal #76

If the Earth was about the size of a basketball, how big do you think the Sun would be?

Which planet do you think is the biggest? How does it size compare to the size of the Earth?

Agenda:
- Finish EIS Pre-Assessment

HW:
None





Journal #75

Which pre-assessment question from yesterday was the easiest? Hardest?

Draw a labeled sketch of what you think our solar system looks like/is made of.

Agenda:
- EIS Pre-Assessment

HW:
None


Journal #74

Using complete sentences, describe 3 things you know about the solar system / the Earth in space.

Using complete sentences, describe 3 things you are curious about the solar system / the Earth in space.

Agenda:
- District Assessment

HW:
None


No Journal

Agenda:
- District Assessment Review
- Electrolysis?

HW:
- Review Sheet - DUE Monday
- District Assessment - Monday


Journal #73

What is the difference between a molecule and a compound?

How are atoms and elements related to each other?

Agenda:
- Correct 18.1 & 18.2
- Electrolysis
- What are Particles?

HW:
-Last day for 1st semester work - Tomorrow
- District Assessment - Monday


Journal #72

Describe how adding a solute (like sodium chloride) affects the freezing point and boiling point of a solution.

What do you thing a pure substance is? Give some examples of things you think could be pure substances.

Agenda:
- Inq. 18.1 Class Data
- Inq. 18.2

HW:
- Inq. 18.1 & 18.2 - DUE Tomorrow
- Last day for 1st Semester work - Friday


Journal #71

What happens to the phase of the ice when you add salt? The temperature of the ice?

What do you think will happen when you put salt in boiling water?

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 18.1
- Inq. 18.2

HW:
- Inq. 18.1 & 18.2 Qs - DUE Tomorrow
- Last day for 1st Semester work - Friday


Journal #70

What is the question we are investigating for Inq. 18.1?

Use at least 3 sentences to explain why we need 2 beakers of ice for Inq. 18.1.

Agenda:
- Correct Inq. 13.2
- Inq. 18.1

HW:
- Inq. 18.1 Questions - DUE Tuesday
- Last Day for 1st Semester Work - Friday


Journal #69

Which solute from Inq. 13.2 is more soluble in water? Provide evidence of how you know.

What do you think happens to the temperature of ice when you put salt on it? Why do you think that?

Agenda:
- Collect G.C.s

HW:
- Review Sheet - DUE Tomorrow
- District Assessment - Tomorrow


No Journal

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 13.2
- Super-saturated Solution
- Inq. 18.1 Pre-Lab

HW:
- Inq. 13.2 - DUE Tomorrow
- Inq. 18.1 Pre-Lab - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #68

Which substance did your group test yesterday and what mass of solute dissolved in the solvent?

Explain why every group needs to use the same amount of water in their test tube.

Agenda:
- Inq. 13.2

HW:

- Inq. 13.2 - DUE Friday

Journal #67                               

 What are the controlled (kept the same) variables for Inq. 13.2?

 Which solute do you think water can hold the most of?  Why do you think that?

Agenda:
-Inq. 13.2 Planning

HW:

- Inq. 13.2 Procedure & Data Table - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #66                              

 Use the following words to describe what happened in Inq. 13.1: solution, solute, solvent, saturate.

 What 2 things are we going to measure in Inq. 13.2?

Agenda:
- HIV Letters
- Finish Inq. 13.1
- Inq. 13.2 Brainstorming

HW:
- Inq. 13.1 Conclusion - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #65

Describe one similarity and one difference when dissolving sodium chloride and dissolving sodium nitrate in water.

Describe 2 things that made it difficult to know when the water was saturated with solute.

Agenda:
- Inq. 13.1

HW:
None


Journal #64

What is the question we are trying to answer in Inq. 13.1?

What data will you need to record during Inq. 13.1?

Agenda:
- Correct Inq. 12.1
- Inq. 13.1

HW:
None


Journal #63

What is the difference between a solvent and a solute?

With cereal in milk, which is the solute and which is the solvent?

Agenda:
- Finish Inq. 12.1
- Class Data
- Conclusion

HW:
- Inq. 12.1 (4 Parts) - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #62

What is the difference between soluble and insoluble?

Describe 2 things you learned from the mixtures reading (use complete sentences).

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz
- Inq. 12.1

HW:
- Inq. 12.1 Definitions - DUE Tomorrow


No Journal Today

Agenda:
- Inq. 12.1 Procedure
- Solubility Reading

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow
- Inq. 12.1 Procedure - DUE Tomorrow


Journal #61

Describe an example of something that mixes into something else with at least 3 complete sentences.

Do you think all things can dissolve in water? Give an example to support your idea.