Day Six Overview

Day Six Overview

- worked in the Lab
- completed the Measuring Mass and Volume Lab Activity
     - measured the mass and volume for a number of different objects including rocks, wood blocks, salt, and weighing paper

Measuring Mass and Volume

Homework

- work on your graphing packet as well as the Lab
- Measuring Mass and Volume Lab will be due 9/21 for Red Class and 9/24 for Green and Orange Classes
- no due date yet for graphing packet

Science in the News

An Electric Car That Actually Goes Far

Day Five Overview

Day Five Overview

- collected Measuring Things in Science worksheet
- worked through Measurement and Graphing notes in the note packet
     - reviewed most of the information that was covered during the Measurement Jigsaw activity
     - reviewed how to set up a graph (independent and dependent variables, x and y axis, title, units, etc ...)
- gave students some time to work on a introduction to graphic worksheet that will be due down the road

Grasping Graphing
Interpreting Your Data
Introduction to Graphs

Homework

- get started working on the introduction to graphing packet that will be due down the road

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Day Four Overview

Day Four Overview

- collected HW (Safety in the Lab)
- ran a jigsaw activity to learn about all the different types of measurement that we will be using in Physical Science (Mass, Volume, Length, Time, Temperature, Density, Area)
- small groups presented to the class about their specific type of measurement and presented key information
- groups that were not presenting at the time listened to the presenting groups and filled in their Measurement Jigsaw sheet
Measurement Jigsaw

Homework

- Complete the Measurement packet (don't worry about the last page, I have not gone over Lab Equipment in detail yet)
Making Measurements Packet

Due 9/13 for Orange and Green ... Due 9/12 for Red

Science News
Heat Resistant Makeup

Day Three Overview

Day Three Overview

- worked in groups to review what happened in the baking soda and vinegar experiment
     - was anything different?
     - would you change anything if you did this another time?
- reviewed safety practices for when we are in the lab
Safety Rules!
     - signed safety contract
- filled out a safety review sheet using what we learned in class
Safety In The Lab
- reviewed the steps and parts of the scientific method
     - differences between observation and inference

Homework

- finish the scientific method notes and/or safety worksheet if not done already in class
(Due 9/10 for Red Class, 9/13 for Green, 9/13 for Orange because we ran out of sheets)

Science News
Voyager Chasing Solar System's Edge

Day Two Overview

Day Two Overview

- Reviewed some key vocabulary
- Took notes ...
Note Packet
- Introduced the main concepts in Physical Science
     - Matter and Energy
- Introduced the main points of both Chemistry and Physics
- Introduced the Scientific Method
    - Explained how the Scientific Method related to the previous day's demonstration
- The class designed a controlled experiment in groups and made observations about what occured

Homework
- Find definitions for the 5 assigned Vocabulary terms (#'s 1,4,5,18,19 - observation, inference, matter, physical change, chemical change)
Vocab Sheet
(due 9/7 for Red, 9/10 for Green/Orange)

Science News
Tiny Mechanical Scale Weighs Molecules One at a Time

Day One Overview

Day One Overview

- Welcome to 8th Grade and Science Class!
- filled out "a little about me" cards
- signed out textbooks
- went over the class rules and expectations
- Mr. Halloran performed a baking soda and vinegar demonstration
Magically Inflating Balloon Sheet

Homework

- sign and complete class contract (9/7 for Red Class and 9/10 for Green and Orange Class)
Class Rules and Expectations (Contract)


Science NEWS!!!!
New York Times - Project Aims to Harness The Power of Waves