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 Due

Date

Metric System

• Conversion of units KHDBdcm
• Lab safety

• Metric Pre-test
• Measurement activity
• Safety contract

Aug 17-18

Metric system conversion continues"

• Ladder method"
• cc = ml
• Measuring matter

1. Read Measurement of Matter
2. Complete Conversion sheet
3. Due Thurs is the Question of the Week

1. Aug 23-24
2. Aug 23-24
3. Aug 25 Thur

Measurement

• Accuracy and precision (data from 1st lab)
• Improving observation (measuring w/ accuracy)

Measuring Lab

Complete lab questions

Accuracy and Precision reading (answer questions)

Scientific Notation

Introduction to Scientific Method

• Estimate vs Guess
• Evidence = Observations = data

1. Reading on Scientific Notation + Work sheet (only read through division, do not read this entire article!)

1. Due Aug 28-2

1. Data Collection (ethics + scientific evidence)
2. Evidence and inferring
3. Scientific Notation Multiplication and division

1. Water on a Penny Lab
2. On-line quiz
3. Multiple choice (multiplication and division, optional)

1. Complete in class
2. Done by Sept 1
3. Due by 8/31-9/1

Quiz

• Metric System (KHDbdcm)
• Measurement
• Accuracy and Precision
• Scientific Notation

Reading on Scientific Data

This assignment was not posted, do not worry about it. We will cover this in class.

Scientific Data

• Data collection
• Variables (dependant and independant)
• controls

Sponge-bob activities

Do not Forget the QoW

Sept 7-8

Scientific method

Data collection (con't)

evidence + inferring

Peanut Lab

Scientific Method Reading (choose 1 of the following)

1. Vision learning
2. What is the Scientific Method
3. The Mad Scientists

Sept 8_11

complete Mr. Peanut Lab

Be sure to have these asssignments turned in this week:

1. Sponge Bob variables
2. Water on a Coin Lab
3. Question of the Week 1.3

Graphing Data (The peanut lab, and heat temperature data)

Introduction to the Egyptian tortoise

1. Complete graph for your peanut lab
2. Read pages 24-26 in tortoise booklet, This same information is at the CAC tortoise site.
3. Tortoise power point slide

1. In Class
2. Due for Sept 14-15 (will be warm-up)
3. Begin in class

CAC Tortoise Project

• Data we collect
• History of Project

Power Point slide show, groups and slides assigned in class.

No Homework this week end

Density of Matter

Tortoise Project continues

Density Lab Choices

Tortoise project slide.

Lab due Thursday 9/22

Slide due next class 9/20 or 21

• Density, mass and volume
• Calculating density
• Properties of Matter

Density Lab time

Take quiz

If you want to do it more than 1 time, begin early!!!

Density lab review

How precise are we?

Using the Lab equipment to maximize our precision.

Lab (mass) check

measurement demo

(A) tortoise slide completion

Revise Density lab

Due Sunday or Monday

Using density to identify unknown substances

• What is It? Density of Various Materials Lab
• Gummy Bear EC?
• Slide Show review
• Density Worksheet
• Optional Density reading
  1. simple + calculation practice
  2. How archimedes used it to save the King's money
  3. On-line calculator

• Complete lab in class due 28-29
• If time you can do
• Must complete in class
• worksheet due Sept 28-29