Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Fix and/or Complete Solubility Work
If your teacher assessment indicated the need, please fix/complete your solubility homework for Wednesday, 10/1.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Elemental Bingo Champions
I am proud to announce that Robert and Oswaldo were the victors in the hard-fought Elemental Bingo competitions in Thursday's classes. We will dig deeper into atomic structure and understanding the periodic table this coming week. Have a great weekend!
Measurement Worksheets Revisions and Completion
Hi All,
If you did not finish your revisions, or have not yet completed some part of your measurement worksheets, please do so for Monday, 9/29.
If you did not finish your revisions, or have not yet completed some part of your measurement worksheets, please do so for Monday, 9/29.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Solubility Checklist
Please complete the following self-assessment checklist for the Solubility Experiment. It is due Thursday, 9/25:
____ Solute
____Saturation
____ VERY DETAILED process
____ DETAILED comparison of your results to others'
____ At least 3 possible factors that may have led to errors
____ At least 2 questions for further consideration
____ Overall strong detail and description
____ Solute
____Saturation
____ VERY DETAILED process
____ DETAILED comparison of your results to others'
____ At least 3 possible factors that may have led to errors
____ At least 2 questions for further consideration
____ Overall strong detail and description
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Solubility Experiment
THE CHALLENGE
1. Measure 35 milliliters (ml) of cold tap water (SOLVENT), and pour it into into a 250ml beaker.
2. What quantity (in grams) of sugar or salt (SOLUTE) can be dissolved in the water before reaching saturation? Give results to the nearest gram.
THE HOMEWORK due Wednesday, 9/24
1. What solute were you dissolving into water?
2. At what point did you reach saturation?
3. What process did you use in this experiment? GIVE GOOD DETAILS!
4. What is your impression of how your results compare to other teams'?
5. What factors may have caused errors in your results?
6. What questions for further inquiry do you take away from this experiment?
1. Measure 35 milliliters (ml) of cold tap water (SOLVENT), and pour it into into a 250ml beaker.
2. What quantity (in grams) of sugar or salt (SOLUTE) can be dissolved in the water before reaching saturation? Give results to the nearest gram.
THE HOMEWORK due Wednesday, 9/24
1. What solute were you dissolving into water?
2. At what point did you reach saturation?
3. What process did you use in this experiment? GIVE GOOD DETAILS!
4. What is your impression of how your results compare to other teams'?
5. What factors may have caused errors in your results?
6. What questions for further inquiry do you take away from this experiment?
Friday, September 5, 2008
Welcome to 8th Grade Science!
Hi All,
Great meeting with you yesterday! For Monday, please answer the following prompt with a good thoughtful paragraph in your science notebooks:
How do you use chemistry in your day-to-day life?
Have a great weekend!
Great meeting with you yesterday! For Monday, please answer the following prompt with a good thoughtful paragraph in your science notebooks:
How do you use chemistry in your day-to-day life?
Have a great weekend!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)