Trimester II late work due NOW

Due to the large volume of late work from students, please, all late work is due NOW, and no later than by Tuesday, March 7th, in order to have time to grade and enter into Synergy.  Thank you.

Phet Simulations – Density Lab

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/density

Density Lab & Report due Tuesday, 1/31

Density Lab and Report:  Due Tuesday, 01/31/17

Describe the materials used and procedure.  Also, give some examples of the density you calculated, the density table information that relates, and why your cube’s density was slightly different. 

Describe the difficulties and fun parts of the lab.

Explain how density helps us to identify objects (and be sure to say something about the atom and how this relates to the object’s density.

Rubric:

Min. 15 sentences: 25 points

Detailed information that includes some data discussion: 10 points

Neat, preferred typed or in ink with correct spelling, punctuation & grammar: 10

Data attached to back with staple:  50 points

Title page:  5 pts.

Total points:  100 points

Mass, Volume, Density

We are exploring properties of matter.  Today students became familiar using a triple beam balance to get the masses of several objects.  I told them they all “graduated” on using the triple beams successfully.  Next week, we will be using our skills to determine the density of 9 different blocks and determining their identity based on our measurements, calculations, and density charts.  Be sure to ask your kids about this lab (next week)!  It is usually very popular.

Atom Exploration

http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/chemistry

Happy New Year 2017!

Wishing all of you a very restful, joy-filled, warm, Winter Break!

Re-posting one of my favorite winter websites – Enjoy!

http://www.snowcrystals.com/

Moon Phase Project Due Nov 21

Nearly full moon looking East, as sun is setting in the West!  Big, bright, beautiful, almost the Supermoon!

Students can use my pictures if they were unable to see the moon themselves (impossible???).

Tides versus Moon Phases

http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/NOAATidesFacade.jsp?Stationid=9432845&bmon=11&bday=13&byear=2016&edate=&timelength=daily

http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/NOAATidesFacade.jsp?Stationid=9432845&bmon=11&bday=20&byear=2016&edate=&timelength=daily

http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions/NOAATidesFacade.jsp?Stationid=9432845&bmon=11&bday=28&byear=2016&edate=&timelength=daily

https://stardate.org/nightsky/moon

Look for the Moon Today!

I hope you saw this beautiful Waxing Crescent Moon last night!  We could actually see the portion not directly illuminated by the sun giving this moon 3D coolness!  Also, to the left, though not well seen in this photo, we could see Venus (the evening “star”), and Saturn was also visible, but super tiny (probably 4 pixels in this picture)!

Keep looking.  I hope the sky clears up tonight (Nov 3).

Okay, here’s your chance!  Look for the moon somewhere on a line left of the sun!

Also, check out this great article on other super sky events this month!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/11/skywatching-sky-guide-november-moon-meteor-shower-astronomy/