Ms. Gore's 8th Grade Academy Science Class

The Week of Monday, November 2-Friday, November 6

Curriculum Objective:  4.05 Identify substances based on characteristics of physical properties: density; boiling /melting points; solubility; specific heat.

Essential Questions:  How will observing physical properties help you interpret the world around you?

 Active Summary: Monday- We will begin class with a warm-up and essential question.  We will begin the first quarter with chapter 10 section 1 “physical properties and changes”.  We will review the section focus transparency “water, water everywhere” and students will define review and new vocabulary.  Students will then complete a lab where they model the composition of matter using gum drops and toothpicks.   Tuesday- Students will begin class with a warm-up and essential question.  We will watch a Bill Nye video   “phases of matter” and after the video students will complete video quiz 7. Following the video quiz students will complete an activity worksheet “what is matter?”. Wednesday- We will begin class with a warm-up and essential question.  Students will complete a “volume and density” activity worksheet and following that activity, students will complete a lab “determining volume”.  Thursday- We will begin class with a warm-up and essential question.  We will review section 10-1 “physical properties and changes” using the LCD projector and PowerPoint.  Following the PowerPoint presentation students will complete a teacher made reading comprehension guide for section 10-1.   Friday- We will begin class with a warm-up and essential question.  I will demonstrate two labs to the class titled “paper changes” and “acid wash jeans”.  Following the demonstrations students will complete a “solid, liquid , and gas” pyramid foldable activity.

Homework: Record observations of chemical changes encountered at home.  Write down the initial substances, the resulting substances, and the signs that the change was chemical rather than physical (due 11/06/09).

Have a Wonderful Week!!!!