Chasing Science

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

• Chapter 3, Section 2 – Physical Properties
• Key Concept  Physical properties of matter can be observed or measured without changing the matter’s identity
  • Examples of physical properties are melting temperature, density, hardness, thermal conductivity, and electrical conductivity
  • Density is the amount of matter in a given space or volume
  • A physical change does not change the identity of the matter that undergoes the change
  • Melting, freezing, cutting, bending, and dissolving are physical changes
• Read and Discuss Pgs. 86-87
• Calculating Density
  • Density = Mass/Volume
  • Math Focus Pg. 86
• Using Density to Identify Substances
• Liquid Densities
  • Presentation of liquid layers to include syrup, liquid soap, water and vegetable oil
• If Incomplete Finish BrainPOP Vocabulary Assignment – Measuring Matter
  • Refer to assignment listed in Google Classroom
• If Incomplete Finish BrainPop Quiz – Measuring Matter (watch the video, take the quiz and email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Finish BrainPOP Quiz – Satellites (watch the video, take the quiz and Email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Finish BrainPOP Quiz – Women’s Suffrage (watch the video, take the quiz and Email Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete Finish BrainPOP – Microscope Activity
  • Complete the assigned activity in your MyBrainPOP account
• If Incomplete BrainPOP – Microscopes (watch the video, take the quiz and submit to Mr. Hodder the results)
• If Incomplete BrainPOP Game Quiz – Using the Microscope (watch the video, take the quiz and submit to Mr. Hodder the results)

Standards Covered Today

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

Tuesdays at 2:00 – Opportunities to retake any quiz from the trimester