Chasing Science

Archive for September 13th, 2016

Assignment/Activities Today

• Chapter 2 – Data in Science
• Section 1 – Tools and Models in Science
• Key Concept  Scientists use tools and models to increase their ability to investigate the natural world
  • Tools are used to make accurate measurements while collecting data
  • The International System of Units (SI) is a system of measurement used by most scientistsab – Graphing Data
    • Review of Safety Precautions
    • Today we will collect data
      • Measure the changes in temperature over a 20 minute span as water goes from freezing to boiling
    • Data will be collected in a chart for graphing tomorrow
• Quiz: Parts of the Microscope – Friday September 16, 2016

Standards Covered Today

8th Grade – #9:Investigation and Experimentation

Items of Note

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