Chasing Science

Archive for September 14th, 2016

Assignment/Activities Today – Minimum Day

• 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 scientists
• Using Google Sheets
• Lab – Graphing Data (Part 2)
  • Today we will graph data
    • Measure the changes in temperature over a 20 minute span as water goes from freezing to boiling
  • Data will be charted on a graph comparing time and temperature
    • Data will be graphed using Google Sheets
    • Google Sheets document can be found in Google Classroom
• 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