Tuesday, March 31, 2009

April 1, 2009

1. Bellringer
2. IPC 9A Lab

Water, water and more water....

Monday, March 30, 2009

March 31, 2009

1. Bellringer
2. IPC 9A Properties of Water

March 30, 2009

1. Bellringer

Give two examples each of convection, conduction and radiation.

2. Review IPC 8A, 8C Quiz
3. IPC 6B Quiz

March 26, 2009

1. IPC 8A, 8C Quiz

Extra credit, go to site and paraphrase content of site.
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_chemphys.html

2. IPB 6 B Heat Venn Diagram

March 25, 2009

1. Bellringer
2. IPC 6B Heat transfer notes

Conduction

•Transfer of heat by direct contact. Heat flows from the warmer object to the colder object.
•Solids are better conductors of heat than liquids or gases.
•Metals are good conductors.
•Wood, plastic, glass, and fiberglass are poor conductors of heat and are used as insulators.

Convection


•Transfer of heat in a fluid (liquid or gas) by the movement of heated particles.
•In a warm fluid, the more energetic molecules spread out, making the fluid expand and become less dense. The less dense fluid rises. The colder fluid sinks below the less dense fluid.
•This rising and sinking action is called a convection current.

Radiation


•Transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves.
•This is how the sun’s energy gets to earth. When you stand near a fire and warm yourself, most of the warmth you feel has been transferred by radiation.
•Light colored materials tend to reflect more radiant energy.
•Dark colored materials tend to absorb more energy.
•Radiation may travel through a vacuum (no matter is required).

March 24, 2009

1. Bellringer
2. Physical/Chemical Changes Lab

Monday, March 23, 2009

March 23, 2009

1. Bellringer
T/F The law of conservation states that mass of all substances before a phyysical change equals the mass of all the substances after the change.
2. IPC 8(c)

Friday, March 13, 2009

March 13, 2009

Bellringer, extra....

In today's diet Coke and Menthos lab, the best explanation for the "explosion" of liquid from the bottle is:
A. a chemical reaction between the hydrogen and gas molecules
B. nucleation between the air pockets on the surface of the candy and the carbon dioxide, thereby releasing the CO2
C. fission of they hydrogen atoms
D. change in temperature

Thursday, March 12, 2009

March 13, 2009

1. Menthos Experiment

Spring Break 3/16-20/2009

Have a wonderful and safe break.

March 12, 2009

1. Quiz Bio /IPC 1(A) 2(A)
2. Student TAKS Conference, March Benchmark

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

March 11, 2009

1. Bellringer
2. Designing an Experiment

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

March 10, 2009

1. Bellringer
List the tools/equipment to:
1. Boil an egg
2. Scramble an egg
3. Make a quiche

2. Bio/IPC 2(a) Selecting equipment/Tools and Equipment in a Science Lab

Fun science games - https://webmail.fwisd.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=56be09766ac7412cb871adc2682af0fd&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.bubbabrain.com%2fbbsr.php

Monday, March 9, 2009

March 9, 2009

TAKS Student Conferences Complete
March 2009 Benchmark will be recorded.
1. Bellringer
2. Bio/IPC 1(a) 2(a)
Go to for review questions.
http://myscienceparty.org/myscienceparty.org/taks/objective_1/files/1a/biology_ipc_1a.pdf

Print a copy of the review and answer all the questions for extra credit this week.

Monday, March 2, 2009

March 3-6, 2009

March 3 ELA TAKS Test
March 4-6 Math and Science TAKS Benchmark

March 2, 2009

1. OUTBREAK! Viruses and Bacteria