DNews Monday and "Quest" (Not a quiz, but not quite a test!) study materials!

Good Morning, Seventh Graders! This week we continue our work with the microscope and will be diving into our books as well. By the end of the week, you should have read the first section of chapter two! I also encourage you to review the parts of the microscope on pages 828 and 829.

Below you will find the DNews for this week and some extra study materials for Friday's "quest."

Mrs. Loehe

Scientific Method: Useful Resources

Your textbook not doing the trick? Still not getting this Scientific Method stuff? Well, try checking out some of the links below!

The Scientific Method With Tim and Moby of Brain Pop

Bozeman Science Explains...



However, I am sure a lot of you may have noticed the Scientific Method is a bit, well, flawed. Sci Show shares a little bit on this for your edification!

Triple Beam Balance: Online Practice

Tomorrow, Tuesday, we will begin to look at how to use a triple beam balance when trying to find the mass of your evidence found at your Bayside "crime scenes" in next week's CSI lab! Mass is the amount of matter in an object; the base unit for mass in the metric system is the gram. When using the triple beam balance, you will ALWAYS use grams as your label.

Remember, we can't have naked numbers!

Please click here for an introduction to the triple beam balance, then click here to practice!

Mrs. Loehe

Need some metric practice?

Here are some interactive sites for practicing your metric skills!

Fun Kids Interactive Measurement

Interactives: Metric Conversion

Load the Boat (For little kids, but hey, it's still good!)

BBC Bitesize: Conversion Practice

DNews Monday and Metric Measurement!

Happy Monday, sixth grade scientists!

Today, we will start with a DNews before moving onto examining tools of science and engineering, the metric system, and how we will be honing our measurement and data collection skills for our upcoming CSI labs!

Below you will find some video resources for your Forensic Science Metric Measurement Worksheet, which will be due on Thursday. Copies of the labs and the worksheet can be found on Google Classroom.

Mrs. Loehe

P.S. You will get your tests back by Friday...sorry. I am still grading and need quite a few students to finish their tests before I hand them back. I will be updating the portal throughout the week so you can see all of your grades. You will have until Friday, October 10th to correct/retake your tests. I will be offering a correction/retake day on Thursday, October 9th.

Density and Buoyancy SimuLABtion

For Tuesday, November 5th and Wednesday, November, 6th, you will use the lab simulation below to complete the PhET- Density Activity. You can run the lab below or by clicking this link.This lab will probably take you two days. It is ok if you do not finish. You are being graded on how well read the lab carefully and problem solve on your own.  YOU MUST READ THE LAB CAREFULLY AND LOOK AT THE PICTURES! 
If you complete this lab, you may work on your notecard for the test!

Happy floating...and sinking!

Mrs. Loehe

Density and Buoyancy Study Guide

Study Guide

Density and Buoyancy

Density

• Density is the amount of matter in a given space.  The formula for density is: Density = mass/volume. 
•  Students should know how to solve density, mass, and volume problems. KNOW THE EQUATIONS!
•  Students should know the definitions for, units for, and how to find mass and volume.
•  Know that the density of water is 1 g/mL (1 g/cm³).  And that objects with a density less than 1.0 g/mL will float and objects with a density greater than 1.0 g/mL will sink.

 Buoyancy

•  Buoyancy is an upward force exerted by a fluid (a fluid is substance that flows – a liquid or a gas).  It is always an UPWARD force.
• Students need to know Archimedes Principle and the principle of water displacement.
• Be able to explain, using buoyancy, why some objects float (like a heavy aircraft carrier) and some objects sink.
• If buoyant force is less than the weight of the object, the object will sink.  If buoyant force is the same as the weight of the object, the object will float. (Buoyant force can’t be greater than the weight of the object because then the object would fly out of the water!)

Buoyancy Lab Part Two and the Week Ahead

This week, we will be putting our buoyancy and density skills into practice and work on further calculating the density of the materials we are attempting to make buoyant. We will also be taking a peak into calculating buoyancy, and you will receive a study guide for next Friday's test!

Keep afloat!

Mrs. Loehe

Copy of your lab...

Calculating Density, Volume, and Mass

Here are the three equations to remember for future homework, tests, and projects!

MASS = Density x Volume

VOLUME = Mass / Density

DENSITY = Mass / Volume

Density & Buoyancy Prezi

From today's class reading, discussion, and notes!

Mrs. Loehe