Matter

How do scientists design and conduct investigations?
Aug 27- Observations on M&Ms.



August 29- Start designing an investigation. Which color of M&M dissolves the fastest in water?

Sept 2- Data table organization and requirements. Start collecting data.

Sept 4- Collect data.

Homework- Review and revise investigation report. Are all the sections complete? Did you revise the procedures to be specific? Start with a verb? Check your data table using the checklist to make sure all the information is included.

Sept 10- Study for a quiz on data tables this Wednesday, Sept. 12. Use the check list and the examples to review.

Sept. 12- Finish writing the conclusion for your lab report. We''l be submitting it soon.

Sept. 16- Submit your first draft of the lab report. Moodling along!

Sept 18- Feedback on first draft of lab report. Revise it and re-submit it on Moodle.

Sept 20- 24- Do colors combine or collide when they dissolve? Start investigations with M&Ms. Is colliding of the sugar coating unique to M&Ms? Try the same investigation with corn syrup to find out.

September 26- Does the temperature of the water affect the dissolve time of the M&M sugar coating? This is a summative lab report. We'll start with collecting data on hot water. Make sure that your data table is ready to add the data on Sunday!

September 30- Data collection for cold water's affect on dissolve time of an M & M. Write the conclusion, evaluate the report's quality using the checklist, and submit it on "the Moodle." Name the file- Temperature Dissolve, yourname, Block?

October 2- Write your SMART goal for Science and get your e-portfolio ready. You can get the Science standards here. https://sites.google.com/a/g-cacegypt.org/newmyer/

Students new to CAC, here's a template for your portfolio. [|e-portfolio template]

October 8- Practice the vocabulary of dissolving [|Quizlet]

October 10- Bring in supplies to investigate your own question on Monday, October 15. Bring in what you need soon so that you don't forget it! Study for the quiz on dissolving this Wednesday, Oct. 17. Practice by using the vocabulary to describe dissolving.

October 14- Would you jump out of a balloon 24 miles from Earth? [|Felix Baumgartner] Start your own investigation today. What is your question? Follow the Lab Report format to plan and evaluate your work.

October 21- Here is an example of an entire lab report with vinegar as the solvent.

Here is an example of a data table and the conclusion.

October 23- Today we explore more properties of water-- cohesion and surface tension.