Wednesday, May 3, 2017

End of Unit Project Topics

For all my classes, below are the topics you can choose for your End of Unit Project. The due date is Tuesday, May 30th. Remember that for your project you should include:

- What you learned, what was the main idea of the topic
- New vocabulary words, examples, and details 
- What did you find interesting and why you chose this topic
- How did you feel about this topic, share your opinion
- Why this topic is important to know about
- How this topic relates to your life, if it does
- Include pictures, drawings, and/or photographs

*For classes 701 and 703, you can choose from the Topics below, but your choices for presentation are:
- One-Pager, Tri-board, Google slides (minimum of 10), build a model, create a blog or website, design a video or podcast, or make a skit/play in front of the class

Here are the Topics you can choose from:
* Earth's spheres (Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere)
* Rocks and Minerals (or separately, on Rocks or Minerals)
* Rock cycle
* Weathering & Erosion
* Fossils
* Continental Drift
* Seafloor spreading
* Plate tectonics
* Energy (all types)
* Waves
* Sound
* Light
* Electromagnetic spectrum
* Types of Matter and/or Phase Changes
* Atoms, Elements, Compounds, Molecules
* Periodic Table
* Mixtures
* Physical and Chemical properties
* Physical and Chemical changes

Here is the Rubric you will be graded on --> RUBRIC- End of Year Project
Classes 715, 721, 727, here is the handout I gave you in class on the project, in case you lost it --> End of Unit Project Assignment

Monday, May 1, 2017

H.W.- Solubility QUIZ 2

Class, click on this link for tonight's H.W.  This is the 2nd QUIZ on Solubility. Remember to write out the QUESTIONS and ANSWERS in your notebook --> SOLUBILITY QUIZ 2 (Glencoe)

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Solubility INTRO

Here is the link for tonight's H.W.--> Solubility QUIZ 1 (Glencoe)


Here, the solubility of a gas increases when you increase the pressure above solution.

Here, the solubility of a gas increases when you decrease the temperature.




Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Physical and Chemical Properties & Changes (plus Videos)

Here is a BrainPopJr video from class on Physical and Chemical changes. Just click on here- BrainPopJr Video

Here's another video on Physical vs Chemical changes:



In addition, here is a picture I was showing you in class comparing Physical and Chemical properties. Remember, a physical property is a characteristic of matter that you can measure or observe. And a chemical property is the ability of a substance to change into something NEW, by reacting with certain things.



Friday, March 10, 2017

Compounding Compounds Webquest

Class, here are 2 websites to help you with today's Webquest on Compounding Compounds:




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H.W.

IXL - 7th Grade Science, D.2 


Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Elements vs Compounds, and Atoms too

Class, here is another video that explains the differences between Elements and Compounds. It also talks about molecules. Take a look at it to understand better.


This is the MakeMeGenius video we saw in class on Elements vs Compounds too:


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Here is a snapshot from the MakeMeGenius video comparing Elements and Compounds:

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This StudyJam videos below also go over Elements vs Compounds & Atoms too:


The diagram below shows that Molecules make up Elements and Compounds:




If you have time, play this game online. You build molecules and learn how they behave when they're solids, liquids, and gases: