Starters - Week #18

April 11 -Compare the densities of the Earth's atmosphere, water, crust, and interior layers.

April 12 - Things in nature layer by density.  They also layer in other ways.  What is one of those ways?  Give an example.

April 13 - What are the two organelles that plant cells have that animal cells don't?  What are their functions?

April 14 - Chloroplasts + Cell Walls are two examples of organelles in a cell.  List 4 more and tell me their functions.

Starters - Week #17

April 4 - How do you find the mass of a solid? of a liquid?  How do you find the volume of solid? of a liquid?

April 5 - A pink liquid has a volume of 500 mL and a mass of 347 grams.  A green liquid has a volume of 250 mL and a mass of 102 grams.  Without using a calculator, tell me how they will layer?  Show your work.

April 7 - List 3 possible scenarios where a marshmallow will increase in volume (they should all involve a change in temperature).  What has happened to the particles in the marshmallow?

April 8 - Design an experiment that investigates the diffusion of particles.

Starters - Week #16

March 24 - Mr. Ripplinger has a black box.  It is 2 cm x 6 cm x 10 cm.  It has a mass of 240 grams.  What is the density?  (Show your work - include units)

March 28 - Diagram the arrangement of particles in the 3 states of matter.

March 29 - How small are atoms?  Relate atoms to molecules.

March 30 - Describe the limitations of using models to represent atoms.

March 31 - How has our knowledge of the structure of matter been developed over time?

Heredity Vocabulary (pg 3 of the folder)

Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Inherited Traits
Acquired Traits
Gene
Genotype
Phenotype
Punnett Square (example)
Adaptation
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection

Starters - Week #15

Jan. 10 -What is the nervous system responsible for?
Jan. 11 - Villi line the small intestine.  Why is it better to have villi rather than not have any?
Jan. 12 - The esophagus is cool!  Explain why you can eat upside down.
Jan. 13 - How does oxygen get into the bloodstream? (one word answer)
Jan. 14 - Fill in the Blanks.  An (1)______ is made of multiple (2)______ _______.  An (2)_______ _______ is made from lots of (3)________. An (3)_________ is made up of many (4)________.  A (4)_______ is a whole bunch of (5)_______.

Starters - Week #14

Jan. 3 - On your starter page, write Mr. Ripplinger a note about your holiday.
Jan. 4 - In 3 or more sentences, explain why muscles get fatigued.
Jan. 5 - No Starter
Jan. 6 - Why do hot air balloons rise?
Jan. 7 - Name the organ system: 1. Lungs  2. Blood  3. Bicep  4. Eye

Starters - Week #13

Dec. 14 - Pick an organelle.  Draw a picture and tell me what it does.
Dec. 15 - Define Osmosis.  What happens to the cells of a freshwater fish if it gets put in the Great Salt Lake?
Dec. 16 - 
Dec. 17 - What are the 5 levels of organization in order from simplest to most complex?