Thanksgiving Week

Starter Free Week!  Happy Thanksgiving!

Starters - Week #11

Nov. 15 - Define:  Mass.  Volume.  Density.
Nov. 16 - Describe the motion of particles in a Solid, Liquid and Gas.
Nov. 17 - What happens to particles when heat is added?  Do particles ever change size?
Nov. 18 - Why did the Gobstopper in the warmer liquid dissolve faster? (make sure your answer includes the word particles and talks about speed)
Nov. 19 - Write 3 things you learned from the assembly yesterday.

Starters - Week #10

Nov. 8 - In your own words, what is density?  What is the equation for density?
Nov. 9 - What are the units for density and how do we get them?
Nov. 10 -A rock dropped in a graduated cylinder raises the level of water from 20 to 35 ml.  The rock has a mass of 45 g.  It is 6 cm tall.  What is the density of the rock?
Nov. 11 - A jar conatins 10 ml of glycerin (whose mass is 20 g) and 15 ml of corn syrup (whose mass is 45 g). What are the densities of these liquids?  How would they layer?

Starters - Week #9

Nov. 2 - Write 5 goals for yourself.
Nov. 3 - What is the equation for the volume of a cuboid?
Nov. 4 - What units do we use when measuring volume of cuboids?  Explain where these units come from.
Nov. 5 - What does mass measure?  What does volume measure?  Explain water displacement.