| Course: Physical Science | Grade Level(s): 8th |
| Content: Unit 1 Investigation & Experimentation // Unit II Properties of Matter & Energy // Measuring Mass | Week: 6 |
| California
Academic Content Standards emphasized:
9. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful
questions and conducting careful investigations. As a
basis for understanding this concept, and to address the
content the other three strands, students should develop
their own questions and perform investigations. Students
will: d. recognize the slope of the linear graph as the constant in the relationship y=kx and apply this to interpret graphs constructed from data. e. construct appropriate graphs from data and develop quantitative statements about the relationships between variables. g. distinguish between linear and non-linear relationships on a graph of data.
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| Key Ideas & Skills: collecting and recording measurement data, entering data into a spreadsheet, constructing graphs, reading graphs, using graphed data to identify trends, identifying the basic properties of mass, volume, inertia for various objects, mass objects with a home-made rubber band balance, find volume with a graduated cylinder, performing unit conversion, develop and use non-traditional units of measurement |
CLASS MEETING AGENDA/ ACTIVITY |
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MEETING 1 |
[1] Questions and answers about SkillWork CBS-1, due Week 6 on the 2nd meeting. [2] Finish collecting, recording, and entering data into spread sheet for graph creation and data analysis [3] Discuss finding, summarize learning in an Interactive Notebook "Journal Write" |
MEETING 2 |
[1] Collect and discuss SkillWork CBS-1, [2] Create a working definition of matter using the "When is something made of stuff ?" exploration [3] Explore how the mass of an object is measured using the "How much stuff am I made up of ?" challenge (time allowing) |
HOME SESSION AGENDA/ ACTIVITY |
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SESSION 1 |
Work on SkillWork™ CBS-1 |
SESSION 2 |
Interactive Student Notebook Entry: Here I Stand entry for "How do you measure up" |
SESSION 3 |
Review pages 446-452 (you made a ISSN entry back in Week 3. Search home science texts for definitions of mass, inertia, matter, weight, and the effects of gravity. Enter some basic definitions as "right side" ISSN entries. Read pages 40-41, 50-53, 743-744 . |
RESOURCES |
REMEMBER to check the FOCUS ON PHYSICAL SCIENCE reading list and keep all INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK ENTRIES current ! |
COMMUNICATIONS |
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