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Welcome to Miss Kaufman’s
7th Grade Integrated Science Class!
Warm-ups------1st Quarter 2011-12
Week #1
August 24, 2011
What is Science?
August 25, 2011
Go to computer lab—No Warm-up today!
August 26, 2011
Start reading the Science News article that I have provided for you.
Week #2
August 29, 2011
Define: Observation(Turn in Disclosure if you have it signed)
August 30, 2011
Define: Scientific Inquiry
(p.13—Book P----Turn in Slumber by numbers)
August 31, 2011
Define: Manipulated Variable (p.16-Book P )
September 1, 2011
Define: Hypothesis
(p. 15--Book P—Science in the News due tomorrow)
September 2, 2011
The following results were collected during 2 experiments that involved dissolving sugar in water.
Experiment # / Amount of Sugar / Amount of Water / Temp.in C° / Particle Size / Minutes to Dissolve
1a / 5 g / 20 ml / 30°C / Small / 2:00 Min
1b / 5 g / 20 ml / 50°C / Small / 1:00 Min
2a / 5 g / 20 ml / 30°C / Large / 3:00 Min
2b / 5 g / 20 ml / 30°C / Small / 2:00 Min
1)Which manipulated variable was tested in experiment #2?
(Turn in warm-ups—6 in all--& turn in science in the news)
Week #3
September 6, 2011
Define: Theory(p. 21---Book P)
September 7, 2011
Define: Law (p. 22---Book P)
September 8, 2011
Three boys, John, Mario, and Brock decided to see how many arm curls they could do without stopping. An arm curl is performed by holding a barbell with the arm straight down and the hand facing forward, then bending the arm at the elbow and raising the barbell toward the shoulder. The boys used 3 different barbells of increasing mass. These curls were all done between 9 and 9:30 a.m. on the same day. What would be a good conclusion for this activity?
September 9, 2011
Read the Science News article that I have provided for you. Complete the following for the article:
1. You need to annotate (underlining and write notes) on the article as you go along.
2. You need to Site your source: Title, author, date, source
3. Write a paragraph summarizing what the article is about.
4. Write a paragraph on what you thought was the most interesting points in the article.
(Turn in warm-ups please—3 this week)
Week #4
September 12, 2011
Define: Conclusion(Book P)
September 13, 2011
Test Today! Review Your Notes, and have a piece of paper and pen/pencil ready!
September 14, 2011
Define: Matter (Book K)
September 15, 2011
Define: Atom (Book K)(Your Science in the news is due tomorrow)
September 16, 2011------Using the graph below:
1.Which plant grew better?
2.Which week did the control plant grow the most?
3.What was the “control” plant in this experiment?
Saturday September 17, 2011
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Happy Constitution day!!
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Week #5
September 19, 2011
Define: Proton (Book K--mid-terms tomorrow)
September 20, 2011
Define: Neutron (Book K)
September 21, 2011
Define: Electron (Book K)
September 22, 2011
Define: Molecule (p.11-Book K)
September 23, 2011
Each diagram below represents a different kind of matter. Each ball represents an atom. Balls of the same color represent the same kind of atom.
1)Which diagrams represent a single element? Explain.
2) Which diagrams represent molecules? Explain.
Turn in warm-ups please—5 this week)
Week #6
September 26, 2011
Read the Science News article that I have provided for you. Complete the following for the article:
1. You need to annotate (underlining and write notes) on the article as you go along.
2. You need to Site your source: Title, author, date, source
3. Write a paragraph summarizing what the article is about.
4. Write a paragraph on what you thought was the most interesting points in the article.
September 27, 2011
Define: Volume (Book K)
September 28, 2011
Substance (element) / Melting Point in Degrees Celsius / Boiling Point in Degrees Celsius / Density in g/cm3(at 20° C at sea level)
Helium (He) / - 272 °C / -268 °C / 0.1787 g/cm3
Gold (Au) / 1064°C / 2857 ° C / 19.3 g/cm3
Mercury (Hg) / - 38° C / 357 ° C / 13.53 g/cm3
Water (H2O) / 0° C / 100° C / 1.0 g/cm3
1) Room temperature is 20 degrees Celsius. Which substance(s) in the data table would be a gas at room temperature?
2)Which will be a solid at room temperature?
(Science in the news due tomorrow)
September 29, 2011
Define: Boyle’s Law (Book K—p.58)
(turn in Science in the news and 3 warm-ups)
Week #7
October 3, 2011
Define: Charles Law (Book K—p.60)
October 4, 2011
Define: Diffusion (Book C—p.33)
October 5, 2011
When a metal lid on a jar is on too tight, one way to loosen it is to heat it up with hot water. Why does this happen?
October 6, 2011
Test Today! Review Your Notes, and have a piece of paper and pen/pencil ready!
October 7, 2011
Read the Science News article that I have provided for you. Complete the following for the article:
1. You need to annotate (underlining and write notes) on the article as you go along.
2. You need to Site your source: Title, author, date, source
3. Write a paragraph summarizing what the article is about.
4. Write a paragraph on what you thought was the most interesting points in the article.
Week #8
October 8, 2011
Define: Density (Book K—Science in the news due today)
Define: Mass (Book K)
October 11, 2011
3 cm
2cm
5cm
1) What is the volume of this cube?
2) If the mass of the cube were 90 g, what would its density be?
(Use the equation Density = Mass ÷ Volume)
October 12, 2011
Use this data to answer the question.
1) When mixed, shaken, and left to settle, what would be the order of the substances starting from the bottom and going up?
3)Predict the density of the atmosphere.
October 13, 2011
Why does ice float in water?