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1 [ Wednesday 1. Where is the safety shower located? 2. Name two ways you can ensure the safety of yourself and others in the lab. 3. Do you have any fears or worries associated with science? Just Keep 5 minutes august 16,2017] swimming

2 [ Thursday 1. How do you dilute an acid? 2. How can you neutralize a weak base? 3. How can you prevent accidents from happening during a lab? 5 minutes august 17,2017] Hello! I m Baymax

3 [ Friday 1. Why is it important to label all glassware containing chemicals? 2. What should you do if glassware breaks? 5 minutes august 18,2017] Never Stop dreaming

4 7 minutes august 21,2017] There s just No Telling how far I ll go [ Monday 1. Draw what you think happens during an eclipse. 2. Define: eclipse, path of totality, umbra, and penumbra. (Use the class set of definitions provided.)

5 august 21,2017] [ Monday

6 august 22,2017] There s no one I d rather be than me [ Tuesday Define the following using the textbook provided (pages 16-26): 1. Weight 4. SI 2. Mass 5. Density 3. Volume 6. Absolute Zero 12 minutes

7 [ Tuesday Weight: A measure of the force of gravity on an object (SI unit: N) Mass: Measure of the amount of matter an object contains (SI unit: kg) Volume: The amount of space an object takes up ( SI Unit: m 3 ) Density: Mass per unit volume (d=m/v) (SI Unit: kg/m 3 )

8 [ Tuesday SI: International System of Units scientists all over the world use to measure length, volume, mass, density, temperature, and time (enables them to compare data) Absolute Zero: 0 K on the Kelvin scale

9 1. What is the difference between weight and mass? 2. What is the SI unit of volume? [ Wednesday 5 minutes august 23,2017] Just Keep swimming

10 [ Thursday 1. Name a piece of equipment that can be used to measure liquids. 2. What is the purpose/function of a Bunsen burner? 5 minutes august 24,2017] Hello! I m Baymax

11 Complete using pages [ Friday SI Unit How do you measure or calculate? Length Mass Weight Volume Density Time Temperature 10 minutes august 25,2017] Never Stop dreaming

12 Complete using pages [ Friday SI Unit How do you measure or calculate? Length meter (m) metric ruler Mass kilogram (kg) triple beam balance Weight Newton (N) scale Volume cubic meter (m 3 ) graduated cylinder V = (l)(w)(h) Density kg/m 3 d = m/v Time second (s) stopwatch, clock Temperature Kelvin (K) thermometer 10 minutes august 25,2017] Never Stop dreaming

13 Daily Warm-Up SI Unit Length meter (m) metric ruler Mass kilogram (kg) triple beam balance Weight Newton (N) scale How do you measure or calculate? Daily Warm-Up SI Unit Length meter (m) metric ruler Mass kilogram (kg) triple beam balance Weight Newton (N) scale How do you measure or calculate? Volume cubic meter (m 3 ) graduated cylinder V = (l)(w)(h) Volume cubic meter (m 3 ) graduated cylinder V = (l)(w)(h) Density kg/m 3 d = m/v Time second (s) stopwatch, clock Temperature Kelvin (K) thermometer Density kg/m 3 d = m/v Time second (s) stopwatch, clock Temperature Kelvin (K) thermometer Daily Warm-Up SI Unit Length meter (m) metric ruler Mass kilogram (kg) triple beam balance Weight Newton (N) scale How do you measure or calculate? Daily Warm-Up SI Unit Length meter (m) metric ruler Mass kilogram (kg) triple beam balance Weight Newton (N) scale How do you measure or calculate? Volume cubic meter (m 3 ) graduated cylinder V = (l)(w)(h) Volume cubic meter (m 3 ) graduated cylinder V = (l)(w)(h) Density kg/m 3 d = m/v Time second (s) stopwatch, clock Temperature Kelvin (K) thermometer Density kg/m 3 d = m/v Time second (s) stopwatch, clock Temperature Kelvin (K) thermometer

14 [ Monday Draw, name, and identify the function of the equipment below minutes august 28,2017] There s just No Telling how far I ll go

15 [ Tuesday Draw, name, and identify the function of the equipment below minutes august 29,2017] There s no one I d rather be than me

16 [ Wednesday 1. What three measurement tools did we use in the Just Keep Swimming lab? 2. List the steps necessary to use the triple beam balance. 5 minutes august 30,2017] Just Keep swimming

17 1. What is a hypothesis? 2. Describe scientific inquiry. [ Thursday 5 minutes august 31,2017] Hello! I m Baymax

18 thermometer d Ice & 50 ml water d Ice, 50 ml 10 minutes water, 3.0 g salt Never Stop September 1,2017] dreaming [ Friday Draw & label the diagram of apparatus below in your lab. Also draw the triple beam balance and graduated cylinder. jice, 50 ml water, 3.0 g sugar

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