Friday, September 26, 2014

Please refer to the Homework Page on the EVMS website for any homework assignments or notes. I will post links here.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Chromatography lab 9-17

Using what you learned about filtration, how could scientists use filtration to improve something we already have?  
s  Learning Target
I will learn how chromatography is a physical change that can be used to separate parts of a mixture.
s  Criteria for Success
I will be able to explain what kind of mixtures can be separated by the physical change of chromatography.  
Students separated marker colors using water through filter paper. 

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Filtration/Evaporation Sept 15 and 16

Using what you learned about density (a physical property) how could you separate a mixture of plastic chips (density 0.8 g/mL) and rocks (1.4 g/mL).  How does this relate to essential question #2?
s  Learning Target
I will learn how filters can be used to separate parts of a mixture based on the physical properties of the substances.
s  Criteria for Success
I will be able to explain how using a filter to separate a mixture is a physical process.
s  Filtration
The process of passing a liquid or gas through a filter in order to remove solid particles.
Air Filters have tiny holes that let air through, but trap particles in the air.
s  Filtration can be used to separate a mixture. Some parts of the mixture will go through the filter, some will be trapped by the filter.
s  Reflection
Explain how using a filter to separate a mixture is a physical process.

       Give an example of a mixture that can be separated by filtration. What type of mixture is it? How is filtration helpful in your own life?
       Learning Target
I will learn how evaporation and filtration can be used to separate a mixture.
       Criteria for Success
I will be able to give examples of mixtures that can be separated using physical change. I will be able to explain what physical change can separate those mixtures.
       Evaporation
The change of a liquid into a vapor at a temperature below the boiling point.
       Evaporation is a physical change! The water molecules spread out, but are still
water
molecules.
       Was your hypothesis right?
What was left in the filter for the salt water solution?
What was in the petri dish for the salt water solution? 
       Was your hypothesis right?
What was left in the filter for the sand and water mixture?
What was in the petri dish for the sand and water mixture? 
       Reflection
Give examples of mixtures that can be separated using physical changes. Explain what physical process can separate those mixtures.


End of Unit 1 exam-September 26

Our Unit exam will be on September 26th, so study up!

Friday, September 12, 2014

mixture video

Click on this link!
Great video about mixtures

Density lab-September 10

  Learning Target
I will find the mass and volume of various objects. I will use these measurements to find the density of each object. I will compare the density of the different objects. 
  Criteria for Success
I will be able to place the  objects from my lab in order based on their density. I will be able to explain how density is a physical property.
  Review
  Salt is _________ in water
  Salt is
soluble
in water.
  Sand is ____________ in water
  Sand is insoluble in water
  If you can see sugar at the bottom of you solution it is a _________ solution.
  Milk is a mixture. It is a ________.
  Milk is a mixture. It is a colloid.
  Trail mix is a ______________mixture.
  Trail mix is a heterogenous
mixture.
  Salt Water is a type of ____________
  Salt Water is a type of solution.
  Cake batter is a __________ mixture.
  Cake batter is a homogeneous mixture.
  We are going to be going into the lab to find the density of different objects. Be sure to follow all lab safety rules. Follow all my directions.
 
  Reflection
Place the objects from the lab we did today in order based on their density. Explain how density is a physical property.


Density September 9

l  Learning Target
I will learn how to use mass and volume measurements to find the density of objects and substances.
l  Criteria for Success
I will be able to explain how density can be used to compare different objects and substances.
l  Soluble
capable of being dissolved
Examples:
sugar and water
salt and water
l  Insoluble
incapable of being dissolved
Examples:
sand and water
metal and water
l  Saturated Solution
A solution in which the maximum amount of solute has been dissolved
l  Unsaturated Solution
A solution which can dissolve more solute
l  Sugar and Water Observation Activity
l  Density
l  What is density?
Density is a comparison of how much matter there is in a certain amount of space.
l  Which one is more dense?
Demonstration: People in a square
How about this: Which square is more dense?
l  Which one is more dense?
l  Mass: A measure of how much matter is in an object
Volume the measure of the amount of space something takes up
Density =  mass         
                   volume
                                   
l  Let’s try a density problem together
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
l  Let’s try a density problem together
Frank also has an eraser. It has a mass of 3g, and a volume of 1mL. What is its density?
l  Work on these problems with your table.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 6g and a volume of 3mL. What is the density of the rock?
l  Work on these problems with your table.
Jill has a gel pen. The gel pen has a mass of 8g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the gel pen?
l  Now, try these on your own.
Victoria has a watch. It has a mass of 4g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the watch?
l  Now, try these on your own.
Mia has a wallet. It has a mass of 15g and a volume of 5cm3. What is the density of the wallet?
l  How do we measure mass and volume?
Explain how density can be used to compare different objects and substances.