Mr. González's Classes Homework/ Daily Activities Week 2, 12/8 to 12/12

6th grade Science: Monday - Teams have mostly completed phase 1 of our water quality project (working completing their job specialty notes using the Cornell Note-Taking Method). Many teams are done or are working on phase 2. Phase 2 is to begin reading through their notes and write their rough draft webpages, which will be peer edited. Many of the teams working on phase 2 have also begun phase 3, some are even done with this phase. Phase 3 is to peer edit their rough draft webpage information. Some teams have begun phase 4. Phase 4 is write their second draft webpages by typing their information into Word on their computers. HW - None Tuesday - Same as Monday. HW - None Wednesday - Same as Monday. HW - None Thursday - Same as Monday. HW - None Friday - Same as Monday. HW - None

8th grade Science: Monday - This week we will work on a lab where students will collect and interpret evidence on the properties of materials. We will be using solid objects and calcute the masses and volumes in an effort to understand density. Today students sorted several balls made of different materials, first by heft then by size. Both sortings were different. HW - Blog Tuesday - Today students worked on calculating the masses and volumes of two cubes of the same size but differing weights. Students then practiced calculating the volume of a piece of basalt rock. HW - Blog Wednesday - Today students worked with a marshmallow to see if they could get it to sink in water by reducing it's volume (in other words, by squishing it). HW - Blog Thursday - Today we reviewed what happens to a small piece of clay when placed in water. Strangely enough if the whole clay sinks even small pieces of clay will sink in water. We also calculated the density of the two cubes from Tuesday. We learned how to draw a heart to remember the formula for density (D, or the greek letter rho,= mass divided by volume or m/v). HW - Blog Friday - Today teams calculated the density of water. Funny how all teams got answers very close to one gram per cubic centimeter. HW - Blog

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