Thursday, September 9, 2021. Day 1

Science Class Teaching Schedule

Do Now:

  1. Copy your Homework into your assignment notebook

    • leave it open on the table for me to check.

  2. Copy the parts of a triple beam balance onto the diagram in your notes.

Homework to be Completed:

  1. G&L Week 2 Flashcards due tomorrow.

Today’s Lesson:

  1. Pass back G&L Wk1 Quiz

    • Review Answers

  2. Check and Discuss Greek and Latin Week 2 definitions

  3. Flashcards due tomorrow.

  4. Direct Instruction: Using a triple beam balance.

    • Open your notes

  1. Parts of a triple beam balance

    • pan

    • beam

    • sliders

    • pointer

    • zero knob

  2. Operation

    • clear pan

    • Sliders in the zero position

    • check pointer and use the zero knob to adjust as needed.

    • Place object on pan

    • adjust sliders one at a time

      • start with largest (100s)

      • find the highest number that is not too much

      • proceed to the 10s

      • repeat until balanced with the 1s

  3. Record your measurement

  4. label with units

Video - How to use a triple beam balance

Time to make flashcards