Thursday, August 31, 2023. Day 2

Do Now:

Get out your chromebook

Navigate to www.paxtoncenterscience.com

bookmark it!

Homework:

None assigned

Today’s Agenda:

  1. Review of website resources

    • Homework

  2. Joining Google Classroom

    • did anyone miss getting in yesterday

  3. Material: Matter with homogenous properties that a something is or can be made of.

    • identify 3 key words

    • what do they mean?

    • Explain what a material is and give three examples

  4. is it a material?

    • Get out a lined piece of paper.

    • Use a ruler to make a data table with 3 columns and 8 rows

    • Label the columns: Station, Object, Materials Identified

      • Vist 8 stations

      • examine the object

      • Fill in the table, one row for each station.

      • Be prepared to discuss what your found.

Class Notes: Matter and Materials

  1. Matter - anything that has mass and takes up space

    • made of atoms

    • all solids, liquids and gasses are made of matter

  2. Material - Matter with homogenous properties that a something is or can be made of.

    • homogeneous - the same everywhere

    • properties - observable qualities or characteristics

    • Examples of observable properties

    • Examples of materials:

  3. Density (a property of materials) - how tightly packed the matter in a material is.

  • How can we test/calculate/measure it?

  • formula

  • example

  • Lab practice