Unit 2 Study Guide

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Unit 2 Study Guide

Be sure to study before next week's test!! "A" days will test on Wednesday, October 14 and "B" day classes test on Thursday, October 15.

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Unit 2 Guided Notes

Hey, check out the slides from the Unit 2 Guided Notes.

Unit 1 Test Results

Hey, Unit 1 Tests are finished and we are going over results in our class.

If you wish to retake the exam you must get your test score sheet signed by your guardian and returned to me PRONTO.

Re-takes will happen next week, so be sure you get your score sheet signed quickly!

You will not be allowed to retake the exam without a signed score sheet. You can review for the test with the study guide posted below or a printed copy from me.

Study Hard!!

Mr. Finke is SICK Sick SICK

So I have the stinking FLU!! No test this week. Lucky YOU!!

We'll take it Tuesday and Wednesday of next week (September 8th & 9th). You should have got a copy of the Unit 1 Study Guide from my substitute Mrs. Spears on Monday or Tuesday. If not, I will be giving out new copies in class this week. We will go over how to use them, go over our labs/assignments from last week, review graphing skills, and talk about studying effectively.

If you don't have a copy here it is.

You need to know:

The three types of variables--Controlled, Independent and Dependent

How to read a thermometer (sometimes each line is two units)

How to read a graduated cylinder to find the volume of a liquid in milliliters (remember, you must measure from the bottom of the meniscus!)

How to read and interpret a graph, data chart, and data table

How to make predictions from a graph, data chart, and data table

The difference between inference and observation

The safety symbol for flammable materials and sharp objects

How to measure volume using the displacement method (ending volume – starting volume)

The last 2 q’s are graphing questions. It is almost like I knew what was coming!! (Aren’t you glad, we practiced this with our Lab and P.O.D.!!) No wonder my students get the highest scores in the district. You must label a pie chart. You must properly format a line graph.

Remember: 1. DRY MIX 2. Scale 3. Plot Data

Steps to Graphing

1. D.R.Y. M.I.X.-labeling the axes

a) This is where we label the x and y axis with the names of the independent and dependent variables

b) This does not mean to put the letter y on the y-axis and the letter x on the x-axis, nor does it mean to write the word dependent on the y-axis or the word independent on the x-axis

2. Scale-where we figure out the numbers to use on the axes

a) Find the largest number listed as a D.V. and place it at the top of the y-axis

b) Place the number zero (or the smallest D.V.) at the bottom of the y-axis

c) Divide the largest number in half and place the answer half-way up the y-axis

Repeat a, b, and c for the I.V. and the x-axis

3. Plot Data-putting points on the graph and drawing a line

a) Find the first I.V. and draw an imaginary line straight up from its location on the x-axis

b) Find the first D.V. and draw an imaginary line straight across from its location on the y-axis

c) Make a dot where the two imaginary lines intersect

Repeat a, b, and c for all I.V. and D.V.

Connect the dots in order

Unit 1 Notes and Slides

So far, our notes from class...

Observation and Inference Notes
Reading the Graduated Cylinder
Identifying Variables

A special thanks to Ms. Poarch over at www.science-class.net for letting us use these via a creative commons license!!

Welcome Students

Happy School Year!!

Alright, so you're not that excited. You can still take time to jump over to explorelearning and play around with the Triple-Beam Balance. Make sure that after you find the correct mass of the four objects you take some time to answer the FIVE sample test questions. After answering them, click on the "Check Your Answer" button and read through why you got some right and why you got some wrong. If you've already been there, good job!

If you need your login and password, you can shoot me an email, ask me after class, or call me at a reasonable hour (225)572-7298.

Parents, you can look at some of the labs we've been working on by clicking on them below:
Tootsie Roll Observations
Bouncy Ball Lab

See you in class....