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As was mentioned previously in class, we will be having our Chapter 1 test next week, ON TUESDAY. Therefore, in order for the students to be successful on this test, the teacher recommends that the students study their class notes … Continue reading →

Students will have an opportunity to create a PowerPoint in class on an assigned mineral or rock that will encompass the key characteristics of identifying minerals that include, color, luster, streak, cleavage/fracture, hardness, density, specific gravity, reaction in acid/base, application, … Continue reading →

Students are advised to study their class notes on the characteristics that are needed to identify minerals such as hardness, streak, luster, cleavage/fracture, density/specific gravity, and possibly color among other special properties that include fluorescence, chemical reaction, magnetism and few … Continue reading →

Students need to study their class notes on the structure of minerals and review their double journal entries that we discussed today, Friday, in class to be better prepared for the test on the material in the future. REMINDER: IF … Continue reading →

Students are to review and practice on the metric system in terms of our class work on distance (length), mass, and volume. All necessary units have been discussed and reinforced. Students need to practice on converting from one unit of … Continue reading →

Students will carry out the scientific method through an m & m’s activity, whereby, they will collect the data, analyze it, and draw a conclusion based upon their hypothesis. Note that this is a summative evaluation, rather than a regular … Continue reading →

Students are HIGHLY ADVISED to study their class notes on the scientific method. They need to understand that it consists of several steps that depend on one another for an expected outcome. Several concepts were elaborated upon and that includes … Continue reading →

Students that have not turned in their virtual lab on Density when it was due today, Monday September 21, 2015, may still turn it in for partial credit which is far better than earning a zero on this summative assignment.

Students will be evaluated upon the process of determining the mass, the volume, and the density based on a given set of data through a problem-solving situations. It is highly recommended that the students study their class notes and practice … Continue reading →

Students need to review their notes on practicing calculating density in terms of finding the volume of a regular or an irregular object along with the given mass of that object. On Monday, we will review or learn how to manipulate … Continue reading →