WEEK OF OCTOBER 17-21, 2011

TITLE FOR MONDAY, 10-17-2011 ELEMENTS AND THEIR PLACE ON EARTH.

Starter:

What is the density of a Styrofoam ball that has a mass of 10 grams and a volume of 20 mL?

Agenda:

StarterElement Lego LabExit

PracticeWrite the following definitions in your journal. Element- a substance that cannot be

broken down. Compound- can be broken down into a

simpler type of matter (elements) by chemical means.

Mixture- consists of two or more different elements and/or compounds physically intermingled, can be separated into its components by physical means.

Practice Draw the following chart in your

journal 6 times for each station.Station 1 Number

(#) of Pegs

Color of Lego Piece

Total

Apply & Connect1. What is the relationship between the

different colored/sized legos and elements?

Exit Write a half page reflection on what you learned today. Be sure to include the following key words in your

reflection Elements Compounds Mixture Periodic Table

TITLE FOR TUESDAY, 10-18-2011 ELEMENTS AND THEIR PLACE ON EARTH.Starter : Please write the following question.

A graduated cylinder was filled to 50 mL. A golf ball was put into the cylinder and the water level raised to 110 mL. The mass of the ball was 120 grams. What is the density of the golf ball?

Agenda:

StarterFinish Element Lego LabExit

Practice Draw the following chart in your journal 5 times for

each station. You will follow the directions at each station and fill

out each chart.Station 1 Number

(#) of Pegs

Color of Lego Piece

Total

1

Apply & Connect1. What is the connection of the

lab we did today/yesterday and elements?

Exit Write a half page reflection on what you learned today. Be sure to include the following key words in your

reflection Elements Compounds Mixture Periodic Table

TITLE FOR WEDNESDAY, 10-19-2011 ELEMENTS AND THEIR PLACE ON EARTH.

STARTER: WRITE THE QUESTIONA gold bar was measured at 10 cm

long, 4 cm wide and 3 cm tall. The density is .5 g/cm3. What is the mass of the gold bar?Remember m= d x v

Agenda:

Starter Element Bar GraphExit

Practice Copy Data and Chart in journal. Paste Bar Graph information in

journal. Using calculations we will graph each

percentage on bar graph. Using a ruler, we will accurately

graph each percentage.

Practice- copy the following chart in your journal.

ELEMENT % BY MASS

Oxygen 47%

Silicon 28%

Aluminum 8%

Iron 5%

Calcium 3%

Others 9%

ELEMENT

% BY MASS

Oxygen 21%

Nitrogen 78%

Others 1%

ELEMENT % BY MASS

Oxygen 85%

Hydrogen 10%

Chlorine 2%

Sodium 1%

Others 2%

Earth’s Crust Earth’s Atmosphere Earth’s Oceans

Apply & Connect1. What conclusion can you come to about the elements that

make up Earth’s crust? (Use your graph)2. What can we learn about our atmosphere using

information from our bar graph?3. What did we learn about the make-up of Earth’s oceans?

Exit Write a half page reflection on what you

learned today. Be sure to include the following key words in

your reflection Elements Bar Graph

Title for Thursday, 10-20-2011 Elements and their place on earth.

Starter-The mass of a bicycle is

2,000 grams. The density is 10 g/cm3. What is the volume of the bicycle?

Remember v= m/v

Agenda:

StarterPop QuizWord Wall VocabularyExit

Title for Friday, 10-21-2011 Elements and their place on earth.

Starter-A cube measures 8 cm tall.

The mass of that cube is 64 grams. What is the density of the cube?

Agenda:

StarterChart to Bar Graph Exit

Practice- copy the following chart in your journal.

ELEMENT % BY MASS

Oxygen 21%

Nitrogen 78%

Others 1%

Earth’s Atmosphere

Apply- Create a bar graph using the chart below

ELEMENT % BY MASS

Oxygen 21%

Nitrogen 78%

Others 1%

Earth’s Atmosphere

Connect1. What conclusion can you come to about the

elements that make up Earth’s atmosphere? (Use your graph)

2. What can we learn about our atmosphere using information from our bar graph?

Exit Write a half page reflection on what you

learned today. Be sure to include the following key words in

your reflection Elements Bar Graph