Thursday, August 24, 17
12:30 - 1:45; 75 min.
Physics:
The metric ladder -
We started by placing a metric ladder into Will’s science notebook. I then reminded him how to use the ladder to convert a unit from grams to kilograms, or liters to milliliters etc. Will was tested on the prefixes he was asked to study. He was then given a project to convert a list of amounts, from one unit to another. Will and I then discussed the scientific method. He listed the method, one step at a time, in his notebook, as we explored how and why each step was important. After a short quiz on matter, we finished the class with a discussion on the law of conservation of matter. I explained how matter can not be created from nothing, nor can it be destroyed; only changed. We listed several ways matter is converted from one form to another, in our daily lives.
Homework: review the prefixes of metric measures.