Set up your Warm Up notebook
In the 4th section of your notebook
Warm Up #-1-1 , August 24th
1.
The students are trying to
investigate….
2.
The students put the
containers side by side
because…
Warm Up # 1-1 – August 24
• Answer all of the questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences .
Three groups of students decided to design experiments to learn more about
the process of evaporation. One group of students used the four different containers
shown below.
The students poured 100 milliliters of water at 20°C into each container. The
containers were placed side by side on a table near the window for 24 hours. The
next day the students used a graduated cylinder to measure the amount of water
left in each container.
1. Write one question the students were probably trying to answer in their
investigation.
2. Explain why the students put the containers side by side instead of putting
each container in a different room.
Warm Up #1-2, August 25
Answer all of the questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences
1. What are two reasons why it is important to
follow directions carefully in a laboratory
investigation?
2. List three things that might happen if you do not
follow directions in the laboratory?
3. List and describe the steps in the scientific
method.
Warm Up #1-3 – August 27
Answer all of the questions to the best of your ability in complete sentences
1. Describe how to tell when a chemical change or a physical change has
occurred?
2. In your own words describe what an inference is.
3. Using this picture and a T-chart, list observations and inferences
a.
B.
C.
Warm Up #1-4, August 31
For the example below find the independent variable,
dependent variable, and constants.
Jack wants to find out which laundry detergent cleans the
best. So he takes a cotton sheet and cuts it up into equal
squares. He stains four squares with chocolate, and four with
grape juice. He washes one of each of the square in each of
the 3 detergents. One from each set of squares is washed in
water alone. For each wash load he used; the same amount
of water, the same amount of detergent and the same
temperature of water.
Independent Variable:
Dependent Variable:
Constants:
Warm Up #1-5, September 1
Identify the independent, dependent and control
variables for each of the following scenarios .
1. Two groups of students were tested to compare their
speed working on math problems. Each group was
given the same problems. One group used calculators
and the other group computed without calculators.
2. An investigation was done to see if keeping the lights
on for different amount of time each day affected the
number of eggs the chicken lay.
3. The score on the final test depended on the number
of study questions the student completed.
Warm Up #1-6, September 2
Convert the following metrics.
1. 3.68 kg = __________ g
2. 568 cm = __________ m
3. 8700 mL = __________ L
4. 25 mg = __________ g
5. 0.101 cm = __________ mm
• Once you finish the warm up, grab a computer and log
in.
Warm Up #1-7, September 3
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
250 mL = __________ L
600 g = __________ kg
8900 mm = __________ m
0.000004 m = __________ mm
0.250 kg = __________ mg
Identify the IV, DV and 2 constants in the following
question: Compare three different toothpastes and
decide which one whitens teeth the most.
Warm Up # 1-8, September 4
Write the letter and the word
1. How hot is lightning? A. 1,000°F B. 40,000°F C. 70,000°F
2. When is the lowest temperature of the day usually observed? A.
Midnight B. 3 AM C. Sunrise
3. The strongest winds ever recorded were: A. 127 mph B. 183 mph C.
231 mph
4. Over 80% of all tornadoes occur: A. between noon and midnight. B.
between midnight and sunrise. C. between sunrise and noon.
5. The largest hailstone on record was 17.5 inches in circumference.
How much did it weigh? A. 2 pounds B. 5 pounds C. 8 pounds
6. If the time between the lightning bolt and thunder is 10 seconds,
how far away is the storm? A. 2 miles B. 4 miles C. 6 miles
1. A return streak of lightning can reach temperatures of
(answer C) 70,000°F.
2. The lowest temperature is usually observed at sunrise answer C.
3. Wind speed reached 231 mph (answer C) atop Mount
Washington, NH on April 12, 1934.
4. Most tornadoes occur between (answer A) noon and
midnight.
5. It weighed (answer A) 2 pounds. It was found in Coffeyville,
KS on September 3, 1970.
6. The storm is approximately (answer A) 2 miles away.
(Divide the number of seconds by 5!)
Warm Up #1-9 – September 8
Examine the statements. Write “yes” if the topic can
be investigated scientifically. Wrote “no” if it cannot
be. Then for each item you answered “yes,” rewrite
the topic to form a scientific question.
1. Snakes travel in pairs.
2. People who don’t recycle should have to pay
fines.
3. You will remember more of what you read if you
eat green vegetable while studying.
Warm Up #1-10, September 9
1. Which tool would best be used to measure the melting point of
an unknown substance?
2. What tool would you use to find the volume of a substance?
3. A student is conducting an investigation to determine what toy is
easiest for his dog, a golden retriever to catch. He tests the
following toys: a plastic disc, a tennis ball, a small stuffed toy,
and a plastic squeaky toy. Then he performs the investigation
using the same toys with his friend’s dog, a cocker spaniel.
•
Will the results of both investigations be the same? Explain your answer.
4. A scientist divides a henhouse in half and feeds one half of the
hens regular chicken feed. The scientist feeds the other half of
the hens regular chicken feed with a vitamin supplement. The
scientist then measures the size of the eggs from all the hens in
the henhouse and puts the data into a table.
• What scientific question do you think the scientist is trying to answer?
Warm Up #1-11 – September 11
• Identify the IV, DV, CV and the write a hypothesis,
using an “If…then” statement for the following
testable questions.
1. Which color of light will cause the fern to grow taller;
red, yellow, green, black?
2. Will a potato, lemon, or a banana make a better source
of energy to keep a light lit longer?
Warm Up #1-12 – September 14
Answer these questions about the graph on the
right:
1.
2.
3.
4.
How many total miles did the car travel?
Describe the motion of the car between hours 5 and 12?
What direction is represented by line CD?
How many miles were traveled in the first two hours of
the trip?
5. Which line represents the fastest speed?
Warm Up #1-13, September 15
1. Define independent variable
2. Define dependent variable.
3. Lisa is working on a science project. Her task is to
answer the question: "Does Rogooti (which is a
commercial hair product) affect the speed of hair
growth". Her family is willing to volunteer for the
experiment.
• Describe how Lisa would perform this experiment.
Identify the control group, and the independent and
dependent variables in your description.
Warm Up #1-14, September 16
1. Read the conclusion below. Describe what
components are missing and how they can
improve it so that it becomes a good conclusion.
• If I test which battery is best then the Duracelle will be.
After testing the 3 batteries, I was right. Duracelle
lasted way longer than the other ones! If I were going to
do this experiment again I would test temperature.
Warm Up #1-15 – September 22
1. In which states of matter does a substance always fill
its container?
2. A farmer has a problem with caterpillars eating his
corn crop. He notices that most of the corn that is
eaten by caterpillars is on the edge of his cornfield,
near his forest.
• Which scientific question could he investigate, given his
observation?
3. A Student recorded the temperature of a beaker of
water each minute as it was heated over a flame.
• Which type of graph is the best way to show the change in
the water’s temperature over time?