Welcome to Middle School 6th Grade!

What a great first day!  I was so excited to see all of you back for middle school.  Today we started the famous "All Tied Up" activity, in order to show the value of using the scientific method in solving a problem.  Was your first hypothesis correct?  Why is it important to not consider an experiment a failure even if your hypothesis is wrong?

Hello Fifth Grade!

Today went so fast!   I was going to ask you questions about sketch a scientist, but we did not get to it.  Instead, I will just ask you, what are you most excited to learn about this year in science?

Last Day...What an AMAZING year!!!

My wonderful students,

How did the time pass so quickly?  It seems like just yesterday that I had you all tied up! 



Words cannot express what a special experience this year has been.  From the first day, until the last, you were absolutely amazing.  I have never had a group of students so desperate, excited and inspired to finish a project that they were begging to finish it on the last day of school and into their lunch.  I was so proud to be your teacher today as I watched your hydroelectric generator finally power the light bulb.  According to my count, it was 2 weeks, your third design, and 20 plus trials.  I have chills now as I write this thinking about your dedication and persistence.  In a word, okay probably more, absolutely inspiring; a complete testimony to the scientific process.



This one example in itself could be called a fluke, but it was not.  I witnessed this similar extraordinary pattern of behavior from you all, time and time again this year.  Preparation for science night was definitely one of the many examples of this.  I think at several points, the number of students in this room at lunch would have been considered a fire hazard, not to mention the crowd that night.  Two weeks of making posters, reviewing your lab, and rehearsing presentations made it a night I will always remember.  You impressed everyone and made me very proud.



I could go on and on (honestly I will probably add more later), in short, collectively, YOU have made this a truly special year that I will remember always.  Thank you for making SCIENCE ROCK!!!  I am so excited to have many of you back next year.  I have very big plans :)  To those of you who are moving on, you will be missed.  I know you will bring with you that special quality that inspires everyone around you.  Continue to be the scientist that you are, stay curious and make magic happen.  Good luck!

Sincerely and with love and respect,

Ms. Yates

Hydro Electric Generator Challenge

Reaction Products Investigation

What do you think you will see in your evaporation dish tomorrow? How will you determine if the white precipitate is baking soda or some other substance?

Chemical reaction investigation

Where did the bubbles come from in cups 1 & 3?  What was the solid that formed in cup 1?

Wrap Up Questions

1.  What happened to the bag?
2.  What made the bag puff up like a pillow?
3.  Where did the gas come from?
4.  What did you find out by doing the reaction in a bag that you couldn't find out doing the reaction in a cup?
5.  How much gas formed as a result of the reaction?
6.  How does the volume of gas compare to the volume of substances you put into the bag?
7.  How did the reaction differ between the 2 bagged experiment?
8.  Which reaction produced more gas?
9.  What happened when we put all 3 reactants in the bag and added water?

Vocabulary
Reactant
Product
Reaction

Write a conclusion for the lab...
Explain the lab
Restate the problem and your hypothesis
Was your hypothesis support/not supported
What did you learn

Fizzing Bags

What differences and similarities did you observe between the reaction of calcium chloride/baking soda and citric acid/baking soda?

Science Fair...Day 2

  

Science Fair

Mystery Solutions

What was the same for each solution?  How did you determine if the concentrations were the same or different for each of the solutions?

Roller Coaster Progress

Concentration Lab

Why was it important to take repeated measurements of our solutions?

Our 1st Science Olympiad

Lizard!!!

Extra credit....first student to identify this lizard, tell me what it eats and its ideal habitat.  Ready...GO!!!

Tornado in Lincoln!

Here's a picture of a funnel cloud my son took at baseball practice tonight...

KoolAid Recipe?

Were all the solutions we made today the same?  Was the concentration of each solution the same?  Were some solutions more diluted than others?  How could you tell?  What was the solvent and solute?    

Magic Multiplying Salt???

Explain why, as a class, the mass of the salt increased.

Separating Salt Solution

What do you predict you will see in your evaporation dish tomorrow?

Just for Fun :)

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Making a Solution

In today's lab, which of the measurements were direct and which were derived? What other examples can you think of for direct and derived measurements? Why do you think we saw such a variance in our measurements today? What did your measurements prove in terms of the final mass of solutions?

How does Earth's Water Compare?

Jumping Penny

What principle helps explain how you were able to move the penny into the container/over the counter without touching it?  Explain how this works.