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Science Lab Skills
Date: April 28th, 2008
Homework #9
( April 28th- May 12th)
Write a report on the expansion and contraction of states of matter. You
can use this website as a resource
www.edquest.ca/content/view/145
and include the following in your report
a) A cover page with the class name, and your name
b) A table showing a detailed comparison of the three states of
matter
d) A reference page citing your sources.
Date February13, 2008
Lab Skills Homework #8 ( For Februrary & March 2008)
Collect the high and low temperatures for eight consecutive days and
display this data using a line graph. Make sure to give your graph a
title and include a data table and a key for your graph.
Date: January 2nd, 2008
Homework # 7 ( Due in 2 weeks)
(1) Find out the meaning
of the following term :"Dichotomous Key"
(2) Make a classification
chart dividing all living things into the five major kingdoms.
(3) Make a cover page of your
project and also a reference page to be attached at the back of your
work.
Date: December 3rd 2007
Homework #6 ( Due in two weeks)
Select a science article from
the New York Times or the internet and do the following:
a)
Write a summary of the article
b) Give
your reactions to the article
d) Write 3 questions you
believe this article can address
c) Attach
a copy of the article to the back of your work.
Date:
11/12/2007
Homework #5 ( Due in two weeks)
Write
a report on any black scientist of your choice and include the following in
your report
a) A cover page with the class name, and your name
b) A brief history of the scientist life
c) A description of the contribution the scientist made to science.
d) A reference page citing your sources.
Date:10/31/2007
Homework # 4 ( Due in two weeks)
Click on the Library link under
General Science heading and click on the word Density.
Answer the following questions based on the article on Density
1)
What is density?
2)
How is buoyancy and density
related?
3)
How is a metal ship able to float
on water?
4)
Describe three common phenomenon in
which density can be explained.
5)
List and describe one factor that
affects density.
6) Why is density
so important in industry today?
Date: 10/1/2007
Homework #3(Due in two weeks)
(A) Design an experiment to test the effect of sunlight on plant growth.
(B) Identify the independent variable in the experiment.
(C) Identify the dependent variable in the experiment.
(D) Identify two factors that will need to be held constant in the
experiment
Date:
September 17th, 2007
Homework # 2 ( Due in two weeks)
Select a science article from the New York Times or the internet and do the
following:
a)
Write a summary of the article
b)
Give your reactions to the article
c)
Attach a copy of the article to the back of your work.
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