Messmer's Main Domain

We read and answered questions about the 5 major changes in state. What you didn’t get done was homework!! Here’s a recap:

Melting – turning from a solid to a liquid; the particles gain energy and begin to break some of the bonds holding them together; it’s ENDOTHERMIC because the substance is GAINING heat or energy.

Freezing – turning from a liquid to a solid; the particles slow down and stay in one place; it’s EXOTHERMIC because the substance is LOSING heat or energy.

Vaporization – turning from a liquid to a gas; the particles speed up and spread out; it’s ENDOTHERMIC because the substance is GAINING heat or energy.

Condensation - turning from a gas to a liquid; the particles slow down and are attracted to one another; it’s EXOTHERMIC because the substance is LOSING heat or energy.

Sublimation – turning from a solid directly into a gas; the particles speed up and spread out; its ENDOTHERMIC because the substance is GAINING heat or energy.

We’ll be applying this knowledge in our lab tomorrow. See you then!

SCIENCE –
Was today crazy or what??? I hope you all enjoyed the Oobleck lab! If you’ve got a place that people won’t mind you getting terribly messy…you could do this at home! ALL you need is cornstarch and water…THAT’S IT!! You need about 2 cups of cornstarch to 1 cup of water. You should know what it’s SUPPOSED to feel like by now, so you’ll know if you have to add a little more water or starch.

Have fun! Show your parents!! I bet they’ll love it just as much as I do (well, maybe not that much…I like it more than the average adult).

Cascading oobleck from hand to hand.

LIT STUDIES -
I’m really excited to start reading your journals! I hope you really put a lot of effort into them, because I think it’ll be a lot of fun to write back and forth to one another. Don’t forget what day your journal is due! I can’t wait to see what you write to me this week!

REMINDER: You should be reading 30 minutes every night!!!
Have a great weekend, and I’ll see you Monday!

So, after grading the quizzes, most of you did very well. I’ll be passing them back tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow, we’re going to be learning more about the states of matter (solid, liquid, gas, and plasma). You’ll be given a chart and will fill then information in from the article that goes with it.

THEN, on Friday it’s one of my favorite labs! We’ll be looking at mixtures that don’t actually fit into ANY of the categories. Wait until you do it…you will LOVE it!!!

I hope you all enjoyed your day off. (I didn’t get one!) Tomorrow you’ve got your science quiz. Make sure you study so that you’re ready!

We’ll be learning about States of Matter on Thursday, and then we’ve got a FUN lab coming up on Friday. I’m not telling you what it is. You’ll have to come and find out!

You all did a great job with making your own inferences, AND giving evidence to support other inferences about matter. THIS week we’re going to get into physical and chemical properties of matter. We’ll be reading about it, and experiencing in on our own through activities and experiments.

See you Monday!

Don’t forget: REPORT CARD PICK-UP IS THIS THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH FROM 4:15 – 7:00.

Tomorrow is the end of the quarter! I hope you all have been keeping up with your grades!!

We’re going to be working on our Semester Games today and tomorrow. There’s NO SCHOOL MONDAY, so we’ll play the games on Tuesday. That’s when they’re due: TUESDAY.

They’re looking really good so far!

Today we learned some different types of specialized cells that are in our bodies and some that are in plants. Tomorrow we’re going to be conducting a microscope lab. There will be unlabeled microscope slides that all have different specialized cells on them. YOUR job will be to use your 6A Investigator skills to determine which cells are which.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Don’t forget to study for science!! There’s a quiz over the 11 organelles of the cell tomorrow AND the 5 major differences between plant and animal cells.

You can use the “Studying Cells” page on my website to get the chart that has the functions of all of the cell organelles to help you study.

Good luck!!

You made it to winter break! I hope you’re at home enjoying your family.

For some winter fun, check out this link to make your own virtual snowflake!

http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/index.html

I hope you all enjoyed making your own slides on Friday. I saw some pretty interesting, gross and cool things that you brought in!

This week we’ll be starting to learn the organelles that are inside the cells of our body. I bet by the time we’re finished, you’ll know all 11 organelles!!