Fun with Science

What was the volume of liquid water in the syringe before it froze?
What was the volume of the ice after you froze it the water ?
What was the difference in volume after you froze the water?
Write a sentence to describe what happens to the volume ?
Draw a picture of a vial of frozen water.
Draw a picture of a vial of liquid water.
What happen when we were looking at the vial before we froze it?
What happened when we were looking at it after we froze the vial?

Investigation #2- Build a Thermometer

These are directions on how to make a straw-thermometer- First, you put a small straw threw a rubber cork. Next, you pour colored water{green water} into a glass bottle. Then, you put the rubber cork on the glass bottle. Finally, you watch the water go up the straw.

What happened when you put the bottle-and-straw setup in a cup of ice cold water ?

The answer is: The green water went lower than the black line.

What happened when you put the bottle-and-straw setup in a cup of hot water?

The answer is :It rose higher than the cold water.

What could you do to make the straw thermometer more useful ?

the answer is: put it on a string and see how hot or cold your house is.

Please answer questions from 1st project:} Thank you!

Water on a Slope-Investigation 1

Today we tested water drops on slopes. We also compared the speed of different sizes of beads on the slope! We tested the speeds of large and small beads and the big beads went faster. When you drop drops on top of each other they went faster. We used a cafeteria lunch tray with wax paper taped on. We got two text books. We had droppers and a small cup of water. First we dropped drops on top of each other. Second we dropped drops from different heights on the slope. Then we compared speeds of the different sizes of beads on the slope. Finally we found out if one bead can chase and catch another- and they can! By Oliva Lambert, Oliva Warren, Anthony Soscia, Hailey D, Matthew Gane.
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Looking at Water- Investigation 1

We tested water on surfaces! We tested water on wax paper, paper towels, and white paper. Do you know what happened on the wax paper? The answer is : You can move it around with your dropper! Do you know what happened to the paper towel? The answer is : It soaked it up ! Do you know what happened to the white paper? The answer is: it shows up clearly!

Trivia Questions:
1. How much of the earth is covered in water?
2. What are the 3 different forms of water?
3. True or False: Do all living things need water?

Try to figure out the answers!
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by : Haley Domzalski, Olivia Lambert, Olivia Warren, and Anthony Soscia!


From Ms. Palladino and Mrs. Pot:
We discussed two properties today in science that we observed yesterday...what were they?

Results of the Streak Test

Describing the Colors of Minerals

Our class did a streak test on minerals to see their true color. We had to wear gloves while handeling the minerals because it could irritate our skin. We worked in groups of two. We tested about 12 minerals with one black and one white tile. One of the green and white minerals turned out black on the white block. We could not touch the minerals. One mineral appeared completely white but when scratched appeared black. All of us wrote what the streak color was in our journals. Some minerals kind of surprised us because of how the streak color turned out.

Discovering Minerals

Our most recent science lesson, from Rocks and Minerals Unit, was called "Discovering Minerals". Our science groups were given three minerals, feldspar, quartz, and galena.



We used our magnifing classes to look at each mineral and then we wrote notes describing what we saw.

Next, we looked at our twelve rock samples and predicted which rocks might have tiny pieces of these minerals in them.

Galena Mineral Prediction

The following number of students from our class think that the mineral Galena is in the following rocks. # of students / groups:

• Granite 2
• Gneiss 3
• Limestone 1
• Shale 1
• Sandstone 1
• Obsidian 1
• Basalt 1
• Slate 2
• Marble 2
• Schist 3

Feldspar Mineral Predictions

The following number of students from room 206 at Pennell think that the mineral Feldspar is in the following rocks.

6 students/groups think feldspar is in granite.

1 student/group think feldspar is in gneiss.

1 student/group think feldspar is in conglomerate.

1 student/group think feldspar is in shale.

Quartz Mineral Prediction

My classmates and I think that the mineral quartz is in the following rocks:

1 student/group think quartz is in limestone.

5 students/groups think quartz is in obsidian.

1 student / group think quartz is in pumice.

7 students / groups think quartz is in marble.

2 students/ groups think quartz

After more investigation, we will let you know how close our predictions were.