1. 9/26/2011 Get your science notebook ready to be turned in. I will pass around a stapler. Then see if you can answer this question: Which activity does NOT represent a chemical change: burning logs ripened pears decaying leaves melting ice cubes

2. Daily Science 9/27/2011 Copy these analogies into your notebook. Fill in the blank. mass: ________ :: volume : liter kinetic : motion :: __________ : stored spider : 8 :: insect : ____ heat : __________ :: speed : speedometer grams potenti al thermomet er 6

3. Daily Science 9/28/2011 Explain how to get a golf ball to float in water. Be sure you include WHY it works. In your notebook write: Getting a golf ball to float in water: First, _____________________. Then, _______________________. This works because ________________.

4. Getting a golf ball to float in water: First, put a golf ball in a cup of fresh water. Then, stir in spoonfuls of salt until the golf ball floats. This works because the salt put more matter in the space. This increases the density of the water. The golf ball floats because it becomes less dense than the water.

5. Daily Science 9/29/2011 What has more potential energy… a rock rolling down a hill or a rock at the top of a hill? a fully stretched rubber band or a loose rubber band? Write your answers using complete sentences!

6. Daily Science 9/30/2011 Copy these analogies into your notebook. Fill in the blank. electron bonds: ________ :: proton bonds : nuclear proton : positive :: _______ : negative higher : more potential :: ___________ : more kinetic chemical electro n faster/bigger