Sludge+Test


 * Objective: ** Introduce the Sludge Test
 * Activities: ** * Read over handout with class
 * distribute sludge
 * students will observe sludge and make their plans for the next class
 * Partners set up Google Apps worksheets and make observations and plans

Sludge Packet Laptops lab equipment ** Assessment: ** grade Sludge Test
 * Vocabulary: **
 * Resources: ** Sludge
 * Technology: ** digital microscopes
 * Timeline: ** 10 days

**Standards** //SCI.7-8.5.1.8 A.4}Recognize that curiosity, skepticism, open-mindedness, and honesty are attributes of scientists// {SCI.7-8.5.1.8 B.1}Identify questions and make predictions that can be addressed by conducting investigations. //{SCI.7-8.5.1.8 B.2}Design and conduct investigations incorporating the use of a control.// {SCI.7-8.5.1.8 B.3}Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. //{SCI.7-8.5.6.8 A.4}// Recognize that a mixture often can be separated into the original substances using one of more of their characteristic physical properties
 * //{SCI.7-8.5.1.8 C.1}// Know when and how to use appropriate safety equipment with all classroom materials. ||
 * //{SCI.7-8.5.1.8 C.2}// Understand and practice safety procedures for conducting science investigations. ||
 * //{SCI.7-8.5.3.8 B.1}// Perform mathematical computations using labeled quantities and express answers in correctly derived units. ||
 * //{SCI.7-8.5.3.8 C.1}// Express physical relationships in terms of mathematical equations derived from collected data. ||
 * //{SCI.7-8.5.3.8 D.1.a}// graphs. ||
 * //{SCI.7-8.5.3.8 D.1.b}// tables. ||