CHEMISTRY – I love watching you play with light bulbs in lab today! So it worked, and then it didn’t, and then it did! That’s great! I love the way you kept experimenting with ideas to see how to make those light bulbs light up! Do you know that’s when you often learn the most and grow the strongest – from failure?
Here is a copy of the Water Wire Take Home Lab. Let me know if you have any questions about what to do with this take home lab. I want you to do all parts of the lab. You will need to get the light bulb from some place like Radio Shack. I have skinny popsicle sticks that will work really well, if you’d like to use them. One word of advice – try it first with a smaller voltage battery than the 9V battery suggested on the sheets. Last year, we found that the 9V batteries kept blowing the light bulbs. (After today, does that make sense?) You might also consider getting a light bulb with a higher voltage, but I can’t promise how it will work.
Don’t forget to also do the last part of the lab – to test five different liquids at your home to see if they are ionic solutions. You will write this up in your lab book and you will include all your results in the Observations section of your lab report. Check your syllabus for an approximate due date, but I am going to change it so it doesn’t conflict with the history project due date. Good luck with it, and have fun!
I loved the lab we did in class today!
I liked the activity we did in class today.
I loved doing the quick little lab today! it’s so crazy how things like that can work and you never really think about it. You’re awesome Ms. Skinner!! have a good Easter!!!! π
NIcole – Thank you! Happy Easter to you too!!
Ms. Skinner, are we just going to the Radio Shack and ask them for a light bulb, or we’re asking for a special kind of light bulb?
Lily – the specific type of bulb you need is listed on the lab sheet. Holler if you don’t see it!
Are going to look over the chemical bonds worksheet today in class?
I can’t wait to do this lab this weekend!!!
The lab that we did yesterday was really fun!
Im looking forward to getting to do this lab.
The lab we did yesterday was fun and interesting.
do we have to cite everything? Like certain animals are in the desert?
Aidan – Yes! But are there animals where you are?
what do we do if we can’t find an author from a website?
Aidan – Just use the title of the article. It may not have an author.
yes ma’am
I think I’m finally starting to understand ionic bonding.
Is our test moved to next Thursday?
Test is next Thursday, correct?
yeah
Courtney & Anna – Yes, The test is next Thursday. π
I liked the light bulb lab we did!
I enjoyed the light bulb lab we did this week.
I really thought the light bulb lab was interesting
I really liked the lab we did in class Wednesday!
The light bulb lab we did was really fun!
Hey Ms Skinner would it be ok if I make up the light bulb lab 7th period Tuesday?
Natalie – Sure, but you’ll need to come by earlier to find out exactly what to do with it. There aren’t any written instructions.
what do i do if my webpages that have the highlighted items in it won’t fit in my left side pocket of my folder?
Aidan – Wow! They should fit. If it’s a really long site, ,take out the pages you didn’t actually use and include just the first page and the pages you used.
when will the syllabus be up because i won’t be at school fri and the next mon because i will be on the band trip? may i take my test wednesday in my 2nd period study hall because i don’t think i can focus wednesday morning with all of the kids walking by me and talking? also isn’t there a help session wednesday morning?
Aidan – I just posted the syllabus. Yes, you can take your test in Mrs. Maynard’s room 2nd period on Wednesday. You can finish it 4th period in her room if you need the extra time.
thank you mrs skinner
i forgot, my 2nd period study hall is in mrs maynard’s room
so for the project, if i say food is necessary for life, do i need to source that?
Rachel – Yes. How long will you be stranded?
Ms Skinner, if I take the Chem test Wednesday because of band, what period should I do that?
I really enjoyed doing the milk and food coloring activity today!
Ashley – Great! Can you explain how it worked?
The activity with the milk and food coloring is cool.
P. K. – I think it was cool, too. Can you explain how it worked?
The project is coming along very good!
I finally found a lightbulb yetserday! π
yay! I finally found a light bulb! π
this lab was really cool!
we checked 2 radio shacks and an auto zone and they were out of the light bulb, so is it okay if i use a power voltage?
i mean a volt meter
Rachel – Hmmm…how long have you known about the light bulb? But yes, that a creative solution, and you can use it. Expensive though. Where are you getting a volt meter?
This was a really cool lab! I liked it a lot!
That was a fun and interesting lab.