Students will complete the Process Skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 89-90 as they do the activity. Students observe a cup of water and a cup of olive oil and record their observation in a data table. Students try to guess which liquid their partner is describing from the description their partner wrote. Students conclude the activity by comparing their data table with that of their partner. Students will complete the Process Skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 91-92 as they do the activity.
Students test the effect of a magnet on various metal objects.
Then, students place paper, cardboard, and wood between the magnet and the metal objects and make inferences about the effect of these materials on the magnet's attraction. Students will complete the Process Skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 97-98 as they do the activity. Students observe and measure the water levels when 5 marbles and 10 marbles are placed in 20 mL of water. Students then test their predictions. Students will complete the Process Skills blackline master on Lab Manual pages 99-100 as they do the activity.