6th Graders -

Study for your test on Friday.  Look over notes in your science notebook and look over your study guide. If there's something you don't understand about what is on the study guide, bring it up in class tomorrow. Also for homework, solve the following problems. Be sure to show your math work and units in your answer, or get a zero for your work:
Density Problems: What is the formula for density? Write it just under the title!!!
D =                             (If you can't remember it, get it out of your notes!) 

1.  A Hershey's King Size chocolate bar with almonds is 14.5 cm long, 5.2 cm wide, and 1 cm high, with a mass of 73 g. What is the chocolate bar's:
     a) volume (hint: v = L x W x H); and
     b) density (hint: D = __/ v).

2.  My white board eraser is 12.2 cm long, 4.7 cm wide, and 2.7 cm high, with a mass of 12.6 g. What is the eraser 's:
         a) volume; and
         b) density

3. A wood block has dimensions of 3 cm, 2 cm and 1.5 cm, with a mass of 6.39 g.    What is the wood block's:     
       a)  volume; and
       b) density.

4.  A steel bar has the following quantitative data: L = 8 cm, W = 3 cm, H = 2 cm,    mass = 374.88 g.   What is the steel bar's:
      a) volume; and
      b) density.

5.  A gold piece is 5 cm x 5 cm x 2 cm, with a mass of 965 g.  What is the gold piece's:

     a) volume; and
     b) density.


8th graders -

Period 5 - no homework assigned. If you haven't already done so, take this chance to make a word wall card (minimum size 4" x 6", must be colorful and readable from a distance).