Little Alchemy

Visit this fun game, were you are able to create differnt objects using the four elements.

http://littlealchemy.com/

Frog Dissection Response

In the lab, we  dissected a non-living frog. We followed certain instructions and we had to indicate certain organs. We found fat bodies, liver, heart, lungs, gall bladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, spleen and the esophogus. Also, we had to identify organs and place them into the different systems. Finally, we didnt have to preform the dissection manually, as an option we could have done it online.

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html

States Of Matter

In Class we have been learning about the different states of matter. Their are four different types of matter solids, liquids, gases, and plasma. Solids are objects with definite shape and definite volume. Liquids are fluids with definite volume and has no shape of its own. Gases are fluids that can move freely, with no definite shape or volume. Finally, plasma is matter that is found commonly in stars in space.


We have done labs in class that connect to matter. A lab we have done is where we observed the changes in certain materials. We roasted marshmellows to demonstrate the physical changes. In the Candle Lab we saw how Carbon Dioxide(made with Alka Seltzer and water) can blow out a flame. In another lab, we saw physical changes because the smaller & thinner candle melted faster than the big & fatter candle. Finally, in the Sugar Lab we watched how the physical and chemical properties of the sugar were changed.


Finally, I learned that everything is made up of matter and that everything is impacted in a chemical or physical way.