September 2

In AP Biology we designed and carried out an experiment to examine the behavior of insects, pill bugs in our case. This is based on AP Biology Lab 12: Fruit Fly Behavior .

In physical science, we went over yesterday's homework and started with a lab that examined what happens during a phase change (ice melting into water). We specifically concentrated on what happens to the temperature. Then we took some notes on Chapter 3 - States of Matter. There weren't many notes and we were able to finish them.

The video of the day is about a substance that has properties of both a liquid and a solid - oobleck. We might spend a day to make this and show it off to the younger grades.

Here is the dry ice video that we were watching 4th period: