WELCOME BACK!

I hope that everyone had a replenishing holiday! I am excited to teach you in the new year. Please tell me about your holiday some time, I would love to hear about it! We are of course studying "Matter and Chemical Change" at the moment and we will be studying this right into February. Be sure to keep up with the work, as this unit will challenge you! We will begin our studies after the break by examining how avalanches are caused by the unique, and diverse physical properties of water (frozen water); If you would like to learn more about avalanches, please visit: http://www.avalanche.ca/ for online courses, bulletins and more!

• You should have read the first section of the Unit (page 90-109)
• Completed check and reflect on page 96
• Define the key terms and complete check and reflects on page 104 and 109 - see key terms below

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY (9e/9b) AND TUESDAY (9h)

• Define the key terms: matter, states of matter, melting, freezing, evaporation, condensation, sublimation, deposition, physical poperties of matter, melting point, boiling point, hardness, mallebility, ductility, crystal shape, solubility, density, conductivity
• Complete all check and reflect questions for the section (pg. 96, 104, and 109)

* This work will be due for a homework check next week

* You will have a quiz on the definitions next week...study them!