SciHawks

Physics- We discussed the common natural relationships found between variables: the direct proportion, the inverse proportion, and the square/exponential proportion. We wrote the mathematical formulas that solve for each of these relationships, and we also sketched the lines or curves that show these relationships - these lines or curves can be plotted from their respective equation.

We discussed the difference between mass (the amount of matter that makes up/comprises an object) and weight (the gravitational force of a given planet pulling on that mass). So, though you would be the exact same person having the same MASS on Jupiter as you do on Earth, your WEIGHT is much greater on Jupiter because Jupiter is much more massive than Earth, and will therefore attract you via gravitation with a much greater force.

We did a spring-scale lab that shows the relationship between mass and weight (in NEWTONS, as determined by a calibrated spring) on Earth. We will graph the data together to make sure that we all conform to the same scientific graphing conventions.

I didn't collect it today, but please bring in your signed lab safety contract tomorrow. Thank you.

AP Chem - we discussed acid/base lab safety and writing net ionic equations.
Tomorrow's test will be given in the initial period and will last one hour. Plan to work through the bell. You must work for the entire time alotted - if you think that you are done early, go back and repeatedly check your work, and try to provide further detail in your answers. I will never collect a test early.
The test will reflect the summer assignment and also have a few questions on the lab safety that we discussed.
Note - this is an AP class so the QUALITY of your test-work HEAVILY affects your grade as it does on the AP exam. Tomorrow's test covers mostly basic first-year chemistry skills but you will not have the heavily detailed reference table for help. You must correctly spell the elements e.g. FLOURINE is unacceptable and will cause a point deduction. F is the symbol for FLUORINE as in "fluorine has the "flu" ".  Check that you spelled everything correctly on your practice test.
Detail is required for any answer that requires a description or an explanation. You can and should use accompanying drawings/diagrams to clearly get your point across.
Take the above advice to heart.