LARN 005 C2D1

LARN 005 C2D1 Start the following in class: 1. Go to Cycle 1 Day 4 in Google Classroom and review safety precautions and the uses and appearances of various kinds of laboratory equipment. 2. There are guided laboratory inquiries written for most units of study; each one's name starts with the designation of the unit of study with a capital U; for example, U01-1 is the beginning of the designation for an investigation entitled "U01-1 Explaining Observations Using the Concept of Particles".  Obtain the physical handout for the guided laboratory inquiry in room A235.  If the print out is not available and you see a link to the hard copy of the inquiry document attached to this Classroom assignment, click on the above underlined link, download the document into Word or LibreOffice, and print off a copy.  If the link does not work, the document can also be found by accessing your MNSD Google drive > Student Resources > Laboratory Activities > Honors...
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LARN 008 C2D4

LARN 008 C2D4 Start the following in class: Use the instructions on the document at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9ft9hAr_RjiR0pqTUpHb3QyMm8  to download and install the latest version of ActivInspire free personal edition software on your home PC, Mac, or Linux computer.  Use the instructions on the document at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9ft9hAr_RjiczFrSmZHSkptN0E to download and install the latest site licensed version of LoggerPro3 software on your home PC, Mac, or Linux computer. Click on the following link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9ft9hAr_RjiS3FCaXVNYVY5b0U to download the current ActivInspire unit flipchart entitled Introductory Chemistry U1&2_v12.flipchart.  Click through the chart quickly and take Cornell notes on concepts that you were unaware of.  At the end of your study, write a summary statement of what you learned. The following information may be of interest to those who have time left in their 45 minute study period, but is not part of any required assignment: The documents listed above for how to download and install software on your home PC, Mac, or Linux computer are found in the MNSD Google Drive > Student Resources > How to...
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LARN 007 C2D3

LARN 007 C2D3 Start the following in class: 1.  Sign up for a Ck-12.org student account.  Click on this link How to Set Up a CK-12 Account with a class code and follow the instructions in the document. 2. Use a permanent marker to label one of your spiral bound notebooks with your first and last name, the course name and section, and the title "Learning Log". In the upper right corner of each upward facing page write in the odd page numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, .... If you wish label the first page "Table of Contents" and skip a few pages, and begin making entries on page 5 of the log. 3. What does Our Learning Contract say?  Please reflect on the Contract, and record the information requested in #5 and #10 in your Learning Log. 4. Read the "Guide to Understanding -- For the Student" at the following link; then, in your Learning Log, write a paragraph about one or more...
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