1. 8th grade warm ups week of 9-4-17
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2. Monday (Mon.)
WU: No warm up today/Labor Day

3. Tuesday (Tues.) 9-5-17 EQ: How is density of a material determined?
WU: What is the difference between weight and mass?
Ans: Weight is the measure of the force of gravity on an object while mass is a measurement of the amount of matter in an object.

4. Wednesday (Wed.)
WU: What unit is used to measure the properties of matter?
Ans: 1: Scientist use the International System of Units (SI).
2: The SI unit for mass is the kilogram(kg.) for larger objects and grams(g.) for smaller objects.

5. Thursday (Thurs.) 9-7-17 WU: What is volume?
Ans: 1: Volume is the amount of space that matter occupies.
2: Volume is measured in the SI units of liter(L.), milliliter(mL.), and cubic centimeter(cm.)

6. Friday (Fri.)
WU: How do you find the volume of a regular shaped object verses an irregular shaped object?
Ans:1: For a regular shaped object you multiple the Length (x) Width (x) Height.
2: If it is an irregular shaped object you submerge the object in cylinder of water. The water level will rise by an amount equal to the volume of the object in milliliters.