Day 47

We practiced the first 36 elements on the periodic table to prepare students for their oral quiz.  We discussed section 3-3 notes on chemical formulas, subscripts and coefficients.  I demonstrated the technique to solving the first three problems on worksheet 3-7, and students worked in their group to solve the remaining #4-20.  We then progressed to worksheet 3-8, and students completed those eight problems within their groups.  We went over those answers in the last 5-10 minutes of class.

News article #10 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 46

We practiced the period table quiz today.  Afterwards, students were assigned worksheet 3-2 to be completed in their groups.  We went over the answers during the final 10 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 45

Students were given their own copy of the periodic table of elements today.  I described the requirements for the oral quiz on the first 36 elements, which must be done by Friday, November 14th.  We then discussed the top half of section 3-3 notes on chemical symbols and completed worksheets 3-5 and 3-6 together in class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 44

We discussed section 3-2 notes on elements and compounds.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Compounds and Mixtures and took the quiz that followed.  We completed worksheet 3-4 together on classifying objects as pure substances or mixtures.  Finally, students were given seven minutes to complete worksheet 3-3 within their groups, and we went over it during the last two minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 43

Students handed in their Farcebook posters at the beginning of class.  They had the opportunity then to present their week #9 news articles out loud for extra credit.  After collecting them, I gave students the new packet for Chapter 3.  We discussed section 3-1 notes on homogeneous vs heterogeneous matter.  Students completed worksheet 3-1 together in their groups, and we went over it in the last 5 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 42

Today was the final day that students had class time to work on their Farcebook posters.  Any student that turned in their completed poster by the end of today's class period earned five extra bonus points.  Everyone else must turn in their posters at the beginning of Monday's class.

The poster and news article #9 are both due on Monday, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 41

Students had the entire period to work on their Farcebook project.

The posters are due at the end of Friday's class for extra credit, or at the beginning of Monday's class for regular credit, and the next test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 40

Students had the entire period to work on their Farcebook project.

The posters are due at the end of Friday's class for extra credit, or at the beginning of Monday's class for regular credit, and the next test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 39

I collected the online gas lab packet that we began two weeks ago, along with the three graphs that students created stapled to the back of the packet.  Students then had the opportunity to summarize their week #8 news articles out loud for extra credit before I collected them.  They had the remainder of class to work on their Farcebook research.

No homework was assigned (poster is due on Monday, 10/24), and the next test (Chapter 3) will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 38

Mr. Girardi is in for me today.  Students had the entire class period to research their scientist for the Farcebook poster project.

News article #8 and the online lab packet are due tomorrow, and the next test (Chapter 3) will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 37

Sorry, forgot to blog on Friday's class.  I collected everyone's chapter 2 notebook at the beginning of class.  Students were then given a rubric pertaining to, and I talked about, their next project, the Farcebook posters.  Students blindly chose which scientists they would be in charge of and told that the due date is Monday, October 27th, though they can earn extra credit by handing it in on Friday, the 24th.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 36

Students took the chapter 2 test online today.  They had about 30 minutes after the test to work on their chapter 2 packet, their online gas lab packet, or a news article for next week.

The chapter 2 packet is due tomorrow, and the chapter 3 test will be on Monday, November 17th.

Day 35

We played Jeopardy today to review for tomorrow's test.  In the last 5-10 minutes of class, we reviewed the difference between direct and inverse relationships between variables.

The notebook check will be on Friday, and the Chapter 2 test will be tomorrow.

Day 34

Students handed in their week #7 science news articles today.  They had the rest of the period to complete the online gas lab.  It will be collected next Tuesday, October 21st.  I also showed them the chart from worksheet 2-12 which is also on Moodle.  I emphasized to students that there will be about 11 questions from this chart on the test.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 2 test will be this Thursday.

Day 33

Students worked on their online gas lab again today, and their goal was go be done through the bottom of page "I" by the end of the period.

News article #7 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 16th.

Day 32

Today was the third day that students worked on their online gas lab.  The goal for today was to be done through page "G", including making a 3-line line graph from the data they collected on pages F & G.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 2 test will be exactly one week from today.

Day 31

We played a review game while students worked on Day 2 of their online gas lab.  The goal of today's class was to be done with all of page "D", including printing the graph using yesterday's data.

If students did not finish page "D", they should do that for homework.  The chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 16th.

Day 30

Students were given an new packet for their online gas lab assignment.  Using the link at the bottom of my Moodle page, students accessed the online lab and answered the questions on their papers.  Their goal was to be at the middle of page "D" by the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 16th.

Day 29

Students had the opportunity to present and hand in their week #6 science news articles.  We reviewed worksheet 2-4 from Friday's class.  Students then worked in pairs to complete the lab on pages 2-8 and 2-9.  We went over the answers and outcomes of that lab with about 5-10 minutes left in the class.  Students were assigned worksheet 2-5 to work on until the end of class.

Worksheet 2-5 must be completed if it wasn't done during today's class, and the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 16th.

Day 28

We checked and reviewed the homework from yesterday (worksheet 2-12).  We then completed worksheet 2-2 together.  I introduced section 2-3 notes on physical vs chemical properties and changes.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Property Changes and took the quiz.  We ended class by having students complete worksheets 2-3 & 2-4 together in their groups.

News article #6 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 16th.

Day 27

We reviewed the lab from yesterday (worksheet 2-10).  We discussed section 2-2 notes on the phase changes in matter using the double-sided diagram in the notes.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Matter Changing States and took the quiz afterwards.  We ended class with students working on page 2-12.

All of page 2-12 should be done by tomorrow's class, and the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 16th.

Day 26

We reviewed the "Mass of Air" lab from yesterday (pages 2-6 and 2-7) and review the outcomes and answers.  I introduced the ideal gas laws (Boyle's and Charles' Laws) from section 2-1 notes, and I stressed the difference between an inverse vs direct relationship between variables.  Students completed a new lab from worksheet 2-10 establishing the relationship between the volume, pressure and temperature of a gas.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 2 test will be on Thursday, October 16th.