Day 59

We took students to the movie theater today to see the Hunger Games series finale, Mockingjay Part 2.  No regular class time was allotted.

News article #12 is due on Tuesday, December 2nd, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 3rd.

Day 58

Students were in the auditorium this morning to watch Freak, The Mighty and Mockingjay Part 1, both of which were read in reading class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 57

Students were given back their Farcebook posters and rubrics to see their grade for it.  After collecting them back, we watched BrainPop movies on Isotopes and Ions and took the quizzes for both.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 56

Today was one of the remaining two days for students to take the periodic table quiz.  Afterwards, students completed worksheets 3-17 & 3-18 within their groups.  By the end of this period, every single page in the packet (3-1 through 3-20) should have been done in class and should be an easy 100/100 during notebook check.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 55

Students have only 3 days left (today included) to take their periodic table quiz.  We discussed section 3-6 notes on electron arrangement in atoms.  Students completed worksheets 3-19 and 3-20 within their groups, and we put the solutions to those drawings on the board.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 54

Students had another chance to take the periodic table quiz.  We learned about isotopes and ions, watched a www.brainpop.com video on each, and completed worksheets 3-15 and 3-16 on those two topics.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 53

Students turned in their 11th science news article today, and they then had the opportunity to take the periodic table quiz.  We discussed section 3-5 notes on atomic number and atomic mass.  Students watched a www.brainpop.com video on Atoms and took the quiz.  We ended class be completing worksheet 3-14 in class before the bell rang.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 52

Students have exactly one week left to take the periodic table quiz.  We discussed section 3-4 notes on atomic models and took a www.brainpop.com video on Atomic Models, followed by the quiz.  We ended class by reviewing worksheets 3-11, 3-12 and 3-13 before the bell rang.

News article #11 is due on Monday, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 51

Students completed worksheet 3-10 on balancing equations.  After that was completed, students were to complete the Cross-a-Clue on pages 3-11 & 3-12.  Finally, there were to complete page 3-13, writing element names and chemical symbols.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 50

Students had the opportunity to take the periodic table quiz today.  It must be done by the end of class on Friday, November 20th.  We then completed the remaining problems on worksheet 3-9, and students worked in their groups to complete the first half of page 3-10.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 49

Students had the opportunity to take the periodic table quiz at the beginning of class.  We watched a www.brainpop.com video on Chemical Equations and took the quiz.  We continued working on page 3-9 (#1, 2 & 3).

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 48

Students turned in their 10th week of science news articles today.  Afterwards, they had the opportunity to practice and take their periodic table quiz.  I demonstrated the practice of STOICHIOMETRY, or balancing chemical equations.  After doing some sample problems together, students completed problems 4 & 8 from worksheet 3-9 together in their groups.  These were the easiest problems on the page, so that's why we started with them.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 47

Students had the opportunity to practice and take the periodic table quiz.  We discussed section 3-3 notes on chemical formulas, subscripts and coefficients.  Students completed worksheets 3-7 & 3-8 in their groups, and we went over the answers before the end of class.

News article #10 is due on Monday, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 46

Students had the opportunity to take the periodic table quiz at the beginning of class.  With the remaining time, students worked within their groups to complete worksheet 3-2, separation of mixtures.  We went over all of the ideas in the last 10 minutes of class.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 45

We began class by completing worksheet 3-3 in groups as a review from yesterday's lesson.  I then gave students a copy of the periodic table of elements and described the rules for the oral quiz for memorizing the elements.  We discussed the first half of section 3-3 notes on chemical symbols.  Students were assigned worksheets 3-5 & 3-6 to be worked on in their groups.  We went over the answers before the end of the period.

No homework was assigned, and the chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 44

We reviewed worksheet 3-1 that students did at the end of Monday's class.  We discussed section 3-2 notes on elements and compounds.  Students watched a www.brainpop.com video on Mixtures and Compounds and took the quiz afterwards.  We ended class with students completing worksheet 3-4 within their groups, and we went over the answers before the bell rang.

No homework was assigned, and the next test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 43

Students turned in their Farcebook posters and news article #9 at the beginning of class.  I handed out the first half of the chapter 3 packet and we discussed section 3-1 notes on homogeneous vs heterogeneous matter.  Students worked in their groups to complete worksheet 3-1 before the end of class.

No homework was assigned, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.

Day 42

(Friday, October 30th) Today was the last day that students had to work on their Farcebook poster in class.  If they were turned in before the end of the period, they earned five points extra.  Otherwise, they are due at the beginning of Monday's class for regular credit.

News article #9 and the Farcebook posters are due on Monday, and the Chapter 3 test will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.