October 2-6

Progress Reports go home this week.
Jelly-Side Up lab reports were returned to students. Please ask your child how they scored...


Monday 10-2-06
Activity: Finish sharing chemoscope projects, videos on alkali metals and their reactivity, complete dot diagrams and write observations of alkali metal videos.
Homework:

Tuesday 10-3-06
Activity: Finish sharing chemoscope projects, videos on alkali metals and their reactivity, complete dot diagrams and write observations of alkali metal videos.
Homework:

Wednesday 10-4-06
Mrs. Curreri will be out today for MATRIX training.
Activity: Chemistry review crossword puzzle, dot diagrams and electron arrangement review, read and discuss chemical bonds outline.
Homework:

Thursday 10-5-06
Activity: Separating a mixture lab activity.
Homework:

Friday 10-6-06
Activity: Online tutorial about chemical formulas. Notes and discussion.
Homework: Conclusion questions from today's lab.

This week's websites:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2134266654801392897

http://www4.wittenberg.edu/academics/chem/fac_staff/dmcdowell/alkalishow.html

http://neon.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/FilmStudio/alkalimetals/HTML/page01.htm

http://genchem.chem.wisc.edu/sstutorial/FunChem.htm

http:/aa/genchem.chem.wisc.edu/sstutorial/Text3/Tx33/Formulas/formulas.htm

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA0/SAMPMOVS.HTM

http://www.ithacasciencezone.com/chemzone/lessons/03bonding/mleebonding/ionic_bonds.htm

September 25-29

Monday 9-25-06
Activity: Activity: Notes on energy levels: skill level drawings of electron arrangements for chosen elements using the Bohr model.
Work on Chemoscope web project.
Homework: SG 5-2

Tuesday 9-26-06
Chemoscope web project.
Homework: SG 5-3

Wednesday 9-27-06
Activity: Lewis Dot Diagrams. Chemoscope web project.
Homework:

Thursday 9-28-06
Activity: Lewis Dot Diagrams, finish chemoscope projects.
Homework:

Friday 9-29-06
Activity: Share chemocscope projects.
Homework:


This Week's Websites:

http://www.thorndale.txed.net/lculp/webquest.html

http://genchem.chem.wisc.edu/sstutorial/FunChem.htm

http://www.ausetute.com.au/lewisstr.html

http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/201Lewisdiag.html

September 18-22

SO SORRY I FORGOT TO POST THIS BLOG!!!
I DRAFTED IT LAST WEEK, BUT I NEVER CAME BACK TO POST. ..


Monday 9-18-06
Activity: PowerPoint presentation on atomic structure. Students take extra notes on their PowerPoint handouts. Oral quiz at end of presentation. Build an atom internet activity.
Homework: SG 4-2

Tuesday 9-19-06
Activity: Discuss alpha and beta particles and gamma rays used to analyze atoms. Use whiteboards and notebooks. Demonstration of scattering experiment.
Homework: Read 4-1 , Define chapter 4 terms.

Wednesday 9-20-06
Activity: “Atoms Family” analogy of atomic structure.
Homework: Finish labeling atomic information on “Atoms Family” wksht.

Thursday 9-21-06
Activity: Discuss the periodic table and how it is arranged. Study a memorization tips sheet on common elements and symbols. Play element Bingo to get familiar with symbols.
Homework: SG 5-1

Friday 9-22-06
Activity: Chemoscope webquest project
Homework:

This week's websites:
http://www.thorndale.txed.net/lculp/webquest.html

http://chemicalelements.com/ , http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/

http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/physical/tillery/tutorialtest/AtomStru/AtomFra.html

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/

http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm

http://www.chem4kids.com/extras/quiz_atomstruct/index.html

September 11-15

Remember 9-11.


Monday 9-11-06
Activity: Metric mania conversion practice and online metric conversion quiz.
Homework: no homework

Tuesday 9-12-06
Activity: “Jelly-side down” lab activity
Homework: Think of at least 3 variables that could change the outcome of today’s experiment.

Wednesday 9-13-06
Activity: Design an experiment, write a lab report on how to make sure your bread lands “Jelly-side Up” at least 80% of the time.
Homework: Rewrite your lab report or type it.

Thursday 9-14-06
Activity: Follow lab procedure written yesterday in class.
Homework: Rewrite conclusion and add to final draft of lab report

Friday 9-15-06
Activity: “Ob-Scertainer” observation & scientific method activity
Homework:no homework

This week's websites:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/measurement/length_practice_quiz_metric.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A945335

http://www.smccd.net/accounts/goodman/misc/college_humor/LabReport.html

http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/

http://www.deepscience.com/justsilly/fun006.html

http://www-tc.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/arcade/name/name_that_game.swf?mii=1

http://www.mazes.org.uk/