Daily Questions:
Please get a textbook from the back shelf. If you did not finish taking notes from yesterday (B.2 & B.3) please continue with note-taking. If you are finished with note-taking, you need to create a vocab list with definitions of all bold terms listed on pages 23-26.
Agenda:
1. Finishing "How to Boil Water" lab
2. Graphing data & answering questions
3. Conclusions for the Foul Water Lab
Homework:
-Foul water lab report due Monday, Sept 4th
-Unit test Tues, Sept 5th
Quote:
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" ~Satchel Paige
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
September 29, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please get a book from the back shelf and quietly read sections B.2 & B.3, pages 25-26, and take notes on these sections in your notebooks.
Agenda:
1. Handback Story of Drinking Water quizzes
2. Lighting a bunsen burner safety videos
3. How to Boil Water Lab
Homework:
-Last day to make up metrics quiz is Friday, 1st
-Foul Water lab report due Monday, 4th
-Unit test on Tues, 5th
-Last day to make up Story of Drinking Water quiz is Wed, 6th
Quote:
"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you won't do anything with it." ~M. Scott Peck
Please get a book from the back shelf and quietly read sections B.2 & B.3, pages 25-26, and take notes on these sections in your notebooks.
Agenda:
1. Handback Story of Drinking Water quizzes
2. Lighting a bunsen burner safety videos
3. How to Boil Water Lab
Homework:
-Last day to make up metrics quiz is Friday, 1st
-Foul Water lab report due Monday, 4th
-Unit test on Tues, 5th
-Last day to make up Story of Drinking Water quiz is Wed, 6th
Quote:
"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you won't do anything with it." ~M. Scott Peck
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
September 28, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please get a book from the back shelf and quietly read pages 23-24, taking notes like we did together in class last week. When finished reading & taking notes, answer the building skills questions 1-3 on page 24 in your notebooks.
Agenda:
1. Simulation of density
2. Calculating water use per person per day
3. Defining & using vocabulary in our lab reports
Homework:
-Lab reports due Monday, Oct 4th
-Unit test on Tues, Oct 5th
Quote:
"Common sense is not so common." ~Voltaire
Please get a book from the back shelf and quietly read pages 23-24, taking notes like we did together in class last week. When finished reading & taking notes, answer the building skills questions 1-3 on page 24 in your notebooks.
Agenda:
1. Simulation of density
2. Calculating water use per person per day
3. Defining & using vocabulary in our lab reports
Homework:
-Lab reports due Monday, Oct 4th
-Unit test on Tues, Oct 5th
Quote:
"Common sense is not so common." ~Voltaire
Monday, September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please get the handout up front and read through the procedures for Part A & Part B, "How many drops of water can fit on a penny?"
Agenda:
1. Handback work
2. PP notes to fill in for Penny lab (properties of water)
3. Demo: paperclips in a cup of water
4. Penny Mini Lab
Homework:
-Complete penny lab questions to turn in for Tues, Sept 28th
Quote:
"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." ~Lily Tomlin
Please get the handout up front and read through the procedures for Part A & Part B, "How many drops of water can fit on a penny?"
Agenda:
1. Handback work
2. PP notes to fill in for Penny lab (properties of water)
3. Demo: paperclips in a cup of water
4. Penny Mini Lab
Homework:
-Complete penny lab questions to turn in for Tues, Sept 28th
Quote:
"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." ~Lily Tomlin
Friday, September 24, 2010
September 24, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please clear your desk for the Story of Drinking Water Quiz. After you have finished the quiz, please get a textbook from the back shelf and in your regular notebooks answer question #13 on page 21.
Agenda:
1. Continue with lab reports (30min)
2. Drops of water on a penny lab & notes
Homework:
-For Monday, have ALL lab questions completed for Foul Water Lab
Quote:
"Always forgive your enemies- nothing annoys them so much." ~Oscar Wilde
Please clear your desk for the Story of Drinking Water Quiz. After you have finished the quiz, please get a textbook from the back shelf and in your regular notebooks answer question #13 on page 21.
Agenda:
1. Continue with lab reports (30min)
2. Drops of water on a penny lab & notes
Homework:
-For Monday, have ALL lab questions completed for Foul Water Lab
Quote:
"Always forgive your enemies- nothing annoys them so much." ~Oscar Wilde
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
September 23, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please clear your desk for the metric conversions quiz! When you are finished with the quiz, QUIETLY get a textbook from the back shelf and answer problems #6, 7, 9, 11 on pages 20-21.
Agenda:
1. Finish "The Story of Drinking Water" activity
2. Work on lab report in stations
Homework:
-Study for quiz- "The Story of Drinking Water"on Fri, 24th
Quote:
"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed." ~George Burns
Please clear your desk for the metric conversions quiz! When you are finished with the quiz, QUIETLY get a textbook from the back shelf and answer problems #6, 7, 9, 11 on pages 20-21.
Agenda:
1. Finish "The Story of Drinking Water" activity
2. Work on lab report in stations
Homework:
-Study for quiz- "The Story of Drinking Water"on Fri, 24th
Quote:
"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed." ~George Burns
September 22, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please get a textbook from the back shelf and in your regular notebooks answer the following problems on pages 20-21: # 1 & 4.
Agenda:
1. Practice metric conversions
2. Activity: The Story of Drinking Water
3. Lab Reports
Homework:
-The Coming Water Crisis questions due TODAY!
-Metric conversions quiz Thurs, 23rd
-Story of Drinking Water activity quiz on Friday, 24th
Quote:
"Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satsifaction." ~Anne Frank
Please get a textbook from the back shelf and in your regular notebooks answer the following problems on pages 20-21: # 1 & 4.
Agenda:
1. Practice metric conversions
2. Activity: The Story of Drinking Water
3. Lab Reports
Homework:
-The Coming Water Crisis questions due TODAY!
-Metric conversions quiz Thurs, 23rd
-Story of Drinking Water activity quiz on Friday, 24th
Quote:
"Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satsifaction." ~Anne Frank
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
September 21, 2010
Daily Questions:
In your notebooks, respond to the following question: If you let the water run while brushing your teeth, explain how you are using water
a. directly
b. indirectly
Please put your responses in your regular notebooks.
Agenda:
1. Watch PWD movie
2. Review metrics worksheet
3. Work on lab reports
Homework:
-Questions from "The Coming Water Crisis" due Wed, 22nd
-QUIZ converting with metrics on Thurs, 23rd
Quote:
"Are you a dreamer or are you merely a part of someone's dream?" ~Alice in Wonderland
In your notebooks, respond to the following question: If you let the water run while brushing your teeth, explain how you are using water
a. directly
b. indirectly
Please put your responses in your regular notebooks.
Agenda:
1. Watch PWD movie
2. Review metrics worksheet
3. Work on lab reports
Homework:
-Questions from "The Coming Water Crisis" due Wed, 22nd
-QUIZ converting with metrics on Thurs, 23rd
Quote:
"Are you a dreamer or are you merely a part of someone's dream?" ~Alice in Wonderland
Monday, September 20, 2010
September 20, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please pick up the handout "Clean, Pure Water" from the front and read through it quietly at your seat. When finished, get a piece of small scrap paper from me and record:
Agenda:
1. Calculating water use totals
2. Watch PWD movie & answer questions
3. Use textbooks to help with answering lab report questions
Homework:
-"Water Supply & Demand" questions due today!!!!
-Read handout "The Coming Water Crisis" & answer questions - due Wed, 22nd
Quote:
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." ~John Dewey
Please pick up the handout "Clean, Pure Water" from the front and read through it quietly at your seat. When finished, get a piece of small scrap paper from me and record:
- 3 new things you learned in this article
- 2 questions you have about this article
- 1 thing that surprised you (the most)
Agenda:
1. Calculating water use totals
2. Watch PWD movie & answer questions
3. Use textbooks to help with answering lab report questions
Homework:
-"Water Supply & Demand" questions due today!!!!
-Read handout "The Coming Water Crisis" & answer questions - due Wed, 22nd
Quote:
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." ~John Dewey
Friday, September 17, 2010
September 17, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please get a textbook from the shelf in the back AND a half-piece of graph paper from the blue drawers on the side counter AND a ruler! At your desks, begin creating a histogram like the one in your books on page 11. Do NOT shade in any data, just make the outline of the data table, add labels on the axis, and a title.
Agenda:
**Block 2 - demo's of distillation & tyndall effect
1. Histograms for the lab report
2. Hand out description of the lab report, go over rubric
3. Read "Water Supply & Demand" paper & answer questions
4. Begin working on lab report
5. Hand back quizzes & recollect
Homework:
-Finish questions from "Water Supply & Demand" handout for Monday, 20th
- Continue answering lab questions in your notebooks
-Make up Safety/Expectations quiz by Friday, Sept 24
Quote:
"Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine." ~ Robert C. Gallagher
Please get a textbook from the shelf in the back AND a half-piece of graph paper from the blue drawers on the side counter AND a ruler! At your desks, begin creating a histogram like the one in your books on page 11. Do NOT shade in any data, just make the outline of the data table, add labels on the axis, and a title.
Agenda:
**Block 2 - demo's of distillation & tyndall effect
1. Histograms for the lab report
2. Hand out description of the lab report, go over rubric
3. Read "Water Supply & Demand" paper & answer questions
4. Begin working on lab report
5. Hand back quizzes & recollect
Homework:
-Finish questions from "Water Supply & Demand" handout for Monday, 20th
- Continue answering lab questions in your notebooks
-Make up Safety/Expectations quiz by Friday, Sept 24
Quote:
"Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine." ~ Robert C. Gallagher
Thursday, September 16, 2010
September 16, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please pick up a textbook from the back shelf and quietly read pages 14-15 (section A.4) to yourself. When you have finished, copy the questions #1-3 from "Building Skills 1" in your regular notebooks (NOT the bound lab notebooks), then try answering these on your own in your notebooks.
Agenda:
1. Reading & taking notes from the book sections A.4 & A.5
2. Water distillation & the Tyndall effect demo's
3. Class data compilation - creating a histogram by calculating percent yield
4. Completing a lab report - answering some questions
Homework:
-Water logs due today (block 4 only)
-Turn in any parent forms
Quote:
"A person without a sense of humore is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road." ~Henry Ward Beecher
Please pick up a textbook from the back shelf and quietly read pages 14-15 (section A.4) to yourself. When you have finished, copy the questions #1-3 from "Building Skills 1" in your regular notebooks (NOT the bound lab notebooks), then try answering these on your own in your notebooks.
Agenda:
1. Reading & taking notes from the book sections A.4 & A.5
2. Water distillation & the Tyndall effect demo's
3. Class data compilation - creating a histogram by calculating percent yield
4. Completing a lab report - answering some questions
Homework:
-Water logs due today (block 4 only)
-Turn in any parent forms
Quote:
"A person without a sense of humore is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road." ~Henry Ward Beecher
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
September 15, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please pick up the handouts at the front near the door and read these quietly at your seats.
Agenda:
1. Purifying foul water lab
2. What is a lab report?
Homework:
-Get a comp notebook from me if you need it
-Bring in all parent signature forms ASAP
-Block 4 only - water log due Thurs, 16th
Quote:
"The time I kill is killing me." ~Mason Cooley
Please pick up the handouts at the front near the door and read these quietly at your seats.
Agenda:
1. Purifying foul water lab
2. What is a lab report?
Homework:
-Get a comp notebook from me if you need it
-Bring in all parent signature forms ASAP
-Block 4 only - water log due Thurs, 16th
Quote:
"The time I kill is killing me." ~Mason Cooley
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
September 14, 2010
Daily Questions:
Block 2 - please get into your groups from yesterday and continue answering the questions from the Fish Kill scenerio. Be ready to present your decisions to the class in ~20min.
Block 4 - Please pick up the handout on the desk by the door and quietly read the memo at your desk. I will assign groups to work with shortly.
Agenda:
1. Prepare & present Fish Kill scenerio decisions.
2. Prep for Foul Water Lab experiment tomorrow
Homework:
-Poem due today!
-Water log due today (block 2)
-Water log due Thursday (block 4)
-Composition Notebooks ASAP!!!
Quote:
"A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." ~Charles Darwin
Block 2 - please get into your groups from yesterday and continue answering the questions from the Fish Kill scenerio. Be ready to present your decisions to the class in ~20min.
Block 4 - Please pick up the handout on the desk by the door and quietly read the memo at your desk. I will assign groups to work with shortly.
Agenda:
1. Prepare & present Fish Kill scenerio decisions.
2. Prep for Foul Water Lab experiment tomorrow
Homework:
-Poem due today!
-Water log due today (block 2)
-Water log due Thursday (block 4)
-Composition Notebooks ASAP!!!
Quote:
"A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life." ~Charles Darwin
Monday, September 13, 2010
September 13, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please pick up the handout "Water, water everywhere" at the front of the room, return to your seat and quietly start creating a list at the bottom of the page of the direct and indirect uses of water to produce a can of fruit juice and a boiled egg. First you will make your OWN list, then we will get into assigned groups and share ideas.
Agenda:
1. Assign stations & clean equipment (30min MAX)
2. Water clip from keynote video
3. Fish Kill scenerio handout & group work
4. Start presentations?
Homework:
-"I am From" Poem due Tues, 14th
-Water table use due Tues, 14th
-Have a lab notebook for class Tues, 14th
Quote:
"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." ~Ralph Marston
Please pick up the handout "Water, water everywhere" at the front of the room, return to your seat and quietly start creating a list at the bottom of the page of the direct and indirect uses of water to produce a can of fruit juice and a boiled egg. First you will make your OWN list, then we will get into assigned groups and share ideas.
Agenda:
1. Assign stations & clean equipment (30min MAX)
2. Water clip from keynote video
3. Fish Kill scenerio handout & group work
4. Start presentations?
Homework:
-"I am From" Poem due Tues, 14th
-Water table use due Tues, 14th
-Have a lab notebook for class Tues, 14th
Quote:
"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." ~Ralph Marston
Friday, September 10, 2010
September 10, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please clear your desks for the quiz. Turn in any homework or signed forms to the box. Make sure your CELL PHONES are turned off & in backpacks.
Agenda:
1. Safety Quiz - when finished with it, turn it in to the homework box.
(BLOCK 2) Continue working on the metric conversion worksheet from yesterday after the quiz. It needs to be turned in before the end of class TODAY.
(BLOCK 4) Pick up the metric conversion worksheet & begin working on conversions - use notes from yesterday's class.
2. Completing Gummy Bear Lab
3. Checking out lab stations & cleaning equipment
4. Introduce water unit (slideshow & handouts)
Homework:
-Turn in parent signature forms ASAP
-Metric conversion worksheet due before end of class today
-Poem due Tues, 14th
-Water use table due Tues, 14th
-COMPOSITION NOTEBOOKS for lab reports by Tues, 14th!!!!! Come see me if this is a problem.
Quote:
"Weather forecast for tonight: dark." ~ George Carlin
Please clear your desks for the quiz. Turn in any homework or signed forms to the box. Make sure your CELL PHONES are turned off & in backpacks.
Agenda:
1. Safety Quiz - when finished with it, turn it in to the homework box.
(BLOCK 2) Continue working on the metric conversion worksheet from yesterday after the quiz. It needs to be turned in before the end of class TODAY.
(BLOCK 4) Pick up the metric conversion worksheet & begin working on conversions - use notes from yesterday's class.
2. Completing Gummy Bear Lab
3. Checking out lab stations & cleaning equipment
4. Introduce water unit (slideshow & handouts)
Homework:
-Turn in parent signature forms ASAP
-Metric conversion worksheet due before end of class today
-Poem due Tues, 14th
-Water use table due Tues, 14th
-COMPOSITION NOTEBOOKS for lab reports by Tues, 14th!!!!! Come see me if this is a problem.
Quote:
"Weather forecast for tonight: dark." ~ George Carlin
Thursday, September 9, 2010
September 9, 2010
Daily Questions:
Please copy the data table from the board onto a sheet of notepaper. Rulers are on the lab counters, ALL data tables must be made with a straight-edge or ruler.
Agenda:
1. Homework folders location
2. (Block 4 only) Hand out parent- guardian consent form.
3. Handout Metric length notes to fill-in & watch slideshow
4. Handout metric volume notes to fill-in & watch slideshow
5. Assign lab stations & go over lab safety agreement form.
6. Set-up "Gummy Bear" mini-lab
7. Start homework: Metric conversion worksheet
Homework:
1. "About Me" due TODAY!
2. Any parent signature forms can be turned in
3. Safety & Expectations quiz on Friday, Sept 10th
4. Metric conversion worksheet due Friday, Sept 10th ??
5. Poem due Tuesday, Sept 14th
Quote:
"Find a job you like and you add five days to every week." ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr
Please copy the data table from the board onto a sheet of notepaper. Rulers are on the lab counters, ALL data tables must be made with a straight-edge or ruler.
Agenda:
1. Homework folders location
2. (Block 4 only) Hand out parent- guardian consent form.
3. Handout Metric length notes to fill-in & watch slideshow
4. Handout metric volume notes to fill-in & watch slideshow
5. Assign lab stations & go over lab safety agreement form.
6. Set-up "Gummy Bear" mini-lab
7. Start homework: Metric conversion worksheet
Homework:
1. "About Me" due TODAY!
2. Any parent signature forms can be turned in
3. Safety & Expectations quiz on Friday, Sept 10th
4. Metric conversion worksheet due Friday, Sept 10th ??
5. Poem due Tuesday, Sept 14th
Quote:
"Find a job you like and you add five days to every week." ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
September 8, 2010
Daily Questions:
WELCOME! Posted here you will see the first expectations of the class when you arrive.
Agenda:
This will be a list of our planned activities/expectations for the day, for example:
1. Handout ChemCom Newsletter - follow on board
2. Handout Parent consent for course to be signed -- bonus points if returned before quiz on Friday!
3. Watch safety video & tour important classroom features
4. Handout "About Me"
5. Handout "I am From" poem & go over
Homework:
1. "About Me" due Thurs, Sept 9th (both front & back)
2. Safety Quiz on Friday, Sept 10th
3. "I am From" poem due Monday, Sept 13th
4. Have a BOUND composition lab notebook for Tues, Sept 14th
Quote:
"Respect yourself and others will respect you." ~Confucius
WELCOME! Posted here you will see the first expectations of the class when you arrive.
Agenda:
This will be a list of our planned activities/expectations for the day, for example:
1. Handout ChemCom Newsletter - follow on board
2. Handout Parent consent for course to be signed -- bonus points if returned before quiz on Friday!
3. Watch safety video & tour important classroom features
4. Handout "About Me"
5. Handout "I am From" poem & go over
Homework:
1. "About Me" due Thurs, Sept 9th (both front & back)
2. Safety Quiz on Friday, Sept 10th
3. "I am From" poem due Monday, Sept 13th
4. Have a BOUND composition lab notebook for Tues, Sept 14th
Quote:
"Respect yourself and others will respect you." ~Confucius
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