Tuesday, October 26, 2010

October 26, 2010

Daily Questions: 
In your regular notebooks, answer the following questions.  You will need your data table from the lab.
1. What happens in a physical change?  Describe using an example from the lab experiment from last week.
2. Explain what happens in a chemical change.  List 4 types of evidence that a chemical change may be occurring.  Describe an example of each from the lab.

Agenda:
1. Working through lab questions at stations
2. Intrinsic vs extrinsic
3. Hand out lab conclusion template

Homework:
-Physical & Chemicals Changes" lab report due Fri, 29th

Quote:
"I've always been well-liked.  I was so popular in school, everybody hated me." ~Anonymous

Monday, October 25, 2010

October 25, 2010

Daily Questions:
Get a small piece of scrap paper from the front desk, and locate in your notes the definition for the Law of Conservation of Matter.  In your OWN WORDS, rewrite or draw images for this definition.  Make sure your own description does not alter or change the definition itself, just rewords it.  We'll vote on the top 3 BEST in the class, for prizes.  When you're finished, write your name on the back of the paper and tape it onto the white board somewhere.

Agenda:
1. Finish note taking on "Physical & Chemical Changes of Matter"
2. Groups to write word equations for lab data table
3. Start working on lab questions in stations

Homework:
-Block 4 only - last day to make up Test 1 is TODAY!!!
-Physical & Chemical Changes lab report due Friday, 29th

Quote:
"Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it." ~Colonel Michael Friedman

Friday, October 22, 2010

October 22, 2010

Daily Questions:
Please get out your regular notebook and a pencil to take notes with.  We're watching 2 video's about the structure of an atom & the periodic table.  Put the title "THE ATOM" at the top of your notes with today's date. 

Agenda:
1. "The Atom" video - you are responsible for writing down at least 5 new pieces of information from the movie.  5 = 70%, 8 = 85%, 10 - 100%
2. "The Periodic Table" video - same expectations as the first video.

Homework:
-Word problems worksheet of physical vs chemical properties due Monday, 25th
-Make up Test 1 by Monday, 25th - BLOCK 4 ONLY

Quote:
“For all my friends in the media who like quotes, mark this quote down.  From this day on I’d like to be known as ‘The Big Aristotle’ because Aristotle once said, ‘Excellence is not a singular act; it’s a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.’” ~Shaquille O'Neal

Thursday, October 21, 2010

October 21, 2010

Daily Questions:
Please get a piece of paper from the front desk (small, square scrap paper) and quickly write down
3 observations from yesterday's lab that surprised you
2 types of changes you think you observed, please describe these briefly (1 physical, 1 chemical)
1 question you have regarding yesterday's experiments
You will be sharing these with someone else in the class.  When finished, please get out your data table & the procedures in order to finish the lab in class today.

Agenda:
1. Finish procedures for "Physical & Chemical Changes Lab"
2. Making word equations
3. Pass back lab notebooks
4. Start word problems

Homework:
-Finish word problems for Monday, 25th
-Today is the last day for B2 to make up Test 1
-Deadline for B4 to make up Test 1 is Mon, 25th

Quote:
"I don't design clothes, I design dreams." ~Ralph Lauren

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

October 20, 2010

Daily Questions:
Please pick up the handout at the front of the room and carefully read through the directions quietly to yourself. 

Agenda:
1. (Block 2 only) continue notes from yesterday for just a bit...
2. Start Physical & Chemical Changes Lab

Homework:
-Deadline for making up Test 1 is Thurs, 21st for Block 2 & Mon, 25th for Block 4.

Quote:
"People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat.  They want you miserable, just like them.  They don't want heroes; what they want is to see you fall." ~Leonardo DiCaprio

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

October 19, 2010

Daily Questions:
Please get out the water problem handout from yesterday, and with a partner make a list of all the physical properties & all the chemical properties that you can identify.  There are 10 total!

Agenda:
1. Physical & Chemical Changes Demo's & notes
2. Worksheet/Notes for P & C Changes of Matter

Homework:
-WEAR COVERED SHOES to class Wed, 20th (lab day)

Quote:
"You can turn painful situations around through laughter.  If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it." ~Bill Cosby

Monday, October 18, 2010

October 18, 2010

Daily Questions:
Please get out the reading handout "Chemists Study Matter."  Turn & talk with a neighbor about your answers to questions #3, 7, & 1 (homework from last week).  Make sure you both discuss HOW you can solve problem #1 specifically!  Please ALSO stack your lab notebooks in a neat pile on the table near the fume hood & window.


Agenda:
1. Reviewing old homework problems
2. Making observations about "stuff"
3. Handout descriptor words & water problem

Homework:
-"How to Boil Water" lab due TODAY
-Reading questions from sections 2.4-2.6 due TODAY

Quote:
"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely." ~Auguste Rodin