Friday, October 29, 2010

October 29, 2010

Daily Questions:
Please get out your lab notebooks and make a neat stack on the table near the homework folder.  Then clear your desk for the quiz!

Agenda:
1. Continue Atoms notes from yesterday
2. Get online at: http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/chemistry.html to read about atoms, and take the Multiple Choice questions quiz
3. Start homework: "Matter is Made of Atoms" reading & questions

Homework:
-Answer questions #1-6 from handout: "Matter is Made of Atoms"


Quote:
"You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way." ~Marvin Minsky

Thursday, October 28, 2010

October 28, 2010

Daily Questions:
When you get your "physical & chemical changes" worksheet returned, find a partner in class to go over your responses with that person.  You will be having a quiz tomorrow, use your time wisely & efficiently.  If you have questions, first ask your partner, then another classmate.  Come to me only after asking 2 other people!

Agenda:
1. Finish data tables for lab
2. Resource for online quiz: http://www.teacherbridge.org/public/bhs/teachers/Dana/chemphys.html
3. Notes about Atoms
4. Peer review for lab report

Homework:
-Physical & Chemical changes lab report due Fri, 29th
-Quiz over Physical & Chemical changes on Fri, 29th

Quote:
"Why not go out on a limb?  Isn't that where the fruit is?" ~Frank Scully

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