Thursday November 13, 2008


 

November 13, 2008

Test

 

November 12, 2008

Lecture Review for Test.

 

November 7, 2008

Periodic Game Intro

Due Dates: 

Lab write-up on 11-12-08

Test on 11-13-08

Game Presentations on 11-17-08,  We will vote on the game we most want to play.   The winning game will be played, by the class, on 11-25-08. (Ms. Belcoure's vote will be the tie breaker.)

 

November 6, 2008

Lab: Part 2

The full lab write-up is now due on 11-12-08

When you complete the lab and write-up read Periodic Game

 

November 5, 2008

6 pages of notes and your lab write-up through 7a are due ;

You may not do the lab without these.

Lab

 

November 4, 2008

Read Periodic Trends and Write the lab report through 7a;

6 pages of notes and your lab write-up through 7a are due tomorrow;

Tomorrow we will do the lab

 

November 3, 2008

Class will go over reading questions together.

Questions are due 11-4-08

Begin Laboratory write-up.

 

October 30, 2008

Lecture on Organic Chemistry

Making Halloween scars

Long Weekend Homework is to finish  your reading assignment.

Happy Halloween!!!

 

October 29, 2008

Periodic Trends Presentations

Use the rubric, that will be provided, to grade your classmates.

 

October 28, 2008

Notes 2 - 3 pages (Yes, that means 6 total pages.) or Reading

Meet with group one last time for Wednesday's presentations.

 

October 27, 2008

Sodium Demonstration

Turn in paper from Alien Catagories and meet with Periodic Trends Group.  Periodic Trend Presentations are due Wednesday.

Regular: Slide Show Notes

Honors:  Give science fair presentations.

 

October 24, 2008

Lecture on Periodic Trends

Students get in groups to begin planning their presentation of Periodic Trends.  Your group will meet on Monday as well.

Presentations are due 10-29-08

 

October 23, 2008

20 minutes of Reading from textbook.

Periodicity Acitivity - Alien Catagories (Turn in tomorrow)

 

October 22, 2008

This is our first day of Periodic Trends.

Click on "Notes" from the homepage and take 3 pages of notes.

Are  you ready to learn another song?

If you did not sing yesterday for your extra credit you can still do that today (in groups up to 3).

 

 

October 21, 2008

Test over Atomic Structure

Notebook Check

 

October 20, 2008

Review for tomorrow's Test

Turn In:  Reading Questions and Game Cards (3)

 

October 17, 2008

Atom Building Game

Reading Questions

Bill Nye

Make cheat sheet for test

Due Monday:  Reading Questions and Game Cards

 

October 16, 2008

20 minutes on reading

Finish playing the Atom Building

 

October 15, 2008

Play Atom Building Game!

 

October 14, 2008

Atom Building Game

Turn in your electron configuration worksheet.doc.

Tomorrow:  Honors classes turn in Research Background

    This includes Bibliography, Reprint File, Initial Procedure 

October 13, 2008

Even more with electron configurations

Be sure you have your "required" colored pencils with you.

 

October 8, 2008

More with electron configurations

Be sure you have your "required" colored pencils with you.

 

 

October 7, 2008

Turn in completed Copper Sulfate lab

Lecture: atomic structure and electron configurations

 

October 6, 2008

Complete Copper Sulfate Lab: including write-up.

Work on reading questions.

Copper Sulfate Lab will be collected on October 7th.

 

October 3, 2008

Copper Sulfate Lab

Come to class with 3 pages of notes and your lab write-up through 7a.

 

October 2, 2008

Continue to work on lab write-up as a class.

Due Friday:  3 pages of notes from slide show +  lab write-up through 7a

Yes, that includes a Data Table.

 

October 1, 2008

Pre-lab

Due Friday:  3 pages of notes from slide show +  lab write-up through 7a

 

September 29, 2008

  • re-test on The Science of Chemistry
  • come prepared with pencil and calculator

 

September 25, 2008

  • 20 minutes of reading
  • introduction to engag-o-meter

 

September 24, 2008

Students will continue witih the slides.

If the slides are completed students can use the time to work on their redo questions.  Redo questions are due 9.29.08.

Ms. Belcoure will discussconservation of mass, law of definite proportions and law of multiple proportions

 

September 23, 2008

First day of new unit, Atomic Structure.

Students will view slides and take notes at their own pace.

Also, students who turned in their questions are given the opportunity to redo the questions they got wrong and earn 100%!

Ms. Belcoure discussed the subatomic particles and how subatomic particles are used to define the type of atom.

 

September 22, 2008

Test over Matter

September 19, 2008

Math and turning in Lab, Questions and Graphic Organizer

Ms. Belcoure did examples of Specific Heat problems.

September 18, 2008

Reading

September 17, 2008

Lab

September 16, 2008

Students work on notes and writing the lab through 7a.

Tomorrow we will do the lab.

September 15, 2008

Class discussion:  What is so awesome about matter?  How are we all connected?

What is the big bang?  Is the universe in us?

Why is the idea of  "being jumped by a gang of chemists"  funny?

Students should complete their "Notes" (3 pages from slide show) by tomorrow.

Prepare your lab write-up through 7a.

 

September 12, 2008

We will watch an awesome movie, Suzuki Speaks.  Students will have questions to answer during the movie.  http://www.avantipics.com/films/suzuki_speaks/

View part of film at http://www.linktv.org/programs/suzukispeaks

 

September 11, 2008

20 minutes of Reading.  Begin notes.

September 10, 2008 - Test;  Questions, Notes and Lab turned are turned in

September 9, 2008 - Prepare for test tomorrow.

September   8,  2008

Students who have not finished Density Determination will have an opportunity to finish.  Students who are done will use the period to prepare for the test.  I will do conversion equations on the board.  Students may also use this time to access the links attached to the slide show. 

I will be available for tutoring for one hour after school today.

The test is postponed until Wednesday 9-10-08.

 

September 5, 2008

Reading for 20 minutes and Density Determination

 

September 4, 2008

Density Determination Lab

 

September 3, 2008

We went through the steps of Lab Report.  Students are to write-up the Density Determination through step 7a.

September 2, 2008

I was very please with the e-mail questions I received over our long weekend.  To keep everyone moving along on their homework ,we are taking today to answer those questions.  Tomorrow we will go over how to write a lab report.  Tonight, click on Lab and read Writing a Lab Report.

 

August 29, 2008

We will hand-out textbooks while the students take notes on the power point.  We will discuss time managment skills.  Students should spend one hour a day on chemistry over our 3 day weekend.  They have questions to answer in the book and notes to take on the power point. 

The book questions go under Homework in their notebooks. 

Their notes go under Notes in their notebooks.  Next week, there is a major lab to do.  If students put off their work this weekend they will find they will run out of time. 

Book questions due 9-8

Notes due 9-9

Lab due 9-8

Test 9-10

Test   11-13-08