Monday, October 21, 2013

Week-12 (Oct. 21-25)

Monday- Notes- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxNwAcMMxlO3N000N1BwSjUtLXc/edit?usp=sharing and reactivity series lab (single replacement).
Tuesday-double replacement lab, work on sunglassed project and review for almost there.
Wednesday-took almost there and completed work on sunglass project.
Thursday-reviewed almost there, worked on labs and or sunglassed project.
Friday-took test on chemical reactions and balancing.

 

Monday, October 14, 2013

Week 11- (14-18 Oct.)

Monday-  4 station review student Focus on necessary topics for review of materials. One station was a PhET lab where students build molecules through computer generated simulations. Here's the website link- https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/build-a-molecule

Tuesday- test on ionic and covalent bonding and nomenclature.

Wednesday-film on the chemistry of explosions PSAT exam to be administered will not see first and second blocks.

Thursday-begin section on chemical reactions and equations. We begin with how to balance chemical equations and the parts of a chemical equation. WS link- www.sciencespot.net/Media/blncact.pdf and It's Elemental - Balancing Act! - Science Education at Jefferson Lab education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/
      thursday's notes  
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxNwAcMMxlO3cU5VUGpEdE44UVk/edit?usp=sharing


Friday- worked on computer simulation of balancing chemical equations here's the link- http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/balancing-chemical-equations and work on the sunglass project.



PowerPoint-Chemical reactions and classification

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Week-10 (9-11 Oct)

Wednesday- Film on ionic and covalent bonding- http://www.learner.org/resources/series61.html?pop=yes&pid=800# then scroll down to chemical bonds and worksheet- http://www.hschem.org/Resources/worldofchemistry/worldofchemistry.htm episode 8. Also worksheet on covalent and ionic bonding.

Thrusday- Finish with covalent bonding, Lab on making covalent molecules. Notes I & C bonding.
Ionic and covalent bonding animated simulations http://www.echalk.co.uk/science/tasters/chemistry/taster.html
Notes- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxNwAcMMxlO3WDZCVVpmeWgxLXM/edit?usp=sharing

Friday- test corrections, WS ionic & covalent bonding and sunglass project issued.
Use this site's video collection to help you with nomenclature - http://www.chemteam.info/Nomenclature/Nomenclature.html


  

Tuesday, October 1, 2013


Week-9-30 Sept.-2 Oct.

TEST Wednesday Nomenclature Link http://www.chemteam.info/Nomenclature/Nomenclature.html

                                                                              and
Ionic and covalent bonding animated simulations http://www.echalk.co.uk/science/tasters/chemistry/taster.html

Monday- Continue with nomenclature (transition metals and polyatomic ions).


Tuesday- Continue with nomenclature practice nomenclature strategies for test tomorrow. Practices for test go to google and type in-(Mixed Nomenclature Practice) and click on Mixed Nomenclature Practice


Wednesday- test nomenclature.


Notes of the week 


Monday, September 23, 2013


Week-8
  
  1.  Monday-notes and Start spectroscopy lab http://chemistry.bd.psu.edu/jircitano/periodic4.html
  2. Tuesday-Will be using the computer lab to work on spectroscopy lab, interactive demo on spectroscopy and review for test. http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/discharge-lamps                                                                  
  3.  Wednesday- Film on the deep ocean. Will be using the computer lab to work on spectroscopy lab, interactive demo on spectroscopy http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/discharge-lamps 
  4. Thursday-Test EMS and Electron configuration
  5. Friday-Start nomenclature Notes
Notes of the Week

Sunday, September 15, 2013

 Week-7 Sept 16-20

Monday-notes and discussion on properties of waves; notes and discussion about the electromagnetic spectrum and the relationships between the speed of light, frequency, wavelength and energy. Work packet assigned for homework covering topics covered and applied in class.
Tuesday- notes and discussions on calculating energy, creation and emission of photons. two short videos showing up occasion of EMS in our lives. Started briefly electron configuration
Wednesday- notes in discussion on the electron configuration and lab on emission spectroscopy.
Thursday-discuss lab and introduce sunglass project. Work in computer lab on project.
Friday- film on the deep ocean and how light affects it. Project cont.

9/16- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxNwAcMMxlO3ZmhPVWd2eFp2eTQ/edit?usp=sharing
Here's a PowerPoint presentation for extra help.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxNwAcMMxlO3WHBOTGlhdTJSX3c/edit

Monday, September 2, 2013

Week 5   3-6 September

  1. Tuesday-notes on atomic structure and computer simulated PhET lab (atom builder).
  2. Wednesday-history of the atom and calculating average atomic mass.
  3. Thursday-introduction of the periodic table and periodicity. Average atomic mass lab (M&M).
  4. Friday-film on the periodic table and notes on periodicity and ions.

Notes of the week 
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxNwAcMMxlO3T3o4N1B6LUdsYkk/edit?usp=sharing 

Video Links
 Video on Periodic Table- click here then scroll down to Periodic table video. http://www.learner.org/resources/series61.html