Acids and Bases

Lab Sheet

Notes

Bring a treat to demonstrate your knowledge of solutions and mixtures

Bring a treat to share tomorrow and present it to the class. Be sure to explain its nature as a solution or heterogeneous mixture and how you know that to be true. 

States of Matter and Solutions Study Guide

Link

Saturation and Supersaturation

Reading

Textbook Reference p. 644-658

Mixtures and Solutions

Notes

Classwork

Plasma

Reading

Reading 2

Notes

Textbook Reference:  p436

Kinetic Energy and Heat Transfers

Notes

Textbook reference p.432-438

States of Matter Virtual Lab

Lab Instructions

Temperature-based State Changes

Over the last two days, we have discussed state changes and thermal energy. We watched videos of water turning to steam and lighters bursting in a hot car. I then gave the students multiple examples of state changes and labeled each of them. Today, the students took a quiz over the names of state changes and they learned the basics of Phase Diagrams.

States of matter classwork

Phase diagram classwork

Phase Change PowerPoint Notes

Phase Diagram PowerPoint Notes

Nuclear Power Essay Project

Essay Instructions and Rubric

Half Lives

Reading: pg. 62-63 in text

Test has been delayed to Tuesday after the break. We will have a paper-based quiz on Friday.

Alpha Beta and Gamma Radiation

Reading: p. 620-622 in your online text

Quiz on Alpha and Beta Decay tomorrow, test Thursday

Fission and Fusion

Today, students were taught the basics of fission and fusion. The students are expected to know the use of both of these physical phenomena in our modern society and how to predict the outcome of either of these reactions on known chemical inputs.

Classwork/homework

On Monday, we will begin learning about Radiation.

Study guide for Thursday's test.

Remediation Quiz and Conservation of Mass word problems

Today, the students had the opportunity to gain additional points in their test category by taking a remediation quiz. In order to earn this credit, they had to complete the remediation worksheet distributed several days ago.

We then completed a series of higher-difficulty conservation of mass problems. 

Conservation of Mass

Read pg. 582-587 in your online text

Quiz tomorrow

Remediation Quiz on Thursday

Balancing Equations

Lab Instructions

Read - pg 582-586 in your textbook

Watch -

Study Guide for Compounds Test

Study Guide Available Here (updated)

Whiteboarding Questions

Covalent Compounds

Today we introduced the idea of covalent bonds and discussed what types of molecules make up covalent compounds and how covalent compounds are named

Classwork

Even more practice with Ionic Compounds

Today, we talked about how Ionic Compounds are named and practiced Lewis Dot Diagrams with them. Students should plan for a quiz on Ionic Bonding and Compounds on Thursday.

The students were also given a review sheet for tomorrow's remediation quiz. Points earned on the remediation quiz will be applied to the Unit 1 test.

Classwork

More Practice with Ionic Compounds

Reading

Classwork

Practice with Ionic Compounds

Students were given the day to work on a sheet of ionic compounds and Lewis Dot Diagrams. Attached to the sheets were a set of notes for any student that needs additional support.

Notes

Worksheet 1

Worksheet 2

Ionic Compounds and Lewis Dot Diagrams

Today, we reviewed the number of valence electrons surrounding each element in its neutral state and what type of ion is created most commonly. We then used this information to create Lewis Dot Diagrams for common ionic compounds. In doing so, we discussed conservation of mass.

Classwork

SLO

Today we took our pre-SLO. We will resume regular instruction tomorrow. Students should expect a quiz by the end of tomorrow on valence electrons and ions. 

Valence Electrons day 2

Today, we practiced Lewis dot structures and filled out a table to show the number of valence electrons in each uncharged element. We then related this to the tendency for ions to be present in the world, defining the terms cation and anion. We then previewed the idea of Ionic Bonds.

Reading

Valence Electrons

Today, we first went over our test. I attempted to show the students how to answer each question and connect each question to a piece of classwork that we completed earlier. Some of the students that struggled had some misconceptions that we tried to talk through. The information on this test will be covered again on our upcoming test, so students will be able to show their mastery later if they make improvements in the meantime.

In the second half of the class, we covered the Bohr model of the atom and the electron shells that were the basis for chemical understanding before quantum theory gained hold. This is a simplified form of electron formation that should make the fundamentals of chemistry easier to understand for our students while still communicating the most important parts of why chemical reactions occur.

The students finished by completing dot diagrams for a series of atoms to show the number of valence electrons.

Khan academy unit

Ions and Isotopes

Today, we had a short quiz over the periodic table's organization. We then completed our first lab using two pieces of tape. We observed them attracting and repelling other pieces of tape after being pulled off one another. We used this observation to discuss positive and negative charge and the atomic cause of charge. We looked at a few drawn examples of ions and indicated which part of the periodic table is most likely to be the home of positive ions and which part is most likely to show negative ions. Finally, we discussed isotopes and the use of carbon-14 in dating.

Notes

Worksheet - we completed the second page in class today

Upcoming: Short plickers quiz on Thursday
Test on Friday covering the structure of matter. Study guide available here.

The Periodic Table Lesson 2

Reading

Notes

classwork

The Periodic Table Lesson 1

Today, the students were told a short version of the life of Dmitri Mendeleev and his journey from poverty and familial isolation to being one of the first to publish the periodic table. We looked into the nature of the table and why it is "periodic." We also distinguished between periods and groups and discussed how groups share chemical properties.

Notes

Atomic Structure

Today, we discussed the makeup of the Universe. Students should now be able to differentiate between the terms molecule, element, and atom. We worked on identifying the atomic mass and atomic number of atoms and reading basic information on a periodic table. Students also received their plickers cards which will be used for basic quizzes at the beginning of classes.

Reading

Khan Academy Link

Powerpoint Notes

Classwork

Welcome to Physical Science

Syllabus

Lab Safety Contract

First Night Homework