until the day of the assignment, all assignments are tentative
first term
week one (sept 8-11)
tues: rules, safety, learn noble gases
wed: fire safety and noble gas quiz
thurs: candle lab
fri: complete lab
read p 9-11 do p19 #8
week two (sept 14-18)
mon: periodic table...put in noble gases
equipment fill-in
youtube on burning candles
discuss additional experiments
tues: group extension to candle lab
wed: fire safety with burner demo
pink group experiment sheet and white sheet scientific sheet
thurs: burner lab
fri: 10-15 minutes to complete pink sheet and burner lab
set up notebooks according to whiteboard
MSDS introduction
equipment quiz on Monday
learn diatomic elements quiz on Thursday
week three (sept 21-25)
mon: equipment quiz (with clickers?)
introduction to inquiry chapter one
goal of making a periodic table game
go over white scientific method sheet
tues: begin activity two: conductivity and acid reaction
wed: complete lab oxides
cards for grouping
thurs: diatomic quiz
pages 12-14 handout
discuss lab information
fri: chem to go green sheet with two element cards
assign chapter three except sections
week four (sept 28 - oct 2)
mon: go over activity two lab results
tues: work day
film the history of the periodic table
wed: open note lab quiz
begin activiy three Al cutting
thurs: element quiz for act 2
act 3 Mg into CuSO4
fri: act 3 filter and dry insoluble product
chapter 2 section 1 worksheet
week five (oct 5 - 9)
mon: mass the filter paper and make calculations
activity 3 follow-up sheet
hand in 2.1 worksheet
scientific notation worksheet (quiz on thursday)
tues: mark scientific notation homework
single replacement follow-up reactions with balancing and ratios
wed: glue the colored dots group worksheet
thurs: complete dot handout
notebook setup including equipment update
grade review
next next tuesday on sci not and equipment next week
balancing sheet yellow due Tuesday
week six (oct 12-16)
mon: mark balancing sheet with glue on dots
introduce the idea of moles and molar mass
handout equipment updated version from WOC
molecular mass handout
tues: group effort solve the mystery sentence
yellow balancing and molecular handout due mark and allow corrections
expect a quiz on sci notation, equipment, molar mass & number of atoms
homework activity 3 chem talk due thursday
wed: notes on conversions with moles, atoms and mass
complete activity 3 chem talk
thurs: multiply by one and conversion side one
review for quiz
hand in activity 3 chem talk
fri: quest on theory, sci notation, molar mass, atoms, mole, balancing etc.
define these terms and arrange them in a diagram: atom, matter, element,
mixture, molecule, solution, compound, homogeneous, heterogeneous
and pure substance
week seven (oct 19-23)
mon: try this word doesn't belong, hand in defined terms and diagrams
discussing "flow" diagrams as intro to making molecules
element vs compound vs mixture activity
make molecules with kits
review games ideas to date: information cards, categories, dots
for atoms, balancing equations, making words, arrangement,
this word doesn't belong, etc.
hand out scavenger hunt supply list
Do world of chem section 2.3 review questions 1-7
tues: world of chem chap 2 assessment questions 1-29 complete during class
setup notebooks
return quests
HW world of chem section 3.2 reveiw questions 3.2 due Friday
wed: do back of "one step" conversion worksheet
go over textbook questions
thurs: mole conversion with one step for elements and compounds
metric conversions
fri: balancing more equations by type of reaction
week eight (oct 26-30)
mon: test review packet
tues: go over test review packet
begin act 4 with cathod ray tube
wed: test world of chemistry chap2,chap3 section 2,moles,gram formula, etc
mark balanced equations
read world of chem chap 3 section 3 pages 60-67 answering all
active reading questions using complete sentences
thurs: grid game,rutherford experiment with marbles
fri: element movie with fill-in sheet
week nine (nov 2-6)
mon: e, p and n: building block of atoms fill-in table and diagrams
gold table fill-in for homework
tues: packet on isotopes and weighted mass
centium lab
wed: homework due fri: activity 4 chem talk
power point on model of the atom Aristotle? through Rutherford
notebook check
thurs: quick quiz on tables
power point on the developing model of the atom
spectral glasses and mystery tube
complete chem talk 4
fri: activity 5 with spectral tubes
read pages 359-365 Do 365(1-6)
energy level diagram for movement of excited electrons to lower levels
term 2
week ten (nov 9-13)
mon: discuss and complete activity 5 and p 365
periodic table fill-in and cation/anion intro
w/spdf,families,period,charges,noble gases,diatomics, etc.
HW chem talk act 5 fill-in due tuesday
energy level photon throw with skittles
quiz activity 4 and 5 and fill-in table p, n, e, Z, A, symbol on friday
tues: periodic table fill-in and cation/anion intro
w/spdf,families,period,charges,noble gases,diatomics, etc.
read pages 366-370
do page 370 (1-6) using complete sentences
wed: HW Electromagnetic (EM) Spectrum (wave packet)
demonstrations of waves: springs, standing waves
power point on atomic structure with spectrum and waves
note handouts?
thurs and fri: flame lab
periodic table fill-in test on tuesday
week eleven (nov 16-20)
mon: flame lab unknowns
tues: periodic table quest
chem talk 5
wed: ion intro sheet
handout ion sheet (golden rod)
specify sections of purple packet
practice quizzes on act 4 and 5 and table fill-in?
review packet
thurs: go over review packet and chem talk 5 for test
check out physics 2000 site
fri: test on activities 4 and 5 on monday
mini project on activities 1-5 chapter challenge: read this over
and think of game ideas
week twelve (nov 23-25) thanksgiving break
mon: test on activities 4 and 5 with essays on Thomson and Rutherford
world of chemistry read pages 68-75 do review questions p 75 (1-8)
using complete sentences
notebooks due tomorrow
tues: begin activity 6 with other spectral tubes and identify unknowns
wed: complete lab
formulas for lab: E = h f and c = wavelength x frequescy
hand in folder and p 75 (1-8)
monoatomic cation quiz on tuesday
think about ideas for periodic table game
week thirteen (nov 30 - dec 4 )
mon: playing with wave formulas sheet (yellow)
complete purple wave packet
a wave problem will be added to tomorrow's quiz
microwave with chocolate
hand out essay sheet (flow chart discussed on friday,
final essay by following tuesday)
tues: monoatomic cation quiz with wave question
graphing activity for activity 6
use science geek chemistry interactive practices for quizzes exam etc
wed: finish activity 6 using a periodic table
HW isotope and ions gold worksheet front side
thurs: check isotope ion assignment
alkali metals demos
quiz on table (protons, neutrons, electrons, Z and A) and ions tuesday
fri: go over last test
check gold sheet
update table of contents
HW work on essay, study for ion and isotope quiz, and
get progress report signed
week fourteen (dec 7 - 11)
mon: go over ion and isotope practice quiz
Hog Hotel introduction to spdf filling
spdf configuration table/packet
HW study for quiz
tues: quiz on isotopes and ions
spdf configuration table/packet
wed and thurs: snow days
fri: lab on electron configuration with transition metals
essay due on monday
quiz on anions on tuesday
week fifteen (dec 14 - 18)
mon: collect essay and show irradiated salt
go over lab 6 and lab on electron configuration (check in)
handout on electron configurations
tues: quiz on anion with an electron configuration problem
shapes of electron subshells: dart drop, balloons and models
chem to go for activity 6
wed: review packet on chapter 6 for friday's test
thurs: go over packet as a review for test
fri: test
tan chapter 11 take home test extension
week sixteen
mon: lab on meals ready to eat
tues: activity seven with fill-in sheet
update notebook
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still working on the following
activity 7 learning more about electron configurations
MRE
ideas for periodic table game
criss cross writing chemical formulas for ionic compounds
read world of chem p76-83; do p 83 sec 3.5 review questions (1-5)
discuss homework and chemical formula writing
activity eight
fill-in table for lewis dot of elements
quiz on criss cross formula writing
covalent compound: lewis dot, molecular models with kits
read world of chemistry pages 400-402, section 12.1 parts A and B
answer review questions page 406 section 12.1 (1 & 2)