• April 2^nd, 2012 

•     Question of the Day

•     Molecular Shapes of Molecules (more animations) Notes of five basic shapes
•     Start Molecular Model Activity (Stamp/check off all missing assignment)

•             go through activity and copy down table

HW: Start drawing each of the molecules

MU: Do Question of the Day, look at the Molecular Shapes of Molecules links above, come in after school to make up Molecular Model Activity.

• April 3^rd, 2012   

•     Finish Molecular Model Activity (Stamp/check off all missing assignment)

•             discuss and review results

HW: Finish Molecular Model Activity

MU:  Finish Molecular Model Activity and come in for help if you need it.

• April 4^th, 2012

•     Discuss Molecular Model Activity

•      Discuss why shape of molecules is important

•      Read "Tasteful Chemistry" and discuss role of shape in taste

HW: None

MU: None

• April 5^th, 2012   

•     Discuss Paper Chromatography

•     Start Paper Chromatography Lab

•         Purpose Question: What is the affect of the mobile phase (water vs. isopropyl alcohol) on the separation of the molecules in the mixtures (8 different black pens)?

•         Do pre-lab: purpose question, hypothesis, variables, drawing, procedure and data table

•         Review procedure

•         Experiment and collect/record your data

•         Write a conclusion

HW: Finish conclusion for Paper Chromatography Lab

MU:  Come in after school to do Paper Chromatography Lab

• April 6^th, 2012
•     Review Explorations with PowerPoint (QOD inside)
•      Make up day
•         Get old assignments finished up and checked off in grade book
•         Get help on assignments you didn't understand and then get checked off in the grade book
•         Make up assignments/activities you were absent for and then get checked off in the grade book

HW: Enjoy Spring break!

MU: Enjoy Spring break!

• April 16^th, 2012    
•      Review bond types in a table... what do you remember... what do we as a class remember
•      Conductivity Lab
•             Do pre-lab: background, purpose question, hypothesis, variables, reference to handout for procedure, drawing and table to record data

HW: Finish pre-lab

MU: Review PowerPoint above, get notes from someone in class and do pre-lab for Conductivity Lab.

• April 17^th, 2012      

•     Conductivity Lab

•             go over how to set up computers, lab pros and probes    

•             complete testing

•             answer analysis questions

•             write conclusion

HW: Finish Analysis Questions and Conclusion

MU: Come in before or after school to make up Conductivity Lab.

• April 18^th, 2012  

•     Review Analysis Questions from Conductivity Lab

•     Discuss conclusion

•     Continue checking off assignments

HW: None

MU: Finish Conductivity Lab by writing conclusion and check off assignments.

• April 19^th, 2012

•     Watch Life Video

•         write down 10 interesting facts

HW: None

MU: None

• April 20^th, 2012

•     Watch Life Video

•         write down 10 interesting facts

HW: None

MU: None

• April 23^rd, 2012   

•     Question of the Day

•     Start Ions in Our Lives PowerPoint (pages 1-5)

•     Circle of Neurons made with student

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day, review Ions in Our Lives PowerPoint (pages 1-5).

• April 24^th, 2012

•     Question of the Day

•      Continue Ions in Our Lives PowerPoint (pages 6-17)

•      Neuron Talk Activity

•      Continue Ions in Our Lives PowerPoint (pages 18-24)

•      Start Synapse Collapse Activity   

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day, review the rest of the Ions in Our Lives PowerPoint, and make up Neuron Talk and Synapse Collapse Activity.

• April 25^th, 2012

•     Finish discussing Synapse Collapse Activity

•      Go over legal chemicals that alter the brain

•      Discuss Partner Research Project

•      Sign up  for topics and partners

•      Check off all assignments

HW: None (could start research on chemical project)

MU: Review research Project requirements above and sign up for topic with Berwick tomorrow.

• April 26^th, 2012

•     Research chemicals for Partner Project Presentations

HW: Finish Presentations

MU: Finish Presentations

• April 27^th, 2012    

•     Finish Chemical Partner Research Projects

HW: Finish Chemical Partner Research Projects

MU: Finish Chemical Partner Research Projects

• April 30^th, 2012  

•     Chemical Partner Research Project Presentations

HW: None

MU: Present Chemical Partner Research Projects