• March 1^st, 2012

•     Continue with Family Properties PowerPoint

•             Transition metals (movie clips of demo)

•             Halogens

•             Chalcogens

•             Noble gases (refer to discharge tubes demo with Neon, Helium, Krypton, Argon)

•     Read excerpt from A Gebra named Al about Peroidics

•     Write element story (example: The Periodic Table: Elements with Style)

•             websites to get information about each element:

•                     www.webelements.com

•                     www.chemicool.com

•                     http://periodic.lanl.gov/index.shtml

•     Sign up for Elements

HW: Finish element story for Friday

MU: Review PowerPoint above for notes about families, sign up for element with Berwick to write a story about and write an element story using directions linked above.

• March 2^nd, 2012     

•     Turn in assignments

•     Share element stories and turn in

•     Question of the Day (periodic table videos)

•     Introduce other Periodic Trends with Mini Lab pg 399

HW: Finish Mini Lab on pg 399 in textbook

MU: Share element story when you return, do Question of the Day above and complete Mini Lab on pg 399 in text.

• March 5^th, 2012       

•     Period Trends website

•          Record observations of 3 trends from the website

•          Periodic Trends Activity with Straws  

•             in groups of 3, sign up for one of the properties found on the periodic table and explore the periodic trends seen

HW:  Finish Calculations for Periodic Trends Activity with Straws

MU: Do Question of the Day, review Periodic Trends website and do Periodic Trends with Straws Activity.

• March 6^th, 2012   

•      Question of the Day

•      Finish Calculations for your properties

•      Cut straws and put in Styrofoam to create trend table for Periodic Trends Activity

•      Write definition of property on piece of paper, identify trends seen in table, explain why they occur

HW: Finish written answers

MU: Do Question of the Day, show me calculations for Periodic Trends Straw Activity, create periodic table from cut straws and write definition of property on piece of paper, identify trends seen in table, explain why they occur.

• March 7^th, 2012   

•     Finish Periodic Trends Straw Activity

•     Present Styrofoam periodic trends to rest of class

•     Take notes on presentations

HW: None

MU: Get notes from someone in class

•  March 8^th, 2012

•     Finish presentations

•     Do Periodic Table Activity

HW:  Finish Periodic Table Activity

MU: Do Periodic Table Activity above (if you need help come in before or after school).

• March 9^th, 2012  

•     Review Periodic Table Activity

•     Read ChemMatters article "What Uuo ught to Know about 112-118" (page 9)

•             do anticipatory guide before you read

•             do reading activity

•             revisit anticipatory guide after reading

•             discuss all as a class

HW: Finish reading assignments

MU: Read ChemMatters article linked above, but before you read it do the anticipatory guide linked above, then while you read the article do the reading activity linked above and then revisit the anticipatory guide linked above.

• March 12^th, 2012

•     Review for Chapter 13 and 14 Test

HW: Finish all assignments from this unit and study for test.

MU: Finish all assignments from this unit and study for test.

• March 13^th, 2012 (HSPE testing in am, 1st and 2nd only in afternoon)

• March 14^th, 2012 (HSPE testing in am, 3rd and 4th only in afternoon)

• March 15^th, 2012 (HSPE testing in am, 5th and 6th only in afternoon) 

•     Chapter 13 and 14 Test

HW: None

MU: Come in after school to take Chapter 13 and 14 Test and turn in all assignments from this unit.

• March 16^th, 2012    

•     Question of the Day

•      Chemical Bonding

•         review covalent, ionic and metallic bonds

•         simulations of what actually happens with volunteers

•         Bonding and Bond Types PowerPoint: Ionic, Metallic and Covalent Bonds (pg 1-10)

•         polarity of water demos (balloon with stream of water)

HW: None

MU: Do Question of the Day, get notes from someone in class.

• March 19^th, 2012

•    Question of the Day

•     Review simulations of bond types with website

•     Bonding and Bond Types PowerPoint: Polar vs. Non-Polar and Intermolecular Forces/Bonds (pg 11-13)

•      Solvent Properties of Water Exploration (pg 183 from lab manual)

•             Purpose Question: What is the effect of a mixture's polarity on its ability to dissolve (solubility) in water?

HW: Write Hypothesis, Variables, Drawing of Set up and Data Table for Exploration.

Extra Credit: Read Chapter 15 pg 413-429 Do #1-4, 9-10, 15-19 and Read Chapter 16 pg 437-443 & 460-466 Do #21-24, 26-28 and 51-53.

 MU: Do Question of the Day, review end of PowerPoint pages 8-12, write purpose question above and then write a hypothesis, manipulated and responding variables.

• March 20^th, 2012

•     Solvent Properties of Water Exploration (pg 183 from lab manual)

•         go over procedure

•         collect data

•         answer analysis question

•         write conclusion

HW: Work on drawings for formulas in Solvent Properties of Water Exploration

MU: Come in before or after school to make up Solvent Properties of Water Exploration (pg 183 from lab manual)

Extra Credit: Read Chapter 15 pg 413-429 Do #1-4, 9-10, 15-19 and Read Chapter 16 pg 437-443 & 460-466 Do #21-24, 26-28 and 51-53.

• March 21^st, 2012

•     Review Solvent Properties of Water Exploration

•         discuss/review drawings and go over questions and conclusion

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HW: Finish analysis questions and conclusion for Solvent Properties of Water Exploration

MU: Finish Exploration above and get notes from someone in class.

• March 22^nd, 2012   
•     Introduce Aqueous Solutions
•         solution: solute, solvent
•         electrolytes vs. non electrolyte
•         ionic compounds in water vs. molecular compounds in water
•     Unique properties of water (watch water video clip)
•         discuss and review together
•     Precipitation Reactions
•         Silver Nitrate and Sodium Chloride Demo (Potassium chromate and Lead nitrate, Lead nitrate and Potassium iodide)
•         Solubility Rules
•         Animations
•     Net Ionic Reactions

HW: Read Chapter 8 pg 216-219 and 225-228 Do #29, 30, 31,  52, 53

MU: Come in before or after school to get help on whatever you don't understand from reading, get notes from someone in class and do HW.

• March 23^rd, 2012

•     Review HW (check off while doing pre-lab)

•      Mini Net Ionic Equation Exploration

•         Pick 20 different combinations of Aqueous Solutions

•         Write balanced equation for the combinations

•         Make a prediction about whether a precipitate will form when the two solutions are mixed

•         Check off predictions with Berwick

HW: Finish predictions

MU: Come in before or after school to start Net Ionic Equation Exploration, pick 20 different combinations, write balanced equations and make predictions about precipitates.

• March 26^th, 2012   

•     Mini Net Ionic Equation Exploration

•         Check off predictions with Berwick

•         Test predictions

•         For each reaction that formed a precipitate, write a balanced net ionic equation

HW: Finish balanced net ionic equations

MU: Come in before or after school to start Net Ionic Equation Exploration, test predictions and for each reaction that formed a precipitate, write a balanced net ionic equations.

• March 27^th, 2012    

•     Read a Drop of Water

•         do some of the experiments in the book

•      Review drawing Ionic Compounds

•      Draw Covalent Molecules

•             go through rules

•             do practice problems(#1 and 2 pg 440)

HW: None

MU: Gets notes from someone in class and come in after school to get help with drawing Covalent Molecules.

• March 28^th, 2012 No School

•      Student Waiver Day

• March 29^th, 2012 (Half Day for Student Led Conferences- only periods 1, 2 and 3 in the morning)

• March 30^th, 2012 (Half Day for Student Led Conferences- only periods 4, 5 and 6 in the morning)
•     Chemistry Map Testing