• October 3^rd, 2011

•     Question of the Day

•     Discover It! pg 50 in text (change amounts of each solution to 25 ml instead of 250 ml)

•      Start Density Lab
•             do Part A: Background and Part B: Pre-lab and get each part initialed before starting the next

HW: Finish Part A if you didn't in class

MU: Come in before or after school to make up part of Density Lab

• October 4^th, 2011   
•     Continue Density Lab
•         Part B: Pre-lab and get initialed before starting the next part
•         Part C: Test unknowns
•              Make predictions
•             Experiment
•             Get knowns and calculate percent error
•             Answer analysis and conclusion questions
•     Check off assignments that haven't been checked

HW: Finish Part B of Density Lab

MU: Come in before or after school to continue Density Lab.

• October 5^th, 2011    
•     Finish Part C: Test unknowns.
•         Make predictions
•         Experiment
•         Get knowns and calculate percent error
•         Answer analysis and conclusion questions
•     Discuss/Review Density Lab

HW: Finish Density Lab  

MU: Come in before or after school to finish Density Lab.

• October 6^th, 2011  
•     Discuss/Review/Finish Density Lab
•     Chapter 3 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

HW: Chapter 3 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

MU: Come in after school to finish up Density Lab and do Chapter 3 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving.

• October 10^th, 2011   
•     Density Lab Quiz
•     Density Demos: Density column with raisins and popcorn in graduated cylinder, Diet/regular coke, green/ripe tomato, Case of the Sunken Ice Cube Demo
•     Review Chapter 3 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
•      Problem Solving Methods/Dimensional Analysis
•             what is their purpose
•             what are conversion factors (metric and other)
•             go over how to set up
•             do some practice problems
•       Metric Conversion Handout Level 1 and 2- using the dimensional analysis format.

HW: Read pg 89-100 Do #15, 24, 30, 38, 44 (optional #16, 18, 20-23, 39-43).

MU: Come in after school to take Density Lab Quiz, get notes from someone in class, get assignment checked off, do Metric Conversion Handout and do HW.

• October 11^th, 2011  

•      Hand back Density Quiz

•      Review HW and Chapter 3 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

•      Dimensional Analysis Practice 1 and Practice 2

HW: Do Dimensional Analysis Practice 2

MU: Get assignments checked off, review Dimensional Analysis Practice 1 and do Dimensional Analysis Practice 2 for HW.

• October 12^th, 2011    

•     Review Dimensional Analysis Practice 2

•         go over questions, review how to set up

HW: Finish Dimensional Analysis Practice 2

MU: Finish  Dimensional Analysis Practice 2

• October 13^th, 2011 

•     Review Dimensional Analysis Practice 2

•     Question of the Day

•      Scientific Method Steps

•      Bubbles Exploration

•         complete pre-lab and get initialed before you start testing... be sure to include Purpose Question, Hypothesis, Description of Procedure including Manipulated, Responding, and Controlled variables as well as a Control group for comparison, and a data table to record your data in proper format

•         make sure to collect both qualitative and quantitative data

•         be sure to use proper significant figures.

HW: Finish pre-lab.

MU:  Do Question of the Day, review HW, get it stamped,  and come in before or after school to make up the Bubbles Exploration.

• October 14^th, 2011 

•     Continue Bubbles Exploration

•         make sure to collect both qualitative and quantitative data

•         be sure to use proper significant figures.

HW: Finish analysis (calculations) and conclusion.

MU: Come in before or after school to make up the Bubbles Exploration.

• October 17^th, 2011    
•     Finish Bubbles Explorations
•     Question of the Day
•     Review for Exam on Chapters 1-4
•     Practice Problems
•     Check off assignments (Chapter 4 textbook HW, Ch 3 Critical Thinking Handout, Dimensional Analysis Handout, and Bubbles Exploration)

HW: Study for Chapter 1-4 Exam and finish any missing assignments

MU: Review for Chapter 1-4 Exam using review sheet above and finish any missing assignments.

• October 18^th, 2011    
•     Answer any questions about Chapters 1-4
•     Check off assignments
•     Prefixes and Conversion Jeopardy Game  

HW: Study for Chapter 1-4 Exam

MU: Review for Chapter 1-3 Exam using review sheet above.

• October 19^th, 2011 
•     Start Chapter 1-4 Exam

HW: None

MU: Come in after school to make up Chapter 1-4 Exam

• October 20^th, 2011

•     Finish Chapter 1-4 Exam (Start reading Article about History of Matter when done)

•     Question of the Day

•     Article about History of Matter (old What is Matter? Article, Early Atomic Theory Article, Antimatter article)

•         read quietly

HW: None

MU: Read the Article about History of Matter 

• October 21^st, 2011

•         Continue to read Article about History of Matter

•             create a pictorial timeline of important people, what they contributed to the modern theory and when they made their contribution (date).

•             go over important discoveries as a class with Chapter 5 Notes PowerPoint

HW: Finish pictorial timeline and Read pg 106-112 Do #1-5 in section reviews with in the reading

MU: Finish reading the Article about History of Matter, create a pictorial timeline of important event and dates, review Chapter 5 PowerPoint Notes above, and do HW.

• October 24^th, 2011

•     Review HW problems

•     Chapter 5 Notes (pages 1-8)

•     The Atomic Mass of Candium Activity (pg 122 in text)

•         copy down table and discuss how to calculate each item in the table

HW: Read 113-121 Do # 7-17 with in chapter

MU: Review Chapter 5 Notes PowerPoint, come in before or after school to do Atomic Mass of Candium, and do HW.

• October 25^th, 2011   

•     Review HW

•     The Atomic Mass of Candium Activity

•             collect data

•             do calculations and analysis questions

•             get checked off in the grade book

•     Average Atomic Mass Practice

HW: Do Average Atomic Mass Practice #1-8

MU: Come in after school to make up The Atomic Mass of Candium Activity and do Average Atomic Mass Practice

• October 26^th, 2011   

•     Review Average Atomic Mass Practice

•     Question of the Day   

•     Discuss electrons numbers for each element and how you determine based on charge

HW: None

MU: Turn in Average Atomic Mass Practice, review Question of the Day and get notes from someone in class.

•  October 27^th, 2011  

•     Shorthand practice problems-determine element, protons, neutrons and electrons

•     Continue Chapter 5 and 6 Notes (pages 10-29)

•         do practice problems as we go through notes

•         discuss how you determine ionic vs covalent bonding

•     Molecules, Molecular Compounds, Ions and Ionic Compounds Activity

HW: Read Chapter 6 pages 133-156 and Do #1-5, 8-9, 16-20

MU: Get notes from someone in class about shorthand problems, Review PowerPoint pages above, do Molecules, Molecular Compounds, Ions and Ionic Compounds Activity, do practice problems as you go through PowerPoint and HW.

• October 28^th, 2011    

•     Review HW

•     Continue Chapter 5 and 6 Notes (pages 24-29)   

•         Naming Molecular Compounds Activity

•         Writing formulas and naming ionic compounds practice problems 

•         Make flash cards for oxidation numbers if you can't remember

HW: Read Chapter 6 Do #24-27 and Read 158-163 Do #37-39 and 41.

MU:  Review Chapter 5 and 6 notes pages 24-32, do Naming Molecular Compounds Activity, practice problems linked above and do HW.

• October 31^st, 2011      

•     Review HW

•     Continue Chapter 5 and 6 Notes (pages 29-32)

•             Binary vs. Tertiary Compounds

•             Periodic Table of Ions

•     Compound Naming Race

HW: None

MU: Start Compound Naming Race #1-15...

•     Read one of the articles applying spectroscopy and in your article group come up with five questions of all different levels (such as define, explain, apply, analyze, create, compare) about the articles (as well as answers)

•      Write questions on board (keep answers in class work section of notebook)

•      Get a second article, read it and answer the questions that that group put on the board below your questions

•      Get the last article, read it and answer the questions that the group put on the board also in your notebook

•             Fireworks in the Smokestack Article

•             Colors Bursting into Air

•             LIBS in field work

•             Questions made in class

HW: Finish questions about articles not yet completed

MU:  Read the three articles Fireworks in the Smokestack Article, Colors Bursting into Air, LIBS in field work and answer questions for that were made in class in class work section of notebook.