• September 7^th, 2011

•     Freshman orientation and advisory review of Student handbook (no class)

• September 8^th, 2011

•     Light a Candle Demo with Questioning/Brainstorming- What is happening?

•     Introduction to Mrs. Berwick, the class and the website

•      Question of the Day

•     Candle Observation Lab  

•         Safety & Pre-lab

•         Observe candle and record

•         Share observations

•         Go over observations vs. interpretations and qualitative vs. quantitative observations

•         Read textbook description of a burning candle

HW: Visit the website and answer questions, email answers to Mrs. Berwick from parents' email. Bring Science Notebook.

MU:  Visit the website, answer the questions and email the answers to Berwick from parents' email, review Question of the Day and come in after school to do Candle Observation Lab.

• September 9^th, 2011
•     Review questions about website questions
•     Fill out student information card
•     Watch Safety Video and go over safety contract
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HW: Get safety contract signed and do website questions if not already completed.

MU:  Come in to watch Safety Video and go over safety contract, fill out student information card, and set up science notebook.  

• September 12^th, 2011

•     Finish going over and check off safety contracts   

•     Set up science notebook
•         one section for Notes, Questions of the Day and Demo Explanations,
•         one section for class work and home work
•         one section for explorations

•     Question of the Day

•      Do  Day II of Candle Lab (S-I)

•         Predictions

•         Experiment

HW:  None

MU: Do Question of the Day, come in after school to do Part II of Candle Lab (S-I), and answer questions at the end of the handout.

• September 13^th, 2011     

•     Continue  Day II of Candle Lab (S-I)

•         Part III-testing with lime water

•         Answer questions at the end of the handout for each section and go over as a class.

•     Question of the Day

•      Candle Demos (Candles with different heights under large jar, put Erlenmeyer flask over small candle in bowl of water)

•      Start Day III Candle Lab (S-2)

•             Write Predictions about how a candle burns, what burning is, and what becomes of the candle after it burns.

•             Review procedures

•     Check out textbooks and fill out textbook condition forms 

HW: Finish questions for part II of Candle Lab ( make sure you are answering the questions for each section). Write your thought on the answers to the three questions above for Day III.

MU: Do Question of the Day, finish and get questions answered about Candle Lab Day II, and make predictions about the three questions above for Day III.

• September 14^th, 2011

•     Complete Day III Candle Lab (S-2) testing

•         Answer Questions

HW: Finish Candle Lab Questions, study for Candle Lab Quiz.

MU: Come in before or after school to make up Candle Lab, study for Candle Lab Quiz  and do HW above.

• September 15^th, 2011     

•     Review Day III Candle Lab: go over what you should have seen and why.

•     Do a drawing to discuss candle discoveries as a class

•     Vinegar/Baking Soda Reaction Demo w/candle, and Whoosh Bottle Demos

•     Candle Lab Quiz

HW: Answer the four questions you made predictions for from Day III Candle Lab (S-2) in a paragraph. Read and bring in a recent/current newspaper, magazine or internet article that involves chemistry somehow. Be ready to share what it is about...

MU: Make up Candle Lab review with drawing, come in after school to make up Candle Lab Quiz,  and bring in a recent/current newspaper, magazine or internet article that involves chemistry somehow.

• September 16^th, 2011
•     Question of the Day
•     Discuss, briefly, what article was about with partner then share with class what partner's article was about (turn in articles)
•     Read A Clear & Plastic Danger Article as a class
•             discuss chemistry in article
•     Discuss purpose for Studying Chemistry

HW: Read pg 1-6, 29-34, and 36-40 Do #17 on pg 40, 19 a on pg 43, 42 on pg 47 (30, 32-41 on pg 47 optional)

MU: Do Question of the Day, get article from Berwick to read, turn in your own article about Chemistry, and do HW.

• September 19^th, 2011

•      Review HW

•       Classification of Matter PowerPoint (pages 1-3)

•       Make diagram for classifying the five types of matter

•       Start classifying items set around classroom using diagram- put in a table with three columns, one for name of item, one for type of matter, and one for how you know.

HW: Finish you classifying matter table by classifying things around your house and explain why you classified them the way you did until you have 20 total.

MU: Get assignment checked off, copy down pages 1-3 from PowerPoint notes, copy diagram from someone in class and do HW.

• September 20^th, 2011    

•     Review HW by everybody writing two items from their HW on the table on the board.

•     Question of the Day

•     Phases of Matter PowerPoint (pages 4-5)

•     Make a Comic Strip that somehow includes information about the four different phases of matter from notes
•         must have at least 4 boxes
•         must be colored
•         put in practice problems section of notebook
•         either a narration or a dialog needs to demonstrate or share info about each phase
•         can be a story or just a visual representation of ideas supported by narration or dialog
•         extra credit: include additional phases of Beam and Bose-Einstein condensate which you will have to do some extra research about

HW:  Finish Comic Strip

MU: Review Matter PowerPoint pg 4-5,  do phases of matter comic as described above (try at home if possible).

• September 21^st, 2011

•     Share Comic Strips

•     Question of the Day

•     Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter (pages 6-9)

HW: Read Chapter 2 pg 29-31 and 41-43, Do #3 on pg 31, #20 and 22 on pg 43, #24-27 on pg 47, and #43 on pg 48

MU: Get comic strip checked off, do Question of the Day, copy down pages 4-8 from PowerPoint notes,

• September 22^nd, 2011

•     Review HW

•     Identifying properties of item on table-both physical and chemical

•         discuss significance of two types of physical properties

•         brainstorm changes we can make to the item-determine in they are physical or chemical

•     Question of the Day

•     Chemical Reactions in Matter (page 10)

•     Rainbow in a Bag Exploration

•        record observations.

HW: Finish analysis questions for Rainbow in a Bag Exploration

MU: Identify 5 physical and 3 chemical properties for a substance at home and then come in to discuss two types of physical properties with Berwick, do Question of the Day, review page 10 of PowerPoint above, come in after school to do Rainbow in a Bag Exploration and do HW.

• September 23^rd, 2011   

•     Review HW

•     Question of the Day

•     Importance of Units Handout

•     SI Base Units/Prefixes Notes

•         make flash cards of base units you don't know

•     Simulation of prefixes

•     Conversion Activity as a class with volunteers

HW: None

• September 26^th, 2011

•     Practice doing conversion on the board

•     Measurement Activity

•         complete measurements and calculations written on the handout

•         you do not have to do in order so if all supplies for one question are being used move on to another question

• September 27^th, 2011     

•       Finish Measurement Activity

•             discuss results as a class

•       Question of the Day

•       Significant  Figures PowerPoint    A worksheet to help explain

•             discuss why we often use scientific notation

•             extra practice

HW: Read Chapter 3 pg 51-75, and do #17 on pg 67 and 39, 44, 49, 52 on pg 78 (19, 22 on pg 67, 30-31 on pg 75, 36-37, 45-48 on pg 78 optional)

MU: Finish Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter PowerPoint, do Question of the Day, review Significant  Figures PowerPoint  and practice, and do HW.

• September 28^th, 2011 
•     Review HW

•     Start Significant Figures Handout (Level 1)

HW: Finish Significant Figures Handout

MU: Review Significant Figs Notes and practice, and do HW.

• September 29^th, 2011
•    Review Sig Fig Handout
•     Question of the Day

•     Ball Accuracy and Precision Toss Exploration

•             use significant figures when making measurements

HW: Finish answering questions for Ball Accuracy and Precision Toss Exploration

MU: Do Question of the Day, and make up Ball Accuracy and Precision Toss Exploration.

• September 30^th, 2011

•     Scientific Notation Notes and Practice Problems

•     Scientific Notation Activity with index cards

•         put in order from smallest to biggest

•         move to spot in room if number is greater than 1, between 1 and 0, and less than 0

•         find student in class with same number but different notation

HW:

MU: Review Scientific Notation Notes and do Practice Problems on site