Friday´s Festivities
May 15, 2009 |
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Intro to Micromole rockets and weigh copper from Wednsday lab. |
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Wednesday´s Events
May 13, 2009 |
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What: Stoichiometry
How: "A Mole Ratio" Lab
Know: What is the limiting reactant?
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Tuesday´s Events
May 12, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Stoichiometry
How: Stoichiometry Balloon Races
Know: limiting/excess reagents
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Monday´s Events
May 11, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: The Mole
How: Posters/Conversions (worksheet)
Know: Relationship between mole, mass, compounds, particles |
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Friday´s Events
May 8, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Dimensional Analysis and the Mole
How: Mole activity, short story, conversions, and posters
Know: complete all activities for the day |
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Wednesday's Events
May 6, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day-
What: Conversions
How: Practice Problems/Additional Conversions
Know: complete problems/understand what a problem is asking for |
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Tuesday's Events
May 5, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Mole and Avogadro's #
How: Who's Counting? Activity and practice problems.
Know: wrap your head around these ideas and complete conversions. |
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Monday's Events
May 4, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Intro to Ch. 11
How: WOC Video (The Mole) and Discussion/lecture
Know: Avogadro's #, mole, molar mass |
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Friday's Festivities
April 3, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Chemical Reactions
How: Test
Know: Have an awesome spring break! |
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Wednesday's Events
April 1, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Chemical Reactions
How: Review
Know: Get your questions answered
**TEST FRIDAY** |
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Tuesday's Events
March 31, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Classifying Chemical Reactions
How: Lab
Know: Recognize and classify chemical reactions
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Monday's Events
March 30, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Chemical Reactions
How: Practice in computer lab
Know: More balancing
**TEST ON FRIDAY** |
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Friday's Festivities
March 27, 2009 |
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What: Chemical Reactions, Reactivity of Metals
How: Lab, worksheet
Know: metals react differently based upon their reactivity; single replacement reactions |
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Wednesday's Events
March 25, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Chemical Reactions
How: Warm up activity, Review naming/formulas (use available sheets), PRACTICE!
Know: describe, formulate, and balance chemical reactions |
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Friday's Festivities
March 20, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Chemical Reactions
How: Chemical reactions video, PowerPoint (word/skeleton equations and balancing), Practice (Chapter 10 skill sheet).
Know: Can write skeleton equations and balance simple reactions. |
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Thursday's Events
March 19, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Intro to chemical reactions
How: Demos/Observations
Know: How can you determine if a chemical reaction has occurred? What are the 5 types of chemical reactions? |
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Wednesday's Events
March 18, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Projects
How: Finish Presentations, Individual Grade sheet, journal
Know: Listen and Learn
Journal: In a paragraph, describe what you learned from the presentations and the connections involved.
Due tomorrow if you didn't finish in class. |
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Tuesday's Events
March 17, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Finish Projects
How: Presentations
Know: Listen and Learn |
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Monday's Events
March 16, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
Guest Speaker: Bridal Veil summer project (for DUAL credit).
Worked on presentations during the end of class. Be prepared to present during class tomorrow! |
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Friday's Festivities
March 13, 2009 |
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Work on completing projects.
You will have some time on Monday to work on them and finish up. We will start presenting on Monday and finish on Tuesday of next week. |
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Thursday's Events
March 12, 2009 |
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| Work on projects. |
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Wednesday's Events
March 11, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Covalent Bonding
How: Wrap up molecular structures (marshmallow activity), Group Projects (groups, rubric, presentation).
Know: Basic knowledge/connection. |
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Tuesday's Events
March 9, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Molecular Structure and Shape
How: Background and Activity (molecular model sets)
Know: Visualize molecules and their three dimensional shape. |
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Friday's Festivities
March 6, 2009 |
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What: Electronegativity and Polarity
How: mini lecture, demos, Chromatography Lab
Know: polar vs. nonpolar
Remember:
*Like Dissolves Like
*Balloon demo w/water and lighter fluid
*Water and oil demo |
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Wednesday's Events
March 4, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Naming Molecules
How: Handouts, practice, speed game
Know: can name when given formula and visa versa |
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Tuesday's Events
March 3, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Covalent Bonds
How: Multiple bonds and Strength of bonds (practice problems and section 9.1 worksheet)
Know: Are comfortable when given a molecule to create the lewis structure with single or multiple bonds. |
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Monday´s Events
March 2, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Intro to Covalent Bonding
How: Short video, lecture, and book practice
Know: Can answer the question; What is a covalent bond? |
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Thursday's Events
February 26, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
TEST DAY: IONIC COMPOUNDS |
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Wednesday Events
February 25, 2009 |
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What: Ionic Compounds
How: Review with CPO clickers
Know: Be prepared for test tomorrow
**Come see me if you are missing work for hexter 4 (it is over Friday) |
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Tuesday's Events
February 24, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Ionic Compounds
How: Formula of an Ionic Compound Lab
Know: Use experimental data to find formula unit |
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Monday's Events
February 23, 2009 |
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What: Naming/Formulas of Ionic Compounds
How: Recap MgO lab and collect, Practice worksheet and handout on naming
Know: Comfortable with formulas and naming
**The answers to the worksheet are hung outside the classroom so you can check your answers.
*There will be a test over Chapter 8 on Thursday! |
| Downloads |
 Naming Ionic Compounds (29.18 KB)
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Friday's Festivities (homework)
Due Date: February 20, 2009 |
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What: Ionic Compounds
How: MgO Lab
Know: How can you determine if your product was an ionic compound?
FOR HW: If you didn't finish in class, please complete the pre-lab questions and the post-lab questions 1-7. |
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Wednesday's Events
February 18, 2009 |
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What: Formulas of Ionic Compounds
How: Quiz, Lecture, and book problem practice
Know: Formula unit and cross over method for formulas |
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Tuesday's Events
February 17, 2009 |
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What: Metalloids/Metal Alloys
How: Watch a PBS NOVA on Samurai Swords
Know: Make connections of what we've learned in class to outside events
*Could be a good test essay question |
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Thursday's Events
February 12, 2009 |
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What: Metallic Bonds
How: Mini Lecture and practice (worksheet/book problems)
Know: How metallic bonds behave (relate back to lab from yesterday)
In your Chapter 8 Worksheet, sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 should be completed.
*Pinhead presentation in the Palm: take notes and be prepared to discuss/write about on Tuesday! |
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Wednesday's Events
February 11, 2009 |
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What: Properties of Steel
How: Mini Lecture (alloys) and Heat Treatment of Steel Lab
Know: How metals properties can be manipulated |
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Tuesday's Events
February 10, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Ionic Bonds
How: Lecture, Marshmollow activity, #7-11 in book (section 8.2)
Know: How ionic compounds are formed and their structure (NaCl) |
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Monday's Events
February 9, 2009 |
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What: Ions and Ionic Bonds
How: Lecture, Worksheet, Short Video
Know: How ions form |
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Friday's Festivities
February 6, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Chemical Bonding
How: Tie Dye
Know: Have fun and can connect the idea of chemical bonding to tie dye |
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Wednesday's Events
February 4, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
What: Intro to Chapter 8 (Ionic Compounds)
How: "Atoms and their Electrons" WOC video and mini lecture
Know: What is a chemical bond? Can you do electron dot structures for s and p block elements? |
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Tuesday's Events
February 3, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day -
TEST over Chapter 6 |
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Monday's Events
February 2, 2009 |
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What: Reivew for Test
How: Recap lab, finish activities/worksheets
Know: be prepared for test
*Bring in a shirt to tye dye on Friday! |
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FridaysFestivities
January 30, 2009 |
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What: Trends of the Halogen Group
How: All in the Family Lab
Know: Recognize trend and complete lab safely and appropriately |
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Wednesday' Events
January 28, 2009 |
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What: Periodicity Investigation
How: Demo, Excel Activity
Know: Use Excel to represent data and Quiz
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| Downloads |
Periodicity Excel Activity (28.16 KB)
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Tuesday's Events
January 27, 2009 |
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What: Periodic Table
How: Read "The Naming of the Regions", journal, and activity.
Know: allreagions of the table and interesting history of naming
*The journal was collected at the end of class for a grade. If you were gone you need to read the article and answer the prompt.
Journal: Do you agree with the naming of elements or believe there could have been a better way? Why or why not? How should future synthetically created elements be named? Use the reading for details/examples.
Blank Periodic Table. The following is to be labeled:
-All blocks: s, p, d, f
-alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, noble gases, lanthanides, actinided
-metals, nonmetals, metalloids
-transition metals and inner transition metals
-representative elements and transition elements
-states of matter: solid, liquid, gas
-periodic trends (if you wish) |
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Monday's Events
January 26, 2009 |
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What: Periodic Trends and History
How: Poster Presentations and History lecture
Know: trends and monuments in the history of the periodic table
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| Downloads |
 Chapter 6 PowerPoint Notes (688.13 KB)
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Friday's Festivities
January 23, 2009 |
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What: Periodic Trends
How: Poster Projects
Know: Master your trend
Periodic Trends:
Electron Configuration
Atomic Radius
Ionic Radius
Ionization Energy
Electronegativity
Groups:
Alkali Metals
Alkaline Earth Metals
Halogens
Noble Gases
Transition Metals
Lanthanide series
Actinide series
Classifications:
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
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Wednesday's Events
January 7, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day - JANUARY 21
Tour of the Periodic Table
Short Element Videos |
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Tuesday's Events
January 6, 2009 |
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Topics for the Day - JANUARY 20
Chapter 6 Packet
Inaguration in the Palm |
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Tuesday's Events
December 16, 2008 |
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Christmas Kareoke Party!
Have a happy holiday and be ready to ace your final test! |
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Monday's Events
December 15, 2008 |
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Topics for the Day -
Review Worksheet
If you are comfortable with the material in the packet, then you should do fine on your final.
If you didn't turn in your homework that was due today (Post Lab Questions 1-3), make sure you turn them in before the end of the week. These are for a lab grade!
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Friday's Festivities (homework)
Due Date: December 12, 2008 |
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What: Begin finals review and start holiday season
How: Review "Test" worksheet and Mythbusters
Know: start getting prepared for final
HW EXTENSION: DUE MONDAY FOR A LAB GRADE - Post Lab Questions 1-3 for "It's in the Cards"
1. Mendeleev's Periodic Law can be stated: "The physical and chemical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic masses." Looking at your arrangement of the element cards, describe in your own words what the term "periodic function" means.
2. Some of the properties listed on each card are periodic properties, others are not. Name one property that is periodic and one that is not.
3. The elements in the modern periodic table are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (instead of increasing atomic mass). Why didn't Mendeleev use atomic number to arrange the elements?
Work on review sheet if you think you need it. |
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Wednesday's Events (homework)
Due Date: December 10, 2008 |
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What: Periodic Table and Mendeleev
How: "In the Cards"
Know: can use problem solving strategies to create a periodic table
HW DUE FRIDAY: Do post lab questions 1-3 |
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Tuesday's Events
December 9, 2008 |
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What: Electron Configuration
How: Different Strategies
Group Review
Know: Find the strategy that works best for you |
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Monday's Events (homework)
Due Date: December 8, 2008 |
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What: Electron Configuration
How: finish WOC video on the Periodic Table
finish Ch. 5 lecture
book problems pg. 139 (#18-22) and pg. 149 (#3-7)
Know: will ace this section of the test/try to finish problems
**HW: reading log for Chapter 6 due on Monday December 15th |
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Friday's Festivities
December 5, 2008 |
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What: Electron Configurations and Periodic Table Information
How: Finish worksheet (go over)
Mini Lecture - Noble gas configuration
Atomic Building Game
WOC Video - The Periodic Table
Know: are comfortable at writing electron configurations |
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Wednesday's Events
December 3, 2008 |
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What: Atomic Orbitals and electron configurations
How: Lecture and Practice Worksheet
Know: Can arrange an elecents electrons properly
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| Downloads |
Lecture Notes (31.23 KB)
Worksheet (98.82 KB)
Handout (55.3 KB)
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Monday's Events (homework)
Due Date: December 1, 2008 |
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What: Test Debrief/retake, grade chat, and passing of torch
How: Meet and discuss test, affective grades
Know: Write Essays
Three paragraphs/essays DUE TUESDAY DECEMBER 2 at beginning of class:
1. Describe the difference between chemical and physical changes and how these differences impact the way we classify matter.
2. In a paragraph discuss how the experiments and discoveries of JJ thomson and Rutherford led us to improve Dalton's ideas about the atom. Make sure to include what if any of Dalton's ideas remained.
3. Our understanding of the atom has gone froma classical mechanical model to what we now see as a quantum mechanical model. Discuss how our understaning of the atom has changed over time and the consequences of that shift in understanding.
Here is a word/name bank to help you out: Democritus, Dalton, Bohr, Atomic Emission Spectra, Quanta, Planck, Heisenburg's uncertainty principle, Shcrodinger's equation, energy, De Broglie, wave/particle duality, determinism, probability, location, and speed |
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Tuesday's Events
November 4, 2008 |
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What: Continue who is who of the atom project
How: Complete research and poster
Know: Understand contributions to the atom
*Be ready to present findings on Wednesday! |
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Monday's Events
November 3, 2008 |
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Topics for the day -
What: Who is who of the atom
How: research (textbook, internet, encyclopedia)
Know: Learn background and contribution to the atom
*Completed IMAP writing promp (for faculty to review) |
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Friday's Festivities
October 31, 2008 |
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
We celebrated by having some fun fire demos and watched "Mars Attacks!"
Have a fun and safe weekend! |
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Friday's Events (homework)
Due Date: October 24, 2008 |
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What: radioactivity, practice, and review
How: Mini lecture, work on problems from Wed. and video.
Know: Can describe difference between types of radiation and finish problems.
The book problems and journal should be completed by Monday October 27th! |
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No School
September 24, 2008 |
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| Goal Setting with Parents and Students |
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