Mrs. V's Science Classes

8/24:

Introductions

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8/25:

Syllabus/website intro/class policies

Study habits questionnaire

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8/26: 

Bellringer- Where in your everyday life do you think you encounter               chemicals?

Lab safety

Napoleon's Buttons book

           Lab safety and syllabus contracts due Mon!

           Read through page 9 in book introduction

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8/29:

Book discussion

           Read chapter 2, 5, and caffeine part of chapter 13 in book for Friday                9/9

           

8/30:

Mystery Powders lab Day 1

            Read chapter 5, and caffeine part of chapter 13 in book for Friday                     9/8

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8/31:

Mystery Powders lab Day 2

          Read chapter 5, and caffeine part of chapter 13 in book for Monday                 9/12

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9/1:

Mystery Powders lab Day 3

        Read chapter 5, and caffeine part of chapter 13 in book for Monday                  9/12

         Write/draw procedure for identifying powders in an unknown sample

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9/2:

Mystery Powders lab Day 4: Develop procedure

         Read chapter 2, 5, and caffeine part of chapter 13 in book for Monday            9/12        

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9/5:

NO SCHOOL

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9/6:

Mystery Powders Day 5: Develop procedure

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9/7:

Test Unknowns

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9/8:

Test Unknowns

Begin Lab Report

          Lab Report due Monday

          Book chapters due Monday

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9/9:

Book check-in (any concepts/vocab that needs cleared up)

Work on lab report

          Lab Report due Monday

          Book chapters due Monday

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9/12: Book discussion

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9/16:

Classifying Matter POGIL

Finish vocab

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9/19:

Classifying Matter POGIL worksheet discussion

Use flowchart to classigy different substances-card activity

Lab stations to classify mixtures and pure substances

          Draw at the molecular level one element, compound, homo mixture,             hetero mixture

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9/20:

Go over remainder of vocab

Vocab quiz tomorrow

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9/21:

Vocab quiz

Get lab handout for tomorrow

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9/22:

Change is good lab

          Post lab questions due Monday

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9/23:

NO CLASSES

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9/26:

Change is good discussion

Review for quiz

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9/27:

Classification of Matter quiz

Density packet

          Finish the packet except the last page for Thursday

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9/28:

NO CLASS- juniors gone

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9/29:

Finish working on density packets

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9/30:

Physical/chemical changes quiz

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10/3:

All Mixed Up lab: Chemical/physical properties and procedure

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10/4:

All Mixed Up lab day 2: Separating Mixture

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10/5:

All Mixed Up lab day 3: Separating Mixture

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10/6:

All Mixed Up lab day 4: Separating Mixture and weighing components

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10/7:

All Mixed Up lab day 5

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10/10 (Sub day): 

Make review guide and study for test

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Hand in lab report

Get worksheets back

Hot water/cold water demo

Make list of topics to review and main points

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10/11:

Last day for All Mixed Up lab

Work on lab report when finished

          Lab report due Friday

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10/12:

Hot water/cold water demo

Density practice

Review for test

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10/13:

Unit 1 Test: Matter

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10/14:

Hand in lab report

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10/17:

Unit 1 Test: Matter

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10/18:

Begin unit 2: The Atom

Read History of Atomic Theory

     -Timeline

     -Answer questions on back page

     -Highlight/underline use of "theory' and "hypothesis"

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10/19:

Finish reading History of Atomic Theory

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10/20:

1st: NOS discussion

8th: NO CLASS

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10/21:

Get tests back

1st: Watch TED talk (Is our universe the only universe?)

8th: NOS discussion

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10/24:

1st: Discuss TED talk NOS ideas

8th: Watch TED talk ( Is our universe the only universe?) and discuss NOS ideas

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10/25:

Magic water activity day 1

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11/7:

NOS discussion

Clean up models

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11/8:

Watch video about history of the atom:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO9WS_HNmyg

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11/9:

History of Atomic Theory discussion

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11/10:

History of Atomic Theory discussion

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11/11:

History of the atom quiz

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11/14:

Catch up on Hostory of the Atom quizzes

Work on Protons, neutrons, electrons worksheet

Check answers to worksheet

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11/15:

Ions and Isotopes

     Ions and Isotopes worksheet

     Atomic mass worksheet

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11/16:

Grade isotope/ions worksheets and hand in 

Puzzle with Many Pieces reading and annotation

          Purpose:

          1) Understand how periodic table came to be arranged how it is today

          2) Use history of Periodic table to further understand NOS

          -Circle and define unknown words

          -Highlight important ideas

          -Underline interesting ideas

          -Make notes/ask Questions in margin

Be ready to summarize tomorrow!

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FEBRUARY

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2/13:

Quiz over moles

Pass out packet with percent composition, balancing chem reactions, stoichiometry

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2/14:

Percent composition

Finish watching Absolute zero

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2/1:

Chem catalyst

Balancing chemical reactions

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2/16:

Chem catalyst

Reaction stoichiometry

      Moles-moles

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2/17:

Reaction stoichiometry

      Grams-moles, Grams-grams

Packet due Monday

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2/20:

Hand in packet

Stoichiometry lab

Analysis questions due tomorrow

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APRIL 

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4/3:

Chem catalyst

Bond polarity notes

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4/4:

Determine if a molecule is polar or nonpolar based on the shape

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4/5:

Chem catalyst: water bending demo

Oil, water food coloring demo

Polarity of moleuces- "like dissolves like"

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4/6:

Ionic and molecular properties lab day 1 (8th period will do the lab with first graders)

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4/7:

Ionic and molecular properties lab day 2

          Post lab questions due Monday

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4/10:

Hand in labs

Discuss ionic and molecular properties

Intermolecular force notes

Practice with intermolecular forces

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4/11:

Molecule polarity quiz

Get unit review and work on in class

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4/12:

Discuss physical properties of ionic/molecular compounds related to intermolecular forces

In class practice with intermolecular forces

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4/13:

Chem catalyst

Practice with intermolecular forces

Metallic bonds

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4/14:

EASTER BREAK

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4/17:

EASTER BREAK

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4/18:

Gold penny lab

Retake quiz (optional)

         Lab questions due tomorrow

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4/19:

Gold penny lab discussion/alloys

Review properties of metallic bonds

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4/20:

Trashketball review game

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4/21:

Bonding Unit Test

                 

                  Unit review answers

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4/24:

Dissociation equations

          3 problems due tomorrow

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4/25:

Dissociation equations

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4/26:

Precipitation reactions

Review dissociation equations

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4/27:

Precipitation reactions- complete and net ionic review

          3 problems due tomorrow

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4/28: Sub day

Practice with dissociation and precipitation reactions (due Monday for a grade)

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5/1:

Finish dissociation and precipitation packet

5 Types of Chemical Reactions notes

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5/2:

5 Types of Chemical Reactions and notes

Practice identifying types of reactions

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5/3:

Acid/Base reactions

Types of chemical reactions worksheet

          Worksheet due Friday

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5/4:

Check in with homework and answer questions

Acids and Bases powerpoint

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5/5:

Finish Acids and Bases powerpoint

          List 4 Acids and/or Bases you use in every day life, give the          compounds and names

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