Friday, April 28, 2006

Journal & Agenda/HW
Extra Credit Elements
HIV/Condom Form Reminder
Bonding Basics

HW: HIV/Condom Forms -- DUE Monday
Extra Credit Element -- DUE Monday

Journal #46

What pattern is there in the Periodic Table with valence electrons?

Hydrogen isn’t included with Group 1 elements. Should Helium be included with the Group 18 elements? Why or why not?

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Journal & Agenda/HW
Grade Element Cards
Pass Back Papers
Progress Reports

HW: None

Journal#45

Why were elements assigned their colors on the element cards?

What is similar about the electrons in one group (column) on the Periodic Table?

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Journal & Agenda/HW
Finish Element Cards
Cut out cards and answer questions

HW: Element Cards & Questions - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #44

Draw the Lewis Structure for an element (X) with 6 valence electrons.

Which shell number is the valence shell for Chlorine? Draw its Lewis Structure.

Agenda/Homework

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Journal & Agenda/HW
Discuss Ch. 18 Questions
Valence Electrons & Lewis Structure
Element Cards

HW: None

Journal # 43

What are valence electrons?

How many valence electrons does Oxygen have?
Journal & Agenda/HW
Finish Element
Journal & Agenda/HW
Finish

Monday, April 24, 2006

Journal & Agenda/HW
Collect E.C.
Finish Atomic Cards
Read Chapter 18
Do:
Review Q's: 1-15
Exercise Q's: 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11

HW: Chapter 18 Questions - Due Tomorrow

Journal # 42

Draw a Bohr Diagram of an element with 6 electrons.

Draw a Bohr Diagram of Sulfur.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Journal & Agenda
Finish Bohr Model Notes
Work on Element Cards

HW: Extra Credit Element - Due Monday

Journal #41

How many electrons does Oxygen (O) have? How many shells does O have electrons in?

Same question for Aluminum (Al).

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Journal & Agenda
Collect What's on the Label?
Assignment Sheet
Pass back papers
Bohr Model

HW: Extra Credit Element - Due Monday

Journal #40

Explain how to find the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons using the Periodic Table.

How many electrons does Oxygen have?

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Journal & Agenda/HW
Magic School Bus

HW: What's on the Label? - Due Tomorrow

No Journal Today

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Journal & Agenda/HW
Assignment Change: What’s on the Label
8th Grade Packets
Grade/Discuss Saftey WASL

HW: What’s on the Label? – Due Thursday


Journal #39

Answer this question and explain WHY you chose your answer:

When you use a thermometer to measure the temperature of a liquid, what are you actually measuring?
A. Average kinetic energy of the molecules
B. Average potential energy of the molecules
C. Total kinetic energy of the molecules
D. Total potential energy of the molecules

Monday, April 17, 2006

What's on the Label?

Use this link to download the What's on the Label? assignment. The document includes both the instructions and the activity sheet. Both sheets are due on Thursday.

Note: you only need to fill out the activity sheet for one (1) of the five chemicals you found.
Journal & Agenda/HW
Finish WASL Questions
Discuss WASL Q’s
Computer Lab

HW: What’s on the Label? – Due Thursday


Journal #38

What products did you use to find your active ingredients this weekend?

Which question on the safety WASL questions was the most difficult? Why?

DIRECTIONS

  1. Open the Activity Sheet for the assignment by going to the following link: school.analogcafe.net/activitysheet.doc  

    1. You may either print it blank and hand-write your answers, or type them and print the final sheet
    2. To print, follow these directions:

                                                               i.      Tell Word to print the document

                                                             ii.      If you have never printed from the computer lab before, click “Find Printer”

1.       In the “Name” box, type P65 and press enter

2.       Double click on the line with Room 115A

3.       Make sure that printer is selected when you go back to the print dialog box

  1. Now use the chemical names to search for the MSDS information of your chemicals
    1. Go to www.google.com
    2. Search for you chemical name and type “msds”

  2. Use the MSDS to get all the information for your activity sheet

  3. You need one sheet for each of the 5 chemicals (total of 5 sheets)

 

 

Friday, April 14, 2006

Journal & Agenda/HW
Finish Survey of Elements & collect
What is on the Label?
Saftey WASL

HW: What is on the Label chemicals – Due Monday


Journal #37

What are at lest 3 kinds of information we can get from an MSDS?

Neon (Ne) does not like to combine with other elements. Use your periodic table to determine at least 3 other elements w/ this property.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Journal Template

Here's the link to the file with the journal sheets I handed out in class before spring break. Feel free to download this and use it for your journals if you want.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Previous Journals:

Journal #31

Neon (Ne) has an atomic number of 10 and an atomic mass of 20 amu. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons does Ne have?

Answer the same question for Krypton (Kr).


Journal #32
How many protons, electrons, and neutrons does Gold (Au) have?

Explain in words how to find the protons, electrons, & neutrons using the Periodic Table.


Journal #33

Please copy the following info into your journal:
Journal Requirements:
· Journal number & date written
· Questions written as on screen (do not abbreviate)
· Answers written below (not next to) questions


Journal #34

List 3 WASL tips we discussed in class yesterday and explain why they are helpful.


Journal #35

What was the most difficult about the “In the Doghouse” scenario? Why?

If you were given the questions again, what would you do differently? Why?


Journal #36

What information can we get from the Periodic Table?

When two elements are combined (like Sulfur with Oxygen), do you think they have the same, similar, or different properties than when they are pure (just Sulfur, or just Oxygen)? Why?