Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Agenda:
- Collect EC Element
- Grade PT Basics
- Intro Spectroscopy Lab

HW:
- Ch 18 Q's - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #86

Where does light come from (how is it created)?

Draw a diagram of your answer for the first question. Be sure to label it
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Revisit Chem Pre-Assessment
- Ch. 18 Review Qs 6, 7, 11, 13-15 ; Exercise Qs 4, 5, 9-12

HW:
- PT Basics - DUE Tomorrow
- EC Element - DUE Tomorrow
- Ch. 18 Q's - DUE Thursday

Journal #85

What topic that we’ve covered so far in Chemistry to you understand the most?

What topic do you understand the least, and what about it is the most confusing?

Monday, February 26, 2007

Agenda:
- Collect EC Element
- Finish PT Basics

HW:
- PT Basics - DUE Wednesday
- EC Element - DUE Wednesday

Journal #84

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.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Agenda:
- Survey of Elements: Nitrogen
- Revisit Chem Pre-Assessment

HW:
- EC Element - DUE Monday

Journal #83

What does it mean for something to boil?

Do all materials boil at the same temperature? How do you know?

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Agenda:
- Pass Back Papers
- Work on Atomic Cards
- Lewis Structure?

HW:
-EC Element - DUE Monday

Journal #82

Draw a Bohr Diagram of an element with 6 electrons.


Draw a Bohr Diagram of Sulfur.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Agenda:
- Journal Quiz #6
- Grade Bohr Model Practice
- Start PT Basics

HW:
None

No Journal Today

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Agenda:
- Bohr Model Review
- Bohr Model Practice
- Add to Vocab

HW:
- Bohr Model Practice - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Tomorrow

Journal #81

Make a list of at least 5 words that could be used as vocab words for our Chemistry unit so far.

Which words do you know the definition for? Which words don’t you know the definition for?

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Survey of Elements
- Debrief Na & H2O

HW:
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #80

What are valence electrons?

List all the elements that have one valence electron.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Agenda:
- Survey of Elements

HW:
- Survey of Elements - DUE Tomorrow
- Journal Quiz - Friday

Journal #79

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?

Monday, February 12, 2007

Agenda:
- Finish Cosmos Video
- Finish Bohr Notes

HW:
None

Journal #78

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

Same question for Aluminum (Al).

Friday, February 09, 2007

Mr. Palmer was sick, no agenda

Journal #77

Where do you think elements are made?

If like charges repel each other, why don’t the protons in the nucleus push each other away?

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Flame Lab
- Bohr Model Notes

HW:
- Adopt an Element - DUE Tomorrow

Journal #76

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

How many electrons does Oxygen have?

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Agenda:
- Flame Lab
- Mr. Science/Darwin Awards

HW:
- Flame Lab - DUE Tomorrow
- Adopt an Element - DUE Friday

Journal #75

What causes the elements to give off a specific color of light?

How many different colors of elements do you think are possible?

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Agenda:
- Collect/Discuss Build a PT
- Pass back papers
- Flame Lab

HW:
- Flame Lab - DUE Thursday
- Adopt an Element- DUE Friday

Journal #74

What do you think fire is (the actual flame)?

What do you think gives fire its color?

Monday, February 05, 2007

Agenda:
- Grade Ch 17 Qs
- Build a PT

HW:
- Build a PT - DUE Tomorrow
- Adopt an Element - DUE Friday

Journal #73

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

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

Friday, February 02, 2007

Agenda:
- Work on Ch. 17 HW (2nd & 3rd)
- Adopt an Element

HW:
- Ch. 17 A from S&R and Review Q's 1-20 - DUE Monday
- Adopt an Element - DUE Friday

Journal #72

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).

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Agenda:
- Basic Atomics Notes
- Ch. 17 "A" from S&R, Review Q's 1-20

HW:
- Ch. 17 "A" from S&R, Review Q's 1-20 - DUE Monday

Journal #71

Draw a picture of what you think an atom looks like.

How small do you think atoms and elements are?