Monthly Archives: November 2014

Friday, November 14 C

Period 1 Class:
-review alkanes, alkenes, alkynes
-start modeling hydrocarbons lab (will finish next week)

HW:
-read Petroleum h/o and answer questions

Period 6 Class:
-Watch BBC movie on synthetic diamonds

Period 8 Class and LAB:
-set up acid rain lab and fill out cause and effect diagram, show map of pH levels and acid rain diagram (posted yesterday)
-watch Cosmos: The Clean Room

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Thursday, November 13 B

Period 1 Class and LAB:
-acid rain short videos (see https://blog.mrsnork.com/2012/11/26/monday-november-26-b-4/), cause and effect diagram, color code map of US (see http://water.usgs.gov/edu/ph.html)
-begin naming hydrocarbons (two handouts)

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Monday, November 21 A

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Period 3 Class:
-acid rain graphic organizer, map, diagram

Period 8 Class:
-acid rain short videos
-write acid rain lab IV, DV, prb st, constants, control, procedure, etc
HW:
-acid rain reading and questions due Fri, 11/14

 

Wednesday, November 12 A

Period 1 Class:
-acid rain lab (complete IV, DV, prob st, etc thru procedure)
HW:
-due Fri- 3 graphs (ending mass, pH and appearance), conclusion and error analysis; you don’t have to type it!

Period 3 Class and LAB:
-review for test, then take test
-watch MythBusters “Young Scientists” Global Warming episode
HW:
-pink acid rain reading and questions due tomorrow (Thurs)

Period 6 Class:
-“Acid on the Wind” RFI
HW:
-pink acid rain reading and questions due Fri 11/14

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Monday, November 10 C

Period 1 Class:
-finish pecha kuchas
-start acid rain (discuss lab)
HW:
-acid rain lab (IV, DV, prob st, etc) due Wed, 11/12

Period 6 Class:
-review study guide for tmrw’s test
-ionic covalent bond review activity (“Dancing Queen”)- musical chairs (see Fri) if time
HW:
-Chem test II is tomorrow 11/11

Period 8 Class and LAB:
-“Acid on the Wind” RFI reading and questions
-review study guide for tmrw’s test
HW:
-Chem test II is tomorrow 11/11

Friday, November 7 B

Period 1 Class and LAB:
-Chem II Test
-pecha kuchas (will finish on Mon)
-finish Acid on the Wind RFI (at home if need be)- due Mon

Period 3 Class:
-review ionic and covalent bonds; study guide
-watch this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCYrNU-7SfA
HW:
-study guide due Tues, 11/11
-Chem II test is Wed, 11/12

Period 8 Class:
-same as Per 3, but do interactive ionic covalent bond (musical chairs)- when music stops, try to “bond” with person next to you and fill out form; make up to 6 compounds.
HW:
-study guide due Mon, 11/10
-Chem II test Tues, 11/12

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Thursday, November 6 A

Period 1 Class:
-Famous Chemists Pecha Kuchas!
-fill out peer feedback form for each presentation: 

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HW:
-Chem II test is Fri, 11/7

Period 3 Class:
-review balancing equations HW
-acid base neutralization reactions
-balancing eq QR codes
-PhET sims pH lab:  click here and then click “Run in HTML5”
-work on study guide for test next Wed, 11/12
HW:
-study guide due Tues, 11/11
-Chem test II Wed, 11/12

Period 6 Class:
-warm up: acid base neutralization reaction and balance the equation
-“Acid on the Wind” RFI
HW:
-study guide checked Mon, 11/10
-Chem II test is Tues, 11/11

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Wednesday, November 5 D

Period 3 Class:
-balancing eq (practice with whiteboards)
HW:
-bal eq sheet due tomorrow (Thurs)

Period 6 Class and LAB:
-review HW (bal eq) and collect vocab
-WQ on ionic and covalent bonds: ionic bonds and covalent bonds links
-pH activity (with phet sims) click on pH scale and click on “Run in HTML5”
HW:
-study guide checked Mon, 11/11 and Chem II test is Tues, 11/12

Period 8 Class:
-acid base venn diagram
-pH activity (see period 6)
HW:
-study guide checked Mon, 11/11 and Chem II test is Tues, 11/12

Tuesday, November 4 C

2 Hr Delayed Opening Schedule for students

Period 1 Class:
-“Acid on the Wind” RFI (will finish later this week)
HW:
-pecha kuchas start Thurs, 11/6
-Chem II test Fri, 11/7

Period 6 Class:
-balancing equations
HW:
-previously assigned vocab sheet due Wed, 11/5
-balancing equations sheet due Wed, 11/5
-study guide for Chem test II will be checked Mon, 11/10
-Chem test II is Tues, 11/11

Period 8 Class and LAB:
-review HW
-acid base lab stations (hand in before end of class)
HW:
-previously assigned vocab sheet due Wed, 11/5
-study guide for Chem test II will be checked Mon, 11/10
-Chem test II is Tues, 11/11

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