Week of February 24 to February 28, 2014

Back at it after vacation.   Hopefully we'll start turning the corner from winter to spring one of these weeks.

As usual, plans, assignments and due dates are subject to change.

Chem-I (per 2,3,6):

Monday:   Assignment from Chapter 25 is, technically, due today, but I'm going to extend to Tuesday due to storm disruptions just before vacation.   We will go over SubUnit Test on 3E.

Tuesday:   Assignment from Chapt 25 and article is due.    We will be starting the unit on radiation and nuclear chemistry with group activity and discussion and starting Keynote Unit 4.   Homework for block day will be a pre-lab assignment.

Block Day:   Pre-Lab Due.   Continuing on radiation unit:   electromagnetic radiation.   We will be doing a lab activity on Density as a Group Trend (actually a lab from Unit 3) by collecting data.

Friday:   Finishing lab reports and turning in.   Continuing on radiation unit if time allows..

 

Chem-IA:  (per 7)

Monday:   Quick review of radiation unit to-date.    Continuing unit with lessons on electromagnetic radiation and starting particle radiaton.   HW for Tues:   None????  

Tuesday:   Continue with particle radiation and decay rxns.   (Demonstrations using Geiger counter if time allows).  Homework:   Pre-Lab and, probably, some book problems (TBA).    See below for assignment due Monday from 25-2.

Thursday block:   Pre-lab due.  .    We will be doing the same lab as per 2,3,6  which was a holdover from Unit 3.   Due Friday:  book problems on alpha and beta decay problems from page ____.   NOTE:  Due Monday:    Read/SSS section 25-2  and do problems page 821 numbers 29, 30 and 33 through 40.  Also, probable quiz on unit 4 to-date on Monday. 

Friday:  Book problems due on decays.   Finishing and turning in lab report.  NOTE: assignment from 25-2 due Monday and Quiz on Monday (see above).


Chem-II (per 1):

Monday:   returning and going over test from Chapt 15 and 16.    Working on the following assignment which is due on Tuesday:   Read/SSS in Chapter 19, section 19-1 and do problems page 625 numbers 44 through 47.

Tuesday:   Assignment from 19-1 due.   Begin unit on Acids/Bases/Neutralizations (Chapters 19 and 20).    General characteristics, review of names/formulas for acids and bases.  Introduce classifications for acids and bases (Arrhenius, B-L, Lewis).   HW:   TBA

Wed Block:   probably not ready for the next lab.   Continuing Acid/Base classifications.   .  We'll probably stay busy with lots of in-class problems.  No HW for friday.

Friday:  Quick review of B-L acids/conjugate pairs.   Covering pH and pOH with lots of examples and problems.  Calculators needed.   HW for Monday:  TBA   AND  a probably quiz on Chapter 19 "stuff" to-date.  

Week of Feb 10 to Feb 14, 2014

(oops, I thought I posted this on Monday during the 2 hr delay.  It's now Wednesday and I just realized I didn't hit "publish" yet..... so....here goes).   The last week before Feb vacation and another storm possible on Thursday and/or Friday.   Here are the plans and assignments, definitely subject to changes and adjustments:

Chem-I (per 2,3,6):

Monday:  we will have the quiz on the periodic table (3E so far) during the shortened periods.

Tuesday:  wrapping up 3E by covering periodic and group trends and electron dot diagrams.   HW will be review for Unit 3E subunit test on block day.

Block day:   subunit test on 3 E.   Note that the following assignment will be due on the Monday after vacation:    Read/SSS in Chapter 25, section 25-1 and do problems p 802 numbers 1 thru 6.  ALSO, a Chem In the News article on the topic of Radiation will be due on that Monday, too (find article, print, list and define terms, write a summary).

Friday:  going over subunit Test.

Chem-IA (per 7):  

Monday:  Assignment due from chapter 25:  Read/SSS in Chapter 25, section 25-1 and  problems p 802 numbers 1 thru 6.  ALSO, a Chem In the News article on the topic of Radiation will be due.  We will also be going over the subunit test we took this past Friday.

Tuesday:  Starting Unit 4 on Radiation and Nuclear Chemistry (Keynote/articles/videos). 

Thursday:  Continuing Unit 4.  Possible quiz today or Friday (but kind of doubtful as I update this on Wednesday afternoon).

Friday:   Possible (but doubful) quiz or other stuff.

Chem-II (per 1):

Monday:   test on 15/16 will be on TUESDAY due to 2 hr delay.   Note that several folks who were absent on Friday need to get caught up and ready for the test on Tuesday.

Tuesday:  Test on 15/16.

Wednesday:  Finished test and watched USA women's hockey game vs Canada.

Friday:  TBD.

Week of Feb 3 to Feb 7, 2014

Super Bowl Sunday.  No Patriots.  Bummer.  Oh well.

As always, assignments and plans are subject to change.  The assignment board is "official".  Note that Wed is an early release day with per 1, 3, 6 blocks of 60 min.


Chem-I (per 2,3,6): 
  
Monday:  DUE:  Assignment from 6-1 and problems p181 numbers 24 thru 29.   Begin Unit 3E on the Periodic Table:   parts of Per Table and important terms.   HW for Tues:   probably NONE.

Tuesday:   Quick Review from Monday's terms.   Group activity on Per Table.  Starting Keynote of 3E.    Note that there will be a "dry" lab on block day and a quiz on 3E to-date on Friday.

Block Day:    Lab Activity on Modern Mendeleev.   Laptops needed.

Friday:   Quiz on Periodic Table.  



Chem-IA (per 7) : 

Monday:   going over quiz on Per Table that you took on Friday.   Starting "Trends" from the periodic table  (3E) (Atomic Size, Ionization Energy, Electron Affinity, etc......).   Objective is for students to be able to make predictions regarding trends.   HW for Tuesday:  Probably none.   Note that Sub-Unit Test on 3E is planned for Thursday. 

Tuesday:   Continuing/finishing trends and predictions.   Covering Electron Dot Diagrams.  Reviewing for Sub-Unit Test on 3E.


Thurs Block:   Sub-Unit test.  

Friday:   going over test and TBA.


Chem-II (per 1):  

Monday:   lab practical quiz on making solutions.

Tuesday:   Covering Colligative Properties of Sol'ns with problems.

Wednesday:   Reviewing for Test on 15/16.

Friday:  Test on 15/16.