Sunday, January 31, 2016

Week of Feb 1 to Feb 5, 2016

February!!!   Wow.  Groundhog day.  Vacation coming soon.  Crazy spring like temperatures. 

Reminder that Wed is an early release day, so block days will be Thurs and Fri.


As always, plans, assignments and due dates are subject to change/adjustment:


AP Chem:   period 1

Monday:   Finishing and turning in titration lab.  Introducing Ka and Kb concepts and strong and weak acids and bases (Bozeman video).     There will be a test on block day (friday).

Tuesday:  wrapping up with relationship between pH and Ka, which will introduce equilibrium concept and ICE technique.   In class problems.

Wed early release:   Reviewing for test.

Friday:   Test on Acids/Bases/Neutralization   (hoping next week to do another "official" AP lab activity).

Chem-I (periods 4 and 6):

Monday:  Review Electromagnetic radiation.  Introduce particle radiation and decays and doing demos with "real stuff".   HW TBA.

Tuesday:  Review and continue with particle decay problems.   NOTE:  there will be a quiz Wednesday on Radiation "stuff" so far.

Wednesday early release:    Quiz.  HOMEWORK DUE BLOCK DAY:   Read/SSS Section 25-2 and do problems 9 through 14 on page 808.

Blocks:   Assignment from 25-2 due (see above).  We will be continuing with Unit 4 and/or potential "leftover" lab activity from previous unit.


Chem-I Adv (per 2 and 7): 

Monday:   Finishing Frontline on Fukushima.   Reminder that Editorial will be due on Wednesday.

Tuesday:   Continuing with Keynote:   Pros/Cons,  What to do about nuclear wastes.

Wed early release:   Editorials Due.  

Block Day Friday:   Follow up activity to Editorials ("Town Meeting/Debate").   Finishing unit.   Fusion.  Starting (finishing?)  Manhattan Project video from History Channel.

Unit Test will be next week:   Tuesday or Block day.    

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