Week of December 18 to December 21

This is the final week before a well-deserved vacation!!!  Realize that we are almost half way through the school year.  Wow!!!!

As always, plans are subject to change and/or adjustments.


AP Chem (per 1):

Monday:   Finish mini-lab activity on "making solutions".  Starting lab activity on "Solubility Curve for KCl". 

Wednesday:  Continuing/finishing getting data for "Solubility" lab activity.  The lab report will be do on first class back after vacation.  Also due  on that day will be a reading/problem packet on Colligative Properties.


Chem-I (periods 2 and 4):

Monday:  reviewing early atomic models.  Continuing with Bohr models.  Going over "peer scoring" that will be happening for projects and doing a practice scoring from a previous video.  Working on videos (editing, etc).

Wednesday:  VIDEOS DUE (make sure you give a copy to Mr. Cat).  We will be starting to show videos during class and will likely have to finish them upon return from vacation.   No HW over vacation!!!



Chem Advanced (periods 6 and 7):

Tuesday:   We will be finishing the mini-lab on "Prediction #40".  There will be a "Quest" on QMM and Periodic Table.  Due Thursday:  Read/SSS 6-2 and complete problems page 178 numbers 16 thru 23.  Also, Pennies needed for a "fun lab" for Thursday.

Thursday:   HW due from 6-2  (oops.... make that 6-3...sorry)  and problems (see above).   We will be doing an "Alchemy" lab.  There will be no HW over vacation!!!!

Week of December 11 to December 15

It looks like winter is here!  Snow this past Saturday and potential for another snow/mixed storm on Tuesday.  UPDATE:  SNOW DAY did happen on Tuesday!!!

As always, plans are subject to changes/adjustments.


AP Chem (per 1):

Monday:   Reviewing percent solutions and going over homework problems.  Introducing Molarity.  Doing mini-lab on "Like Dissolves Like".   Due Wednesday is the worksheet on Molarity calculations.  


Wednesday  Thursday:  going over HW.  Going over "like dissolves like" mini-lab.   Covering Dilutions.  Doing a lab practical "Quiz" on making solutions.


Friday  Monday:  Probably starting a lab on Solubility of KCl/making a solubility curve.



Chem-I (periods 2 and 4): 

Monday:  Project Scripts/storyboards due by end of class.  Going over "quest" from last week.  Working on projects.   REMINDER that final video is due next week on Tuesday, Dec 19th!!!  ALSO, due on Wednesday Thursday of this week is Read/SSS Section 5-1 and do problems p 149 numbers 22 through 29.

Wednesday  Thursday:   Homework due from 5-1 and problems (see above).  We will be going over this section with 30 min (or so) of project time.   No HW for Friday Monday.... but videos due next Tuesday  Wednesday.

Friday  Monday:   Mainly project time, including practice scoring for videos.   Due Wednesday:  Videos.


Chem Advanced:   (periods 6 and 7):

Tuesday:  Wednesday:  Due is SSS on 6-1 and problems page 181 numbers 24 through 29.  Reviewing electron configurations and quantum numbers (in class worksheet).   Starting Unit 3-E on periodic table.  No HW for Friday. 

Thursday: Friday:     Continuing periodic table with a possible "mini-lab" activity.   NOTE that a "Quest" is planned for next week!

Week of December 4 to December 8

I apologize for not posting a blog for last week.  I caught that cold that's been going around and it threw me off.  Reminder that Wednesday of this week is an Early Release Day which will be "future story" day.  

As always, plans are subject to changes and/or adjustments.

AP Chem (per 1):

Monday:  Formal lab reports for the "percent copper in brass" lab activity are due.  We will be covering topics from Chapter 13 sections 1,2,3 (and, maybe, 6) by going over the reading packet handed out last week.  We may also do a "mini-lab" if time allows.

Thursday:   Continuing to cover Chapter 13, including solution strength calculations.  We may also do another mini-lab activity.


Chem-I (periods 2 and 4):

Monday:  Finishing/reviewing history timeline topics on subatomic particles.  Covering basic atomic structure, isotopes and atomic mass calculations.   There will be a "Quest" (big quiz/small test) on Thursday on Timeline and Basic Atomic Structure.  Notes and timeline will be allowed.  NOTE:  Projects scripts and/or storyboards due on Monday of next week (Dec 11) and the final video is due Monday, Dec 18th.

Thursday:  Reviewing structure.  Quest on History and Structure.   Working on projects after quest.  Scripts and/or Storyboards are due on Monday.  


Chem Advanced (periods 6 and 7):

Tuesday:   Covering Quantum Numbers and constructing Electron Configuration Diagrams.  Probably no homework.  

Friday:   Reviewing Quantum Numbers.  Covering three rules and how they apply to Electron Configurations.   Note that there will probably be "Quest" on Tuesday of next week on recent "stuff".