Week 3 Sept. 25- Oct. 1

Goals:
1. Know the vocabulary: atoms, elements, molecules and compounds
2. Know that gases are made of tiny particles, moving at fast speeds and separated by relatively large distances.
3. Know that chemical reactions are the rearranging of atoms.
4. Know the meaning of subscripts and coefficients.

Weekly Schedule

Tuesday: Review and catch up from last week
Thurday: Lab on Electrolysis lab handout, start writing conclusion
2 homework assignments: Reading with Questions (sorry this isn't available electronically),
Finish Conclusions*
Friday: Go over homework and start poster assignment in groups flashcards for review - you finish them
Monday: Finish and present posters, quiz

Notebook contents:
1. Data table from electrolysis experiment
2. Conclusion from electrolysis experiment
3. Reading on Structure of Water
4 Worksheet about reading

*In the right column of the page is a guide for writing conclusions. The focus for this conclusion is to write about their success testing the claim that the 2 in H2O means that there are two hydrogens for each oxygen.

Week 2 Sept. 18 - 24

Second Week Goals
1. Describe similarities and differences in chemical reactions.
2. Describe similarities and differences in properties of gases.
3. Develop and follow procedures to make Carbon Dioxide (CO2)and Hydrogen (H2)
4. Know properties of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Hydrogen (H2)
5. Be able to write equations for the reactions that produce CO2 and H2 and know the formulas and names of the chemicals

Second Week Activities
Tuesday: Finish Videos - The air we Breathe and Oxygen. I was sick and absent. Start reading and chart about CO2 and H2. Finish chart as homework.
Thursday: Lab -- Gases Part 2 - Reactions to make Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Link to lab handout with questionsHomework: Finish the Individual Answer Sheet for Lab, and write a paragraph about what all chemical reactions have in common, citing evidence from our reactions in class.
Friday: Demonstrations with H2 and CO2, Go over answers to Lab questions. Flashcards - Partner work Link to flashcards
Monday: Review, Catch-Up, Quiz

Notebook Contents:

1. Video Notes on Handout.

2. Readings on Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide
3. T Chart notes on Readings
4. Individual Answer Sheet about Gases Lab
5. Paragraph Reflection on Chemical Reactions

Grades are now available online

Grades are now available online.
To view them click the link to the right.
First enter my name in the teacher line. (Entering Grant H.S. won't work; I subscribed to the service when I was at Franklin.)
Then choose the class that your child is in.
You will then need to enter two passwords. The first is his or her student id number from the student id. The second is his or her birthday in the form mmddyyyy. Some students do have the same birthday and I have had to leave off the first two numbers in the year several times.

Feel free to email me if you need me to tell you the numbers that I used.

Week 1: Sept 10 to 17

Goals:
1. Develop and follow a procedure for collecting Oxygen and Nitrogen
2. Know and follow safety expectations
3. Know properties of Nitrogen and Oxygen gases
4. Be able to write equations for the reactions that produce N2 and O2 and know the formulae for the chemicals
5. Know the vocabulary: properties, catalyst, products and reactants
6. Know the composition of Air


Activities:
Monday: Share posters from Friday, Take Notes on Readings
Tuesday: Go Over Readings. Introduction to lab
Block day: Experiment: Producing N2 and O2 Link to Lab Handout
Hmwk: Finish first page of individual answer sheet
Friday: Debrief Experiment, Complete backside of answer
sheet, Demonstrations, Work with Vocabulary Flashcards Link to Flashcards
Monday: Review, Catch-Up, 10 min Quiz

Notebook Contents:
1. Readings on Oxygen and Nitrogen
2. Three column notes on Oxygen and Nitrogen
3. Individual Answer Sheet to Lab