Reviewed concepts of BB board day last Friday.
Discussion of progress of man and why it took so long to make fire.
Purpose of today's class is to see if we can determine structure of materials from a study of their physical properties.
Did paper lab.
Many students did not finish.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Materials unit: BB Board Day
Bending wire introduces a defect that makes the metal stronger.
Conan video of making sword. Talked about the physics of sword making.
How crystals form out of molten rock...the don't all form at the same temperature.
Cooling slowly allows for the formation of larger crystals.
Demo of defects and cooling using BB boards.
Used microscopes to watch crystal formation and what happens when grains run into each other.
Assigned optional Quia quiz on BB board day.
Bending wire introduces a defect that makes the metal stronger.
Conan video of making sword. Talked about the physics of sword making.
How crystals form out of molten rock...the don't all form at the same temperature.
Cooling slowly allows for the formation of larger crystals.
Demo of defects and cooling using BB boards.
Used microscopes to watch crystal formation and what happens when grains run into each other.
Assigned optional Quia quiz on BB board day.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Students viewed crystals under the microscope and sketched characteristic crystal shapes.
Students did acid test on crystals.
Students did flame test on crystals to see diagnostic flame colors.
Stamped notebooks.
Students did acid test on crystals.
Students did flame test on crystals to see diagnostic flame colors.
Stamped notebooks.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Handed back and went over test.
Had several substances - asked students to classify them. At first most students classified them as solid, liquid, both.
Students then classified them as man-made or natural
I suggested pure vs mixtures.
Students then classified pure as elements or compounds.
Students classified mixtures as smooth (homogeneous) or lumpy (heterogeneous)
In the sludge lab, students will have to separate substances based on physical properties and then identify them.
Had several substances - asked students to classify them. At first most students classified them as solid, liquid, both.
Students then classified them as man-made or natural
I suggested pure vs mixtures.
Students then classified pure as elements or compounds.
Students classified mixtures as smooth (homogeneous) or lumpy (heterogeneous)
In the sludge lab, students will have to separate substances based on physical properties and then identify them.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Handed out study packet for test and went over a lot of it before students got bored.
Asked students to finish packet, especially the vocab section.
Asked students to finish packet, especially the vocab section.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Thursday, Mar 3, 2011
Question and answer on Periodic Table. Went around room.
Went from questions on yesterday's worksheets to ionic and covalent bonding.
Finished with brief summary of what will be on the test next Tuesday.
Went from questions on yesterday's worksheets to ionic and covalent bonding.
Finished with brief summary of what will be on the test next Tuesday.
Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011
Tried doing lesson on important features of periodic table but just could not keep students' attention. Ended up giving them three worksheets (navigating the periodic table, electrons in orbitals, and valence electrons and Lewis diagrams.
Students worked on these and handed them in at the end of class.
Students worked on these and handed them in at the end of class.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, Feb 25, 2011
Quiz on Atom Notation
Stamp homework sheet for completeness
Go over questions on Radioactive Decay homework sheet
Decay lab with pennies
Students worked in groups of four and made graphs.
Stamp homework sheet for completeness
Go over questions on Radioactive Decay homework sheet
Decay lab with pennies
Students worked in groups of four and made graphs.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2100
Quiz on atom notation
Went over and explained quiz
Continued going over decay equations.
Asked for answers to homework - students had not done it.
Had students read the hand out. Then had the students pair up and take turns telling their partner the important ideas of the worksheet - without referring to worksheet.
Went over the ideas they stated in class.
Handed out and went over next set of worksheets.
Did several examples of alpha and beta decay.
Students wrote decay equations on board for the example problems.
Went over their solutions.
Handed out practice in radioactivity for homework due tomorrow
Went over and explained quiz
Continued going over decay equations.
Asked for answers to homework - students had not done it.
Had students read the hand out. Then had the students pair up and take turns telling their partner the important ideas of the worksheet - without referring to worksheet.
Went over the ideas they stated in class.
Handed out and went over next set of worksheets.
Did several examples of alpha and beta decay.
Students wrote decay equations on board for the example problems.
Went over their solutions.
Handed out practice in radioactivity for homework due tomorrow
Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011
Had students write what I could have done to better prepare them for the atoms test.
Handed back and went over the test.
Started radioactivity. Went over first handout on expanding the atom notation and types of radiation.
Assigned the two review questions at the end of the worksheet for homework.
Handed back and went over the test.
Started radioactivity. Went over first handout on expanding the atom notation and types of radiation.
Assigned the two review questions at the end of the worksheet for homework.
Thursday, Feb 17, 2011
Had students get into study groups and review worksheets for test.
Gave Atoms Test
Gave Atoms Test
Wednesday, Feb 16, 2011
Students redid counting atoms worksheet and vocab worksheet
Went over the answers in their study groups.
Made laptops available for Quia
Went over the answers in their study groups.
Made laptops available for Quia
Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011
Student chose study groups
Element symbol and counting atoms flashcards
Made laptops available for Quia
Element symbol and counting atoms flashcards
Made laptops available for Quia
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