Friday, April 24, 2009

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Block 4B

Students used the period to review for the test practicing with the quia quiz on matter and the activity on element symbols using the laptops.

Handed out Parent Notices for Sludge. The signed Parent Form is needed to get your bottle of sludge. It is the sludge "passport".

Monday April 20, 2009 - Block 4A

I assigned seats.

Students took element symbol quiz. Went over it.
Students took counting atoms in chemical formula quiz. Went over it.

Students reviewed for exam using the labtops to access the quia quiz on matter.

Handed out Parent Notices for Sludge. The signed Parent Form is needed to get your bottle of sludge. It is the sludge "passport".

Friday, April 17, 2009

Friday, April 17, Block 4B

Handed back quizzes on element symbols and counting atoms.

Gave new set of quizzes on element symbols and counting atoms.

Students got laptops and worked on QUIA quiz on matter as review for test.

Test Friday next week.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Thursday, April 16, 2009 - Block 4A

Competition on chemical symbols.

Quiz on Chemical symbols
Handed back Counting atom worksheet and answered questions.

Quiz on Counting atoms

Students looked at crystals under microscope and sketched pictures.
Students did acid test on powders.

Use laptops for Quiz exercises.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - Block 4B

Competition on chemical symbols.

Quiz on Chemical symbols
Quiz on Counting atoms

Students looked at crystals under microscope and sketched pictures.
Students did acid test to check for fizz.

Use laptops for Quiz exercises.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - Block 4A

Students wrote content objectives in their notebooks.
Students will be able to:
Identify 20 elements from chemical symbols
Given a chemical equation, be able to count the number of different elements, the number of atoms of each element, and the total number of atoms.
Conduct a flame test on soluble powders.
Make crystals for viewing under the microscope.

Went over pictures of element symbols that students drew and I hung up.
Quiz next time.
Did some competitions on pictures.

Went over Counting Atom worksheet.
I collected them. Quiz next time.

Explained crystal and flame test for soluble powders.
Students set up solutions in petrie dishes.
Students did flame tests on solutions using Qtips

Stamped content objectives and data tables with "poof" stamp.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Friday, April 10, 2009 - Block 4B

Students wrote content objectives in their notebooks.
Students will be able to:
Identify 20 elements from chemical symbols
Given a chemical equation, be able to count the number of different elements, the number of atoms of each element, and the total number of atoms.
Conduct a flame test on soluble powders.
Make crystals for viewing under the microscope.

Went over pictures of element symbols that students drew and I hung up.
Quiz next time.

Went over Counting Atom worksheet.
I collected them. Quiz next time.

Explained crystal and flame test for soluble powders.
Students set up solutions in petrie dishes.
Students did flame tests on solutions using Qtips