Glassworking Lab

With only one brutal injury (Morgan's thumb), students did their best to get a 90 degree bend on their glass rods.

Spirit Pics for August!!

The Spirit Club has been busy cheering on Golf, Tennis, and Football!!!

Week 3 Lesson Plans

Week Three Lesson Plans for August 24^th – 28^th

Chemistry I – This week we will be getting into the lab to cut, fire polish, and bend glass tubing.  This allows me to identify the pyromaniacs and deviants so I am aware of their presence in the lab.  It is fine to be fascinated by fire – I just want to be aware.  I certainly love fire myself.  We will also be reviewing unit I to prepare for the test on Friday.  Students will learn and identify lab equipment for the test as well.

Monday:

1.       Post-tests back

2.       Grade Getting to Know your Book worksheet

3.       Lab equipment

4.       Element review due

5.       Unit I review due tomorrow

6.       Getting to know chapter 1 due Thursday

7.       glass bending lab pre-lab sheet

Tuesday:

1.       Grade Unit I review

2.       test on Friday

3.       finish Glassworking Pre-Lab

4.       begin lab

Wednesday:

1.       Finish Glassworking Lab

2.       GTK ch 1 due tomorrow

3.       elements worksheet overdue

Thursday:

1.       grade elements to know

2.       turn in GTK ch 1

3.       Lab equipment review

4.       Unit I test tomorrow

4.       Start Unit II notes

Friday:

1.       Unit I test

2.       Lab reports discussed

3.       Unit II notes if time

4.       Unit II homework problems due Weds

Advanced Chemistry Lesson Plans Sept 1^st – Sept 5^th  :  This week will focus on applying our review of balancing and calculating formula mass, percent composition, and empirical and molecular formulae

using a lab on finding the percent of oxygen in potassium chlorate.  Then we will apply our knowledge of molarity to a molarity lab leading into our stoichiometry review and application.

Monday:

1. Balancing Quiz back
2. Lab Safety Test back
3. Grade Formula weights
4. Quiz  over formula weights
5. potassium chlorate pre-lab

Tuesday:

1. Grade formula mass worksheet
2. Quiz over formula masses
3. Start Potassium Chlorate Lab

Wednesday:

1. Formula weights  Quiz back
2. Part 2 of Potassium Chlorate lab
3. Lab reports due next Friday Sept 4^th with turnitin by midnight Saturday

Thursday:

1. Stoichimetry Notes
2. Finish Part II of Potassium Chlorate Lab if needed
3. Discuss lab – turnitin on computers
4. Stoichiometry Problem Set I due Tuesday

Friday:

1. Finish Potassium Chlorate Lab if needed
2. Continue Stoich notes
3. Stoichiometry Problem Set I due Tuesday

AP Chemistry Lesson Plans Aug 25^th – 29^th :  This week will focus on our discussion on bonding and forces and how to predict what types are present in molecules.  We will finish our inquiry lab determining if food coloring is a polar covalent, non-polar covalent, or an ionic solution.  Daily quizzes will be given each day to review the ions assigned over the summer as well as the content of the review chapters 1, 2, and 3. 

Monday:

1.  Assign Teams
2. Ion Pre-Quiz for Friday's Quiz 2A
3. Lab Safety Test back
4. quiz back
5. FR #1 due
6. FR #2 due Tuesday
7. FR #3 due Weds

Tuesday:

1. FR #2 due
2. FR #3 due tomorrow
3. Hand back ch 2 homework
4. ch 2 review slide

Wednesday:

1.  Finish ch 2 review
2. ch. 8 liquids and solids notes
3. ch 8 homework
4. FR #3 due

Thursday:

1.  Continue liquids and solids notes
2. alcohol and water intermolecular forces lab

Friday:

1. T-shirt designs?

2.    pie pan lab

3.    finish alcohol and water lab

old spirit club pics!

 Jackson, Cameron, and Glenn Coco cheer on the Lady Tiger Volleyball Team...

 Ace Baby!

 The Pack is Back - Volleyball style!

 resting during a time out...

 Represent!

 The Golf Team is full of spirit!

 Friday Football Lights!!!!

  Kiki, Alexa, and the Fab Freshmen put their paws up!

 The Seniors (and Payton) Rule!!!

Grace, Tatum, and Libby having fun!

SPIRIT CLUB at the Cumberland WIN!!!

Spirit Leaders Aleah, Taylor, and Adrienne!!

BLOCK PARTY!!

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The Pennant Of Spirit Leads Us to VICTORY!!

SENIOR SPIRIT LEADERS AT PIGSKIN...

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Murray and Shawn - I actually like them both a lot....

Class Pics from Advanced Chemistry From 2014 - Bye Bye Old School

Lesson Plans for August 17th – 21st

Lesson Plans for August 17^th – 21^st

Chemistry I –  This week will focus primarily on lab safety rules, demonstrations, and discussion as safety is our first priority in a lab course.  We will also begin lecture on “what is chemistry?” and discuss the units of study for the class.

Monday:

1.    journals due Friday

2.    go over lab safety contract due Friday with parent signature

3.    bring books tomorrow!!

4.    finish lab tour and safety rules

5.    safety rules demos

6.    pre-test in class tomorrow

7.    post-test on Friday

8.    hand out periodic tables

Tuesday:  I will be gone.

1.    Lab Safety Pre-Test

2.    contracts due Friday

3.    Getting to Know Your Book worksheet due Thursday

4.    element review due Friday

Wednesday:

     1.       Getting to Know Your Book worksheet due Thursday

     2.       Continue going over lab safety rules

     3.       Tour of lab and use of fire extinguisher

     4.       Set hands on fire!

     5.       go over lab safety rules pre-test

     6.       Lab safety rules post-test on Friday

     7.   Unit I notes - what is Chemistry?

8.   element review due Friday

Thursday:

     1.   Turn in class rules, journals, getting to know your book worksheet, info sheet

     2.   Finish safety rules and demos

     3.       Post-test tomorrow

     4.       Unit I notes - What is Chemistry? continued

     5.    Set hands on fire!

     6.    Lab safety contract due tomorrow

Friday:

     1.       Lab Safety Post-test

2.       element review due Friday

     3.    Lab safety contract due

     4.       Journals due

Lesson Plans for August 17^th – 21^st

Advanced Chemistry – This week reviews important concepts from last year – balancing chemical equations and calculating formula weights.  A decomposition of potassium chlorate is used in lab to apply these concepts and re-familiarize the students with lab equipment and protocol.

Monday: 

    1.       Lab Safety Post-Test tomorrow over lab safety rules

    2.       Balancing review due Thursday

    3.       Quiz over it on Friday

    4.       Begin MASS and FORMULAE NOTES from ch 7

    5.       Formula Weights worksheet due Friday

Tuesday:

    1.       Turn in rules, contracts, info sheet, etc

    2.       Lab Safety Post-Test over lab safety rules

    3.       Balancing review due Thursday, quiz Friday

    4.       Formula weights worksheet due Friday

Wednesday:

    1.       Balancing review sheet due tomorrow

    2.       Quiz over balancing Friday

    3.       Continue notes on mass and formulae

    4.       Formula Masses worksheet due Monday

Thursday: 

    1.       Balancing review sheet due

    2.    Balancing review quiz tomorrow

    3.       Formula weights worksheet due tomorrow 

    4.       Formula masses worksheet due Monday

    5.       Continue notes on empirical and molecular formulae

Friday:

    1.       Balancing review quiz

    2.       Formula weights worksheet due

    3.       Formula Masses worksheet due Monday

    4.       Pre-lab for potassium chlorate lab  

    5.   Finish notes if time

Lesson Plans for August 18^th – 22^nd

AP Chemistry – This week students will design their chemistry club ultraviolet-developed t-shirts and review types of bonding and forces with a lab, observing food coloring drops in various solutions.  Organic chemistry lecture will continue from last year, reviewing hydrocarbons and halocarbons and looking at the functional groups that compose alcohols and ethers.

Monday:

1.  20 ions pre-quiz, quiz on Friday

2.  lab safety post -tests tomorrow

3.  ch 1 review slides

Tuesday:

1.  Lab Safety Post-Test over lab safety rules

2.  nuclear unit due at end of month

3.  chapter 4 assignment due Sept 30th

Wednesday:

1.  notes on liquids and solids

2.  quantum number quiz tomorrow

Thursday:

1.  quantum number quiz

2.  continue notes on liquids and solids

Friday:

1.  A-1 ion quiz

2.  quantum number quiz back

3.  Finish notes on liquids and solids

4.  Pie Tin Lab

Lesson Plans Week 1 - August 13th and 14th

Chemistry I - Week of 8/13 – 8/14  - This week is centered on the student.  I would like to know about their expectations of the course and get to know them through journaling.  We will also go through the obligatory paperwork concerning rules and behavior so that the student understands what I expect of them.  I prefer to work with my students and their parents as a team for a successful year.  These are early dismissal days 11:30.

Thursday:   CHANGED THINGS TO GO WITH KAITLIN ON TUESDAY!!!

1.  journal entry with 5 questions due next Friday

2.  information sheet due Monday

3.  calculator with “log” button required

4.  grading policy handed out

5.  lab safety rules distributed

6.  LAB SAFETY PRE-TEST on Tuesday, August 18th

Friday:

1.  books assigned

2.  begin discussion of lab safety rules

3.  PRE-TEST ON Tuesday

Adv. Chemistry - Week of 8/13 – 8/14 – This week goes through paper work and lab safety rules.  Safety in the lab is a number one priority.  We will also begin reviewing where we left off last year with balancing chemical equations and writing and naming chemical formulae.

Thursday:

1.  information sheet due Monday

2.  grading policy handed out

3.  classroom rules due Monday

4.  lab safety rules handed out for post-test

5.  LAB SAFETY POST-TEST on Tuesday, August 18th

Friday:

1.  Lab safety test Tuesday

2.  hand out ion sheet and periodic table

3.  balancing review due Thursday

4.  balancing quiz Friday

AP Chemistry - Week of 8/13 – 8/14 -  This week is focused on the obligatory paper work and rules which are extremely important for our safety in lab.  The summer review homework will also be discussed.  Students are responsible to get help with questions on that homework ASAP.

Thursday:

1.  information sheet due Monday

2.  grading policy handed out

3.  classroom rules due Monday

4.  lab safety rules handed out for post-test

5.  LAB SAFETY POST-TEST on Tuesday, August 18th

6.  Fill out folder for class.

7.  August Nuclear Homework due August 31st

Friday:

1.  Lab safety test Tuesday

2.  Discussion of class and expectations