Saturday, September 5, 2015

Week 5 Lesson Plans Sept 8th – Sept 12th

Chemistry I Lesson Plans Sept 8th – Sept 12th
This week we will focus on the difference between physical and chemical properties and changes and what indicates that a chemical reaction has occurred.  The Physical and Chemical Properties Lab will be used to refer to these concepts with the lab report due at the end of the week.

Monday:   LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:
1.  Finish up lab
2.  Lab reports due Tuesday Sept 22nd, turnitin by Thursday Sept 24th

Weds:
1.  Continue notes
2.  STP and changes worksheet due Friday
3.  Element review bingo
4.  Finish lab if needed
5.  Lab reports due next Thursday 9/18, turnitin due Friday 9/19
6.  Test next Friday

Thurs:
1.  Unit II homework sheet due Monday
2.  Continue notes
3.  Element review
4.  Bookwork due Tuesday

Friday:  Gone to Smoky Mountains – work day for review and/or lab report
1,  Unit II homework sheet due Monday
2.  Book assignment Reviewing Concepts page 28 #10, 16-22 and Problems 1,3, and 4 due Tuesday
3.  STP and changes worksheet due
4.  Lab report due Thursday – work on it in class


Chemistry II Lesson Plans Sept 8th – Sept 12th

This week we will continue our discussion of limiting and excess reactants using stoichiometry problems and labs.  The concept of concentration and molarity will also be revisited.  These are big ideas in the study of chemistry and are used throughout the year.

Monday:   NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY

Tuesday:
1.       Potassium Chlorate Labs due
2.       Notes on stoichiometry continued on limiting
3.       Stoichiometry Probs I due tomorrow
4.       Probs II due Friday
5.       Quizzes this week over stoichiometry

Weds:
1.  Grade stoich 1
2.  Quiz 1 over stoichiometry tomorrow
3.  Continue notes over limiting and excess
4.  work on set 2 due Monday

Thursday: 
1.       quiz I over stoich
2.       Finish notes on stoich
3.    work on stoich 2 due Monday
4.    quiz 2 tomorrow

Friday: 
1.       quiz 1 back
2.       quiz 2
3.       finish stoich problem set 2 due Monday

AP Chemistry Lesson Plans Sept 8th – Sept 12th

This week we will continue our application of inter and intramolecular forces.

Monday:  NO SCHOOL LABOR DAY

Tuesday:

1.  homework back and discussed
2.  notes on chapter 8 continued with Bozeman 21 video on metallic bonding

Wednesday:
1.       continue notes on ch 8 on phase diagrams
2.       boiling water in a syringe lab

Thursday:
1.       finish notes on ch 8
2.       phase diagram worksheet I and 2 in class

Friday: 
1.       chapter 8 test multiple choice only in class
2.       answer free reponse ch 8 for Tuesday

3.       ch 4 ionic homework due Monday

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Week Four Lesson Plans August 31st - September 4th

Week Four:  Lesson Plans August 31st - September  4th

Chemistry I:  This week will focus on using lab to learn about physical and chemical properties.  Our first unit test on lab equipment, types of chemistry, and the scientific method will assess our chapter one knowledge and we will begin chapter two by learning the elements.

Monday: 

1.  Unit I test back
2.  Journals back
3.  Notes on Unit II - thermite ball demo and hot pack demo

Tuesday: 

1.  Notes on Unit II
2.  Discussion on lab reports
3.  Physical and Chemical Properties Pre-Lab

Weds:  Day One of Physical and Chemical Properties Lab - properties

Thursday:  Day Two of Physical and Chemical Properties Lab -changes

Friday:  half-day
1.  Finish Lab – reactions
2.  Lab reports due next Friday 9/11
3.  Set up turnitin.com account

Advanced Chemistry:  This week we will use the Potassium Chlorate Lab to apply our knowledge of percent composition, formulae, and stroichiometry.

Monday: 

1.  Quizzes back
2.  Finish Potassium Chlorate Lab

Tuesday: 
1.  Go over lab data
2.  Finish Potassium Chlorate Lab – due Friday 9/4
3.  Turnitin.com information
4.  Smores Lab
Weds:
1.  Stoichiometry notes
2.  Stoichiometry Problems I worksheet due Tuesday

Thursday: 
1. Finish Stoichiometry Notes on percent yield
2.  Labs due tomorrow

Friday:
1.  Stoichiometry Problems I due Tuesday
2.  Continue notes

AP Chemistry:  We will continue our study of inter and intra molecular forces.    The first half of ch 4 ionic bonding review of ch 4 is due Sept 14th.  Chemistry Club t-shirts using ultraviolet developing will be made so we have something to wear on our visits to the elementary and junior high schools. 

Monday: 
1.  ion pre-quiz sets 3A and 4A for Friday
2  Begin notes on liquids and solids

Tuesday:
1.  Notes through dipole dipole and H-bonding
2.  T-Shirt designs are due Friday.
3.  Intermolecular Forces lab discussion – labs due.
4.  FR ch 2 due tomorrow

Weds:
1.  FR ch 2 due
2.  Finish notes through LDF and bozeman videos
3.  Finish alcohol mini-lab
4.  Start pie pan lab

Thursday:
1. T-shirt ideas
2.  Finish up labs - due Monday
3.  Work on Ionic ch 4 review work part I and II
Friday:
1.  Finish t-shirts designs and soak them if time.

2.  Finish up labs - due Monday

Monday, August 31, 2015

turnitin information

Chemistry I id # is:  10485749

Adv. Chemistry id # is:  10485728

AP id # is:  10485764

password for each is:  blockparty

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Coach Block's 45th birthday spanking

Nick, Zach, and Logan give Coach a Happy Birthday spanking at the Georgetown Fair!!!





















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!!!











Sunday, August 23, 2015

Week 3 Lesson Plans

Week Three Lesson Plans for August 24th – 28th

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 1st – Sept 5th  :  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 4th 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 25th – 29thThis 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