June 2, 2011

Thursday - June 2nd

Agenda:

1) Complete the 
REVIEW CHECKLIST

2) Work on your review assignments. If popplet still doesn't work, create one at home and place in your googledocs folder. I will be printing them for monday. Work on your Chemistry Review again.
Important things to consider:
- What are atoms made of?
- What is the charge of each subatomic particle?
- Why are atoms arranged in a periodic table?
- What are periods? What 2 elements in the same period have in common?
- What are groups? What 2 elements in the same group have in common?
- What is the atomic number of an atom? What is the atomic mass of an atom? How can you find the number of neutrons of an atom?
- How are metals, nonmetals and metalloids arranged in the periodic table? Compare/contrast them.
- Why elements tend to gain/lose/share electrons?
- Where, in the periodic table, are the elements that tend to lose electrons? 
- Where, in the periodic table, are the elements that tend to gain electrons? 
- What happens when one element loses an electron to another? What kind of bond is formed? What keeps the elements together?
- Why would 2 elements share electrons instead of gain/lose? What kind of bond is formed in this situation? What keeps the elements together?
- What is the difference between a polar and a non-polar molecule? What are examples of each?
- How do you know if a chemical reaction takes place?
- How do you compare endothermic and exothermic reactions? Remember the graphs we used to represent them.
- How are chemical reactions classified? Think of examples of each.
- What is the difference between coefficient and subscript?
- How can you speed up a chemical reaction?
- How can you slow down a chemical reaction?
- How would you relate the law of conservation of matter to the topic 'balancing equations'?


May 31, 2011

Wednesday - June 1st

Agenda:

1) Complete these 2 forms:

EMAILS AND BLOGS 

REVIEW CHECKLIST

2) Work on your review assignments.

Tuesday - May 31st

Agenda:


1) Did you create a Google docs collection yesterday? Did you share it with me?


2) Did you finish your popplet? If yes, did you save it as .pdf?


3) Did you upload your popplet to your science collection in Google docs?


4) Did you complete the following form with the SAME email you used to set up your Google docs folder? CLICK HERE FOR THE FORM

5) Now...
- go to your Google docs account
- click on "create new" and select document. A screen similar to a word document should appear.
- next to the Google Docs symbol you should see a space for you to name your file. Type: Chemistry Review for Final Exam
- use the internet/your book/your notes to create a review for the Chemistry Unit. Remember we started with the Atoms basic structure. We also studied the Periodic Table; Properties of Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids; Ionic and Covalent Bonding; Types of Chemical Reactions, Evidences of Chemical Reactions and Balancing Equations. Add pictures and diagrams.
- MAKE SURE YOU SAVE YOUR DOCUMENT INTO YOUR GOOGLE DOCS FOLDER BEFORE YOU LEAVE.

May 30, 2011

Monday - May 30th

Agenda: 
1) Create a Gmail account (skip this if you already have one).
2) Log on to your account.
3) At the top left corner, click on the tab "documents".
4) Go to the "Create new" drop down menu and select "Collection". Name your collection: "First name + Last initial-IS2". Ex: SofiaA-IS2".
5) Now you should have a science collection (or folder) listed in your left menu.
6) Click on the arrow at the end of your collection tab and select "share" and "sharing settings"
7) A small screen will open. In the area called "add people" type: fsilvachapel@gmail.com
8) Great! Now everything in this folder will be visible to me! From now on you will add all your work to this folder and make sure your sharing settings are correct.
9) Go to popplet now. Log in. Create a popplet called "Animals". This is the title of the first box also. 
10) Your job is to create a popplet with the basic characteristics of each of the following invertebrate groups: Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthe, Anellida, Mollusca, Arthropoda. Feel free to use your notes and the internet to research.
11) Add basic characteristics of each group, a picture of a good representative, and make relevant connections. When you're done, go to Export and choose save your popplet as PDF. 
12) Go back to your Goggle Docs account. Click on "upload" and find the popplet saved as pdf. Wait for it to be uploaded.
13) Once it appears on your doc list, click on the "action" button and select "organize". Choose to place the document in your brand new collection folder. 
14) I should be able to see your folder and the popplet inside it. 
15) You're done!!! Great job!


The PPT just in case you don't have your notes anymore...




Friday - May 27th

Agenda:

  • Momentum final practice problems

Thursday - May 26th

Agenda:

  • Review forces with mock quiz

Wednesday - May 25th

Agenda:

  • Review Popplet about Forces/Make corrections

Tuesday - Mary 24th

Agenda:

  • Momentum involving collisions + objects going backwards

Monday - May 23rd

Agenda:

  • Momentum Quiz

Friday - May 20th

Agenda:

  • More problems involving Momentum

May 17, 2011

Tuesday - May 17th

Agenda:

  • Computer Lab:

1) Answer blog questions (post answer as comment)
2) Work on review popplet (www.popplet.com) - you got invited to add to our MOTION and FORCES popplets. 
3) Find one cartoon/picture to illustrate each one of Newton's Laws and explain.
- copy and paste image to word doc. 
- write paragraph below image explaining how it connects with the specific law
- save doc and email me: fsilva@chapelschool.com
4) Watch the following video and connect to the physics concepts we learned in class (including the Laws of Motion)




Monday - May 16th

Agenda:
  • Review video notes/cartoon notes

May 13, 2011

Friday - May 13th

Agenda:

  • Identify forces acting on different objects/if they are balanced or unbalanced
  • Remind of review for final using popplet

Thursday - May 12th

Agenda: 

  • Finish blog posting, popplet, forces review worksheet

May 11, 2011

Wednesday - May 11th

Agenda:

  • Review Newton's Laws
  • Analyze videos and pictures to identify with each law


  • HOMEWORK:

1) Observe the image below and post the answers to the questions:


TRUE or FALSE:
a) The elephant and the feather each have the same force of gravity.
b) The elephant has more mass, yet both elephant and feather experience the same force of gravity.
c) The elephant experiences a greater force of gravity, yet both the elephant and the feather have the same mass.
d) On earth, all objects (whether an elephant or a feather) have the same force of gravity.
e) The elephant weighs more than the feather, yet they each have the same mass.
f) The elephant clearly has more mass than the feather, yet they each weigh the same.
g) The elephant clearly has more mass than the feather, yet the amount of gravity (force) is the same for each.
h) The elephant has the greatest acceleration, yet the amount of gravity is the same for each.






2) Use Newton's Second Law to find the answer to the question below:



May 10, 2011

Tuesday - May 10th

Agenda:

  • Read and Summarize all three Newton's Laws (include a drawing to illustrate each)

May 9, 2011

Monday - May 9th

Agenda:

  • Forces Discussion
  • Homework: Use Popplet (http://popplet.com/) to create mind map using the vocabulary words from Ch. 2-1 and 2-2. Save it as pdf/jpg and email me. 

Friday - May 6th

Agenda:

  • finish extra Graph Practice

Thursday - May 5th

Agenda:

  • extra Graph Practice

Wednesday - May 4th

Agenda:

  • Forces: summary + questions

Tuesday - May 3rd

Agenda:

  • Cars Investigation: Study the effect of a factor on a car's velocity: carry out the investigation
  • HOMEWORK FOR LITTLE 8: Ch. 2-1 and 2-2: Summary and Questions

Monday - May 2nd

Agenda:

  • Cars Investigation: Study the effect of a factor on a car's velocity: Design

Friday - April 29th

Agenda:

April 13, 2011

Wednesday - April 13th

Agenda:
  • Summary Review
  • Speed/Velocity Worksheet - page 1 in class
  • HOMEWORK: page 2

April 12, 2011

Tuesday - April 12th

Agenda:

  • HW corrections
  • Ch. 1-1 Summary (p. 6-13) - Speed/Relative Position/Relative Motion/Distance x Time Graph

March 27, 2011

March 18, 2011

Friday - Mar. 18th

Agenda;

  • Review how certain factors affect a chemical reaction (surface area, concentration, heat, catalysts, inhibitors)
  • Hydrogen Peroxide and Catalase Lab: Introduction

Thursday - Mar. 17th

Agenda: 

  • Video: Balancing Equations

Wednesday - Mar. 16th

Agenda: 
  • Discuss factors that affect a chemical reaction

Tuesday - Mar. 15th

Agenda:

  • Balancing Chemical Equations Practice
  • HOMEWORK: Controlling Chemical Reactions = Summary

March 16, 2011

Monday - Mar.14th

Agenda:

  • Review Types of Chemical Reactions
  • Watch the video on Balancing Equations:

Friday - Mar. 4th

Agenda:

  • Types of Chemical Reactions/Balancing Equations Practice

March 1, 2011

Tuesday - Mar. 1st

Agenda:

  • Types of chemical reactions
  • Balancing Equations




Monday - Feb. 28th

Agenda:

  • Review Chemical and Physical Changes
  • Endothermic x Exothermic Reactions

February 21, 2011

Monday - Feb. 21st

Agenda:
  • Review Worksheets
  • HOMEWORK: notes on Metallic Bonding + Book Questions
  • TEST this week

February 18, 2011

Friday - Feb. 18th

Agenda:
  • Polar/Nonpolar Bonding
  • Reviewing problems

Thursday - Feb. 17th

Agenda:
  • Covalent Bonding Review
  • Work on Practice Questions
  • Polar/Nonpolar Bonding (Polar Bear/Penguin Story)

February 15, 2011

Wednesday - Feb. 16th

Agenda:
  • Covalent Bonding Summary: p. 30-35
  • Compare and contrast Ionic x Covalent Bonding (Exit Card)
  • Hand out Covalent Bond Practice

Tuesday - Feb. 15th

Agenda:
  • Ionic Bonding Review Sheet

February 14, 2011

Tuesday - Feb. 15th

Agenda:
  • Reviewing Ionic Bonding
  • Covalent Bonding
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNBzyM6TcK8
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science/covalent-videos-playlist.htm#video-29398

Bonding Tutorial:
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/chemistry/gilbert2/tutorials/interface.asp?chapter=chapter_08&folder=bonding

Monday - Feb. 14th

Agenda:
  • Ionic Bonding Review
  • Practice Worksheet

Friday - Feb. 11th

Agenda:
  • Turn in Vocabulary List w/ Definitions
  • Ionic Bonding: Chapter Summary
  • Exit Card: Interpret Book Diagram
  • HOMEWORK: Section 3 Questions

Thursday - Feb. 10th

Agenda:
  • Finish Periodic Table Project

Wednesday - Feb. 9th

Agenda:
  • QUIZ

Tuesday - Feb. 8th

Agenda:
  • Create own Periodic Table: Start Project

Monday - Feb. 7th

Agenda:
  • Reviewing Periodic Table Trends
  • Work on Vocabulary List (due Friday)

Friday - Feb. 4th

Agenda:
  • Elements, Mixtures and Compounds Presentation
  • Correct worksheet

Thursday - Feb. 3rd

Agenda:
  • Elements, Compounds and Mixtures - Review
  • Atom Drawing Review

February 2, 2011

February 1, 2011

Tuesday - Feb. 1st

Agenda:
  • periodic table review
  • drawing atoms
  • PERIODIC TABLE BINGO TOMORROW!!!
Here is the CERN website with some info on antimatter: http://livefromcern.web.cern.ch/livefromcern/antimatter/kids/am-kids00.html

January 31, 2011

Monday - Jan 31st

Agenda:
  • Chemistry Review from 7th grade: atoms, protons, electrons, neutrons, family, period, atomic number, atomic mass, isotopes