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January 2020 Daily Updates
01/06/2020
  • CP and Honors: 
    •   Reminders:  
      • If students did not turn in their Element Posters and/or warm up, I asked for them today (late credit). Remember items are accepted up to 3 school days late for 70%. Extra credit assignments are due by 1/10. Students have had over 1 month to work on them. I will not accept late work on this! 
      • Quiz on Friday 1/10 - Study the following:
      1. notes from 12/4 lecture (#2 in packet),
      2. Atomic Structure notes (#6 in packet),
      3. Protons, electrons, neutrons, electrons worksheet (#8 in packet for CP; #9 in packet for honors), and
      4. "Introduction to Atoms" worksheet (#9 in packet for CP; #10 for honors).
    •  Demonstration: I received a new kettle for the holidays. I showed my students how boiling occurs throughout the liquid (review of previous material).
    •  In class worksheet: Introduction to Atoms (review) - NOT posted...if you were absent ask me. 
    •  In class reading and analysis: "Exactly How Small is it?" - NOT posted...if you were absent ask me. 
    •  Watched this Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Q2q20KaEk
01/07/2020
  • CP and Honors:
    • Reminders:
      • Quiz on Friday (See 01/06/2020)
      • Extra credit due Friday 01/10/2020 - no late submissions; you've had over 1 month! 
      • Packets due Monday 01/13/2020
    • Students self corrected the "Exactly How Small is it?" questions. If you were absent, please do it on your own (worksheet available in class) and ask me for corrections. 
    •  Watched this Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPkEGAHo78o
    • In period 1, 2, 3 we did an exit ticket (students to finish as homework). Will check it for 4 points (completion effort) Wednesday. In periods 5 and 6 we did not get to this. Students in these two periods will do it tomorrow in class. 
01/08/2020
  • CP:
    • Reminders: 
      • Quiz on Friday (See 01/06/2020)
      • Extra credit due Friday 01/10/2020 - no late submissions; you've had over 1 month! 
      • Packets due Monday 01/13/2020
    • ​Period 2 self corrected Proton, Electron, Neutron Exit ticket and turned in. 
    • from yesterday and turned in.
    • Periods 5 and 6 had time in class to work on this assignment - may turn in tomorrow. 
    • Notes: "Where did Elements Come from and How are They Organized?"
  • Honors:
    • Reminders: 
      • Quiz on Friday (See 01/06/2020)
      • Extra credit due Friday 01/10/2020 - no late submissions; you've had over 1 month! 
      • Packets due Monday 01/13/2020
    • Students self corrected Proton, Electron, Neutron Exit ticket and turned in. 
    • In class activity: "Mystery Element"
01/09/2020
  • CP and Honors:
    • We reviewed for our quiz tomorrow. First we practiced determining number of protons, electron, and neutrons (whiteboard activity), similar to #8 (CP) and #9 (Honors) in our packet. 
    • We also reviewed for our quiz tomorrow using Kahoot. The link for today's Kahoot is in files.
    • Reminders: 
      • Quiz tomorrow (See 01/06/2020)
      • Extra credit due Friday 01/10/2020 - no late submissions; you've had over 1 month! 
      • Packets due Monday 01/13/2020
​01/10/2020
  • Took Quiz
  • Some students chose to turn in packets early. Packets are due Monday 01/13/2020 when students walk in!
  • Worked on "Periodic Table Me, Myself and I" activity after. This file is not posted. If absent please obtain from me. 
​​

01/13/2020
Honors: 

  • Read sections 5.1 and 5.2 and do all the questions in section assessments in complete sentences please
  • ​Be sure to write the title (e.g. “section 5.1 assessment, etc on top of each section)
  • This will be #3 and #4  in your packet. Yes, you may do on the same page. Just put 3 and 4 on top of page :)

​CP:

  • Read sections 4.3 and 4.4 and do all the questions in section assessments in complete sentences please. 
  • Be sure to write the title (e.g. “section 4.3 assessment, etc on top of each section)
  • This will be #3 and #4  in your packet. Yes, you may do on the same page. Just put 3 and 4 on top of page :)

01/14/2020
​
We corrected yesterday's classwork/homework. 

01/15/2020
  • We color-coded the periodic table. The goal was to identify: Metals (and various sub types), non metals, halogens, noble gases, lanthinides, actinides, and the two elements liquid at room temperature.  This took us the whole period. 
  • If you were absent, please grab a blank periodic table from me upon your return.


​01/16/2020
  • Warm up: Three questions - What element has the symbol Te? What is the symbol for Cerium? What element has an atomic mass of 190.2?
  • Went over quizzes and most common error
  • Students worked on 10 questions "Periodic Table Review Questions" - See files. We will go over them Wednesday.


01/21/2020
  • Warmup: What element has the symbol Te? What is the symbol for Cerium? What element has an atomic mass of 190.2?
  •  Notes: Periodic Table Groups (see files) - These notes are in table format.
  •  Finish classwork from Thursday (see 01/16/2020).
​

01/22/2020:
  • Warm up: What are Valence Electrons? 
  • Went over classwork from Thursday 01/16 (Periodic Table Review Questions). If you were absent, the notes from 01/21 will help you. 
  •  Lesson on Lewis Dots. See Files. 

01/23/2020
  • Warm up: How many valence electrons does an element with 33 electrons have? Explain.
  • Went over homework for Lewis Dots and students turned in this assignment. (See homework 01/22/20)
  • CP and Honors: Both got practice determining number of valence electrons by doing a "Chemistry Color by Valence Electrons" worksheet. This was a fun way to practice valence electrons. If you were absent, get handout upon return. I can not post this file. This work became homework if students were not done in class. 
  • In Honors: We went on to the lesson on how to determine the number of shells. I gave students notes handouts. If you were absent, please ask me for it upon return. I can not post this file. 


01/24/2020
  • Warm up: Where are the following located within the periodic table. (full sentences) - Transition Metals, Non Metals, Alkali metals, Noble Gases, and Halogens?
  • CP:
    • Turned in "Chemistry Color by Valence Electrons" worksheet
    • Turned in warm ups 1/14-1/24/2020
    • Discussed electron shells (notes not on website) and went over practice problems that students did in class. If you were absent, please grab the worksheet from me upon return. This is number 8 in packet. 
    • Started discussing Bohr diagrams. Watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yADrWdNTWEc&t=286s.  We did not finish the video. Students are responsible for watching it at home. 
  • Honors: 
    • Turned in "Chemistry Color by Valence Electrons" worksheet
    • Turned in warm ups 1/14-1/24/2020
    • Went over yesterday's electron shells practice (#8 in packet). 
    • Started discussing Bohr diagrams. Watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yADrWdNTWEc&t=286s.  We did not finish the video. Students are responsible for watching it at home.
 
01/27/2020:
  • Warmup: New warmup sheets were handed out. Today's warmup: Please draw the Lewis Dot structure and indicate what group of metal each element belong to (today, you do NOT need complete sentences today): Francium, Gallium, Radon, Magnesium
  • Collected quiz corrections from 01/10/2020 quiz (from students who needed to make corrections)
  • Went over steps to draw Bohr electron diagrams
  •  #9 in packet was handed out: "Worksheet for drawing the Bohr diagram for first 20 elements". If you were absent, you can still do this.... you just need to draw out the circles yourselves.  
​

01/28/2020:
  • Today's warm up was a work sheet and it is not graded (or on our normal warm up sheet). If you were absent, you may ask me for it. 
  • Please note that I made a correction to the table in how to draw Bohr diagrams. There was a typo and its a big error. So, please see the updated file in "files". 
  • We went over last night's homework (Bohr diagrams)
  • We played Kahoot to study. See files. 
  • Quiz is tomorrow (see homepage for what to study)
  • Packets are due Thursday. 

01/29/2020:
  • Took quiz: Atomic Theory and Periodic Table - Part 2 
  • Students worked on an in class assignment - Chemistry and the Human Body (see files)
  • Students worked on getting packets ready to turn in on 01/30/2020

01/30/2020
  • Turned in Packets
  • Turned in Chemistry and the Human Body
  • worked on Pre-lab for tomorrow's Textile lab. See files. 


01/31/2020
  • We spent the day in the lab exploring characteristics of different fabrics, in order to make recommendations to the department of Agriculture. If you were absent, you NEED to do the pre-lab or you will be very lost on Monday. We will be doing the lab write up.

02/03/2020
  • We went over directions for our lab report (lab done on Friday 01/31/2020). The directions are posted.  This report is due on Wednesday 02/05/2020 and students had a full period to work on it today.  

02/04/2020
  • Student watched a demonstration on Nitinol wire. I will post this on my Twitter page (my handle is @msYassi and account is public)
  • Students then watched a video explaining the phenomena (Nitinol Wire in files)
  • Students lastly had class time to answer 5 questions (due Thursday 02/06/2020)

02/05/2020
  • Warm up: Please complete the following sentence (yes, you do need to write the full sentence)  "_____________  _____________ are electrons in the outermost electron shell, responsible for _______________   ___________________."
  • We started a new chapter on bonding, starting with Ionic bonds. Notes in Files. 
  • Students will receive their new Table of Contents tomorrow. ​

02/06/2020
  • Warm up: "What is an Ionic bond? What are two characteristics of Ionic compounds?"
  • Went over classroom expectations again (not talking when teacher talks, cleaning up after oneself if you join us for lunch in room 64, writing your absence dates on assignments when turned in). 
  • Passed out new tables of contents 
  • Collected Nitinol questions from Tuesday.  
  • Quizzes were passed back and we went over main errors and answered questions. 
  • Quiz Corrections are due Wednesday 02/19/2020 (I will not accept late work!)
  • Independent work on Ionic Compounds/Bonds (see homework). 

02/07/2020
  • Warm up: Please complete the following sentence (please write the full sentence). "A(n) _____________ compound forms when a(n) __________ and a(n)_______________ join together.  The bond that forms is the result of the transfer of _________________ electrons."
  • Watched a short, animated movie called "A Chemical Romance". This is an MP3 file and will not be posted.  
  • Students worked in table groups to answer questions about Ionic compounds. Some presented. 

02/10/2020
  • Warm up for CP and Honors: Please write out the full sentence and fill in the blanks. "_______________ are positively charged subatomic particles in the ___________ of atoms.  However, in a chemical reaction, the only subatomic particles that can be transferred between atoms are ________________. "
  • Honors: 
    • Reviewed section 6.1 and went over trends in ionization energy and atomic size in detail (including the reason). If you were absent and do not understand this, please come see me to catch up. I did all the work on the board. 
    • Students were asked to work on data analysis questions (Atom and ion size) questions on page 160. This is not homework. I will give students time to finish in class tomorrow (10 mins). 
    • Reviewed homework questions from section 6.1 assessment. 
    • Please bring a glass jar for our mini lab on Wednesday 02/12/2020
  • CP:
    • Reviewed section 5.2 vocab and assessment. 
    • Reviewed concepts related to ionic bonds.
    • Please bring a glass jar for our mini lab on Wednesday 02/12/2020

02/11/2020:
  • No warm up today
  • Did a review of ionic bonds. Please see files for worksheet (Ionic Bonds Video Worksheet). 
  • Please bring a jar for tomorrow's crystal mini-lab. I've given away all my extra ones. 

02/12/2020
  • No warm up today. 
  • Making borax crystals lab
  • Post lab questions posted in files. 

02/13/2020
  • All Students got to decant their crystal borax solution and observe their creations. Those who had crystals, put a check mark on the board. The class with the highest percentage of crystal making success wins (something). Grades are not affected if students were unsuccessful in making crystals.
  • All students were tasked with researching an African-American scientist of their choice (contemporary or deceased) and report with 10 facts about him or her (due Tuesday). 
  • Honors:
    • Went over post-lab questions and Atomic and Ionic size data analysis on page 160. Students turned in. 
  • CP:
    • Reviewed post-lab analysis and students turned in. 
02/18/2020
  • Everyone checked their grades on Q for missing assignments. A reminder that I do not accept assignments after 3 school days late for credit (excluding absence dates).
  • Passed back Nitinol questions, Crystal post lab, etc.  
  • Gave students a few minutes to finish 10 facts about their scientist (see 02/13/2020) and collected. 
  • Group work: Ionic puzzle
  • assigned homework (see "homework" tab)

02/19/2020
  • Warmup:  On your OWN, WITHOUT NOTES, TELL ME FIVE CORRECT THINGS YOU KNOW ABOUT IONIC COMPOUNDS OR IONIC BONDS. YOU MUST WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.​
  • CP: RNG pages 94-97 were stamped. We went over the answers. 
  • Honors: Workbook pages 59-60 were stamped. We went over the answers. 
  • Introduced students to their "Ionic Bonds Children's Book" assignment due 02/24 (see files for all the details). 
​

02/20/2020
  • Warmup: New warmup sheet passed out. 
    • On your own, without notes, what is the rule for naming an ionic compound? 
  • White board practice: Name that ionic compound.
    • If you were absent, please come see me if you're confused on how to name ionic compounds. 
  • ​​Passed back Textile Lab Write up and gave feedback. 
  • Students were given class time to work on their "Ionic Bonds Children's Book" assignment due 02/24 (see files for all the details). ​

02/21/2020
  • Warm up: Why do elements from ionic bonds?
  • The remainder of the period students worked on their  "Ionic Bonds Children's Book" assignment due 02/24 (see files for all the details). ​

02/24/2020
  • Collected Children's Story on Ionic Bonds
  • Notes/Lecture: Covalent Bonds (see files)
  • Practice as classwork/homework: Compare Ionic and Covalent Bonds (see files). 
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