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03/01/2020

Student took their quiz on ionic and covalent bonds. Students have known they've had a quiz for over 1 week. Therefore, unless they were excused for a school activity or sick today (excused absence), everyone took the quiz.
Packets collected

03/02/2020

Warmup for CP and Honors: "Discuss with your table, and write down all the signs of a chemical reaction that you can think of"
Honors:
- warmup
- Pre-assessment on Chemical Reactions (done in class)
- Intro to Chemical Reactions (movie) - forgot to show in period 3.
- Claim, Evidence Reasoning (CER) in-class assignment. This assignment is NOT homework since students do not have access to the Science World article we had in class. Due 03/10.
CP
- warmup
- Data Analysis (Class work): Page 195 in your CP book: "Comparing Molecular (Covalent) and Ionic Compounds". If not finished in class, it is homework.
  - You need to do 1-6. If you were absent and need help or graph paper, come see me! Its due tomorrow.

03/04/2020

Honors:
- Students received a new table of contents.
- Lesson on how to count atoms, followed by "How to count atoms in a chemical formula" worksheet.
- re-introduced students to the law of conservation of matter.
- Students continued to work on the Claim, Evidence Reasoning (CER) in-class assignment.
CP:
- Checked and reviewed Data Analysis Homework from yesterday (p.195 in text)
- Pre-assessment on what a chemical reaction is.
- Started Claim, Evidence Reasoning (CER) in-class assignment.

03/05/2020

Honors:
- Top 10 chemical reactions (you-tube) played while Children's story on ionic bonds was passed back.
- White board practice: Counting atoms
- Students were given time to work on Claim, Evidence Reasoning (CER) in-class assignment. Those finished, participated in peer editing.
CP:
- Top 10 chemical reactions (you-tube) played while Children's story on ionic bonds and data analysis from book's page 195 was passed back.
- Lesson on coefficients and subscripts.
- Worked on "How to Count Atoms Worksheet.
- New Table of Contents was passed out.

03/09/2020

Welcome to Trimester 3!

Packets and quizzes were returned and we went over them
Students checked their grades in Q
Extra credit opportunity announced (event is 03/10/2020 from 4:30 to 6; registration required). I will email all parents (flyers in class). https://secure.crpd.org/register/listings.cfm?classid=9496&activitynumber=1201
Updated our tables of content.
Notes: How to Balance Chemical Equations

Honors: Was given "Balancing Act" worksheet (#4 in packet)

03/10/2020

Honors:
- Correct #4 in our packet: "Balancing Act"
- Started #5 in our packet: Balancing Act II" (worksheet). Will review tomorrow.
- Section 7.1 Assessment #1-8 all (in class). You will have some class time to work on this if needed. We will go over it on Thursday.
CP:
- Introduced balancing chemical equations and practiced ("Balancing Act" worksheet (#4 in packet))

03/11/2020

Honors:
- Reviewed Balancing Equations II worksheet.
- Worked on a Gizmo (explorelearning.com) for balancing equations. This is not a graded assignment, nor does it go in our packet. It was simply for additional practice. We will go over the equations in parts 2 and 3 tomorrow. If you were absent and need the worksheet, please ask me for one.
- Students who sill had to finish section 7.1 questions did so in class.
- Students who completed tasks early were asked to read the article "Stoichiometry and Balancing Reactions" in the file section of website.

CP:
- More practice on balancing chemical equations (Balancing Equations II worksheet). We did a few together in class and went over all in class after students had completed the task.
- Students were asked to read the article "Chemical Reactions" in the file section of website.
- Students assigned reading text pages 214-221 and completing 1 a ,b, c, and 2 a, b, c

03/12/2020:

Honors:
- Introduced the concept of Moles qualitatively and mathematically and (see files) and went over two example problems from Sections Assessment 7.1 (#7 and 8 - both are included in the PowerPoint).
- Showed class the answers to Gizmo (warm up and part A).

CP:
- Introduced the concept of Moles qualitatively (CP students are encouraged to explore the last two slides in the presentation, using moles mathematically)
- Went over 7.1 section assessment.
- Set up our Gizmo/Explore Learning Accounts

03/13/2020:

Video Review on Balancing Chemical Equations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA3TZJ2em6g&t=600s
CP: We began the warmup and part A exploration on Gizmos (Balancing Chemical Equations). We went over the correct answers. The worksheet is available in class only. This assignment is not graded; just extra practice.
Honors: We finished part B exploration on Gizmos (Balancing Chemical Equations). We went over the correct answers. The worksheet is available in class only. This assignment is not graded; just extra practice.
All: Warmups from Trimester 2 will not carry over to Trimester 3, to allow everyone to start fresh. Please recycle your warmups from 02/20 - 03/03/2020 (they are all on the same sheet).

03/22/2020

GOOGLE CLASSROOM HAS BEEN SET UP FOR EVERY CLASS PERIOD. Students were sent class invites via their learn accounts. If you did not receive it, please let me know via email at ycronin@conejousd.org

03/23/2020

This week is only review. Optional assignment was posted on Google classroom (Law of Conservation of Mass).