December Agendas

There are only three weeks left in the semester!

Congratulations for making it this far.

We now need to finish strong!

Week 16: November 30 - December 4

Monday: Ionic Naming Activity

Tuesday: Ionic Naming Notes w/Practice Problems

Wednesday: Review Practice Problems & Ionic Speed Dating Activity

Thursday: Molecular Naming Notes w/ Practice Problems

Friday: Complete & Review Naming Packet

Week 17: December 7 - December 11

Monday: Collect Naming Packet and Chemical Reaction Types

Tuesday: Chemical Reactions Square Dance & Writing Chemical Equations

Wednesday: Chemical Reactions Mini-Lab w/Analysis Questions

Thursday: Predicting Chemical Reactions

Friday: Review & Quiz on Naming/Rxn Types

Week 18: December 14 - 18

Monday: Start Ionic Cation Lab with Mystery Sample Final

Tuesday: All Data Collection of Known Solutions Recorded

Wednesday (Period 4): Identify Cations in Mystery Sample

Thursday (Period 6): Identify Cations in Mystery Sample

Friday: No School! Enjoy your break! You deserve it!

November Agendas

Week 15: November 16 - 20

Monday, November 16

1. Nuclear Decay Equations

2. Decay Series

3. Practice Problems

Tuesday, November 17

1. Review Decay Problems

2. Half-Life Pre-Lab

3. Start Lab, if time allows

Wednesday, November 18

1. Half-Life Lab Data Collection

Thursday, November 19

1. Half-Life Lab Analysis

2. Lab Due

Friday, November 20

1. Nuclear Current Events

2. Exit Ticket: What should be done with the nuclear waste?

3. No Homework! Enjoy the break with family and friends!

Week 14: November 9 - 13

Quiz on Atom History

Intro the Nuclear Chemistry

Week 13: November 2 - 6

History of the Atomic Model

Extra Credit Option

Halloween is the perfect time for chemistry magic.

One of the chemistry demos will be exploding pumpkins.
I am offering 10 points of lab credit for bringing in a carved pumpkin.

There are some guidelines:
1. The inside of the pumpkin must be cleaned out very well.
2. The pumpkin needs to be able to sit up on its own and have a flat bottom inside.
3. The carved pieces need to be saved and placed back into the pumpkin,
For example, you can cut out a nose, but then put the nose right back in.We need tight seals, so the gas of the reaction does not escape!
4. The lid needs to fit tightly and not fall in.

I cannot promise that all of the pumpkins will be used.
We will do as many as time allows.

The Magic Show will be during every period of the day because we are inviting the biology students to join the chemistry classes for the day.

It will be a fun day! I hope everyone will be able to attend!
Mrs. Noraddin

Week 12: October 26 - 30

Monday, October 26
1. History of the Atom: Isotopes
2. Isotopes Practice Problems

Tuesday, October 27
1. Isotope Practice Problems
2. Due Wednesday

Wednesday, October 28
1. Isotope Pre-Lab

Thursday, October 29
1. Halloween Chemistry Magic Day!

Friday, October 30 (Sub Day)
All of the science teachers will be at a training class all day.
1. Video with written response
2. No Homework
3. Isotope Lab on Monday, November 2nd

Week 11: October 19 - 23

Monday, October 19
1. Energy Review

Tuesday, October 20
1. Energy Test

Wednesday, October 21
1. Intro to the Periodic Table

Thursday, October 22
1. History of Atomic Model
2. Law of Definite Proportions Mini-Lab

Friday, October 23
1. History of Atomic Model Continued

Week 10: October 12 - 16

Monday 10/12

1. Temperature Videos

2. Intro to James Joule

3. Specific Heat

Tuesday 10/13

1. Specific Heat Calculations

Wednesday 10/14

PSAT - Period 4 No Class

Period 6 - Movie>

Thursday 10/15

1. Specific Heat Calculations

2. Candle Pre-Lab

Friday 10/16

1. Candle Lab Data Collection

2. Data Analysis & Conclusion

Week 9: October 5 - 8

Monday, October 5

1. Final Data Collection on River Lab

2. River Lab Rough Draft Write-Up

3. Write-Up Presentations with Feedback

Tuesday, October 6

1. Finish Feedback, if needed

2. Complete Team Final Draft

3. Collect BOTH Group & Team Reports

Wednesday, October 7

1. Thermochemistry Energy Notes: Endo vs. Exo, Phase Change Diagrams, James Joule's Energy Experiments

2. Endothermic & Exothermic Demos

Thursday, October 8

1. Notes: Energy vs. Temperature

2. Temperature Scales w/Conversion Practice Problems

Friday, October 9

NO SCHOOL!

Week 8: September 28 - October 2

Monday, September 28 (38 minute classes)
1. Complete Separation Techniques
2. Separation Analysis

Tuesday, September 29 (48 minute classes)
1. Practice Problems
2. River Pre-Lab

Wednesday, September 30 (48 minute classes)
1. River Lab

Thursday, October 1 (48 minute classes)
1. Complete River Lab Data Collection
2. Write group finding on large paper
3. Rotate to look at other groups' findings & give feedback

Friday, October 2 (25 minute classes)
1. Use feedback to write a final draft report to the chemical company
2. No Homeowrk

Have fun at Homecoming!

Week 7: September 21 - 28

Monday, September 21

1. Review Exam

2. Grape & CD Demos

3. Matter Notes (States of Matter)

Tuesday, September 22

1. Properties of Matter (Physical & Chemical)

2. Sugar Demo

3. Practice Problems

Wednesday, September 23

1. Properties Continues

2. Introduction to Separations based on Properties

3. Distillation Demo

Thursday, September 24

1. Methods of Separations with Modeling

2. Practice Separation Scenerio

Friday, September 25

1. Mini-Quiz on Matter

2. Continue Separation Techniques

Sig Fig, Sci Not, DA Review Answer Key

Hi Class.

I heard a comment today that Significant Figures were created by the devil. I don't know if that is true, but I can see that they can be frustrating.

Take a deep breath. You will be just fine. : )

Answer Key:

1. 4.5 * 10^-5

2. 1.009 * 10^9

3. 5.2 * 10^13

4. 2 sig fig

5. 4 sig fig

6. 2 sig fig

7. 4 sig fig

8. 11.4

9. 31

10. 73.4

11. 4434

1. 2,400,000 cm/L

2. 17 lbs/min

3. 0.3457 km

4. 876,000 micrograms

5. 0.098 ML

6. 2.1 g/cm3

7. 1,100 g

8. 230 g

Week 6: September 14 - 18

Monday - Fun Day!, September 14
1. Stamp/Review Section B of Large DA Packet
2. Lemonade Fun Activity
3. No Homework

Tuesday, September 15
1. Example Problems from Sections C, D, & E
2. Individual Work Time

Wednesday, September 16
1. Stamp/Review Sections C, D, & E
2. Review Guide for Quiz Thursday (Sig Figs, DA)

Thursday, September 17
1. Sig Fig, Scientific Notation, Metric & DA Quiz

(May be moved to Friday, if students struggle with review guide)

Friday, September 18
(Moving to Concepts! Give the calculators a rest! ... at least for a little while. Thermochemistry is around the corner.)
1. Introduction to States & Properties of Matter
2. Homework: Read pg. 24-29,
Problems, pg. 29: #25, 26, 27

Week 5: September 8 - 11

Tuesday, September 8

1. Review Sig Fig HW

2. Density Practice Problems

3. Prep for Lab Practical

4. HW: Complete Density Problems, if not completed in class

Wednesday, September 9

1. Lab Practical

2. No Homework

Thursday, September 10

1. Notes on Metric System

2. Large DA Packet

Friday, September 11

1. Continue DA Packet

2. HW: Complete DA Packet, Due Monday

Week 4: August 31 - September 3

Monday, August 31st
1. Collect Penny Lab Report - Final Copy
2. Introduce Dimensional Analysis
3. DA Packet #1, Due Tuesday, End of Period

Tuesday, September 1st
1. Opening Question: Reducing Units
2. Complete DA Packet #1
3. Collect DA Packet #1
4. Lab Practical Prep

Wednesday, September 2nd
Lab Practical (Test) Day!
The lab practical has two parts:
1. A lab portion, where students must find the density of a new material. I will be looking for a data table to organize the data, all measurements recorded, correct sig figs, units, and actually getting close to the true density of the substance. (Minimum of 1 Trial - 25 minutes)
2. A written portion, where students read a lab scenerio and answer questions related to mistakes made in the lab process. (5 Questions - 25 minutes)

Thursday, September 3rd (Sub)
All of the science teachers are going to a conference, so there will be a guest teacher. Students will be able to choose an episode of MythBusters to watch and have a short written response.
Writing Prompt: How are the MythBusters utilizing a Scientific Method? Give examples.

Enjoy Labor Day Weekend!
See you all on Tuesday!

Week 3: August 24 - 28

Monday, August 24

1. Short Reading: "A Costly Mistake"

2. Review of Significant Figures and Scientific Notation with Practice Problems

3. If time, start expectations for formal lab reports

4. Homework: Complete practice problems, if not completed in class

Tuesday, August 25

1. Sink or Float Demo

2. Complete formal lab report expectations

3. Introduce Penny Lab

4. Choose groups and develop testing procedure

5. Homework: Formally write up procedure for approval for Wednesday

Wednesday, August 26

1. Get Penny Lab procedure approved

2. Collect Lab Data

Thursday, August 27

1. Write up Lab Report using Formal Guidelines

2. Homework: Complete Report, if not finished in class

Friday, August 28

1. Hand out and review "Super McStudent's Penny Lab Report"

2. Peer review reports and give feedback with at least 2 rotations

3. Homework: Rewrite Penny Lab Report (final copy will be graded), Due Monday

Week 2: August 17 - 21

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Monday, August 17th

1. Safety Talk

2. Safety Demos

3. Review Safety Contract

4. Draw Safety Cartoons to address the different safety guidelines

Tuesday, August 18th

1. Share Safety Cartoons

2. Modeling Scale & Measurement Demo

3. Noraddin Squared Measurement Activity

4. Discussion on Scientific Honesty

5. Homework: Safety Contract Signed by Friday, August 21st

Student will not be able to participate in lab activities until the contract is signed.

Wednesday, August 19th

1. Measurement Worksheet

2. Practice as the whole class and in small groups

3. WS is due on Friday, August 21st, but will be finished in class

Thursday, August 20th

1. Measurement Mini-Lab

Friday, August 21st

1. Review Measurement Mini-Lab

2. Safety Quiz

3. Correct Quiz and review answers

Week 1: August 13 - 14

Mr. Lawrence and I will be using the same lesson plans for the general chem classes and the chemistry class for the first unit, in order to make sure students are properly placed between the two classes. The main difference will be the level of math involved in the course. A pre-assessment of student math skills will be given on Friday, August 14th. It will be graded on participation only.

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Thursday, August 13th
1. Welcome & Introduction
2. Demo
3. Policies & Procedures
4. HW: Policies need to be signed by students and parents by FRIDAY, AUGUST 21st

Friday, August 14th
1. Math and Science Pre-Assessment
2. Correct Assessment in Class
3. HW: Make sure Policies are signed by August 21st

Welcome to Chemistry!

Hello Englewood Chemistry Students!

My name is Mrs. Noraddin and I am so excited to be joining the EHS team.  I hope you have all had a wonderful summer and are ready to come back to school.  This will be a college-prep style chemistry class, but you will have fun at the same time.  I can't wait to meet everyone in the fall!

Sincerely, Mrs. Noraddin