We had a rough week last week in science.  I have put off taking the physical science MidTerm until this Thursday because the students were not ready for the exam last Friday.  This week we will be working on reviewing and improving our math skills for both energy and waves.  We will also look further into the applications of the math and concept for both in real-world scenarios.  I want each student to learn how to make money using the knowledge they get in class, so one day when they are millionaires they will remember me. 

 

I have two tutoring opportunities this week.  I will have tutoring Wednesday after school until 4pm, and Thursday before school starting at 7am.  Students who attend tutoring will be given another retake opportunity on an assignment of their choice.

 

Monday - review Math: Waves

Tuesday - Quiz: Waves (math portion), review Math: Energy

Wednesday - review Math: Energy; review application of energy and waves

Thursday - MidTerm

Friday - review MidTerm

 

3202.2.13 Classify waves as transverse or longitudinal.
3202.2.14 Distinguish between wavelength, frequency and amplitude.
3202.2.15 Classify heat transfer as conduction, convection or
radiation.

3202.2.1 Investigate energy transfer through waves and particles.
3202.2.2 Demonstrate how waves are produced and transmitted.
3202.2.3 Investigate the characteristics of light energy and sound
energy.
3202.2.4 Compare and contrast the four types of wave interactions:
reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference.

3202.2.8 Investigate the relationships among kinetic, potential, and
total energy within a closed system (the Law of Conservation of
Energy).

We have almost finished all of the content for the first semester.  We will finish with acids v bases this week.  We are back in the lab, yeah!

 

Weekly Activities:

Monday - Acids v Bases Lab

Tuesday - Acids v. Bases Lab 2

Wednesday - TC: Acids v Bases; Quiz: Acids v Bases

Thursday - finish Law of Conservation of Mass

Friday - retake day

 

Standards:

3202.1.27 Apply indicators and instruments to classify a material as
acidic, basic, or neutral.
3202.1.28 Conduct research on issues associated with acid rain.

Sorry for the late post.  I have allowed the students to help me set up our schedule based on what they feel they need the most help with.  They have a good idea about what they struggle with and what they need additional help with, so I thought I would get their input. 

 

The only concepts we have left to discuss this nine weeks are around balancing chemical equations and acids versus bases.  We will be completing both of these concepts by early next week.

 

Weekly Activities:

Monday - assembly

Tuesday - practice balancing chemical equations

Wednesday - TC: Balancing Chemical Equations; Article: Acids v Bases; Notes: Acids v Bases

Thursday - finish Notes: Acids v Bases; Acids v Bases lab

Friday - Acids v Bases lab

 

Standards:

3202.1.19 Balance simple chemical equations, identifying the
reactants, products, and proper coefficients.

3202.1.21 Use models to represent chemical reactions as synthesis,
decomposition, single-replacement, and double-replacement.
3202.1.22 Describe synthesis, decomposition, single-replacement, and
double-replacement reactions using equations.
3202.1.23 Describe how chemical symbols and balanced chemical
equations illustrate the Law of Conservation of Mass/Energy.

3202.1.27 Apply indicators and instruments to classify a material as
acidic, basic, or neutral.
3202.1.28 Conduct research on issues associated with acid rain.

    This week we begin our study of the periodic table.  Students will first complete a discovery activity that will help them see the patterns of the periodic table, and how it is the ultimate cheat sheet.  After that, we will take notes on how to use the periodic table.  No labs this week, just the activity.

 

Monday - Practice/Review calculations of atomic values

Tuesday - TC: Atomic Values; Periodic Tabkle Activity

Wednesday - TC: Isotopes & Elements; finish activity, create Notes: Periodic Table

Thursday - Quiz: Atomic Structure; finish Notes: Periodic Table

Friday - TC: Chemical Reactions; prepare for STEM unit

 

3202.1.14 Use the periodic table to identify the characteristics and
properties of metals, non-metals, and metalloids.
3202.1.15 Label a periodic table with oxidation numbers of main
group elements, identify elements likely to form ions and use
information to construct formulas for compounds.
3202.1.16 Classify a substance as an element or compound based on
its chemical formula or symbol.

 

Students will learn how to read the periodic table.

Students will differentiate between metals, metalloids, and non metals.

I hope everyone had a great fall break.  I am excited for our 2nd nine weeks.  We start our chemistry unit.  Anyone who has taken chemistry knows it is a love/hate relationship.  It is lots of fun, but it is also really difficult. 

 

Monday - create Notes: Subatomic Particles & Isotopes

Tuesday - create Notes: History of Atomic Model using old laptops; create Notes: Common Elements using new laptops

Wednesday - TC: Kinetic Theory; create Notes: Calculating Protons, Neutrons, Electrons; practice calculating

Thursday - TC: Laws of Fluids; Calculate Protons, Neutrons, Electrons

Friday - Article & Questions (sub will cover class for the day)

 

3202.Inq.1 Trace the historical development of a scientific principle
or theory.

3202.1.8 List the three major subatomic particles and distinguish
among their location, charges, and relative masses.

3202.1.9 Distinguish between atomic number and atomic mass.
3202.1.10 Define an isotope and describe the use of common
isotopes.
3202.1.11 Identify the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in
an atom of an isotope based on its atomic number and atomic mass.
3202.1.12 Know the chemical symbols for the common elements.
3202.1.13 Use the periodic table to determine the number of protons,
neutrons, and electrons in an isotope of an element.

 

Students will be able to calculate the protons, neutrons, electrons, atomic mass, and atomic number of elements; and identify the isotopes using those numbers.

Students will trace the development of the atomic model.

Students will identify common isotopes and elements, and their uses.

This week we finish our study in states of matter as it relates to density, and calculating density.  Students will need to bring in everyday substances from the house to create a density column.  PLEASE DO NOT LET THEM RESEARCH DENSITY COLUMNS AT HOME USING THEIR LAPTOPS.  I want them to learn about density columns from our lab.

 

Monday - Notes: Density; calculating density activity; density lab

Tuesday - thermal expansion lab (part of density lab)

Wednesday - TC: Density (not memorization), quiz prep

Thursday - Quiz: States of Matter; more density lab

Friday - Lab: Density Column

 

3202.1.3 Use appropriate units to measure or calculate the mass and
volume of substances.
3202.1.4 Calculate the density of substances or objects.
3202.1.5 Construct and interpret a density column.

 

What a crazy week!  Tuesday was cut short by a pep rally, Thursday we had to go in the hallway for tornadoes, and Friday we had internet issues.  As such, many of the activities we had planned on doing got delayed.  So count this as a catch up week.

 

Weekly Activities:

Tuesday - Quiz: Physical Change v Chemical Reaction; create Notes: States of Matter

Wednesday - Lab: Physical Change v Chemical Reaction

Thursday - discovery lab for states of matter

Friday - Guidance

 

Standards:

3202.Inq.4 Determine if data supports or contradicts a hypothesis or conclusion.

3202.Inq.5 Compare or combine experimental evidence from two or more investigations.

3202.1.18 Investigate physical and chemical changes in a laboratory setting.

3202.1.24 Observe and measure temperature changes to distinguish between endothermic and exothermic reactions.

3202.1.1 Distinguish between solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas.

 

Learning Objectives:

The student can accurately distinguish between examples of physical changes and chemical reactions based off data and observation.

The student can differentiate between solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas based off their characteristics.

First, I have to tell you how much I appreciate my students.  I had some difficulty navigating our science lab, and so I had the class help me organize and catalog everything in the lab.  It was a HUGE help.  It took out a day from one of our labs, but I will make that up in more lab days in the future.  That being said, here is our schedule for the week.

 

Monday - TC: Chemical Reactions; find chemical reaction labs using our lab chemical supplies

Tuesday - (short day due to pep rally) Classwork: States of Matter

Wednesday - discovery lab with chemical reactions

Thursday - more discovery lab

Friday - Lab: Chemical Reactions v Physical Change

 

 

 

 

 

We have had another great week in physical science.  We had our first unit quiz on elements, compounds, and mixtures and the class average was a 90.  Way to go for a first quiz!  Tomorrow Mrs. Morgan is going to be teaching the class.  Please ask or threaten your kids to treat Mrs. Morgan better than they treat me, and they treat me pretty good.  Everyone will be working on a solar eclipse activity that is graded.  We will also be spending several days in the lab.  Please remind students to bring in their lab supplies for the separating mixtures lab.

 

Monday - Article & Questions: Solar Eclipse (graded)

Tuesday - separating mixtures lab; Quiz: Elements, Compounds, Mixtures review

Wednesday - chemical reactions discovery lab; review for physical v. chemical reactions quiz

Thursday - TC: Chemical Reactions (graded); Lab: Physical v. Chemical Reactions (graded)

Friday - Quiz: Physical v. Chemical Reactions (graded); create Notes: States of Matter

 

 

       What a great first week of school!  I have really enjoyed the students in physical science.  I have had some real creative answers as we have discussed elements, compounds, and mixtures this week.  It is always good when you can laugh with your class, and on occasion at them.

      This week we will be concluding our class study of elements, compounds, and mixtures and preparing for our first unit quiz.  To help the students prepare I will be assigning critical thinking questions for them to answer in class, and completing another activity to help us differentiate between the three.  We will have our lab experience for elements, compounds, and mixtures next week.  In fact, the way it is looking, we will spend much of the next week in the lab.  Please have students bring in their supplies for the upcoming lab this week, and their signed lab safety sheets.  After elements, compounds, and mixtures comes chemical v. physical changes, which blends in well with elements, compounds, and mixtures.  The schedule including graded assignments is typed below.

      Parents, if you ever have any questions, comments, concerns, or ideas, please reach out to me.  I love having parents share their work experience in our classroom to make the connections more real for the students.  Thanks for all you do.

 

Monday - critical thinking questions for elements, compounds, mixtures; complete storyboard for separating compounds experiment; discuss TC: elements, compounds, mixtures

 

Tuesday - TC: Elements, Compounds, Mixtures (graded); poster activity to differentiate between elements, compounds, mixtures; demonstrate Tyndall Effect

 

Wednesday - discuss physical v. chemical changes; begin Notes: Physical v. Chemical Change; demonstrations of chemical and physical changes

 

Thursday - Quiz: Elements, Compounds, Mixtures (graded); complete Notes: Physical v. Chemical Change; storyboard chemical reactions labs

 

Friday - discuss the solar eclipse

 

Standards This Week:

CLE3202.1.5 Evaluate pure substances and mixtures.

->3202.1.6 Identify substances as homogeneous or heterogeneous mixtures.

->3202.1.7 Construct an experiment to separate the components of a mixture.

CLE3202.1.4 Investigate chemical and physical changes.

 

What I want your child to learn:

1.  How to distinguish between elements, compounds, and mixtures in an everyday setting.

2.  Classify substances as elements, compounds, and types of mixtures based on their observable characteristics.

3.  How to create their own tests to determine the identity (element, compound, mixture) of an unknown substance.

4.  What the differences between physical and chemical reactions are.

4.  How they can make money knowing this information, so you can retire without kids in living in the basement (the ultimate foundation of all of my lessons).

 

FINAL NOTES:

 

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A message from BARTLETT CITY SCHOOLS

Parents,

On Monday, August 21, 2017, the moon will pass between the earth and the sun for the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse since 1918.  Millions of Americans in 12 states will be able to watch this solar spectacle that will turn day into night for a couple of minutes.  Tennessee is among the 12 states that have been declared to be the best place to experience this rare phenomenon.

 

Bartlett City Schools is planning for its students to participate in this event.  BCS has purchased and will supply solar eclipse viewing glasses for students.  Permission slips will be coming home next week. Parents of students in grades K-8 must sign and return all forms no later than Thursday, August 17, 2017.  If your student is in grades 9-12 you will only need to send a form back if you DO NOT want your child to participate.