Tuesday, 11 October, 2011

These are the instructions for the First Grading Period Project. Follow them carefully.

This is HL 15. Answers only on a correctly headed loose leaf sheet of paper.

Students will be able to:
use the information from the textbook and classroom discussions to
-describe the development of the current model of the atom.
-compare and contrast protons, neutrons, and electrons and their properties.

Students reviewed HL 14 and submitted the Element Builder GIZMO lab after completing the bell ringer.

Students received the instructions for the First Grading Period Project, which can be found at the top of this blog.

Home learning 15 can also be found at the top of this blog.

Students read and took notes on the history of the atomic theory and the parts of an atom.

Monday, 10 October, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from virtual activities, the textbook and classroom discussions to
-compare the sizes, charges, and relative positions of the subatomic particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
-relate an atom’s number of protons to its charge, name, and atomic number.
-calculate the mass number of an atom by summing the protons and neutrons.

Students reviewed HL 13 after completing the bell ringer.

Home learning 14 is to answer the following on your own sheet of correctly labeled loose leaf paper: page 318 define the words proton, neutron, nucleus, electron, page 319 # 1 and 2, page 321 2a and 2b.

Students then did the GIZMO Element Builder. The paper is due in class tomorrow.

Friday, 7 October, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from the textbook and classroom discussions to
-describe the properties of matter.

Students submitted the Melting Ice lab and reviewed HL 12 after completing the bell ringer.

Students then worked in groups; either with the interventionist or me; taking notes using the reciprocal teaching method and selective underlining, or online tutorial.

Home learning 13 is page 285 1-6.

Thursday, 6 October, 2011

Use this to help write up your lab in the correct format.

Students will be able to:
use the information from the textbook and classroom discussions to
-describe the motion of particles in a solid.
-describe the motion of particles in a liquid.
-describe the motion of particles in a gas.

Students reviewed HL 11 after completing the bell ringer.

Students reviewed the lab on The Effect of Temperature on the Melting of Ice, reviewing how to make the line graph. Students should complete the lab sheet at home, using the lab format assessment sheet you were given. If you lost yours, you can use the one found at the top of this blog.

Home learning 12 is from page 283 #5-9. Be sure to write the answers on a separate sheet of loose leaf paper, properly headed.

Wednesday, 5 October, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from hands-on investigations, the textbook and classroom discussions to
-explore energy changes that occur when a substance absorbs energy from its surroundings.
-imply that absorbing energy causes the temperature of teh surroundings to decrease.

Students reviewed HL 10 after completing the bell ringer.

HL 11 comes from the text, page 274 #1 a and b, page 276 #2 a and b, page 278 #1-3, and page 281 #3 a-c. This should be done on a properly headed sheet of loose leaf paper. Answers only.

Students then completed experimentation on a lab: melting ice to determine how energy changes occur. They melted ice in two temperatures of water and observed how the energy of the sytem changed by measuring the temperature.

We will review the graph tomorrow in class.

Tuesday, 4 October, 2011

This is HL 10. Answers only on a sheet of correctly headed loose leaf paper.

Students will be able to:
use the information from the textbook and classroom discussions to
-describe the motion of particles in a solid.
-describe the motion of particles in a liquid.
-describe the motion of particles in a gas.

Students submitted lab 5 on Chemical Change after reviewing the bell ringer for the day.

Students received HL 10, which can be found at the top of this blog. Be sure to record answers only on a correctly headed sheet of loose leaf paper.

Students began taking notes from Chapters 7 and 8, using the information they have previously selectively underlines. Each lesson should be a new entry into the table of contents. Use the title of the lesson, along with the supplied benchmark. For EACH lesson, set up a Cornell Notes page, on which you should have the date and title of the lesson. You will use this page to write or draw something to remind you of the GIST of the lesson. The next page should be a two column notes page, where you write down the main ideas and supporting details for the lesson.

We will review Costa's questions and the summary on Thursday or Friday.

Monday, 3 October, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from virtual activities, the textbook, and classroom discussions to
-label and identify all the states of matter.
-observe and compare different states of matter
-recall arrangement and motion of particles in matter as it relates to the states of matter.

Students reviewed the lab on chemical change after the bell ringer.

Students then completed the web quest on Matter. Visit Dr. Gayden's Science Zone (drgcdms.podomatic.com) to complete the tasks at home. The handouts can be found at:
http://sciencespot.net/Media/statesofmatter.pdf

The home learning is to complete the lab handout.

Wednesday, 28 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from hands-on experimentation, the textbook, and classroom discussions to
-observe the properties of a chemical change.
-identify a change as a chemical change.

Students reviewed HL 9 after the bell ringer.

Students then began the hands-on lab on chemical changes. Students mixed chemicals to observe what happens when a chemical change occurs. Students recorded such observations as: change in temperature, change in color, odor production, production of a gas, and production of a precipitate (solid).

Students are to complete the handout at home and bring in on Monday.

Tuesday, 27 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from virtual activities, the textbook, and classroom discussions to
-label and identify all the states of matter.
-observe and compare different states of matter
-recall arrangement and motion of particles in matter as it relates to the states of matter.

Students submitted the Mystery Powder Analysis lab handout.

Students watched BrainPop movies on The States of Matter and Matter Changing States.

Students then participated in a web quest on matter and its states.

You can find the web quest, with the tasks, linked to Dr. Gayden's Science Zone
(http://drgcdms.podomatic.com). You can find the handouts at http://sciencespot.net/Media/statesofmatter.pdf

Home learning 9 (HL9) is to write the answers for the following on loose leaf paper: HL 9 p 266a-c, p268 a-c, p271 a-b

Monday, 26 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from virtual activities, the textbook, and classroom discussions to
-determine the properties and composition of subtances.
-identify unkown substances by their properties.

Students submitted and reviewed HL 8 after the bell ringer.

Students completed the GIZMO on Mystery Powder Analysis. If you took your paper home to complete it, use the user name and password given to you in class. The website is:
www.explorelearning.com

Click the link for the Mystery Powder Analysis. If you need another handout, click he link that says Lesson Materials to find the handout. Print out a copy and complete it prior to handing in tomorrow. All papers are due tomorrow.

Friday, 23 September, 2011

This is HL 8. You received two of these sheets: turn in one to me and keep the other for your notebook.

Students will be able to:
use the information from virtual activities, the textbook, and classroom discussions to
-determine the properties and composition of subtances.
-identify unkown substances by their properties.

Students took mini assessment 2.

Students also received HL 8, which can be found at the top of this blog.

Students began working on the GIZMO Mystery Powder. Since we did not complete the activity, we will complete it on Monday.

Thursday, 22 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from the internet, the textbook, and classroom discussions to
-compare and contrast physical and chemical changes.

Students remediated any information from the past four weeks by visiting the Pearson online text site. You can access the site at home by visiting:

http://www.pearsonsuccess.net

Once on the site, use your student ID number as both your user name AND your password. If you have difficulty accessing the site, you can email me at DrGCDMS@dadeschools.net.

Be sure to go to the explore tab. Do ALL the tabs (in orange), including the evaluate tab!

Wednesday, 21 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from virtual explorations, the textbook, and classroom discussions to
-compare and contrast physical and chemical changes.

Students watched a demonstration that emphasized both physical and chemical changes after completing the bell ringer.

Students then viewed a virtual tutorial on physical and chemical changes.

Students used their text to further instruction by selectively underlining main ideas about physical and chemical changes, found in the text on pages 302-305.

The home learning is to complete all question on pages 302-305 in the text.

Wednesday, 21 September, 2011

Students, use the link below to find out more about physical and chemical changes.

Tuesday, 20 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from hands on explorations and classroom discussions to
-explore and describe the densities of various materials through measurement of their masses and volumes.

Students completed the lab density of rocks, where they find the density of several rocks.

As the home learning assignment, students are to complete the lab format handout for the lab. Use the lab format handout you were given as a guide.

Monday, 19 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from hands on explorations and classroom discussions to
-explore and describe the densities of various materials through measurement of their masses and volumes.

Students began working on the lab density of rocks, where they find the density of several rocks.

Home learning 7 (HL7) is to submit, on loose leaf paper, properly headed, the answers to questions 5-9 on page 307 of the text.

Friday, 16 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from the text and classroom discussions to
-explore and describe the densities of various materials through measurement of their masses and volumes.
-classify and compare substances on the basis of characteristic physical properties that can be demonstrated or measured; for example, density, thermal or electrical conductivity, solubility, magnetic properties, melting and boiling points, and know that these properties are independent of the amount of the sample.

After completing the bell ringer, students updated assignment sheet 1 in their notebooks.

Notebooks were collected to be graded.

Students then completed the GIZMO density lab.

Home learning is to read and complete pages 302-305 in the work text.

Thursday, 15 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from the text and classroom discussions to
-explore and describe the densities of various materials through measurement of their masses and volumes.
-classify and compare substances on the basis of characteristic physical properties that can be demonstrated or measured; for example, density, thermal or electrical conductivity, solubility, magnetic properties, melting and boiling points, and know that these properties are independent of the amount of the sample.

STudents viewed BrainPop movies on Properties of Matter and The Law of Conservation of Mass.

Students then began the GIZMO Density Lab. Because there were major problems with connecting to the internet or getting the laptop computers to work, many students shared computers. We also did not complete the activity, but will do so tomorrow.

There will be a notebook check on Friday, so the home learning is to get the notebook ready for grading.

Wednesday, 14 September, 2011

Students will be able to:
use the information from the text and classroom discussions to
-explore and describe the densities of various materials through measurement of their masses and volumes.
-classify and compare substances on the basis of characteristic physical properties that can be demonstrated or measured; for example, density, thermal or electrical conductivity, solubility, magnetic properties, melting and boiling points, and know that these properties are independent of the amount of the sample.

Students worked in their texts (pages 296-301) while I conducted data chats. Make sure you do all problems in the inclusive pages and selectively underline main ideas.

Since there is a notebook check this Friday, home learning is cancelled. Be sure all home learnings are pasted in your notebook, and that all pages (1-12) are pasted in. On Friday, we will review how to complete page 1.

Tuesday, 13 September, 2011

This is HL 6. Answers only on your own loose leaf paper. Keep this sheet to check you answres in class. Period 6 will submit the answers on Thursday.

Students will be able to:
use the information from the text and classroom discussions to
-explore and describe the densities of various materials through measurement of their masses and volumes.
-classify and compare substances on the basis of characteristic physical properties that can be demonstrated or measured; for example, density, thermal or electrical conductivity, solubility, magnetic properties, melting and boiling points, and know that these properties are independent of the amount of the sample.

After the bell ringer, students completed any notes on measuring matter, including completing the Cornell notes, with Costa's leveled questions, highlighting the answers and questions, and summarizing the notes.

Students then worked in their texts, reading and selectively underlining pages from chapter 8 lesson 2 on physical and chemical properties of matter.

Home learning 6 can be found at the top of this blog.