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Finished Final Exam CPS Review. Handed out 2nd Final Exam Crossword Review. _
 * June 4, Friday**
 * Pd 9 final exam today (No period 8)**
 * **Turn in any final exam review puzzles on the day of your final for extra credit**
 * **Get any incomplete 4th quarter work to me ASAP**
 * **Prepare for the final by studying these tests: CH 3, 4, 5/7, 18, 19**
 * **The period 9 final will be taken this friday, all other sections will be taken next week**

CPS Final Exam Review as a class. **Pd 9 final exam tomorrow**.
 * June 3, Thursday (Double Period 4, no pd. 3)** **(Double Period 8, no pd. 9)**
 * **Turn in any final exam review puzzles on the day of your final for extra credit**
 * **Get any incomplete 4th quarter work to me ASAP**
 * **Prepare for the final by studying these tests: CH 3, 4, 5/7, 18, 19**
 * **The period 9 final will be taken this friday, all other sections will be taken next week**

Students completed the 1st and/or 2nd Final Exam Crossword Review Puzzle **(on your own until tests are finished)**. Returned and covered the CH 18/19 Test when all students were done. **Period 9 final exam Friday, NOTE: Pd. 9 does not meet tomorrow, therefore make sure you have all of your chapter tests before leaving today. You can stop by tomorrow for them too.**
 * June 2, Wednesday**
 * **Turn in any final exam review puzzles on the day of your final for extra credit**
 * **Get any incomplete 4th quarter work to me ASAP**
 * **Prepare for the final by studying these tests: CH 3, 4, 5/7, 18, 19**
 * **The period 9 final will be taken this friday, all other sections will be taken next week**

Students finished CH 18/19 Open Notes / Book Test. I returned CH 3, 4, 5/7 Tests. Students completed Final Exam Crossword Review Puzzle after test.
 * June 1, Tuesday** **IEP mtg on** **Tuesday, June 1 at 1:00PM** **(8th pd)**
 * **Turn in any final exam review puzzles on the day of your final for extra credit**
 * **Get any incomplete 4th quarter work to me ASAP**
 * **Prepare for the final by studying these tests: CH 3, 4, 5/7, 18, 19**
 * **The period 9 final will be taken this friday, all other sections will be taken next week**


 * May 27, Thursday**
 * CH 18 & 19 Test Today**. Have your materials out and ready. You may use any materials in YOUR OWN notebook only.

CH 19 CPS Review. CH 19 Crossword Review. **CH 18 & 19 Test Tomorrow!** **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.**
 * May 26, Wednesday**

Checked and covered homework. CH 18 CPS Review. **CH 18 & 19 Test Thursday 5/27!** **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.**
 * May 25, Tuesday**

Checked and covered homework. Finished CH 19 Notes w/ demos of reflection (laser and mirror), refraction (Beaker and pencil), and [|diffraction]. **Homework: 19-3** [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow. **CH 18 & 19 Test Thursday 5/27!** **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.**
 * May 24, Monday** **IEP Mtg Mon 5/24 7:30** (1st period)

Viewed B.O.P. video clip on Color. **Homework: 19-2** [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow. **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.**
 * May 21, Friday**

Review topics from yesterday (demos). Students completed the [|Additive Color Gizmo]. **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.**
 * May 20, Thursday****: Breakfast 6:45 Cafeteria**

Checked and covered homework. Covered [|CH 19 Notes] slides 25-39 w/ filter and light box demo. (Use filters on projectors and laser) **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.**
 * May 19, Wednesday (10 min ex hmrm)**

Viewed B.O.P. clip on Color & the EM Spectrum (12:20 - 16:00). Covered [|CH 19 Notes] slides 13-24. Completed the EM Spectrum Diagram together. **Homework: 19-1** [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow. **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.**
 * May 18, Tuesday (Fac Meeting)**

Covered [|CH 19 Notes] slides 1-4. Viewed E.O.P. streaming video clip on the EM spectrum (6:00 - 14:30). Covered notes slides 5-12. Return CH 18 Quiz / Make-ups. **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.**
 * May 17, Monday**

Checked and Covered Wednesday's homework with demos. Quiz make-ups / Students completed the CH 18 Crossword Review Puzzle (Show to me when complete). Pitch Pipes activity? (time permitting). **It is highly recommended that you bring all class materials with you everyday between now and the end of the course.__**
 * May 14, Friday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** **Quiz today on Vocab and Graphing a Wave.** Viewed E.O.P. streaming vid. Sound & Electromagnetism (17:00).
 * May 13, Thursday**: **IEP Mtg 5/13 1:45** (9th period)

Finished [|CH 18 Notes] with guitar and sound tube demos. **Homework:** Music to Your Ears [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow. **Quiz tomorrow on Vocab and Graphing a Wave.**
 * May 12, Wednesday (Slightly altered schedule; shortened 4 & 9, extended 3 & 8)**
 * Breakfast 7:00 Faculty Room**

Checked and covered homework. Students completed the [|Doppler Effect gizmo]. **Quiz Thursday on Vocab and Graphing a Wave.**
 * May 11, Tuesday**

Covered [|CH 18 Notes] slides 15-27 with demos: explorelearning (longitudinal "compressional" waves), slinky, guitar, tuning fork, Doppler Effect [|video]. **Homework:** Nature of Sound [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow.
 * May 10, Monday**
 * (Next Time Try "Student Made Body Waves" Earth Sci Demo?)**

Viewed Future Cars: The Brain
 * May 7, Friday**

Checked and covered the homework. Returned and covered CH 7 Test. Viewed B.O.P. streaming vid on sound.
 * May 6, Thursday**

Covered [|CH 18 Notes] slides 10-14. Students completed [|Wavelength vs. Frequency] activity. On your own: choose an amplitude value from 4 -14 and wavelength value (even number between 4 and 16) **Homework:** Characteristics of Waves [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow.
 * May 5, Wednesday (IEP Mtg 1:00 - 1:30)**

Reviewed: Graphing a Wave Completed the class activity: [|How do Transverse Waves Compare?]
 * May 4****, Tuesday**
 * 1) On your own: choose an amplitude value from 1 - 8 and wavelength value (even number between 4 and 10.)
 * 2) Draw the graph of your wave on graph paper, label it's properties, and trace the wave onto a transparency **(each person in the group use a different color)**
 * 3) Compare your waves in groups of 3 and complete the worksheet table
 * 4) As a group: Display your transparency
 * 5) Class identifies who owns each wave for a few groups

Schedule test make-ups. Covered [|CH 18 Notes] slides 1-12. Graph a wave on graph paper, identify and label it's properties.
 * May 3, Monday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** **CH 5 & 7 Test Today**
 * April** **28, Wednesday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** CPS clicker review of CH 5 & 7 / Preview Test as a class.
 * April** **27, Tuesday**
 * CH 5 & 7 Test Tomorrow**

Checked and covered the CH 5 & 7 Test Study Guide. Students completed the CH 5 & 7 Review Puzzle.
 * April** **26, Monday**
 * CH 5 & 7 Test Wednesday 4/28**

Checked and covered hwk. Viewed W, E, & Simple Machines 10 min vid. Began [|CH 5 & 7 Test Study Guide] / Return student work. **Homework:** Finish the SG for Monday. **CH 5 & 7 Test Wednesday 4/28**
 * April** **23, Friday IEP 8:30 (2nd pd)**

**Have a calculator handy today** Checked and covered Efficiency Problems hwk. Solve IMA problems (back of notes).
 * April** **22, Thursday** (No period 4)
 * Homework:** Using Machines [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow.

Pd. 1 catch up, pd. 4 move ahead. Pds. 7 & 9: Viewed World's Largest Machines
 * April** **21, Wednesday** (No period 3) **Meeting Wed.** **4/21** **1:45AM (9th period).**

**Have a calculator handy today** Checked and covered homework. Ramp demo of solving for efficiency. Began [|Efficiency Problems] together. **Homework:** Finish [|Efficiency Problems] on your own
 * April** **20, Tuesday** (No period 2) **Faculty Mtg.**

Finish [|CH 5&7 Notes] (12 slides). Eureka on wheel & axle and inclined plane. (sans pd.4) **Homework:** The Simple Machines [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow.
 * April** **19, Monday** (No period 1)

Finished Pulley Gizmo and experimented with inclined plane. Make sure you finish / submit lever gizmo if you haven't yet done so.
 * April** **16, Friday**

Collected lever gizmo sheets. Discussed the M.A. of the 3 classes of levers (diagram each). Covered notes slides through pulleys with pulley demos. Viewed Eureka vid. on pulleys. Began pulley gizmo.
 * April** **15, Thursday**

Inclined Plane Lab w/ spring scales. Intro, perform, discuss. **NOTE:** A Meter stick is for measuring distance
 * April** **14, Wednesday**

Review Levers. Pulley Lab w/ spring scales. Discuss Lab & collect sheets.
 * April** **13, Tuesday**

Completed work on the [|Lever Gizmo]. Extra time?...experiment with the Inclined Plane and/or pulley gizmo.
 * April** **12, Monday**

Checked and covered HWK. Eureka on Lever. Students completed the [|Lever Gizmo]. **(Completed lever gizmo due Thurs 4/15)**
 * April** **9, Friday**

Reintroduced and finished Lever Lab activity. **NOTE: On page 3 Step 9 change 10 cm to 50 cm.** Homework: Why we use Machines [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow.
 * April** **8, Thursday**

Demo of leverage: Can you lift a person with 1 finger? Covered [|CH 5&7 Notes] slides 31-36. Began Lever lab. NOTES:
 * April** **7, Wednesday**
 * 1) Make sure you're using the metric side of your meter stick and that the locking screw is on the bottom NOT THE TOP.
 * 2) Make sure your spring scale is at zero before beginning the lab.
 * 3) READ DIRECTIONS and HANDLE EQUIPMENT WITH CARE.

View graph of 3rd MP Covered the [|CH 5&7 Notes] slides 19-27 with prybar demo. Eureka on Mechanical Advantage. Covered slides 28-30 (M.A.) Covered slides 31-36 (Levers) with w/ lever hooked up to a spring scale demo.
 * April** **6, Tuesday**

= = **Have a calculator handy today.** **Work and Power Quiz Today**! Returned and covered the CH 4 Test. Continued [|CH 5&7 Notes].
 * April** **1, Thursday**

Covered the homework. Work and Power streaming vid + question sheet.
 * March 31, Wednesday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Introduced and completed the Work & Power Lab: Running up a Flight of Stairs. Before you gather data: After you gather data:
 * March 30, Tuesday**
 * Procedure & Tips for Lab today:**
 * If you know your weight in pounds, multiply by 4.45 to determine your weight in Newtons
 * If not, measure your mass in kg on the scale and multiply by 10 m/s/s to convert to a weight in (N)
 * The vertical distance you will move up our flight of stairs = **4.55 meters (big open stair well)**
 * I need 1 volunteer to help me time people from the landing
 * **While climbing the stairs, stay to the inside! While going back down, stay against the wall!**
 * **Work (**Joules**) = Force (**Newtons**) X distance (**meters**)**
 * **Power (**Watts**) = Work (**Joules**) / time (**seconds**)**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Finished Work and Power [|Problems sheet 1] (guided practice) from Friday. Introduced and completed the [|work and power lab]. Students began Practice Work and Power [|Problems sheet 2] **(this is homework if not done in class)**.
 * March 29, Monday**
 * Procedure & Tips for Lab today:**
 * Weight is a force expressed in Newtons. Weight = mass (kg) X gravity (10 m/s/s)
 * **Most of our spring scales display mass in grams and force in Newtons**
 * Your goal during this lab is to compare the work needed to lift, then slide a small book vs. the work needed to lift, then slide a large book.
 * **Work (**Joules**) = Force (**Newtons**) X distance (**meters**)**
 * **Power (**Watts**) = Work (**Joules**) / time (**seconds**)**

How much G.P.E. does a penny have?....How high are you dropping it from? Myth Busters: [|Death by a Falling Penny?] 10:00. Covered [|CH 5&7 Notes] through slide 18. Viewed Work and Power vid 7:00. Students began Practice Work and Power [|Problems sheet 1] **with hints to problems 1-4**. The end of the first marking period is April 2nd. Submit incomplete "i" work NOW and STAY CAUGHT UP! The GPE Gizmo from yesterday needs to be completed and submitted if you have not yet done so.
 * March 26, Friday**

Checked and covered homework. Students completed the [|Gravitational Potential Energy Gizmo].
 * March 25, Thursday**

Schedule test makeups. Covered [|CH 5&7 Notes] through slide 10. Viewed Eureka vids: Work, Kinetic Energy, and Potential Energy **(in order)**. Homework: "CH 5 "" [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow.
 * March 24, Wednesday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** **CH 4 Test Today. Afterward, we completed the CH 4 Hidden Message Puzzle.**
 * March 23, Tuesday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Covered tomorrow's test format & content. Guided practice of conservation of momentum problems. Students completed CH 4 crossword review puzzle. **CH 4 Test Tomorrow 3/23. Extra Credit Review Session after school Today.**
 * March 22, Monday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** [|Video Clip] : Conservation of Momentum from the Int'l. Space Station. Checked and covered homework. CPS review of CH 4 as a class / Return 2nd Law quizzes (use to study for test). **CH 4 Test Tuesday 3/23. Extra Credit Review Session after school Monday 3/22.**
 * March 18, Thursday**

**March 17, Wednesday** **Have a calculator handy today.** Check and cover homework (do # 5 & 6 together (air track demo); period 4 work Momentum Problems together). Momentum & Newton's 3rd Law demos: Basketball vs. tennis ball, Skateboard. Begin CH 4 Study Guide. Homework: Finish [|CH 4 Study Guide] for tomorrow. **CH 4 Test Tuesday 3/23. Extra Credit Review Session after school Monday 3/22.**

Collected remaining Golf Range Gizmos. Covered [|CH 4 Notes] slides 13-17 w/ swinging mass demo, viewed E.O.P. streaming video 9:20-10:30, covered notes slides 18-19, viewed B.O.P. video 12:30-16:00. Worked Action-Reaction worksheet together. Finish CH Notes (time permitting) **Homework:** [|Momentum Problems Sheet] #1-4. **CH 4 Test Tuesday 3/23. Extra Credit Review Session after school Monday 3/22.**
 * March 16, Tuesday (Fac. Meeting After School)**

Man, Moment, Machine: The Catapult
 * March 15, Monday**

I introduced the [|Momentum gizmo]. Students worked to complete the golf range gizmo from yesterday and began work on the momentum gizmo. Note: You need to make sure you're carefully reading the directions and answering questions. **These and future activities will be graded both on completion and correctness.** **Completed Golf Range Gizmo due Monday**
 * March 12, Friday**

Revisit slides/demos on projectile motion. Completed [|golf range gizmo].
 * March 11, Thursday**

**Have a calculator handy today** Checked and covered the homework. Quiz on Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. Covered [|CH 4 Notes] slides 8-12. Projectile Motion demos: Check [|this] out! Firing a metal ball. Shoot the Monkey Gizmo & [|MIT Video] [|Mythbusters] dropped bullet vs. fired.
 * March 10, Wednesday**

**Have a calculator handy today** Finished Extreme Free Fall DVD. Reviewed Vocab and Newton's 2nd Law Problems for quiz tomorrow. Discuss outcome of Friday's Friction Lab (time permitting)
 * March 9, Tuesday**
 * Homework:** "CH 4 "Accelerated Motion" [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow. **Quiz tomorrow on Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (F = m x a)**

Viewed Extreme Free fall DVD. (meeting 1st period). **Quiz Wednesday on Newton's 2nd Law of Motion (F = m x a)**
 * March 8, Monday**

Periods 1,4 & 7: Friction Lab w/ Vernier Force Sensors. (Introduce and students perform experiment. Computer/Sensor stations set up ahead of time.) **NOTE: Most computers and other expensive equipment do not like water. If you turn on a faucet during this lab, you will need to complete a textbook assignment on pg. 119 instead of the lab.**
 * March 5, Friday** (**Pep Rally periods 8 & 9)**

Viewed Youtube vid on Peregrin Falcon. Returned and covered the CH 3 Test. Viewed B.O.P. streaming vid on Newton's laws of Motion
 * March 4, Thursday**

Period 1: Briefly revisit 2 slides from yesterday. Air res. demos (balloon, falling paper, book, objects of varying mass, feather vs. hammer on moon). Terminal Velocity of Falling Objects w/ Vernier demo. Periods 4, 7, 9: Terminal Velocity of Falling Objects w/ Vernier (as a class; adjust graph axes accordingly).
 * March 3, Wednesday**

Checked and covered homework. Covered [|CH 4 Notes] thru slide 7 w/ air res. demos (balloon, falling paper, book, objects of varying mass, feather vs. hammer on moon).
 * March 2, Tuesday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Viewed Eureka on Newton's 2nd Law of Motion. Reviewed Newton's 2nd Law gizmo as a class. Worked Newton's 2nd Law of Motion worksheet together as a class. **Homework:** Newton's [|2nd Law practice problems].
 * March 1, Monday**

Covered [|CH 4 Notes] thru slide 5. Students began Newton's 2nd Law [|Gizmo]. (technology somewhat unreliable)
 * February 24, Wednesday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** CH 3 Test Today!
 * February 23, Tuesday**

Checked and covered homework. Description of tomorrow's test. Students completed CH 3 crossword review puzzle. **CH 3 Test Tomorrow 2/23. Extra Credit Test Review Session after school today** **(approx. 1 hour)**
 * February 22, Monday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Collected remaining gizmo sheets from yesterday. CPS review of CH 3 as a class. Began [|CH 3 Study Guide] (due Monday) **CH 3 Test Tuesday 2/23. Extra Credit Test Review Session after school Monday 2/22** **(approx. 1 hour)**
 * February 19, Friday**

Collected remaining weight lab sheets from yesterday. Students completed weight vs. mass gizmo **(Use Safari browser; go to explorelearning.com).** **CH 3 Test Tuesday 2/23. Extra Credit Test Review Session after school Monday 2/22 (approx. 1 hour)**
 * February 18, Thursday**

Checked and covered homework. Begin weight vs. mass lab (do #1 together):
 * February 17, Wednesday**
 * 1) Find mass of sample in grams **(make sure riders of balance are locked in place)**
 * 2) Convert to kg (move decimal 3 to the left)
 * 3) Convert to weight in Newtons (multiply mass in kg times 10 m/s/s)
 * 4) Decide whether my posted measurement of weight was within plus or minus 0.05 N of the actual weight as determined by your group
 * Homework:** Weight Lab sheets

Review of topics covered in CH 3. Covered remaining [|CH 3 Notes]. (100 g mass = 1 N of weight demo). Introduce and begin **Homework:** Mass and Weight [|problems] (due tomorrow)
 * February 16, Tuesday (Faculty Meeting After School)**

Eureka on gravity, Eureka on weight vs. mass, B.O.P. streaming video Exploring Gravity. Finish gizmo together or additional streaming vid on Newton's Laws.
 * February 9, Tuesday** (Note to self: generally the video clips below are spread out over the next couple class periods, but due to meeting schedule, all were shown today.)

I introduced and students completed the Fan Cart / Roller Coaster [|Gizmo]. (Cross out #4 and #8 and answer questions directly on your worksheet)
 * February 8, Monday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** **Acceleration Quiz Today.** **Continue CH 3 Notes 16-21 demo fan cart gizmo and RC helicopter (balanced vs. unbalanced forces), demo bowling ball and bat inertia, Eureka inertia and B.O.P. stream.**
 * February 5, Friday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Check and cover homework. Additional practice for quiz tomorrow. **Use Logger Pro on overhead for students to find their change in velocity over time...solve for acceleration. Acceleration Quiz Tomorrow**
 * February 4, Thursday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Viewed Eureka acceleration part 1. Students completed [|The Car Race] graphing worksheet. **Homework: [|Acceleration Problems 2] .** **Acceleration Quiz Friday**
 * February 3, Wednesday: 2 hr delay (Periods 1 - 4 = 12 min.)**

Checked and covered homework. Introduced and began the [|Fan Cart Acceleration Gizmo]. (Begin as a class on overhead. Hand out printed graphs and allow students to answer gizmo questions in pairs)
 * February 2, Tuesday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Viewed acceleration video clip demos. Covered [|CH 3 Notes] thru slide 14. Returned to earlier clips to solve for acceleration. Introduced and began [|Acceleration Problems]. **Homework: Finish Acceleration Problems**
 * February 1, Monday**


 * January 29, Friday**
 * Speed Quiz Today**! Finish and submit Mapquest and Gizmo if necessary. Test motion sensors (compare distance vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs)**.....who in class has the highest acceleration over the first 2 meters???**

Checked and covered homework. Discussed tomorrow's quiz. Covered 3-1 CPS questions (as a class). Helped finish the Distance vs. Time graph [|Gizmo] from yesterday. **Speed Quiz Tomorrow.**
 * January 28, Thursday**

Students began the Distance vs. Time graph [|Gizmo]. **(Cross out #6 & 11 on back and ignore the directions to put all answers in a Word document. Simply answer the questions directly on your worksheet)** Homework: [|Graphing Speed] and [|Slithering Speeds]. **Speed Quiz Friday**
 * January 27, Wednesday**

Covered back side of [|Speed Problems] worksheet. Introduced [|Mapquest]speed activity (completed 1 & 2 together). **Homework: Complete Mapquest worksheet for tomorrow.**
 * January 26, Tuesday**


 * January 25, Monday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** Viewed Forces and Motion streaming video (4 min). Covered [|CH 3 Notes] thru slide 9. Began [|Speed Problems] together.
 * January 22, Friday**


 * January 21, Thursday**
 * Logger Pro for video analysis works well if you have students login and lead them through the first few steps:**
 * 1. Accessing a video**
 * 2. Opening the MOST CURRENT version of Logger Pro. It has to be 3.6 or newer. You can use older versions for a live video capture only; older versions don't like certain types of video files.**
 * 3. After that, I showed them an example of what I wanted to do, and then left the directions on the screen while they did it themselves.**

MidTerm Exams today. Classes not completing the exam today will be performing the Boyle's Law Lab with Vernier gas pressure sensors.
 * January 14, Thursday**

MidTerm Exams begin today. Classes not completing the exam today will be viewing [|these] video [|clips] and performing the Archimede's Lab.
 * January 13, Wednesday**

**Have a calculator handy today.** We completed formula review and CPS clicker midterm exam review as a class.
 * January 12, Tuesday**
 * In order to prepare for the Midterm exam, focus on studying the tests from the 1st half of the year that were returned to you. Click [|Here] for additional MidTerm Review Materials**.


 * January 11, Monday**
 * Have a calculator handy today. ** We completed CPS clicker midterm exam review as a class. The midterm exam crossword review puzzle 1 may be completed by tomorrow for extra credit on the midterm.
 * In order to prepare for the Midterm exam, focus on studying the tests from the 1st half of the year that were returned to you. Click [|Here] for additional MidTerm Review Materials**.

Returned and covered CH 10 Test. Students finished work with **[|Oxidation # Puzzles].** Returned remaining chapter tests from the first semester (NOTE: these are the best things to use to study for the MidTerm Exam)
 * January 8, Friday**
 * Click [|Here] for additional MidTerm Review Materials**

Viewed short streaming video clips on ionic vs. covalent bonding. Students worked with **[|Oxidation # Puzzles].**
 * January 7, Thursday**
 * Click [|Here] for MidTerm Review Materials**


 * January 6, Wednesday**
 * Students completed the [|Ionic Bond Gizmo].** **Click [|Here] for MidTerm Review Materials**

Covered [|CH 11 Notes] slides 1-5. Reviewed Periodicity Worksheet page [|1] from chapter 10 on overhead. (Consider what must happen to an atom of any element for it to become stable and what that does to the overall charge of the newly formed ion.) Covered [|CH 11 Notes] 6-12. Streaming videos on chemical bonding. **Click [|Here] for MidTerm Review Materials**
 * January 5, Tuesday**


 * December 23, Wednesday**
 * Element Streaming Video?** Other?


 * December 22, Tuesday**
 * CH 10 Test Today.** Alkaline Earth Metals Streaming Video

Completed final section of CH 10 CPS review. CH 10 crossword puzzle review for extra credit. **CH 10 Test Tomorrow**
 * December 21, Monday**


 * Period 1: Checked & Covered CH 10 HWK from Thursday. CPS Review. Complete CH 10 Crossword Puzzles will be collected tomorrow for extra credit on the test.

Checked and displayed CH 10 study guide. CPS Review of Chapter 10. **CH 10 Test Tuesday 12/22**
 * December 18, Friday (Grade-Level Meetings Pds. 1st Frosh - 4th Senior)**

Viewed video clips on [|alkali metals], ([|clip 2]). Checked and covered the homework. Began work on the CH 10 Study Guide. Homework: [|CH 10 study guide] due tomorrow. **CH 10 Test Tuesday 12/22**
 * December 17, Thursday**
 * Period 1**: We will go over the CH 10 study guide and review for the test on Monday

Viewed video on Alkali Metals and began work on Periodicity Worksheet page [|1]& [|2]. **Homework: Periodicity Worksheet due tomorrow. CH 10 Test Tuesday 12/22**. *(Make sure you show me your homework that was due yesterday, if you were not here.)
 * December 16, Wednesday** (**4-Sight affects periods 1-3)**

Checked and displayed the homework. Covered notes on the [|Periodic Table]and colored the [|Blank Periodic Table Sheet]. **CH 10 Test Tuesday 12/22**
 * December 15, Tuesday *Faculty Meeting &** (**4-Sight affects periods 1-3)**

Finished the [|CH 10 Notes]. Introduced the [|Nuclear Atom Sheet]; students completed page 4. Homework: CH 10 "Periodic Table" [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow and page 4 of the [|Nuclear Atom Sheet] if not completed in class. **CH 10 Test Tuesday 12/22**
 * December 14, Monday** **(1 PM IEP**)

Quiz on column 3 of the [|"Elements to Know"]. Finished video on Noble Gases.
 * December 11, Friday**

Checked and covered [|3-3 worksheet]. Eureka cartoon on electrons. Return and cover chapter 9 test. Multiple Power point reviews of column 3 of the [|"Elements to Know"]. **Column 3 Element & Symbol Quiz on Tomorrow** Began video on Noble Gases (time permitting)
 * December 10, Thursday**

Introduced [|3-3 worksheet]. **Homework:** Complete 3-3 worksheet for tomorrow Periods 7&9 also viewed streaming video on the Halogens.
 * December 9, Wednesday (2 Hour Delay; shortened pds. 1-4)**

Collected remaining element grids. Quiz on column 2 of the [|"Elements to Know"]. Continued [|CH 10 Notes] thru slide 30 and viewed Eureka cartoon on electrons.
 * December 8, Tuesday**

Quick lesson on [|Element Grid Sheet]; students complete during class using Periodic Table billboard and/or textbook. Multiple Power point reviews of column 2 from the [|"Elements to Know"]. **Return student work, quiz, etc.** Cover some of the [|Element Grid Sheet] before collecting. [|Video]: Atoms Bond to Form Water Molecule (use during valence sharing) **Column 2 Element & Symbol Quiz on Tomorrow and Finish Element Grid if necessary**
 * December 7, Monday** (Brief meeting 9th period)

We completed and submitted the [|Element Builder Gizmo] (as a group on the overhead from #17-30) and viewed streaming video on atomic structure and the Periodic Table.
 * December 4, Friday**


 * December 3, Thursday**
 * Column 1 Element & Symbol Quiz on Today**. Intro and begin [|Element Builder Gizmo] (Demo controls and students complete in pairs)

Checked and covered homework. Column 1 element Power point review. Viewed streaming video on Atoms, also [|Video]: Quarks inside the Atom and [|Video]: The Space between Atoms. Completed [|Structure of the Atom Coloring]. **Column 1 Element & Symbol Quiz on Tomorrow**
 * December 2, Wednesday**

Handed out 3-column list of [|"Elements to Know"]. Covered [|CH 10 Notes] thru slide 12. Viewed Eureka video on Atoms. Taught "Counting Atoms." Homework: [|Counting Atoms Practice] due tomorrow. **Column 1 Element & Symbol Quiz on Thursday**.
 * December 1, Tuesday**

Video: Thanksgiving safety. Test Makeups.
 * November 25, Wednesday**


 * November 24, Tuesday**
 * CH 9 Test Today**

Periods 1, 4, & 7: Ice Cream Lab (Many People On Field Trip) Period 9: Rock Candy Lab (Make extra)
 * November 23, Monday**
 * 1) Read Pg. 434 of text together
 * 2) Lead through making ice cream altogether in back
 * CH 9 Test Tomorrow** (All Periods)

Reviewed reading solubility graphs. CH 9 Crossword Review. **CH 9 Test Tuesday 11/24**
 * November 20, Friday** (Meeting in Guidance 1 PM?)

Checked and covered Homework. CH 9 CPS Review. **CH 9 Test Tuesday 11/24**
 * November 19, Thursday** **(Parent Conferences Tonight 6-8 PM)**

Collected any remaining mixture and solubility lab sheets. Reviewed CH 9 concepts covered thus far. Finished [|CH 9 Notes] on solubility. Show Solubility Streaming again. Homework: [|CH 9 Study Guide]. **CH 9 Test Tuesday 11/24**
 * November 18, Wednesday**

Collected Solubility Quiz and Mixtures Activity from students who may still have it. Solubility and rate of solution lab. **CH 9 Test Tuesday 11/24**
 * November 17, Tuesday**

Collected Solubility Quiz from students who may still have it. Anyone who did not complete the solubility quiz, must take one today and return it to me completed by tomorrow. Students completed the Mixture Separation Lab; sheets for this lab are due at the beginning of class tomorrow.
 * November 16, Monday**


 * November 13, Friday**
 * Solubility Quiz Today**

I introduced solubility graphs and lead the class through graphing the data for [|An Investigation in Solubility 2]. **Solubility Quiz Tomorrow**
 * November 12, Thursday**

I introduced solubility graphs and lead the class through graphing the data for [|An Investigation in Solubility 1]. **Solubility Quiz Friday 10/13**
 * November 11, Wednesday** (4-Sight: 22 min. 1st - 3rd)

Introduced and began [|Classification of Matter Samples] worksheet as a class. (For each section, there are specific questions to ask about each sample) Homework: "CH 9 "Composition of Matter" [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow.
 * November 10, Tuesday** (4-Sight: 22 min. 1st - 3rd)

Students completed the CH 9 key words and checking concepts questions.
 * November 9, Monday (Family Emergency; CH activities reordered to facilitate my absence 11/9-11/13)**

Viewed graph of our overall 1st MP performance. Handed out remaining [|CH 9 Notes] and covered slides on "pure substances." Students completed the [|Compounds and Mixtures Coloring] activity:
 * November 6, Friday**
 * 1) **READ the directions** and information as you complete the sheet
 * 2) Make sure the color of the **label matches the color of the item** it describes
 * 3) **Use each color only once**

Displayed the [|CH 9 Concept Map] for quick review. I helped the class begin the [|Classification of Matter Inspiration flowchart activity]. Steps to Follow (groups of 2):
 * November 5, Thursday**
 * 1) Get 1 computer and open the [|flowchart activity] template
 * 2) Follow the directions to correctly place all items
 * 3) Insert 6 appropriate and correct image examples at the bottom
 * 4) Print 1 copy of completed flowchart, write your **NAMES** on top and turn it in to me.
 * 5) **Whether you finish or not, make sure you print a copy of the map today**.

Returned and covered the CH 8 Test + any remaining make-ups. Streaming video + quiz sheet. [|CH 9 Concept Map].
 * November 4, Wednesday** (Period 8 goes to 2 PM; short pd 9)

Conservation of Mass Demo (Alka Seltzer). Checked and covered homework **(Period 4 we completed as a class)**. [|CH 9 Notes] through slide 12.
 * November 3, Tuesday**

Covered [|CH 9 Notes] through slide 5. Computers available? (Pair up and search the web for school appropriate descriptions of physical and chemical properties and changes. Leave each pic open in a separate window so you can bring them up quickly. We'll take turns plugging your computer into the projector up front so you can share.) **Homework:** [|Chemical and Phys. Props and Changes Sheet]
 * November 2, Monday**


 * October 29, Thursday**
 * CH 8 Test Today.** The end of the first marking period is Tuesday Nov. 3rd. Submit incomplete "i" work NOW!

Checked and covered the homework. Covered the test content and format. CPS review of CH 8 as a class. **CH 8 Test Tomorrow 10/29**. (Students utilizing test support should check in with me immediately before class tomorrow). The end of the first marking period is Tuesday Nov. 3rd. Submit incomplete "i" work NOW!
 * October 28, Wednesday**

Checked and covered the homework. Collected the Ideal [|Gas Laws Gizmo] sheets from yesterday. Students completed a crossword review puzzle. Homework: Page 3-4 of the [|CH 8 Study Guide]. **CH 8 Test Thursday 10/29**. The end of the first marking period is Tuesday Nov. 3rd. Submit incomplete "i" work NOW!
 * October 27, Tuesday**

Students completed the Ideal [|Gas Laws Gizmo]. Homework: Page 1-2 of the [|CH 8 Study Guide] and gizmo from today if you did not finish in class. **CH 8 Test Thursday 10/29**
 * October 26, Monday**

Checked and covered homework. Students completed the Dry Ice Lab. **CH 8 Test Thursday 10/29**
 * October 23, Friday**

Checked and covered the homework. Viewed streaming video on the gas laws. Introduced and began work on [|Gas law Problems]. **Homework: Finish Gas Law Problems. CH 8 Test Thursday 10/29**
 * October 22, Thursday**

Collected Phase Change Gizmos. Checked and covered the homework. Students completed the [|CH 8 Concept Map]. Finished the [|CH 8 Notes] with balloon demonstrations. Homework: Phase [|Diagram] and [|Table]. **CH 8 Test Thursday 10/29**
 * October 21, Wednesday**

Students finished the [|Phase Change Gizmo] from yesterday (this is due tomorrow at the beginning of class). Homework: "8-3: Changes in State" [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow. **CH 8 Test Thursday 10/29**
 * October 20, Tuesday**

Discussed results of the lab on Friday. Introduced and completed pages 1-3 of the [|Phase Change Gizmo]. (NOTE: You should try to get through all questions on page 3. If you start page 3 but don't finish, you may need to redo the whole page again) **CH 8 Test Thursday 10/29**
 * October 19, Monday**

Today students completed the Examining Phase Changes Lab using Vernier temperature probes. Lab sheets were collected at the end of class.
 * October 16, Friday**

Today the CH 1&2 Test was returned and we went over it and made corrections. (Questions on the mid-term exam will be pulled from 1st semester tests, SO MAKE YOUR CORRECTIONS RIGHT ON YOUR TEST!) We also viewed a united streaming video, "Temperature: Measure for Measure" during periods that had extra time. (We had a modified schedule in the morning)
 * October 15, Thursday**

We checked and covered the homework, covered [|CH 8 Notes] through slide 17, and viewed short streaming videos on liquids, evaporation and condensation.
 * October 14, Wednesday**

Blow torch demonstrations. Covered [|CH 8 Notes] through thermal expansion. Eureka video on solids and one on expansion and contraction. Homework: "8-1: Matter and Temp" [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow.
 * October 13, Tuesday**

CH 1&2 Test Today ! Good luck everyone ! Remember: Pick the correct formula and show correct number answer + units. Do the units make sense for what you were solving for? If you get stuck on any question, look over the rest of the test for a possible correct answer or hint.
 * October 9, Friday**
 * Have a calculator handy **

CH 1&2 Test content and format were discussed. Students completed the CH 1&2 test review puzzle. Extra time was spent reviewing with CPS clickers. **CH 1&2 Test Friday 10/9.**
 * October 8, Thursday**

Checked and covered the CH 1&2 Study Guide homework. Began review for the **CH 1&2 Test Friday 10/9.**
 * October 7, Wednesday**

Covered temperature homework. Completed temperature lab activity. **Homework: Chapter 1&2 Study Guide**
 * October 6, Tuesday**
 * Have a calculator handy in class today. **
 * CH 1&2 Test Friday 10/9**

Eureka video on temperature. Introduced and practiced using temperature conversion formulas. Returned student work. **Homework: [|Temperature conversion] sheet**
 * October 5, Monday**
 * Have a calculator handy in class today. **
 * CH 1&2 Test Friday 10/9**

Period 1 & 7: Density quiz followed by density wiki activity. Period 4: Checked and covered homework from Wednesday followed by density quiz. Period 9: Collected density data on samples in the room followed by density quiz.
 * October 2, Friday**
 * Have a calculator handy in class today. ** Turn in Density Gizmo if you haven't already !
 * I'm anticipating our first unit test by the end of next week.**


 * October 1, Thursday**
 * Have a calculator handy in class today. **Covered density homework. Determined density of various samples (time permitting). **Homework: Density Quiz Friday 10/2**


 * September 30, Wednesday**
 * Have a calculator handy in class today. **Remaining [|density gizmo] and sheets were collected. Density demonstrations as a class (soda cans and red, yellow, blue demo). Covered [|density and formulas notes]. Determined density of various samples (time permitting). **Homework: [|Density Problems Sheet]. Density Quiz Friday 10/2.**


 * September 29, Tuesday**
 * Metric Quiz Today!** Completed work on [|density gizmo] and sheets were collected (If you did not finish in class, these sheets are due tomorrow). **Density Quiz Friday 10/2**

Reviewed for metric quiz tomorrow. Watched streaming video on volume and density. Began work on [|density gizmo]. **Metric Quiz Tuesday 9/29!** **Density Quiz Friday 10/2**
 * September 28, Monday**

Checked and covered homework. Covered remaining [|CH 2 Notes] and viewed streaming video on mass. **Metric Quiz Tuesday 9/29!**
 * September 25, Friday!**

Demonstrations of determining volume by water displacement and mass by subtracting mass of container. Students completed the [|mass lab]. Homework: [|Mass Worksheet] Object Descriptions for Mass Lab:
 * September 24, Thursday**
 * 1) unsharpened #2 pencil
 * 2) single hole puncher
 * 3) 100 g mass
 * 4) D battery
 * 5) large paper clip
 * 6) metal cube
 * 7) 10 mL H2O
 * 8) metal pellets

Period 1: Finished and submitted the gizmo from yesterday. Periods 4, 6, & 7: Students took the Physical Science Survey and then finished setting up their wikis.
 * 23, Wednesday**

Students used SAFARI to go to explorelearning.com and begin working on the [|Triple Beam Balance Gizmo].
 * September 22, Tuesday**

Students viewed the "Cosmic Voyage" DVD (teacher meeting). Video question sheets were collected.
 * September 21, Monday**

Students completed the "[|Measuring Volume]" lab. Lab sheets were collected. (NOTE: See me about making up this lab if you were absent today)
 * September 18, Friday**!

Practiced measuring length and calculating area and volume of solids as a class. Students completed "[|Measuring Length Skills Practice]" and this sheet was checked and covered.
 * September 17, Thursday**

Reviewed estimating measurements as a class. Students completed the "[|Measuring Length]" activity and sheets were collected.
 * September 16, Wednesday**

Checked and covered homework. Practiced estimating measurements and conversions. Viewed streaming video on measurement.
 * September 15, Tuesday**

Checked and covered homework. Covered [|CH 2 Notes] through slide 25. Practiced estimating measurements as a class via overhead transparencies. Homework: "2-1: Standards of Measurement" [|Reinforcement] and [|Study Guide] due tomorrow. Thought to keep in mind this week: The work you are doing here is important; lets remember why we're here.
 * September 14, Monday**

Covered [|CH 2 Notes] through slide 17. Practiced metric conversions as a group with demonstrations. Homework: [|Metric Conversion] worksheet due Monday.
 * September 11, Friday!**

Students took the Scientific Method quiz. Students began work on the [|Design Your Own Measuring Device] activity.
 * September 10, Thursday**

Checked and covered the homework. Discussed the **Scientific Method Quiz being given on Thursday 9/10.** We spent the remainder of class setting up our wikis and learning how to edit them.
 * September 9, Wednesday**

Analyzed data from Friday's experiment and wrote conclusions. Collected lab sheet from that experiment. Period 4,7 & 9 Viewed lab safety DVD, Period 1 covered [|CH 1 Notes]. Homework: [|CH 1 Concept Map] due tomorrow. **Scientific Method Quiz Thursday 9/10**
 * September 8, Tuesday**

1. Discuss [|Reaction time experiment] : 2. If you have extra time after doing all of the above steps, you can begin to setup your wikispace.
 * September 4, Friday**
 * Possible variables: narrow and vote
 * Record hypothesis on blank paper
 * Conduct experiment
 * Record relevant data on your paper: group you belong to, all of your reaction times (**If you have any outliers due to an error during testing, REDO THE EXPERIMENT!**), your average time, standard deviation, and number of extraneous clicks
 * On my computer up front, enter: group you belong to, average time, standard deviation and number of extraneous clicks
 * Remember to keep all wiki content school appropriate!**

Period 1: Freshmen assembly Periods 4,7 & 9: Covered [|CH 1 Notes] and viewed scientific method streaming video.
 * September 3, Thursday**

Created student wikispaces accounts and began creation of student wikis. Creating a Wikispace Page Physical Science.doc
 * September 2, Wednesday**

Checked homework from yesterday. Covered introduction to using computers in class and created explorelearning.com account. Period 1: Computer Use Pd1 08-09.doc Period 4: Computer Use Pd4 08-09.doc Period 7: Computer Use Pd7 08-09.doc Period 9: Computer Use Pd9 08-09.doc
 * September 1, Tuesday**

Covered course syllabus and expectations. Homework: Get syllabus and technology sheets signed for tomorrow. Syllabus21.doc
 * August 31, Monday**