Monday, May 23, 2011

Week of May 23, 2011

Monday - Your last project of the year is due in class today.  We'll set up the games and play a few rounds.

Tuesday - We'll set up the games and play a few rounds.

Wednesday - Today we'll go over the answers to the review packet.  Bring yours to class filled out.

Thursday -  Finals are today for periods 1, 2 & 3.  Bring your review packet to turn in.  Have a couple of pencils, a good eraser, and your non-graphing calculator.  Juniors: bring your textbook to turn in.

Friday - Finals are today for periods 1, 2 & 3.  Bring your review packet to turn in.  Have a couple of pencils, a good eraser, and your non-graphing calculator.  Juniors: bring your textbook to turn in.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Week of May 16, 2011

This is our last full week in Chemistry.  Finals begin next week on Thursday, May 26, 2011.

Monday -Time will be given in class towards making a review game.  Topics for the game were assigned last week on Friday.  If you don't have a topic, see/email Mr. Kane right away! 

I have a few links that might be helpful for your project:

The Periodic Table (7.2) - RSGPowerPoint
Bonding and Structure (8) - RSG - Review - PowerPoint
Acids, Bases and Solutions (9) - RSG - Review - PowerPoint
 Stoichiometry (10) - RSG - Review - PowerPoint
Thermo-chemistry (11) - RSG - Review - PowerPoint
Chemical Equilibrium (12) - RSG - Review - PowerPoint
Nuclear (13) - RSG - Review - PowerPoint



Tuesday - Same as Monday

Wednesday - I handed out the review for the semester exam today.

Thursday - Watch the NOVA video I show in class.  Work on review or review game.

Friday - Watch the Chemistry video I show in class.  Work on review or review game. 

At this point, I'll have used this blog for 2 solid months in class.  If you have any suggestions on how to use it, make it better,etc for next year, please feel free to make a comment to this posting.  I appreciate any and all feedback.

Optional Project

This posting describes an optional project that I have available for 4th quarter.  Since it is optional, you have the choice to do it or not.

The project is inspired by a t-shirt that I saw recently (while at the Museum of Science and Industry:

The project is to create a word or  phrase using only symbols that are found on the periodic table.  This will be worth up to 15 points.  The project is to be turned in on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of plain paper.  It should be of high quality work; worthy of being hung on a wall.

Due Date: will be Tuesday, May 24th, though they can be turned in anytime you think you are ready.

Extra Credit Opportunities: 
  • 2 points extra credit will be awarded to the word or phrase with the highest molar mass (to be eligible you must show the calculation, and answer).
  • 2 points extra credit will be awarded to the word or phrase using the most symbols (to be eligible you must give a unique element symbol count.)
  • 2 points extra credit will be awarded if your word or phrase is the answer to a science pun or a joke.  The pun or joke should be included on the same sheet of paper that the project is turned in on.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Week of May 9, 2011

This is going to be a busy week.  If you didn't see it over the weekend, the liquid nitrogen experiments made the local newspaper (Homer Horizon and Lockport Legend)! 

Extra Credit is still availble using both my Recycling and Drop Box extra credit.  See posts below.  Time is running out.

Monday:  Today we'll go over the Half-Life Practice problems from last week.  We continued our notes by discussing the discovery of radiation, as well as thre three types of nuclear radiation.  Tonight's homework is to work on the front of the Radiation Practice Problems worksheet.

Tuesday:  Today we did an activity in class known as Radioactive Decay Cards.  This gave us some practice with alpha and beta radiation in nuclear decay equations.  This lab was finished in class and turned in  If you have to make it up, you will also need a copy of the cards..  Homework is to finish the Radiation Practice Problems workheet, work on your Reading Study Guide, and to estimate your personal annual radiation dose.

Wednesday:  We went over the problems from the homework, had a discussion on the difference between nuclear fusion and fission.  I also passed out the review for the test.  Here is the link to the review.

Thursday:  We'll finish up the important notes/discussion from chapter 12.2.  We'll also go over questions from the Review.  Answers to the review are here.

Friday:  Today is our Test on Unit 13 - Nuclear Chemistry.  The Reading Study Guide and Review are due today.  Today I also introduced our last mandatory project of the year: what I like to call Chemopoly.