Quarter+4+2014-15

LAST CHANCE TO TURN IN WORK!
 * Fri 6/6 **

Make-up work & more Cosmos
 * Thu 6/5 **

Make-up tests / work or Video: Cosmos - The Clean Room
 * Wed 6/3 **

Test on Nuclear Radiation
 * Tue 6/2 **

Jeopardy Review game on Nuclear Radiation
 * Mon 6/1 **

Watched clip on radon radiation Each created 4 review questions with answers from all our radiation studies Played review game using the questions we created.
 * Fri 5/29 **

Watched animations of fission, chain reaction, and fusion Looked over article about getting energy from fusion Filled in Venn diagram and used thumb voting to compare answers Finished sharing information from yesterday's fission/fusion question
 * Thu 5/28**

Used Holt Physical Science book section 9.3 about radiation today Each person took one source of radiation, one use of radiation, and one of advantage/disadvantage for fission & fusion energy Shared the answers we found with the rest of the class.
 * Wed 5/27**

// __Make-up:__ Watch 2 video shorts, read article and answer questions // [] Read for unfamiliar words Read for main ideas Watched 2 videos and answered questions about nuclear fission [[|ted ed on conservation of mass], also hydrocarbons and nuclear energy]
 * Tue 5/26**

(No afternoon classes)
 * Fri 5/22** - SEC Spring Fling

// __Make-up:__ Do nuclear decay reactions sheet // Watched Crash Course on radioactivity and took notes Used that information to balance nuclear decay reaction equations
 * Thu 5/21**

// __Make-up:__ Collect data and then finish lab sheet graph and questions // Half-life experiment using poker chips Half-life is how long it takes to for half the sample to radioactively decay
 * Wed 5/20**

// __Make-up:__ do alpha, beta, gamma sheet, last question is in textbook // (Biochem review game) Review of parts of an atom Learning about radioactive decay
 * Tue 5/19**

Biochem packet #2 - do critical reading questions and 1 of the other sets of questions (Made game cards)
 * Mon 5/18**

// __Make-up:__ Watch video at link and take notes using grid (in file) // [] Video on carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins Taking notes of examples and purpose
 * Fri 5/15**

Finish biochem packet Use word cards to create a word web for LHS of IAN
 * Thu 5/14**

Functional Groups Quiz using note sheet Begin packet on biochem
 * Wed 5/13**

// __Make-up:__ Get notes from posters and powerpoints to be ready for quiz // Presented our findings on functional groups Took notes on all the different kinds
 * Tue 5/12**

Functional Groups Project: Make a poster or presentation on 2 organic compound functional groups Include a picture, properties, uses, a specific example from everyday life, and the sources for your information. Bonus for presenting to the class.
 * Tue 5/5 - Mon 5/11**

// __Make-up:__ Complete the quiz at // // [] and take a picture of the final screen, or print as proof of completion // Used whiteboards and sheet showing pattern of different functional groups to take an online quiz together
 * Mon 5/4 **

planned: [] and take a picture of the final screen, or print as proof of completion Used whiteboards and sheet showing pattern of different functional groups to take an online quiz
 * Fri 5/1** - [Displaced from classroom = make-up time]

// __Make-up:__ Read article and answer questions on alcohol // Built our own alcohol model
 * Thu 4/30**

// __Make-up:__ Read "Hydrocarbons 2"packet and answer questions on organic chemistry and hydrocarbons. // Worked on packet (Intro to Organic and Hydrocarbons) Built a hydrocarbon and named it.
 * Tue 4/28 - Wed 4/29 **

//__ Make-up: __ Fill out vocabulary sheet on "organic chemistry" and "hydrocarbons" // Introduction to organic chemistry, building and naming simple hydrocarbons Filling out vocabulary sheet on organic chem & hydrocarbons
 * Mon 4/27 **

//__Make-up:__ See Leslie to schedule a time to make-up your test// Q4 Test #1: Acids and Bases
 * Fri 4/24**

Jeopardy Review on Acids, Bases, and Salts
 * Thu 4/23**

10 minutes to start note sheet for test Review Game with questions created by students 20 minutes for make-up work
 * Wed 4/22**

// __Make-up:__ Create 5 questions and answers for the review game // Created question/answer cards for review game on acids and bases
 * Tues 4/21 **

// __Make-up:__ Acids, bases, salts worksheet // Looked at examples of how acids and bases made ions that regrouped into a salt. Worksheet practice and then made up 3 examples of our own
 * Mon 4/20 **

Fri 4/17
// __Make-up:__ Get lab sheet and use a computer that runs java to complete it // Difference between moles and molarity Titration lab - finding the concentration of an acid

// __Make-up:__ Neutralization packet // // (better after salts worksheet) // Acid + Base -> Salt + Water Titration = neutralization Names and uses of different salts (cation + anion) To find concentration of an unknown: L1*M1 = L2*M2
 * Wed 4/15 - Thu 4/16 **

// __Make-up:__ Complete lemonade lab other than lab table // Calculate the amount of lemonade needed for different concentrations Then evaluate and taste test
 * Tue 4/14 **

Teacher in-service day
 * Mon 4/13 - NO SCHOOL **

// __Make-up:__ Do Molarity practice problem sheet // Mixing powdered drink - concentration Molarity = moles/volume Mixing sugar in water - whiteboard practice Practice problems
 * Fri 4/10 **

// __Make-up:__ Schedule a time with Leslie to make-up the simulation lab // Acids and Bases Venn diagram (brainpop for review) Finding which substance was in which test tube with limited equipment, knowing the properties of acids and bases
 * Thu 4/9 **

Make-up: Google "mythbuster results" and summarize how they tested any 3 myths ( [] ) Mythbusters on uses for cola and hammer drop (buried alive too)
 * Wed 4/8 **

// __Make-up:__ Complete word sheet for acids and bases // Brainpop: Acids and bases Looking at Phet simulator of acids and bases OAS - cartini
 * Tue 4/7 **

// Make-up: N/A // About this class What do we know about acids and bases Testing different household items for acid or base Studyjam video on acids and bases
 * Mon 4/6 **

=Syllabus=

__Instructor Introduction:__ Hi, I’m Leslie and this is my second year teaching at SECA. I’m happy to have a year of teaching chemistry under my belt now, so this year should be smoother. Before this, I worked for White Bear Lake Alternative and I am eager to get to know and help all of you this year!

__Course Description:__ This is a course on the concepts and relationships in chemistry. Besides learning more about the nature of matter all around us, students will practice analytical thinking skills that apply to everyday life. We will do computer-based and hands-on activities. Also, we’ll sharpen some math skills used to express how things are connected to each other.

__Topics Covered:__
 * * Scientific Method / Measuring || * Stoichiometry ||
 * * Matter / Structure of the Atom || * Gas Laws ||
 * * Periodic Table || * Thermochemistry ||
 * * Bonding || * Nuclear Radiation ||
 * * Chemical Reactions || * Acids and Bases ||
 * * Moles || * Organic Chemistry ||


 * __Grade Distribution:__ || __Grading Scale:__ ||
 * Classwork, “Daily 3”:50% || 100 - 90%A ||
 * Tests / Projects:40% || 89.9 - 80%B ||
 * Participation10% || 79.9 - 70%C ||
 * || 69.9 - 60%D ||
 * || < 60%No Credit ||

__Participation Expectations:__
 * In class (on time, physically and mentally, participating until the end of period)
 * On task (head up, working / participating, not distracting or disrupting others)

__At SECA, we are RHR__ - Code switch to classroom mode || - Honor the bells || - Gather or put away supplies - Keep our room clean orderly || * PEDs & headphones away * End side conversations || - Contribute to your ability || - Monitor your learning * Need notes? * Asking questions / for help || * One-ear quiet music || - Have your brain turned on, contribute || - Advocate for your learning ||
 * We are || Respectful || Honest || Responsible ||
 * Beginning/End of Class || - Help get / keep learning time (minimize disruption or distraction)
 * Lab time || - Gather and return supplies, clean up || - Doing only the activities planned || - Everyone is responsible for keeping everything safe ||
 * Teacher Led or Whole Group Instruction || - Give your attention to the speaker
 * Small Group / Independent Work || - Make class first priority
 * Missing work / contracts || Find appropriate time to discuss progress with me || Be realistic about what you can and will get done || Use schoolview on your own to assess your progress ||

__Minnesota Standards:__
 * 9C.2.1.1: The periodic table illustrates how patterns in the physical and chemical properties of elements are related to atomic structure
 * 9C.2.1.2: Chemical and physical properties of elements result from the ability of atoms to form bonds.
 * 9C.2.1.3: Chemical reactions describe a chemical change in which one or more reactants are transformed into one or more products.
 * 9C.2.1.4: States of matter can be described in terms of motion of molecules, and the properties and behavior of gases can be explained using the kinetic molecular theory.

__MOST IMPORTANTLY:__ Your fellow students are here working consistently toward the goal of learning physics to get credit. Respect is fundamental to helping everyone achieve that goal.