Oct 31st - 7th grade

Students finished working on their Marshmallow science activity and answered review questions.

Students will have a quiz tomorrow on page 28 in their notebook, the chemistry of life worksheet, and the marshmallow science activity. Please find some time to study tonight.

Oct 31st- 8th

Students finished the Bonding Basics worksheet and we went over correct answers.

We then graded the Atomic Mass and Atomic number WS.

We finished by going over how to do Lewis Dot diagrams for different molecules.

Test is Thursday. PLEASE STUDY!

Oct 30 - 7th grade

Students wrote down their grades for all classes.

We then went over correct answers to the Chemistry of Life WS.

Students began working on the marshmallow lab looking at the difference between atoms and molecules. They should be able to use these terms correctly now.

Oct 30 - 8th

Students checked grades for all classes.

We went over examples of ionic bonding (stealing).

Students worked on 3 example problems from the Bonding Basics WS.

TEST THURSDAY ON NOTEBOOK PAGE 24-43. PLEASE STUDY!

Oct 26th - 7th

We finished discussing the Chemistry of Life as a class.

Students then worked on completing the Chemistry of life worksheet using their textbooks and note page.

Oct 26th - 8th

Students worked in groups to finish the covalent bonding questions from the bonding basics page.

Then we went over correct answers to the questions as a class.

Students put pages from our covalent packet into their notebooks on page 38 and 39.

TEST ON THE PERIODIC TABLE WILL BE NEXT THURSDAY.

Oct 25th - 7th

We finished discussing herd immunity and watched the last couple minutes of this video on herd immunity threshold.

Students then turned in their mini argument essays.

We then began discussing the "Chemistry of Life"

Oct 25 - 8th

Students worked in groups to complete the covalent bonding packet and we went over correct answers.

We then worked together to finish the covalent notes.

Students finished up working in groups to answer covalent bonding questions.

Atomic mass and atomic number worksheet is due tomorrow (it was given out on monday).

Oct 24 -7th

Students were shown how to do citations from research

We then did the herd immunity activity.

Oct 24 - 8th grade

Students received their Element WS back.

We then began discussing covalent bonds (using primarily hydrogen gas and water).

Examples from discussion

Oct 23 - 7th grade

Simulation -  seems to work better in Google Chrome if you are at school.

Oct 23 - 8th

We discussed "It All Adds Up".

Students worked on the Atomic Mass and Atomic Number Worksheet.

Students also read and filled in notes on covalent and ionic bonding. We will work on this more this week.

Oct 20- 7th grade

Students worked on their reading and highlighting for the vaccine mini argument. Homework for this weekend is to work on the front side of the argument paper.

Oct 20th - 8th

Students played a game of periodic table bingo...should have taken pictures, but I was busy reading clues.

Oct 19 - 7th

Students finished up their notebook pages on how vaccines work.

Students received handouts for their vaccine mini argument.

checklist

We began watching a video outlining the debate over mandatory vaccination.

Oct 19 - 8th

Students turned in their Element WS.

We finished putting in pages 31, 32, and 33.

We looked at reactions and discussed how elements in the same group react in a similar way.

Oct 18 - 7th grade

We went over the reading quiz from yesterday that most students really struggled with.

We then did a reading from context activity.

Students then began working on the order of the steps of the vaccine assignment.

Oct 18- 8th

Se went over the two periodic tables from the activities on Monday and Tuesday in the gym.

Students then worked on the mini period table notebook page.

Pages for today were 31- Protons, neutron, electon periodic table
32- mini periodic table
33 energy level periodic table

Element WS is due Thursday

Oct 17- 7th grade

Students took a multiple choice reading quiz over last night's homework.

We then went to the computer lab and worked on the following simulation with a question sheet.

Link for the simulation

Oct 17 - 8th grade

Students finished page 30 in their notebook.

Students turned in the homework assignment from last night (the periodic table information with protons, neutrons, and electrons).

We then discussed how electrons are arranged in energy levels focusing on two things:
1) electrons fill from the inside out
2) they follow the rule of 2,8,8,2

Students went to the gym and organized clues about electrons into the correct elements.

 Students should attempt the energy level diagrams for homework.

Oct 16 - 7th

Students put review and brain work from last week on to page 21.

They also put the virus sheet from Thursday/Friday on page 22 and the cell assignment from last week on page 23.

We went over the schedule for this week.

Reading assignment for homework

Oct 16-8th

Students received grade sheet and planner pages.

song #1

song #2

We had a class discussion about the vocab from this notebook page.

We did an activity using the periodic table to identify elements.

Activity sheet is due tomorrow.

Element worksheet is due thursday.

Sites for element worksheet:

http://www.chemeddl.org/resources/ptl/index.html

https://www.ptable.com/

Oct 13 - 8th

Students worked on the electron activity.

We went over review/brain questions together.

Oct. 12 - 7th

Go to the following website and look at 3 or more types of viruses:

viral zone

Use this website to study how viruses get transmitted.

Pandemic 2

Oct 12 - 8th

Handed back parts of an atom worksheet.

Students answered what happens when a charged balloon is placed near water.

Discussed the activity for tomorrow.

Oct 11- 7th

Students got their quizzes back.

We then finished discussing the nearpod on viruses. This can be found on yesterday's blog post.

Students received a notebook page to complete for homework due tomorrow.

Oct 11th - 8th

Students received their test back and we went over correct answers.

We then worked on page 26 and 27 in the notebook.

Oct 10 - 8th

Students checked their grades.

We had a short discussion about the parts of atom and their traits.

We finished by doing an activity using electrons.

Oct 10 - 7th

Wrote down grades and put page 19 in the notebook.

Went over correct answers to page 19.

Did Cell assignment.

reading

worked through nearpod here

Oct 5 - 7th

Students and I had a discussion about the difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells:

Students then discussed answers to the foldable questions and placed it in their notebook.

We finished by watching the Amoeba Sisters videos on cells. 

Oct 5 - 8th

Students continued working on their Build an Atom packet with the simulation.

Then, we reviewed the particles of the Atom with the following song: Atoms Family

Students finished putting page 24 and 25 into their notebooks.

There is a worksheet due Tuesday. Many students finished during class.

Oct 4 - 7th grade

Students cut out their scientist timeline pieces.

We used the website from Tuesday to check for correct info. Students then placed the scientists in their notebook on page 16 and 17.

We finished up watching the following video

Oct 4 - 8th grade

Students and I discussed the definition of atom and element.

We then used the following simulation to determine facts about the particles that make up atoms.

simulation

We then discussed the notes page for page 24.

Students began working on the build an atom assignment.

Oct 3 - 7th grade

For the scientist page: click here

For the types of cells page: click here

Oct 3 - 8th

Students took a pretest over the Periodic Table.

We then had a discussion about how to handle different types of school-wide emergencies.

Oct 2 - 7th grade

When you finish your quiz, use this site to fill in your notes.

Oct 2- 8th grade

Students checked their grades

We finished discussing the phase change triangle.

Students played a quick game of kahoot if time remained.