Thurs., Oct. 7, 2011

Warm-up:  Fill in the table

Objectives:  Anatomy of an atom

Announcements:  H 

Post Lab discussion

Your own periodic table of the elements

Online Interactive Periodic Table

Atomic Structure

F

Wed., Oct. 5, 2011

Warm-up:  How nuclear facilities generate power

Objectives:  Anatomy of an atom

Announcements:  H

Your own periodic table of the elements
Online Interactive Periodic Table
Atomic Structure

F

Tues., Oct. 4, 2011

Warm-up:  Penetrating Capacity of decay particles

Objectives:  Evaluation

Announcements: 
Correct the tests 
Fission & Mass Defect 
Nuclear chain reactions

Mon., Oct. 3, 2011

Quiz on atomic mass, Radioactive decay, isotopes & half-life

Fri., Sept. 30, 2011

Warm-up:  Transmutation Equations

Objectives:  Analyze data from radioactive decay and determine half-life

Announcements:  Quiz Monday over atomic mass,

radioactive decay, isotopes & half-life
Online graphing utility

Radioactivity & Half-Life Activity
Follow-up & answer analysis questions 
Decay Data for period 3
Decay Data for period 4
Decay Data for period 6

Thurs., Sept. 29, 2011

Warm-up:  Decay rates

Objectives:  Analyze data from radioactive decay and determine half-life

Announcements:  Quiz on Monday

Radioactivity & Half-Life Activity
Follow-up & answer analysis questions

Wed., Sept. 28, 2011

Warm-up:  Table of Nuclides.

Objectives:  Experience an analog of radioactive decay and half-life and analyze the data to better understand these concepts.

Announcements:  Homework check & discussion

Radioactivity & Half-Life Activity
Follow-up analysis questions

Tues., Sept. 27, 2011

Warm-up:  Describe the change an atom undergoes when the nucleus ejects a beta particle.

Objectives:  Experience an analog of radioactive decay and half-life and analyze the data to better understand these concepts.

Announcements:  Homework check & discussion

Radioactivity & Half-Life Activity
Follow-up analysis questions

Mon., Sept. 26, 2011

Warm-up:  Describe the change an atom undergoes when the nucleus ejects an alpha particle.

Objectives:  Experience an analog of radioactive decay and half-life and analyze the data to better understand these concepts.

Announcements:  grades are up

Radioactivity & Half-Life Activity

Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

Warm-ups:  Uranium Decay Series

Objectives: Radioactivity

Announcements: Table o' Contents

Results of Radioactive Decay
Transmutation
Table of Nuclides
Randomness of nuclear decay
Half-life
Leave Binders in the cupboard
Homework:  Find 5 other modes of radioactive decay, describe each and how the element transmutes as a result. 

Thurs., Sept. 22, 2011

Warm-ups:  Modes of Nuclear Decay

Objectives: Find the atomic mass of an element

Announcements: I will "collect" (evaluate) binders on Friday
Table o' Contents

Different kinds of averages

Isotopes

Atomic Mass

Homework:  Find 3 elements that have more than 1 naturally occurring isotope list each isotope and give the natural abundance of each.Homework:  Find 5 other modes of radioactive decay, describe each and how the element transmutes as a result.

Wed., Sept. 21, 2011

Warm-ups:  Fission vs. Fusion

Objectives: Create an analog for atomic mass

Announcements: 

Weigh each of the 10 pennies and record mass and year. 

What is the mass of a penny?  Give me just one number.

Different kinds of averages

Isotopes

Atomic Mass

Homework:  Find 3 elements that have more than 1 naturally occurring isotope list each isotope and give the natural abundance of each.

Tues., Sept 20, 2011

Warm-ups: 
1. I threw a plastic ball in the pool for my dog to fetch. The mass of the ball was 125 grams. What must the volume be to have a density of 0.500 g/mL.

2. After throwing the ball in the pool for my dog, the ball sprung a leak and began to fill with water. How many mL of water can the ball absorb before the ball sinks?

Objectives: Evaluate Divers

Announcements: Completed divers brought in 
but not in class for "evaluation" will receive 
a maximum of 60% credit automatically

What each "award" means...how you evaluate

No Homework

Mon., Sept. 19, 2011

No Warm-up

Objectives: Examine a nuclear disaster.

Announcements: Diver due Tomorrow.
Prizes for Best Theme, Best Game, Most Creative Theme/Design*, Best Fruition, Hee Haw award (funny)

Work on your divers get it done and leave it or bring it tomorrow

No Homework

Fri., Sept. 16, 2011

Warm-ups:Explain the picture.........

Objectives: Examine a nuclear disaster.

Announcements: Diver due on Tues., Sept. 20

3x5 card:  Sketch, label & annotate a diagram of an "atom".

What is the relationship between an atom and density?

Discussion...Nuclear events & disasters:

• Fukishima
• 3 Mile Island
• Chernobyl (Video) Part 1|Part 2|Part 3

Homework: Work on building your "cool" diver.  
Bring it to school Monday in whatever state it's in.

Thurs., Sept. 15, 2011

Warm-ups:

1.  A ball has a volume of 3 cm.  It’s mass is 108 grams.  Does it float or sink?

2.  What is the mass of an object whose density is 2.5 and has a volume of 6 mL?

3.  A can of corn sinks.  It’s mass is 382 grams.  Tell me about it’s volume.

Objectives: Predict floating/sinking based on density.

Announcements: Hand me your proposal with all the names of your participants.  Diver due on Tues., Sept. 20

Continue With your predictions, test the ones you are unsure of calculate the density.  Graph.

Make a density column:  Which is most & least dense?

Find the mass and volume of 10 pennies as accurately as you can.

Access a site like webelements.com and use that to verify whether a penny made of pure copper.  Explain.

 Homework: Start building your "cool" diver.  Bring it to school Monday.

Wed., Sept. 14, 2011

Warm-up: Sketch and describe a Cartesian Diver

Observe and explain how it works -- I'm coming around to check

Objectives: Work with the concept of density and discover how relative densities determine floating or sinking.

Announcements: Tomorrow you will submit a plan for what your "interesting diver will do"

Shockwave applet - Why do some things float while others sink?

 What's going on here?

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Density
Magic Ice 


Homework: Conitnue planning your "interesting" diver and gather materials.  Diver due on Tues., Sept. 20

Tues., Sept. 13, 2011

Warm-up: You are floating in a boat on a lake.  With you in the boat are a big pile of rocks.  If you throw the rocks overboard, will the level of the lake go up or go down overall?Explain your answer.

Objectives: Observe Cartesian divers and try to replicate the effect

In your journal...
Sketch and describe a Cartesian Diver

Observe and explain how it works

Homework: Planning--Come up with a diver that does something fun.  For example...a game, a contest, a diver that goes up rather than down.  One made with unusual materials, one with a fun theme...
This may be done in teams and is due Sept. 20

Template

Warm-up: G

Objectives: O

Announcements: 

S
 Homework: C

Mon., Sept, 12, 2011

Warm-up:  Our atmosphere has each of the following gases.  Write the chemical formulas for water, carbon dioxide, oxygen (like in the air), nitrogen (like in the air).  Put them in order from greatest to least volume in our atmosphere.

Objectives:  Evaluate Safety Preparedness

Announcements: Bring your 2-liter bottle for tomorrow

Safety Quiz

Fri., Sept. 9, 2011

Warm-up: On your graph write the question we were trying to answer in that experiment.  Write another question that you could answer with these same chemicals.

Objectives: Safety in the chemistry lab

Announcements:  Quiz on safety next class
You'll need your 2-liter bottle.  Can you bring an extra? 

Safety in the lab
What's an MSDS and what information is on there
Safety diamond
Cartesian Divers

Homework: a

Thurs., Sept. 8. 2011

Warm-up:  Write and complete the following sentence:  "Some of the things that might tell me a chemical reaction has taken place could be..."
Objective:  Complete lab
Announcements: Bring a 2-liter bottle
Finish clock reaction lab
Graph your results (Amt of A on x-axis)
Discussion
Make a prediction...
What question did you ask?
Safety in the lab
What's an MSDS and what information is on there
Safety diamond
Homework: Write a question about the reaction you saw in the lab that you could investigate.