Class-Tuesday,April- 04/13/10

Review: atoms and its subatomic paticles and the charges

Students learned about:
Static electricity

• How does it builds up?
• How does it transfer the charges?
• What is stastic discharge?

Homework: Complete the given assignments.

Class-Thursday,April 04/07/10

Review:Acids, bases,and  Neutrilization reaction

Lab: Determine whether common household substances are acidic, basic, or neutral.

Homework: Study class notes for Friday's test(01/09/10)

Reminder:  Test on Friday (01/09/10)

Class-Wednesday,April 04/07/10

Students learned about:

• acids and bases-definition,properties,examples and uses (Frayer Model)
• Neutrilization reaction
• Lab: how to make salt when you combine acid and a base

Homework: complete the given questions from the handout.

Reminder: Class-test on Friday 04/09/10

Class Tuesday,April 04/06/10

Pre-assessment: Math Skills (Page No:258 Q30-32)

Students construted solubility curve and completed the given lab report.

Homework: Q1-4 from the handouts.

Class-Monday,April 04/05/10

Pre-assessment

Lab - Solubility Curve
 Students will determine the solubility of potassium nitrate at various temperatures and construct a solubility curve.

Extending/Refining Activities

Describe how the solubility of the KNO3 changes as the temperature increases.
How does stirring affect the rate at which the KNO3 dissolved?

Class-Thursday,April 04/01/10

Review- Quiz(solute,solvent,solution)
Students learned about

• Concentration - Dilute and Concentrated solutions
• Conductivity
• Lab related to conductivity and concentration

Homework: study your class notes

Reminder:Class-test on Friday04/02/10

Class- Wednesday,March 03/31/10

Pre-assement

Foldable-Key term fold

Students learned about
Solutions in terms of solute/solvent-lab
Polarity
Process of dissolving
Short video clip -Polarity,solute-solvent interaction

Extending/Refining activities:
• Types of solutions-6types – Students will brainstorm and give the examples/ non examples of 6 types of solutions.
• How our understanding the properties of solutions does helps in our everyday life.

Class- Tuesday,March 03/30/10

Review: what is half-life?

Students worked on problems related to half- lives

Homework: Q 1-4  from text book (page number-301)

Class- Monday,March 03/29/10

Review: fission and fusion

Students learned about: Half life related to nuclear decay

Homework: Study your class notes

Class- Tuesday,March 03/16/10

Today students learned about:

• Nuclear fusion
• Comparision between fission and fusion reactions

Homework: study your notes

Reminder:3rd 9 week exams; Wednesday -Friday(03/17/10-03/19/10)

Class- Monday,March 03/15/10

Today students learned about :

• nuclear fission
• nuclear reactor

Homework: Study your notes and complete the given handouts

Reminder : 3rd 9 week exams;Wednesday-Friday(03/17/10-03/19/10)

Class-Thursday,March 03/11/10

Students learned about Half-Life and solved problems related to half lifves.

Homework: study your notes at home.

Reminder: test on friday 03/12/10

Class- Wednesday,March 03/10/10

Today students learned:Types of nuclear decay

Homework: Complete the given handout of nuclear reactions

Reminder: Test on Friday 03/12/10

Class- Tuesday,March 03/09/10

Review: chemical reactions v/s nuclear reactions
Today students learned about the:

• Nuclear decay-alpha, beta particles and gamma ray
• balancing nuclear equations

Homework- balance the given nuclear equations(1-12) (handout)

Class- Monday,March 03/08/10

Today students worked on

• vocabulary related to nuclear reactions
• chemical reactions v/s nuclear reactions

Homework:

• complete the guided reading worksheet 
•  correct the mistakes from the test paper and justify your answers.

Class-Thursday,March 03/04/10

Review: compare and contrast between chemical reactions and nuclear reactions

Today  students learned about radioactive/nuclear decay in terms of alpha decay,beta decay and gamma decay.

Homework: study your class notes at home.

Class-Wednesday,March 03/03/10

Review: Isotopes v/s radioisotopes
Today students learned about :

• Nulear Decay in which an unstable atomic nuclei convert into stable nuclei by emitting alpha,beta perticles and/or gamma radiations.
• What are alpha particles and their properties?

Homework: Study your class notes at home.

Reminder: 3rd 9 weeks exams from March 17-19

Class- Tuesday,March 03/02/10

Review: Chemical reactions and Isotopes

Today student learned about the

• difference between the chemical and nuclear reaction.
• Activity: Students made a model of the Beryllium atom having 4 protons(red pom-pom balls) and 4 neutrons(green pom-pom balls).They showed the decay of the Be-atom by losing a particle thas has 2-protons and two neutrons.So they removed 2 red and 2 green pom-pom balls from the atom.Their nuclear models was representing new element.Which is contradictory to chemical reactions.(Visual, Logical)  

Homework: Q1-4 Page number-198 from text book

Class- Monday,March 03/01/10

 Class discussion about Friday's Test

Class-Thursday,February 02/25/2010

Today students composed a comic story considering themselves as a element from the periodic table. They had to choose 7 other elements from the group 1,2 & 13- 17.Based on their characteristics they had to show if they can be the friends of some elements and form a bond or not.

Review for the Friday's test 02/25/10

Homework: Study your notes and previous tests

Reminder: Test on Friday(02/26/10)

Class-Thursday,January 01/24/2010

Today students learned about the:

•  applications of law of conservation of mass
• Exothermic and endothermic reactions, examples and graphical representation of both types of equations

Reminder: test on Friday 02/26/10

Class-Tuesday,February- 01/23/10

Reviewed  previously learned  concepts by completing quiz from USA TEST PREP

Students designed a model of four types of chemical equations by using M&M's

Homework: Wtite the formula and names of the given compounds/molecules

• Li & O
• H & O
• P & Cl
• Na &  I

Reminder: class-test is on Friday 02/26/10

Class-Monday,February 02/22/10

Students made foldable(table fold) for the types of chemical reactions.
They learned about the :

• Signs of the chemical reactions
• Why it matters- how it is related to everyday life?
• In a chemical reaction,bonds are rearranged between atoms
• Bonds - broken down- energy is absorbed(endothermic reaction)
• Bonds-formation- energy is released(exothermic reaction)

Homework- Q1-3 page 195

Class-Friday,February 02/19/2010

Today students worked on the

Station about the Law of conservation of mass:

• they classified and balanced the chemical equations
• they created models of chemical equations by using gum drops.

Class-Thursday,February 02/18/2010

Review:

•  Naming of ionic and covalent compounds
• Balancing equations

Today students learned about:
Types of chemical reactions:

• Synthesis
• Decomposition
• Single replacement
• doule replacement

Class-Wednesday,February 02/17/10

Benchmark test discussion

Class-Tuesday,February- 01/16/10

Benchmark Test

Class-Monday,February 02/15/10

Review:

• Balancing  Equations
• write formulas of ionic and covalent compounds
• Atomic Structure

Homework: Study class-notes and previous tests

Reminder: Benchmark Test on Tuesday02-16-10

Class-Wednesday,February 02/10/10

Review:Atomic structure

Students learned about:
Naming Binary Covalent Compounds

Homework:Study class notes.

Reminder:Benchmark test on Friday 02/12/10

Class-Tuesday,February- 02/09/10

Review: Ionic Bonding

Class discussion about the test.

Homework: Write the name of the anions,their symbol,charge and the elements name.

Reminder:Benchmark Test on Friday 02/12/10

Class-Thursday,February 02/04/2010

Review: Atomic Structure

Today students learned about:
Naming of Binary Ionic Compounds

Steps to write the formula:
1.Write the name of the cation first with the appropriate charges( as superscript) and then anion
2. Criss-cross the charges
3. write the formula ( chages as subscript)

Nomenclature:
1. write the name of the cation first as it is
2. write the name of the anion ending with -ide
Ex: NaCl-Sodium Chloride

Reminder:Test on Friday 02/04/10

Class-Wednesday,February 02/03/10

 Compare and contrast Ionic and Covalent bonding. Give an example of each type of bonding
 Station Teaching: Atomic structure

  Reminder: Test on Friday 02/03/10

Class-Tuesday,February- 02/02/10

Review:Ionic Bonding and charge on ions

Today students learned about:
Covalent Bonding- Sharing of electrons(Non Metal+ Non Metal)

• Single Bond- Two atoms share one pair of valence electrons. Ex: F &F
• Double Bond-Two atoms share two pairs of valence electrons Ex: O &O
• Triple Bond-Two atoms share three pairs of valence electrons. Ex:N & N

Homework: With the help of the periodic table make 4 covalent molcule and show the bonding in terms of electrons.

Class-Monday,February 02/01/10

Review:  Ionic Bonding

Students learned about:
Formation of ions/Charge-Depend on the number of valence electrons an atom lose/gain to become stable(like noble gases)

Homework-Illustate the type of bonding in terms of electron movement:
1. NaCl
2.Mg and Cl
3.H and Oxygen
4. Cl and Cl

Class-Thursday,January 01/28/2010

Review:

• Valence electron
• Ionic Bonding- Transfer of electrons(Atom gains or loses electron,# of Protons is no longer equal to the # of Electrons)

Today students learned about:
Covalent Bonding- Sharing of electrons
when two atom share one pair of electrons- single bond
when two atom share two pairs of electrons- double bond
when two atom share three pair of electrons- triple bond

Home-work:Complete the assignment related to covalent bonding

Reminder:Test on Friday 01/29/10

Class-Wednesday,January 01/27/2010

Review:

• Stable electron configuration
• Valence electron
• Electron dot diagram

Today students learned about:

Ionic Bonding-Transfer of electrons
                       -Formation of ions
                       -Bonding of ions

Homework-Assigned reading about ionic bonding from text book-Page # 158

Reminder:  Test on Friday 01/29/10

Class-Tuesday,January 01/26/2010

Review:
Label the Periodic table
Calculation of numbers of Protons,Electrons,Neutrons,AtomicNumber and Mass Number

 Today students learned about:

• Electron Dot Diagram
• Stable electron configuration
• Valence electron
• Types of bonding- ionic bonding

Homework: complete the guided reading assignment related to ionic bonding.

Class-Thursday,January 01/21/2010

Review:Periodic Table

• Location of metals, nonmetals and metalloids
• groups and periods

Today students learned about :
What are valence electrons and how is the valence of an atom is determined for representative elements?

 Homework: Study class notes and previous tests.

Reminder: Benchmark Test on friday(01/22/10)

Class-Wednesday,January 01/120/2010

Today students learned about the arrangement of the periodic table

• Elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number.
• Classification of elements-metals,nonmetals and metalloids
• Location of metals, nonmetals and metalloids
• Phases at room temperature-solid ,liquid and gases.
• # of periods=7 (horizontal)
• # of groups=18 (vertical)
• Representative elements (group 1,2 and 13-18)
• Most reactive metals-group 1&2 elements
• Most reactive nonmetals-group-17
• Most unreactive nonmetals -noble gases
• Name of the groups/families

Homework: Study your class notes

Reminder: Benchmark Test on Friday (01/22/10)

Class-Tuesday,January 01/19/2010

Review: Isotopes- Students constructed the model of
Li-6 & Li-7 by using gum drops.

Students learned about:
1. The positions of the metals,non-metals and metalloids and their physical state (solid, liquid and gas) in the periodic table.
2. Valence Electrons

Homework: Q1-3 Page #164

Nucleus and Electron Cloud

Structure of the Atom

Class-Thursday,January 14,2010

Review: How to calculate # of Protones,Neutrons,Electrons, mass number and atomic number.

Students learned about the isotopes(atoms with different number of neutrons)
They constructed model of isotopes by using gum drops of different colors to show the number of electrons,protons and neutrons.

Homework:Study class notes and previous tests.

Reminder: Class Test on 01/15/10

Class-Wednesday,January 13,2010

Review: How to calculate

• # of protons,mass number, atomic number,# of electrons.
• How to calculate density.

Homework:Read the assignment about the models of the atom and complete the guided reading sheet

Class-Tuesday,January 12,2010

In today's class students learned about:
Review: Main Energy levels(K,L,M,N)
Main energy level      # of sublevels
1   K                           s
2   L                            s,p
3   M                           s,p,d
4   N                            s,p,d,f

• s,p,d and f sublevels
• writing electron configuration of 1st 10 elements of periodic table

Max numer of electrons present in the sublevels.i.e.
Sublevels         #of orbitals     Max. Number of electrons
s=2 electrons      1                                     2
p=6 electrons      3                                     6
d=10 electrons    5                                    10
f=14 electrons     7                                    14

Homework: write the summary about the atom and its structure

Class-Monday,January 011,2010

Today students worked  in pairs on the station related to the Atomic Structure Of The Atom
They applied their previous learning to find out

# of Electrons
# of Protons
# of Neutrons and atomic number 

Homework:Complete the guided reading assignment on The structure of the atom

Class-Thursday,January 07,2010

 SPS1: Discussed the structure of the atom and the locations of the subatomic particles.
           Atomic Mass and Mass Number
           Relationship of the proton Number to the electron's Identity

# of protons # of electrons (In a neutral atom)
 # of protons= atomic number
Mass Number=Protons+Neutrons
# of netrons=mass number -atomic number

Homework: Study class notes and previous tests at home.
Reminder: Class test is on Friday(01/08/10)



                       

Gas Laws/Atomic structure

Gas Laws/Atomic Structure-
01-06-10-Reviewed  Standard SPS5: b.Relate Temperature, Pressure, and Volume of gases to the behavior of gases.
Completed a lab showing the direct relationship between pressure and temperature.
Discussed the structure of an atom in terms of :
a. Location of electrons in terms of protons, neutrons and electrons.

Homework:
Finish the guided reading assignment sheet
Study the notes from today's class.

Class Test: Friday

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