Announcements for Chemistry



3/30/20 From now until the end of Extended Learning...

posted Mar 30, 2020, 12:00 PM by Kelly Allen

All announcements will be posted in Canvas with links to the assignments in Canvas.

3/13/20

posted Mar 13, 2020, 6:32 AM by Kelly Allen   [ updated Mar 13, 2020, 6:40 AM ]

Journal: Free day!  Write, write, write!  Turn in your 5 journal entries for the week.

Class: Discuss plans for upcoming weeks
Discuss ionic size
Do Extra Periodic Trends practice (on back of Cornell notes on Ionic Size)
Periodic Trends Quizizz (code: 104665)

HW:  Reactivity of Metals lab due Mon. 3/30 (via Canvas)
Enjoy your extended spring break and expect to hear from me 3/30!
Element Poem will still be due...eventually...

3/12/20

posted Mar 12, 2020, 6:41 AM by Kelly Allen

Journal: From yesterday’s lab, what did you discover about the reactivity of magnesium versus calcium? What is your evidence? What, then, is the trend for reactivity in group 2?

Class: Discuss Reactivity of Metals lab
Alkali Metal demo
Periodic Trends practice (show to Ms. Allen for a stamp by the end of the period)
Watch and take Cornell notes on Ionic Size video

HW: Watch and take Cornell notes on Ionic Size video for TOMORROW
Periodic Trends quiz Wed. 3/18
Element Poem due Fri. 3/20

3/11/20

posted Mar 11, 2020, 10:59 AM by Kelly Allen

Journal: Answer these questions using your Cornell notes:
1. What is the trend for ionization energy in a group? Why?
2. What is the trend for ionization energy in a period? Why?

Class: Reactivity of Metals lab

HW: Periodic Trends quiz Wed. 3/18
Element Poem due Fri. 3/20

3/10/20

posted Mar 10, 2020, 5:35 AM by Kelly Allen   [ updated Mar 10, 2020, 6:32 AM ]

Journal: After doing the Alternate Universe Periodic Table activity, do you think Mendeleev was super smart, just really lucky, hard-working, or a little of all three? EXPLAIN your answer.

Class: Information about Element Poem project
Finish Alternate Universe Periodic Table activity
Watch and take Cornell notes on Ionization Energy and Electronegativity video (on back of ENC/Atomic Radius notes)

HW: Cornell notes on Ionization Energy and Electronegativity due TOMORROW
Periodic Trends quiz Wed. 3/18
Element Poem due Fri. 3/20

3/9/20

posted Mar 9, 2020, 7:08 AM by Kelly Allen   [ updated Mar 9, 2020, 7:41 AM ]

Journal: Think about what you’ve learned:
1. What is the trend for atomic radius in a group? What causes this trend? 
2. What is the trend for atomic radius in a period? What causes this trend?

Class: Alternate Universe Periodic Table activity

HW: Nuclear Power Commercial due TONIGHT by 11:59 pm through Canvas

3/6/20

posted Mar 6, 2020, 6:39 AM by Kelly Allen   [ updated Mar 6, 2020, 7:36 AM ]

Journal: Free day!  Write, write, write!  Turn in your 4 journal entries for the week.

Class: Watch and take Cornell notes on Effective Nuclear Charge/Atomic Radius video (show Ms. Allen for a stamp)
Effective Nuclear Charge/Atomic Radius Quizizz (code: 921089)

HW: Nuclear Power Commercial due Mon. 3/9 by 11:59 pm through Canvas
Effective Nuclear Charge/Atomic Radius Quizizz (code: 921089) due by 8:55 am Mon. 3/6

3/5/20

posted Mar 5, 2020, 7:09 AM by Kelly Allen   [ updated Mar 6, 2020, 6:27 AM ]

Journal: Think about yesterday’s Effective Nuclear Charge (ENC) activity.
1.What is the trend for ENC in a group?
2.What is the trend for ENC in a period?
3.What happens to the size (aka radius) of an atom when ENC increase?

Class: Continue Gizmo activity 
Watch and take Cornell notes on Effective Nuclear Charge/Atomic Radius video if time

HW: Periodic Table Crown extra credit due TOMORROW
Nuclear Power Commercial due Mon. 3/9

3/4/20

posted Mar 5, 2020, 6:43 AM by Kelly Allen

Journal: 1. On the image, the magnets are the same, but there are books of different thicknesses. Which paperclip would be harder to remove?
2. Which magnet would be most likely to attract more paper clips?
3. What is the relationship between the book’s thickness and the ability of the magnet to hold onto and attract paperclips? 

Class: Effective Nuclear Charge activity
Begin Gizmo activity if time

HW: Periodic Table Crown extra credit due Fri. 3/6
Nuclear Power Commercial due Mon. 3/9

3/3/20

posted Mar 3, 2020, 6:43 AM by Kelly Allen

Journal: No journal today due to the test!

Class: Tets #5

HW: Periodic Table Crown extra credit due Fri. 3/6
Nuclear Power Commercial due Mon. 3/9

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