Friday, March 26th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Heat of Fusion Post-Lab Calculations and Conclusion
- Notebook Check #1

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Heat of Fusion Lab

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Heat & its Measurement Worksheet

ICS:

-  Continue Yesterday's Assignment (Worksheet: The Twist)

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Bridge 
Building 
Competiton @ 
CAL STATE LOS ANGELES 
===================================== 
CHEMISTRY:

- Continue Yesterday's Assignment
  (Worksheet: Phase Changes of H2O)

ICS:

- Doing the Twist Worksheet  

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Phase vs. Energy Changes for H2O
- Worksheet on Phase Changes of H2O

ICS:

- Notes on Electronic Structure
- Doing the Twist: Worksheet

   

Friday, March 19th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Phase Change Worksheet

ICS:

- Round Table Crossword

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Review Assessment Test #2

ICS:


- Notes on the Periodic Table
- Element I.D. Notebook Assignment

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Specific Heat Problems (Group Posters)

ICS:


- Finish Questions 3-5 (pp.397-399)
- Read Chem Talk (pp.400-401)
- Checking Up Questions 1-5, p.401

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Thermodynamics
- Specific Heat Problems Worksheet

ICS:

- Continue Yesterday's Assignment

March 15th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Phase Changes
- Phase Change Worksheet

ICS:

- Activity 6: Investigate (pp.396-399, q.2-6)
  [Make Ionization Energy Graphs]

Friday, March 12th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Molarity Post-Quiz Review
- Chemistry Crossword Puzzle

ICS:

- Atomic Structure Post-Test Review
- Navigating the Periodic Table Worksheet

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Periodic Assessment Test #2

ICS:

- Test on Atomic Structure

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Final Review for Assessment Test
- Stoichiometry Review Worksheet (Extra-Credit)

ICS:

- Atomic Structure Worksheet #2 (Review for tomorrow's quiz!!!)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Acids & Bases
- Worksheet on pH

ICS:

- Periodic Table Brain Pop Worksheet

Monday, March 8th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Le Chatelier's Principle
- Worksheet on Le Chatelier's Principle

ICS:

- Notes on Atomic Structure
- Atomic Structure Worksheet #1

Friday, March 5th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- QUIZ on Caffeine Lab/ Molarity

ICS:  

- Notebook Check #1
- Chemistry Word Search

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Review Caffeine Extraction Quiz
- Post Lab Survey

ICS:


- Chem to Go (q.1-6, p.383)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Notes on Solutions
- Solubility Curves/ Molarity Worksheet

ICS:


- Finish Activity 4
- Read Chem Talk (pp.380-382)
- Checking Up (q.1-4, p.382)

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Post Lab Questions/ Review
- Molarity Worksheet Review
- Quiz on Lab/Molarity THIS FRIDAY!!!

ICS:


- Activity 4 (pp.377-379)

Monday, March 1st, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Caffeine Lab (Part II - Sublimation)

ICS:


- Atomic Math Challenge Worksheet

BRIDGE BUILDING Meeting this WEDNESDAY @ LUNCH !!!  
- See me if you're still interested in joining up by Wednesday.

Friday, February 26th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Caffeine Lab (Part I - Extraction)

ICS:


- Notes on PENAZ
- PENAZ Worksheet

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- continue yesterday's assignment

ICS:


- continue yesterday's assignment

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Notes on Molarity
- Worksheet

ICS:


- APN Periodic Table Chart (DUE this FRIDAY, 2/26)

BRIDGE BUILDING COMPETITION Meeting @ LUNCH in ROOM 429 !!!

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

CHEMISTRY:


- Preparation for Caffeine Lab

ICS:


- Notes on Physical & Chemical Changes / Homogenous & Hetergenous Matter
- Worksheet

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Finish Hot-Air Balloon Activity (p.382)
- Read Chem Talk (pp.383-385)
- Checking Up Questions 1-3, p.385
- Notebook Spot Check Today

ICS:

- Read Chem Talk (pp.363,364)
- Checking Up Questions 1-3, p.364
- Chem to Go Questions 1-4, p.365

Friday, February 19th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

P.1,2,4:  Make a chart of class data and graph results.
              BRING BLOW DRYERS on MONDAY 
              for 100 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS!!!

P.6:        Hot-Air Balloon Activity (Charles' Law)

ICS:

- Activity 2: Elements and their Properties (pp.360-363)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- continue yesterday's lab

ICS:

- Element/Compound/Mixture Worksheet
- Chemical Symbols Reading Comprehension Worksheet


 

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

Charles' Law: Activity 4 (pp.379-382), Part A

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Ideal/Combined Gas Law Worksheet

ICS:

- Periodic Table Word Find

Friday, February 12th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Chemistry Essential Questions (p.376)
- Chemistry to Go (p.377)

ICS:

Finish Posters/ Presentations

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Discussion of Lab Results from Boyle's Law (Finish Activity 3: pp.370,371)
- Read Chem Talk (pp.372-375)
- Checking Up (q.1-6, p.375)

ICS:

- Continue with Grocerty Store Posters

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Activity 3: Cartesian Divers (Parts A & B: q.1-4), pp.370,371

ICS:

- Grocery Store Map (cont.)

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Charles Law Worksheet

ICS:

- Activity 1: Organizing a Store (pp.358,359)

Monday, February 10th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Ideal Gas Law Worksheet

ICS:

- Diesel Reading Comprehension Worksheet
- Reading Maps Worksheet

Friday, February 5th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Period 1 Final Exam
- Period 6 Final Exam and Notebook Check #3

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Period 2 Final Exam and Notebook Check #3 

ICS:

- Final Exam 

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

Period 4 - Final Exam and Notebook Check #3

ICS:

Wave Conversions Packet

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

Period 1 - Notebook Check #3

Review for Final Exam

ICS:

Final Exam - Wave Conversions Packet

Monday, February 1st, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Gas Laws Quiz

ICS:

- Waves Crossword Puzzle
- Waves Word Search

Friday, January 29th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Ideal Gas Law
- Ideal Gas Law Worksheet
- GAS LAWS QUIZ ON MONDAY!!!

ICS:

- Read Physics Talk (pp.203-205)
- Physics to Go, pp.207,208: q.1-6
- Notebook Check TODAY!!!

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Combined Gas Law
- Combined Gas Law Worksheet

ICS:

- Activity 3, p.202: q.1-5
- Notebook Check Tomorrow!!!
 

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Finish Yesterday's Assignment

ICS:

- Frequency/Period Worksheet

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

-  Notes on Charles' Law
-  Charles Law Worksheet

ICS:

- Finish Yesterday's Assignment

Monday, January 25th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Gas Laws/ Boyle's Law
- Boyle's Law Worksheet

ICS:

- Activity 2, pp.195-197: q.1-7
- Physics to Go, pp.198,199: q.1-7

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Read Chem Talk (pp.364-366)
- CLASSWORK:  Checking Up Questions [p.366 (q.1-3)]
  HOMEWORK:  Chemistry Essential Questions [p.367]
    (Extra-Credit):  Chemistry to Go Questions [p.368]
                         
- STOICHIOMETRY LAB WRITE-UP DUE ON MONDAY!!!

ICS:

- Finish/Review Waves Worksheet #2
- Quiz on Waves and Word Search

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Activity 2, Parts A & B (pp.361-364)

ICS:

- Test Quest
- Finish Waves Worksheet #1
- Waves Review Worksheet #2
- Quiz on Waves Tomorrow!!!

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Finish Write-Up for Stoichiometry Lab
  DUE this FRIDAY, January 22nd, 2010

ICS:

- Waves Worksheet #1 




 

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Quiz on Stoichiometry

ICS:

- Video on Waves

Friday, January 15th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENT:
MOLE W/S (Dimensional Analysis #2)

- Quiz moved to Tuesday, January 19th

ICS:

- Finish Yesterday's Book Assignment

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Worksheet: Review Mass-Mass Problems on Stoichiometry
- QUIZ TOMORROW!!!


ICS:

- Physics to Go: q.1-8, (pp.192,193)

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- S'mores Stoichiometry

ICS:

- Complete Yesterday's Assignment

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

CHEMISTRY:

- Ham Sandwich Stoichiometry

ICS:

- BOOKWORK:  Activity 1 (q.1-10), pp.183-186

Monday, January 11, 2010

WELCOME BACK!!!

CHEMISTRY:  

- Review Assessment Test #1

ICS:

- Warm Up #33

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Stoichiometry Post Lab Survey
- Notes on Stoichiometry (3-step problems: gram-gram conversions)
- Mass-Mass Problems Worksheet

ICS:

- Finish Movie + Questions

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Stoichiometry Notes on 1-Step Conversions (liter-liter/mole-mole)
- Volume-Volume Worksheet

ICS:

- Continue Movie

Monday, December 14th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Review Stoichiometry Lab Calculations
- Introduction to Stochiometry Powerpoint

ICS:

- Movie + Questions:  "The Day After Tomorrow" 

Friday, December 11th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

State Periodic Assesment Test #1

ICS:

- Test on Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- Notebook Check #3

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Stoichiometry Lab  (STOICH!!!)

ICS:

- Activity 5: q.2, (p.160)
- Read pp.163,164
- Check Your Understanding: q.1-4, (p.164) 

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Stoichiometry LAB 

ICS:

- Activity 4 (pp.150,151): q.1,2 (NOTEBOOK)
- Read pp.152-154
- Check Your Understanding, p.154: q.1,2 (NOTEBOOK)
- Notebook Check this FRIDAY!!!

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Preparation for Stoichiometry Lab Tomorrow!
- Make-Up Quiz on the Mole this FRIDAY @ LUNCH!!!

ICS:

- Read pp.143-146
- Questions 1-5, p.146 (NOTEBOOK)

Monday, December 7th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Balancing Equations
- Balancing Equations WORKSHEET

ICS:

- Activity 3 (pp.141,142): Part A -> q.1-4 (NOTEBOOK)

 

Friday, December 4th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:


- Quiz on Mole Conversions

ICS:


- Earthquakes Crossword Puzzle
- Finish Yesterday's Assignment

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

CHEMISTRY:


- Review for Mole Quiz Tomorrow

ICS:


- Read pp.136-138
- Check Your Understanding: ( q.1-4),p.138

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

CHEMISTRY:


- NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENT: Mix & Match Mole Conversions
- MOLE CONVERSION QUIZ this Friday!!!

ICS:


- NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENT: Activity 2 (pp.134-135): q.1-7

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

CHEMISTRY:


- Notes on 2-step Mole Conversions
- NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENT: A#7(The Mole, Part III)

ICS:


- Finish Yesterday's Assignment
- Earthquake Project Word Search

Monday, November 30th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:


- Notes on Mole-Gram Conversions
- WORKSHEET: A#6 (The Mole, Part 2)

ICS:


- Notes on Earthquakes
- Finish Check Your Understanding, p.130: q.1-6 (NOTEBOOK)

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:
 
Notebook Check #2:

- Warm-ups #13 - #28
- October 12th through November 25th

ICS:

- Earthquake Crossword/ Word Search Worksheet 

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on the Mole
- Worksheet:  A#5 (The Mole, Pt.1)

ICS:

- Finish Investigation Activity from yesterday (pp.125,126)
- Read pp.127-130
- Check Your Understanding: q.1-5 (p.130)

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Formula Mass Calculations (NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENT)
- NOTEBOOK CHECK #2 DUE this WEDNESDAY, November 25th!!! (1000 points)

ICS:

- Investigate, Activity 1, Earthquakes (Parts A,B,C: pp.125,126)

Friday, November 20th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Finish yesterday's activity

ICS:

- Worksheets:  Test Quest on Plate Tectonics/ Mountain Building Reading Comprehension

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Molecular Modeling Activity (A#45: NOTEBOOK ASSIGNMENT)

ICS:

- Read pp.112-118
- Check Your Understanding (q.1-5, p.118)

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Worksheet and Handout (A#44: Molecular Shapes)

ICS:

- Complete Pangea/ Modern World maps
- Complete questions 1-4, (pp.108-111)

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

CHEM:

-complete yesterday's assignment


ICS:

-complete yesterday's assignment

Monday, November 16th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Double/Triple Bonds
- NOTEBOOK: Covalent Bonds (Part 2) - A#41/A#42

ICS:

- Pangea: Activity 5 (pp.107-111)

Friday, November 13th, 2009

CHEM:

- Worksheet on Ionic Bonding/ Types of Chemical Bonds
- Notes on Electronegativity
- NOTEBOOK: Electronegativity Problems (due on MONDAY, 11/16)

ICS:

- Read pp.102-105
- NOTEBOOK: Check Your Understanding (p.95: q.1-4)

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

CHEMISTRY

Notes on Covalent Bonding
Assignment:  Worksheet on Covalent Bonding (A#40)

ICS

Bookwork:  Understanding and Applying What You Have Learned (pp.95,96: q.1-5)

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

NO CLASSES IN SESSION DUE TO THE OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS' DAY.

 

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

CHEM:

Continue with Monday's book assignment.

ICS:

Worksheets: Continental Drift/Seafloor Spreading, Word Search

Monday, November 9th, 2009

CHEM:

Book Assignment is due on THURSDAY, November 12th!!!

• Activity 8 (pp.68-70): q.1-5
• Read Chem Talk (pp.71-73)
• Checking Up (p.73):q.1-3
• Chem Essential Questions (p.74)
• HOMEWORK: Chem To Go (pp.75,76):q.1-6

ICS:

Worksheets: Pangaea to Present, Map Evidence for Plate Tectonics

November 6, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

Mid-Term EXAM TODAY

ICS:

- Read pp. 91-95
- Check Your Understanding (p.95: q.1-6)

November 5, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Review Worksheets on Metric Conversions and Periodic Table
- MIDTERM EXAM TOMORROW!!! 
   You may use the following materials for tomorrow's exam:

1. Periodic Table
2. Twist Chart
3. Metric Conversion Chart
4. Calculator

ICS:

- "Blood Wedding" assembly
- Notebook Check #2 DUE TOMORROW!!!

  

November 4, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Power of the Periodic Table Video and Questions
- Midterm Test on FRIDAY!!!

ICS:

- Finish Activity 3 from yesterday
- Notebook Check on FRIDAY!!!

November 3, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Outer Electron Configuration
- WORKSHEET:  Metals/Non-metals/Metalloids and Group Names

ICS:

- Activity 3 [Investigate]: Parts A,B,C (pp.88,89)

November 2, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

Notes on Metals/Non-Metals

HOMEWORK: Worksheet on Classifying Elements/Using the Periodic Table

Mid-Term TEST this FRIDAY, November 6th!!!
 
ICS:

- Review Video Questions from "Continents Adrift"
- Quiz on Video
- Plate Tectonics Word Search

Notebook Check #2 this FRIDAY, November 6th!!!

October 30th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

Make Ionic Bonding Posters

HOMEWORK:  Bonding Basics - Ionic Bonds Worksheet

ICS:

Watch Continents Adrift Video

HOMEWORK:  Answer 5 Discussion Questions on Video

October 29th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:

- Notes on Ionic Bonding
- WORKSHEET:  A#39 - Ionic Bonding

ICS:

- Finish Reading pp. 82-85/ Class Discussion
- Check Your Understanding, p.85: q.4-7

 

October 28th, 2009

CHEMISTRY:
 - Notes on Electron Dot Diagrams
 - Worksheet A#26: Electron Dot Diagrams
ICS:
- Read pp.80-82/Class Discussion
- Draw 2 Convergent Plate Boundaries on page 83
- Check Your Understading, (p.85:q1-3)

October 27th, 2009

CHEMISTRY -

1. Notes on Electronic Structure/Handout on Twist Chart
2. WORKSHEET:  A#24 - Doing the Twist

ICS - Investigate, Activity 2 (pp.77,78: q.1-4)

October 26th, 2009

Chemistry:  Read through Chem Talk in class, pp.63,64.
CLASSWORK:

1. Checking Up Questions: p.64, (q.1-2)
2. Chem Essential Questions, p.65

HOMEWORK:   Chem to Go: p.66, (q.1-4)
Remember that ALL Homework is due the NEXT day unless otherwise stated!!!

October 23rd, 2009

Chemistry:  Happy Mole Day!!!  Chemist Amedeo Avogadro is honored today for his derivation of "Avogadro's Number" :  6.02 times 10 to the 23rd power.  10/23.

Homework - BOOKWORK: Finish Activity 7, pp.58-62 (Q.1-4)