Friday, March 16th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Periodic Assessment Test #2

Integrated Science


-  Ecology Test

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Final Review for Periodic Assessment Test
(Notes on pH scales, Bronsted-Lowry acids & bases)
-  Conjugate Acid/Base pairs Worksheet
-  Solutions Quiz retake tomorrow @ lunch.

Integrated Science


-  Carbon Cycle:  Diagram & Analysis
-  Ecology Test tomorrow!

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Review:  Gay Lussac's Law Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Oxygen Cycle: Diagram and Analysis Questions

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Continue Monday's bookwork

Integrated Science


-  Water Cycle Video & Questions

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Review for Periodic Assessment Test #2 on Friday, March 16th
   [Bookwork:  p.483 (q.55,59,63); p.485 (q.1-10)]

Integrated Science


-  Read Bio Talk: Photosynthesis, Respiration & the Carbon Cycle (pp.563-565)
-  Bio to Go: q.1-4, p.566

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Review for Assessment Test #2 next Friday, March 16th
  (Ideal / Combined Gas Law Worksheet)

Integrated Science


- Turtle Movie

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Class Reading:  Boiling Point and Freezing Point Depression
   (pp.552,553)
-  Homework:  q.8 (p.553), q.49-51 (p.557)

Integrated Science


-  Notebook Check due today.
-  Biomes of the World (Due tomorrow)
-  Air Pollution Reading Comprehension

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Chemistry


Continue bookwork from yesterday, 3/6

Integrated Science

 Copy the following cycles in your notebook:
-  The Oxygen Cycle (p.564)
-  The Carbon Cycle (p.565)
-  The Nitrogen Cycle (p.570)
-  The Phosphorus Cycle (p.572)

-  Notebook Check due tomorrow !!!
-  Personal Water Audit due on Friday, 3/9

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Chemistry


Bookwork:  Q.27, 30-35 (pp.629,630)

Integrated Science


-  Climatographs
-  Water Cycle Crossword Puzzle
-  Notebook Check due this Thursday, 3/8

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Chemistry


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

Integrated Science


-  Climatographs

-  Personal Water Audit (Due on Friday, 3/9)
   [This assignment is worth 200 points]
-
  Notebook Check due on Thursday, 3/8

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Chemistry


-  Quiz on Solutions
-  Solutions Crossword Puzzle

Integrated Science


-  Test Quest on the Water Cycle
-  Tracking Pollution Activity
-  Homework:  Personal Water Audit (Due on Monday, March 5th)
   [This assignment is worth 150 points]

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Chemistry


-  Graphing Solubility Curves Worksheet
-  Homework:  q.31-33, p.556

Integrated Science


- Bio to Go: q.1-5, p.559
- Melting of Polar Ice Caps: Reading Comprehension

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Chemistry


- Notes on Dilutions
- Dilutions Worksheet

Integrated Science


The Water Cycle
Read Bio Talk:  pp.555-559
Draw picture of the Water Cycle (p.556)

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Chemistry


Properties of Solutions Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Completion of Film:  The Vanishing of the Bees

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Chemistry


Solutions & Solubility Curves: Notes/Demo
Solubility Curve worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Test Quest on Ecology (Reading a Graph)
-  Human Population Growth Curve (Graph and Questions)
   Due Tomorrow (200 points)

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Chemistry


Continue with Bookwork:  Q.18.21,22,24,27,30 (pp.555,556)

Integrated Science


- Science Movie:  The Vanishing of the Bees

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Chemistry


Classwork/Homework: Q.18,21,22,24,27,30 (pp.555.556)
-  Gas Laws Tutoring Session @ Lunch

Integrated Science


-  Urbanization of California & China
(Article Discussion)

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Chemistry


-  Notes on Solutions and Molarity
-  Molarity Practice Problems Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  World Population: Overpopulation
(Article Discussion)

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Chemistry


-  Gay Lussac's Law Worksheet

Integrated Science


Greenhouse Plants Reading Comprehension

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Exam on Gas Laws

Integrated Science


-  Science Movie:  The Queen of Trees

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Lab:  Gas Laws

Integrated Science


-  Read pp.549-551
-  Bio to Go:  q.1-5, p.552
-  Extra Credit:  Inquiring Further (p.552)
   Choose a question on the following:
   1.Primary succession,
   2.Hydrarch succession,
   3.Succession and Mt.St.Helens
   Type a 1 page, double spaced answer to each question.
   *** 200 Extra Credit Points per question ***
   Due Date:  Friday, February 24th, 2012


 

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Chemistry


Lab:  Determination of Absolute Zero

Integrated Science


-  Activity 6:  Succession in Communities
    (Q.1-3, p.547)

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Demo & Notes on Gay Lussac's Law
-  Extra Credit:  q.55,57,59,63,65 (p.483)

Integrated Science


-  Same as Yesterday

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Chemistry


Review of Gas Laws:  READ pages 441 - 454
Homework:  Q. 21,23,24,26,30 (page 481)

Integrated Science

Activity 5:  Competition Among Organisms
 Part A: Question 2 (p.539)
- Read Bio Talk (pp.541-543)
- Homework:  Q.1-5, p.544

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Ideal Gas Law (Notes & Worksheet)
-  Next Week:  Quiz and Lab!!!

Integrated Science


-  Study Guide:  The Environment & Ecology in Los Angeles

Thursday, February 9th 2012

Chemistry


-  Notes on Combined Gas Law
-  Combined Gas Law Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Read Bio Talk (pp.533-576)
-  Bio To Go (Q.1-5, p.537)
-  EXTRA CREDIT (+100 Points):  Inquiring Further, p.537
  - Submit a minimum one-page, typed paper answering both questions.  Use the internet to find out information on world population growth and the nature documentary, White Wilderness.

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Notes on Charles' Law
-  Charles' Law Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Part B (Q.1-5, pp.531,532)
-  Graphing World Human Population Size over the last 2000 years

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Bookwork, A World of Chemistry:  q.1,5,7,8,9,10 (p.480)

Integrated Science


-  Finish Yesterday's Assignment

Monday, February 6th, 2012

2nd Semester:  A Brand New Start, A Brand New A !!!!


Chemistry


-  Notes on Gas Laws
-  Boyle's Law Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Activity 4:  Factors Affecting Population Size
  (Part A):  Q.1,2, pp.530,531

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Chemistry


Final Exam - Period 6

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Integrated Science


Final Exams - Periods 3 & 4

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Chemistry


-  Final Exams: Periods 1 & 2

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Chemistry


-  Review for Final Exam

Integrated Science


-  Final Preparation for Tomorrow's Group Presentations

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Review for Final Exam:
STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Chapter 2. (p.47); Chapter 3. (p.91); Chapter 5. (p.169);
Chapter 7. (p.237, Skip q.9-12); Chapter 9. (p.317)

Integrated Science


-  Preparations for Group Final Presentations

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Chemistry


Notebook Check: Period 2

Integrated Science


Biome Word Search

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Chemistry


-  % Yield Worksheet
-  q. 42, 44, 46 (pp.313,314)
-  Notebook Check for Period 1

Integrated Science


-  Energy Flow Packet

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Notes on Percentage Yield
-  Q.42,44,46 (pp.313,314)

Integrated Science


-  Food Chain/ Food Web Worksheet

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Continue with yesterday's Homework assignment

Integrated Science


-  Storm Drain Word Search

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Chemistry


-  Notes on Limiting Reactants
-  Homework:  Read pp. 296-305
   q.29, (p.312), q.34 (p.313)

-  Final Notebook Check this week!!!!
Period 1 - Wednesday (1/25)
Period 2 - Thursday (1/26)
Period 6 - Friday (1/27)

Integrated Science


-  Read Bio Talk (pp.524-527)
-  Bio to Go:  q.1-7 (pp.527, 528)

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Chemistry


- Stoichiometry Quiz

Integrated Science


-  Complete Yesterday's Lab Chart and Line Graph

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Review for Stoichiometry Quiz
-  Extra Credit:  q.17-21, p.311

Integrated Science


Activity 3: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Q.1-7, pp.522-524

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Stoichiometry Practice Worksheet #3
-  Quiz on Friday!!!

Integrated Science


Period 3:  Review for Website Presentations
Period 4:  Ecology Word Search

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Stoichiometry Mass-Mass / Volume-Volume Worksheet

Integrated Science


Activity 4: Factors Affecting Population Size
Part A: Q.1,2 (pp.530, 531)

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Continue with this week's notebook assignment


Integrated Science


Period 3, Period 4: Test Quest, "Reading a Pie Chart"
Period 4:  Smog-Free L.A. Reading Assignment

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Continue with Notebook assignment from yesterday
-  Extra Credit: q.25,26 (p.312)

Integrated Science


-  Food Web Worksheet
-  Diesel Fuel Reading Comprehension

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Chemistry


-  Ham Sandwich Stoichiometry
-  Homework:  q.15,16 (p.311)

Integrated Science


-  Read BioTalk (pp.516-520)
-  Bio to Go (q.1-7, p.521)

Tuesday, January 10th, 2011

Chemistry


- Notes on Stoichiometry
- Stoichiometry Worksheet

Integrated Science


Activity 2: Who Eats Whom?
Classwork:  Parts A & B [pp.515,516 (q.1-6)]
Homework:  Draw Food Web (p.517)

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Chemistry


- Warm-Up #25
- Mole Conversions Review
- Homework:  Q.52,53 (pp.213,214)

Integrated Science


-  Warm-Up #22
-  Read Bio Talk (pp.506-512)
-  Homework:  Bio To Go (q.1-6, p.513)

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Finish Lab Write-Up for Part III of Water Quality Analysis
-  Have a safe, fun, and restful holiday season!!!

Integrated Science


-  Notebook Check Due Today!!!
-  Happy Holidays!!!

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Finish Lab Write-Up for Part II of Water Quality Analysis

Integrated Science


-  Holiday Movie
-  Notebook Check due Tomorrow!!!

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Water Quality Analysis Lab (Part III)
-  Note:  E.Coli samples will incubate for 48 hours, and we will analyze all class samples this Friday.

Integrated Science


-  Science Nature Video:  Amazing Journeys

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Water Quality Analysis Lab (Part II)

Integrated Science


-  CAHSEE Testing for 9th Graders

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Finish Lab Write-Up for Part 1 of Water Quality Analysis

Integrated Science


-  Science Nature Video:  Australia

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Post Lab Questions to Water Quality Analysis Lab (Part 1), Due on Monday, 12/12!!
-  Extra Credit:  Bring in Water Samples from different sources (e.g.:  home faucet, toilet, local river, pond, ocean, etc.)

Integrated Science


-  Test on Drugs' Effects on Neurotransmission

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Water Quality Analysis Lab
-  Tutoring Session for the Mole Quiz Today @ Lunch !!!

Integrated Science


-  Script on Marijuana Facts (Due next Friday, 12/16)
-  Test on Drugs / Neurotransmission Tomorrow!

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Finish Periodic Assessment Test Review
-  Water Quality Monitoring Lab Preview
-  Tutoring session for the Mole Quiz tomorrow @ lunch !
-  Make up Quiz for the Mole this Friday @ lunch !

Integrated Science


-  Neurotransmitter Worksheet
-  Test on Drugs/Neurotransmission this Friday !

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Periodic Assessment Test Review

Integrated Science


-  Reading Comprehension/ Practice Quiz:  Inhalants

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Complete Periodic Assessment Tests

Integrated Science


- Reading Comprehension/ Practice Quiz:  Methamphetamines

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Chemistry


-  Periodic Assessment Test #1

Integrated Science


-  Review Results from Drug Experiment
-  DUE ON MONDAY:  Report on Drugs' Effects on Neurotransmission

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Chemistry

Review for Periodic Assessment Test Tomorrow
-  Balancing Equations  (Worksheet)
-  Extra Credit:  Q.33-36, p.235

Integrated Science


-  Rat Self-Administration Experiment

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Chemistry


REVIEW FOR PERIODIC ASSESSMENT TEST (POLARITY)
- Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Finish Caffeine Lab
-  Routes of Drug Administration (Notes & Worksheet)

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Quiz on the Mole

Integrated Science


-  Caffeine Lab:  How Does Your Heart Respond?

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Chemistry


- Molar Conversion Review Sheet
-  Mole Quiz Tomorrow!!!

Integrated Science


-  Drugs' effect on Neurotransmission (Caffeine & Alcohol)
-  Turn in Permission Slips for Tomorrow's Caffeine Lab!!!

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Chemistry


Complete Mole Lab

Integrated Science


-  Drugs' Effect on Neurotransmission

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Chemistry


-  The Mole Lab

Integrated Science


-  Finish "Secrets of the Mind" Movie

Monday, November 21st, 2011

Chemistry


-  Molar Conversions Worksheet
-  Homework:  Complete the Chart by Tomorrow
-  MOLE LAB TOMORROW!

Integrated Science


- Movie:  Secrets of the Mind

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Complete Mix & Match Mole Worksheet
-  Extra Credit:  q.16, 25 (p.211)

Integrated Science


The Brain:  Neurons & Neurotransmission
- Group Work

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Chemistry


-  The Mole (2-step conversions):  Mix & Match Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  The Brain:  Interpreting PET Scan Images (Worksheet & Video)

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Bookwork:  Read pp.185-191; Q. 8,10-12, 14, 15 (p.210)

Integrated Science


-  Chemistry Exam

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Mole/ Gram Conversions
- A#6:  The Mole (part 2) Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Review for Chemistry Test Tomorrow!
-  Video on Chemical Reactions

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Read pp. 171-184
-  Notebook:  q.1,2,3,6,7,9,13 (p.210)

Integrated Science


-  Acid Rain Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Chemistry

-  Notes on the Mole
-  Worksheet A#5 (The Mole)

Integrated Science


-  Acids & Bases Notes
-  Acids & Bases Word Search
-  Notebook Check #2

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Notes on Atomic/Molar Formula Mass
-  Gram Formula Mass Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Acid & Base Lab

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Review Bonding Exam
-  Extra Credit:  Read pp.423-433; Q.39-42; 44, 48, 49 (p.437)

Integrated Science


-  Notes on Polymerization
-  Polymer Demo
-  Slime Word Search

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Molecular Shapes:  Notes and Worksheet A#44

Integrated Science


-  Read Chem Talk:  pp.483-486  (Acids & Bases)
-  Homework:  Checking Up (q.1-6, p.487)

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Notebook Check #1 (Period 6)

Integrated Science


-  Types of Chemical Reactions:  Video & Worksheet

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Chemistry


-  Notebook Check #1 (Period 2)
-  Bookwork:  q.1-12;18-23;28-38 (pp.435-437)

Integrated Science


-  Chem to Go:  q.1-6 (pp.478,479)

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Chemistry


-  Notebook Check #1 (1st Period)
-  More fun with Lewis Structures (Worksheet)

Integrated Science


-  Finish Alka Seltzer/ Teabag lab.

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Chemistry


- Test on Bonding

Integrated Science


-  Effects of Temperature and Surface Area on Reaction Rates: q.6,7 (p.475)

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Chemistry

- Electronegativity Notes

- Notebook Assignment - Electronegativity Problems 

- Homework:  Standardized Test Practice (q.1-7, p.439)

- Test on Bonding Tomorrow!

- Notebook Check this week (1000 points):  11/2 - Period 1, 11/3 - Period 2, 11/4 - Period 6

Integrated Science

-  Elephant Toothpaste Demo

-  Effects of Manganese Dioxide on the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide (q.4, pp.474, 475)

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Notes: Covalent Compounds - Double, Triple Bonds
-  Worksheet A#41/42
-  Quiz on Ionic/Covalent Compounds next Tuesday, November 1st
-  Notebook Check #1 is next week (1000 points!!)

Integrated Science


-  Activity 6: Reaction Rates
-  q.1 (Effects of Vinegar Concentration on the Dissolving of Magnesium Metal), pp.473,474

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Chemistry


- Notes on Covalent Bonding
- Worksheet A#40:  Covalent Bonds

Integrated Science


-  Notes on Chemical Reactions
-  Potential Energy Diagram Worksheet
-  Elephant Toothpaste Planning Sheet

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Chemistry


- Notes on Ionic Bonding
- A#39: Ionic Bonding Worksheet
- Homework (Reading for the Week):  pp.400-422

Integrated Science


Chem To Go: q.1-5, p.471

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Finish questions 1-5, (pp.36,37) from yesterday
-  Periodic Table Puzzle/Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Read Chem Talk (pp.468-471)
-  Homework:   q.1-4, p.470

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Chemistry


Electronic Behavior of Atoms (pp.35,36)
Notebook:  q.1-5, pp.36,37

Integrated Science


Activity 5: Chemical Energy - Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions
- Investigate (q.1-4, pp.466,467)

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Chemistry


-  Extra Credit:  Electron Configuration Worksheet

Integrated Science


-  Chem to Go:  q.1-5, pp.441, 442

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Chemistry


-  Read Chem Talk (pp.50-54)
- Checking Up: q.1-5, p.54

Integrated Science


-  Read Chem Talk (pp.439-441)
- Homework:  q.1-6, p.441

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Chemistry


- Finish Ionization Energy Graphs (Due Tomorrow!)
- Finish q.3-7 (pp.48-50)

Integrated Science


- Periodic Table Puzzle of Words (Due on Friday)

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Chemistry


- Continue working on Ionization Energy Graphs (p.47)
- q.3-7, (pp.48-50)

Integrated Science


-  Physical v. Chemical Changes Worksheet #2

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Chemistry


Make Ionization Energy Graph (p.47, Active Chemistry Textbook)

Integrated Science


- Notes on Matter, Physical/Chemical Changes
- Worksheet:  A#15/A#16

Friday, October 14th, 2011

Chemistry


- Notes on Atomic Radius
- Worksheet: A#38 - Atomic/Ionic Radii

Integrated Science


- Volcano Challenge Test
- Volcano Crossword Puzzle

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Chemistry


Worksheet:  A#33 - Electron Dot Diagram/ Outer Configuration

Integrated Science


- Review for Volcano Test
- Reading Comprehension: Hot Spots - Geysers & Hot Springs

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Chemistry


Bookwork:  - q.43-50 (p.394); q.61,63,64,70 (p.395); q.74 (p.396)

Integrated Science


- Volcano Practice Test
- Homework:  Mt. Vesuvius Reading Comprehension

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Chemistry


- Notebook Assignment:  q.34-40 (skip 39), p.393

Integrated Science


- Complete watching, "Dante's Peak"
- Volcano Vocabulary/Crossword

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Chemistry


- Notes on Electron Dot Diagrams
- Worksheet A#27: 2(n squared)
- Homework:  Read pp.377-389

Integrated Science


- Continue watching "Dante's Peak"

Friday, October 7th, 2011

Chemistry

- Notes on Electronic Structure

- Worksheet: A#24 (The Twist)

Integrated Science

- Notebook Check #1

- Volcano Movie:  "Dante's Peak"

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Chemistry


- Test on Periodic Table

Integrated Science


- Complete Reading Digging Deeper:  Monitoring Active Volcanoes (pp.56-58)
- Check Your Understanding:  q.1-4, p.58
- Homework:  Understanding & Applying What You Have Learned [q.1a-g (skip b), pp.58,59]

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Chemistry


- Review S.T.P. (q.1-10), p.91
- Power Point on the Periodic Table
- Worksheet A#34/A#35
- Test on Periodic Table tomorrow!!!

Integrated Science


- Read Volcano Report, p.54
- Activity 7: Monitoring Active Volcanoes - Devise your own instrument to detect future volcanic  
  eruptions (q.2-4, pp.54,55)
- Notebook Check #1 this Friday!!!

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Chemistry


- Bookwork: q.32,34,39, p.88; Standardized Test Practice (S.T.P.): q.1-10, p.91
- Test on Periodic Table this Thursday!!!

Integrated Science


- Demonstration on Gases in Soda Can (q.4, p.41)
- Read Digging Deeper (pp.42,43)
- Homework:  Check Your Understanding (q.1-5, p.43);
                       Understanding and Applying What you Have Learned (q.1-4, p.44);
                       Inquiring Further (q.1a,1b, p.44)
- Notebook Check #1 this Friday!!!