Week 11
October 27 - 31, 2014

Learning goals: Describe factors that affect rate of reactions. Design an experiment and collect and analyze data to test the law of conservation of mass.

 

Monday - Video/discussion - factors that affect rates of reactions

HW: collison theory wksht

Tuesday - Rates of reactions lab

HW: lab questions

Wednesday - Review for quiz; More changes of state ppt; begin work on heat vaporization/fusion wksht

HW: study

Thursday - Quiz: states of matter; Introduce Law of Conservation of Mass inquiry lab - work on background and procedure

HW: heat vaporization/fusion wksht

Friday - Conservation of mass inquiry lab – complete background and procedure

HW: lab procedure

Week 10
October 20 - 24, 2014

Learning Goals: Explain exchanges of energy in physical  interactions - phase changes. Measure, plot and interpret cooling curve.

 

NOTE: PHYSICAL SCIENTIST SCRAPBOOK PROJECT DUE WEDNESDAY

Monday - Kinetic theory matter ppt

HW: phase changes websheet

Tuesday - Discuss changes of state; Phase changes wksht - complete with partner

HW: physical scientist scrapbook

Wednesday - Share projects; Prep for lab

HW: none

Thursday - Cooling curve lab

HW: lab graph and questions

Friday - ER 1-4 No Class

Week 9
October 13 - 17, 2014

Learning Goals: Distinguish between exothermic and endothermic reactions. Prepare for unit 2 test. 

 

Monday - Exothermic & Endothermic lab

HW: lab questions

Tuesday - Discuss dfference between exothermic and endothermic; Work on Unit 2 review

HW: unit 2 review

Wednesday - Review for test

HW: study

END OF QUARTER -  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014

Thursday - Unit 2 Test

HW: none

Friday - Teacher work day - No Class 

NOTE: Scientist Biography Project due Wednesday, October 22.

Week 8
October 6 - 10, 2014

Learning Goals: Distinguish between physical and chemical changes and between exothermic and endothermic reactions.



Monday - Physical and chemical changes ppt; ID types of changes; Prep for Physical and chemical changes lab
HW: pre-lab questions

Tuesday - Begin Physical and chemical changes lab

HW: density lab/3 pages of physical scientist biography

Wednesday - Review for quiz; Complete Physical and chemical changes lab

HW: study

Thursday - Physical and chemical changes quiz; Exothermic and Endothermic reactions worksheet
HW: physical/chemical changes lab due 10/13

Friday - Teacher Convention - No School