JA 7A Science Schedule for Nov 23rd & 24th, 2009

Students should work on sec-3, volcanic eruptions notes and section assessment over the weekend. I will check their notes and collect the section assessment for grading on Monday, November 23rd.

Monday: Students will have time for the first 15 minutes to get help on the sec-3 section assessment. Next we will discuss sec-4, Volcanic Landforms. Students will learn about landforms from lava and ash, shield volcanoes, cinder cone volcanoes, composite volcanoes, lava plateaus, calderas, volcanic necks, dikes and sills, batholiths, Dome Mountains, hot springs, geysers, and geothermal energy. Do the notes and sec-4 section assessment for homework.

Tuesday: Students will work on a lab – How can Volcanic Activity change Earth’s Sruface? Later students will take a quiz on volcanoes.

Chemistry Schedule for Nov 23rd & 24th, 2009

Monday: Sec-6.1, 6.2, 6.3 section reviews, ch-6 notes, and ch-6 standardized test on page 215 is due on Monday, November 23rd. Next students will study for the test.

Tuesday: Test on ch-6, Chemical Composition.

Physical Science Schedule for Nov 23rd & 24th, 2009

Monday: Discussion on sec-7.4, Reaction Rates and sec-7.5, Equilibrium. Students will learn about reaction rate, factors affecting reaction rates, concentration, catalysts, types of equilibria, physical/chemical equilibrium, and factors affecting chemical equilibrium. Do sec-7.4 and sec-7.5 section assessments for homework.

Tuesday: Students will work on a lab – Manipulating Chemical Equilibrium. Students will use the following skills such as; formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, observing, and analyzing, predicting, calculating, and drawing conclusions.

Students should work on ch-7 chapter assessment over the break. They should work on questions 1 through 25. This assignment is due on Tuesday December 1st.

JA 7A Science Schedule for Nov 9th - 13th, 2009

Monday: Discussion on sec-4, Earthquake safety. Students will learn about earthquake risk, how earthquakes cause damage, steps to earthquake safety, and designing safer buildings. Students are working on a chapter project - Deign and build an earthquake - safe house. This project is worth 200 points and is due on November 16th. Students will watch videos about earthquakes.

Tuesday: Students will take a quiz on the chapter Earthquakes for the first part of the class. Later, we will discuss sec-1, Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-2, Properties of magma. Students will learn about the physical properties, chemical properties, and viscosity of magma. Do the section assessment for homework.

Friday: Today we will discuss sec-3, Volcanic eruptions. Students will learn about kinds of volcanic eruptions such as; quiet eruptions, explosive eruptions, pyroclastic flow, volcanic hazards, stages of volcanic activity, life cycle of a volcano, and monitoring volcanoes. Do the section assessment for homework.

Chemistry Schedule for Nov 9th - 13th, 2009

Monday: Ch-10, Energy, section reviews and chapter review is due today. Students will study for the test during the class.

Tuesday: Test on ch-10, Energy, Temperature, and Heat. Next, we will discuss sec-6.1, Atoms and Moles.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-6.1, will continue today as well. We will learn about counting by weighing, atomic masses, calculating mass, the mole, and Avogadro's number. Students will work on numerous problems to find the atomic masses of various compounds.

Friday: Discussion on sec-6.2, Molar mass and percent composition. Do the section review for homework.

Physical Science schedule for Nov 9th - 13th, 2009

Monday: Students will work on an exploration lab - Preparing a salt by neutralization. Students will use the skills such as; observing, measuring, analyzing data, comparing and contrasting, drawing conclusions, and predicting.

Tuesday: Test on ch-8; Solutions, Acids, and Bases.

Thursday: Students will work on an inquiry activity - How is mass conserved in a chemical change? Next, we will discuss sec-7.1, Describing reactions. Students will learn about chemical equations, balancing equations, counting with moles, and chemical calculations. Complete the section assessment for homework.

Friday: Discussion on sec-7.2, Types of reactions. We will learn about classifying reactions, synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, combustion, and oxidation and reduction reactions. Do the section assessment for homework.