Physical Science Schedule for Mar 2nd - 6th

Monday: Sections – 6.1 to 6.4 notes and section assessments are due today. Later students’ will work on practicing naming the compounds and writing their formulas followed by the chapter review.

Tuesday: Students’ will work on two different activities during the lab – “alloys” and “hydrogen bonding”.

Wednesday: Test on ch-6, Chemical bonds. Later we’ll discuss sec-7.1, Describing reactions.

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

Friday: Discussion on sec-7.3, Energy changes in reactions. Students’ will learn about chemical bonds and energy, breaking bonds, forming bonds, exothermic/endothermic reactions, and conservation of energy. Do the section assessment for homework.

Chemistry Schedule for Mar 2nd - 6th

Monday: Students’ will work on numerous problems to apply their problem solving and unit conversion skills. Later they will work in corporate groups to study for the test.

Tuesday: Test on ch-5, Measurements and calculations.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-7.1, Evidence for a chemical reaction and sec-7.2, Chemical equations. Students’ will learn about chemical formulas, equations, reactants, products, physical and chemical states, etc. Later they will work on the section reviews.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-7.3, Balancing chemical equations. Students’ will learn the rules to balance the chemical equations and later apply their skills on various equations. Do the section review for homework.

Friday: Students’ will work on the chapter review in groups. Later we’ll study for the test.

JA 7B Science Schedule for Feb 9th - 13th

Monday: To design and build a three-dimensional model project: Students’ already chose a model that they will be working on. Their plan was supposed to be approved last week. This project is worth 200 points and it is due on Tuesday, February 17th. Later students’ will work on a lab - measuring volume of regular/irregular solids, and density of solids.

Tuesday: Today students’ will work on their final lab – measuring the temperatures of various substances in degrees celsius and kelvin. Do the section assessment for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-2, Mathematics and science. Students’ will learn about estimation, accuracy, precision, significant figures, percent error, mean, median, and mode. Do the section assessment for homework.

Thursday: We’ll discuss sec-3, Graphs in science. Students’ will learn about the importance of graphs, plotting a line graph, draw a line of best fit, slope, and using graphs to identify trends. Do the section review for homework.

Friday: Test on ch-2.

Physical Science Schedule for Feb 9th - 13th

Monday: Test on ch-3, states of matter. Later students’ will work on an inquiry lab – How can you study objects that are not visible? Discussion on sec-4.1, Studying atoms. Students’ will learn about Dalton’s atomic theory, Thomson’s model of the atom, and Rutherford’s atomic theory. Do the section assessment for homework.
Tuesday: Discussion on sec-4.2, Structure of an atom. We will discuss about properties of subatomic particles, atomic number, mass number, scanning tunneling microscope, and isotopes. Do the section assessment for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-4.3, Modern atomic theory. Students’ will learn about Bohr’s model of the atom, electron cloud model, atomic orbitals, and electron configurations. Do the section assessment for homework.

Thursday: Students’ will work on a lab – Using flame tests. Later they will sit in groups and study for the test.

Friday: Test on ch-4, Atomic structure.

Chemistry Schedule for Feb 9th - 13th

Monday: Test on ch-3, Chemical foundations – elements, atoms, and ions. Later students’ will play chemistry bingo with the elements on the periodic table.
Tuesday: Discussion on sec-4.1, Naming binary compounds. Students’ will learn about type I and type II compounds, rules for naming ionic compounds, common cations and anions. Later they will work on the practice problems. Students’ need a lot of practice and they need to memorize these rules in order to learn to write the formulas and equations.

Wednesday: We’ll discuss type III compounds that contain non-metals, and the rules for naming type III binary compounds. Later students’ will work on the practice problems. Do the section review for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-4.2, Naming and writing formulas for more complex compounds. Students’ will learn about common polyatomic ions, naming acids, writing formulas, etc. Do the section review for homework.

Friday: Review of ch-4 to study for the test.

Chemistry Schedule for Feb 2nd - 6th

Monday: Discussion on sec-3.1, The elements. Students will learn about the abundances of elements and names/symbols for the elements. Next they will sit in groups and memorize the names and symbols of the most common elements. After that we’ll move on to sec-3.2, Atoms and compounds. In this topic we’ll focus on Dalton’s atomic theory and formulas of compounds. Do the section reviews for sec-3.1, and 3.2 for homework.

Tuesday: Discussion on sec-3.3, Atomic structure. Students will learn about the structure of the atom, Thomson’s experiment, plum pudding model, Rutherford’s experiment, modern concept of atomic structure, and isotopes. Next they will work on the practice problems in groups. Do the sec-3.3, section review for homeowrk.

Wednesday: We’ll discuss sec-3.4, Using the periodic table. Students will learn about groups, periods, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, noble gases, transition metals, nonmetals, metalloids, etc. and their positions on the periodic table. Do the section review for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-3.5, Ions and their compounds. Students will learn about ions, cations and anions, ion charges, ionic compounds, etc. Next they will work on the practice problems in class. Do the section review for homework.

Friday: Students will work on the team learning worksheets in groups and study for the test.

Physical Science Schedule for Feb 2nd - 6th

Monday: First we’ll discuss the test from ch-2. Next students’ will work on an inquiry activity – How easy is it to compress air and water. Later we will learn about sec-3.1, Solids, liquids, and gases. In this topic students’ will learn why mercury was used in thermometer, kinetic theory of gases, behavior of solids, liquids, and gases. Do the section assessment and connecting concepts for homework.

Tuesday: We’ll learn sec-3.2, The gas laws. Students’ will learn about pressure, factors that affect gas pressure such as temperature, volume, number of particles, Charle’s Law, Boyle’s Law, and the combined gas law. Next they will work on the math practice during class. Do the sec-3.2 assessment and math practice for homework.

Wednesday: Students’ will learn sec-3.3, Phase change. In this topic they will learn about temperature and phase changes, energy and phase changes, melting and freezing, vaporization and condensation, sublimation and deposition. Do the sec-3.3, assessment for homework including writing in science.

Thursday: Students’ will work on a lab – Investigating changes in temperature during heating of solids.

Friday: Test on ch-3.