Chemistry Schedule for October 3rd - 7th

Monday: Students will review ch-5 for sometime during class and then take the test on chapter-5, Measurements and Calculations.

Tuesday: Discussion on sec-6.1, Atoms and Moles. Students will learn the concept of average mass, counting by weighing, atomic mass and how it is determined, mole concept and Avogadro’s number, etc. Do the notes for homework.

Wednesday: Today students will work on several problems to calculate the mass in Atomic Mass Units, and calculate the number of atoms from the mass.We will work on couple of worksheets.

Thursday: Students will learn to solve variety of problems today. They will learn to calculate moles and number of atoms for various elements and compounds. They will work on the worksheet and then move on to sec-6.1 section review.

Friday: Discussion on sec-6.2, Molar Mass and Percent Composition. Do the notes for sec-6.2.

Physical Science Schedule for October 3rd - 7th

Monday: Discussion on sec-6.3, Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas. Students will learn to recognize and describe binary ionic compounds, metals with multiple ions, and polyatomic ions. They will learn to name and determine chemical formulas for ionic and molecular compounds. Do the notes for homework.

Tuesday: Students will work on a worksheet to learn to write the names and chemical formulas for binary ionic compounds.

Wednesday: Today students will work on another worksheet to learn to write the names and chemical formulas for molecular compounds. Do sec-6.3, section review for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-6.4, The Structure of Metals. Students will learn about the structure and strength of bonds in metals, relate the properties of metals to their structure, and define an alloy and demonstrate how the composition of an alloy affects its properties. Do the notes and section review for homework.

Friday: Students will work on the chapter review during class.

JA 7A Science Schedule for September 26th - 30th

Monday:Test on ch-2, Rocks: Mineral Mixtures.

Tuesday: Today students will work on “Identifying Rocks” lab. They will use the properties such as; color, texture, grain size, hardness, porosity, etc. They should be able to identify if the rock belongs to igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic group.

Wednesday: We will discuss sec-1, on ch-3; Earth’s Story and Those Who First Listened. Students will learn to compare uniformitarianism and catastrophism, and explain the role of paleontology in the study of Earth’s history. Do the notes and section review for homework.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-2, Relative Dating: Which Came First? Students will learn to explain how relative dating is used in geology, the principle of superposition, how physical features are used to determine relative ages, etc. Do the notes and section review for homework.

Friday: Students will watch videos on Uniformitarianism, Catastrophism, and Relative Dating.

Chemistry Schedule for September 26th - 30th

Monday: Students will work on rules for counting significant figures, and rules for rounding off. Next, they will work on few worksheets to practice their application skills on applying these rules.

Tuesday: Today we will learn the rules for significant figures in multiplication and division calculations, and then in addition and subtraction calculations. Next, they will work on few worksheets to practice their application skills on applying these rules.

Wednesday: Students will work on sec-5.3, Problem solving and unit conversions. We will learn to use dimensional analysis to solve problems, the three temperature scales, to define density and its units, etc. Do the notes for homework.

Thursday: Students will work on worksheets to solve various problems on converting to different temperature scales, solving density problems and other conversions. Next, they will work on sec-5.3 section review.

Friday: Students will work on ch-5 chapter assessment for the first part of the block. Next, they will study for the test, which is on Monday October 3rd.

Physical Science Schedule for September 26th - 30th

Monday: Students will work on sec-5.3, section review for the first part of the block. Next, we will watch videos on Group 1, Group 2, Group 7, and Group 8 elements to see how their reactivity increases as they react with other elements.

Tuesday: Today students will work on ch-5 chapter review for the first part of the block. Next, we will study for the test.

Wednesday: Students will take a test on ch-5.

Thursday: Discussion on sec-6.1, Ionic Bonding. Students will learn to recognize stable electron configurations, predict an element’s chemical properties using valence electrons and electron dot diagrams, and relate the properties of ionic compounds to the structure of crystal lattices. Do the notes and section review for homework.

Friday: Today we will discuss sec-6.2, Covalent Bonding. Students will learn how atoms are held together in a covalent bond, the factors that determine whether a molecule is polar or nonpolar, etc. Do the notes and section review for homework.

JA 7A Science Schedule for September 19th - 23rd

Monday: Since the “Identifying Minerals” lab took longer than it was planned to, we could not finish sec-2 on Friday. Today we will discuss sec-2, Igneous Rock. Students will learn to describe three ways that igneous rock forms, explain how the cooling rate of magma affects the texture of igneous rock, and distinguish between igneous rock that cools within Earth’s crust and igneous rock that cools at Earth’s surface. Do the notes and section review for homework.

Tuesday: Today we will discuss sec-3, Sedimentary Rock. Students will learn to describe the origin of sedimentary rock, describe the three main categories of sedimentary rock, and the three types of sedimentary structures. Do the notes and section review for homework.

Wednesday: Discussion on sec-4, Metamorphic Rock. We will learn to describe the two ways a rock can undergo metamorphism, explain the mineral composition of rock changes as the rocks undergo metamorphism, and describe the difference between foliated and nonfoliated metamorphic rock. Do the notes and review for homework.

Thursday: Today students will work on the chapter review for the first part of the class, and then study for the test, which will be on Monday, Sep 26th.

Friday: Students will watch videos on the rock cycle, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock formations.

Chemistry Schedule for September 19th - 23rd

Monday: Students will work on different activities to be acquainted with Type-I, Type-II, Type-III Binary Compounds and Polyatomic ions. They will work on several worksheets during class.

Tuesday: Students will work on their chapter-4 assessment during class, and later study for the test.

Wednesday: Test on ch-4, Nomenclature.

Thursday: Today we will discuss sec-5.1, Scientific Notation and Units. Students will learn to show how very large or very small numbers can be expressed in scientific notation, use the metric system to measure length, volume, and mass. Do the notes and section review for homework.

Friday: Discussion on sec-5.2, Uncertainty in Measurement and Significant Figures. Students will learn how uncertainty in a measurement arises, to indicate a measurement’s uncertainty by using significant figures, and to determine the number of significant figures in a calculated result. Do the notes and section review for homework.