The Week of 9/28-10/2 (updated Tuesday)

• Monday 9/28:  Add up Early Work #1.  Notes on Chapter 2.  Basic vocabulary and physical properties.  Complete definitions at home.  Chapter 1 Test corrections during the last 15 minutes of class.  Read 2.1.  For help distinguishing between elements and compounds, go here.
• Tuesday 9/29:  Density.  What it is and how to calculate.  Work on Density Worksheet (due Friday).   Read 2.2.
• Wednesday 9/30:  Carrot Lab.  Take measurements, make neat data tables and graphs, and form conclusions.  Finish Density Worksheet.  3 Question Quiz on Friday.  Read 2.3.
• Friday 10/2:  Hand in Density Worksheet.  3 Question Quiz.  Finish Carrot Lab posters.

The Week of 9/21-9/25

• Monday:  Using measuring instruments.  Measurement Lab.  Conversion worksheet back.  Check your work and ask questions.  Measurement Lab due tomorrow.
• Tuesday:  Turn in Measurement Lab.  Significant figures.  How to count them and computing numbers using appropriate rounding rules.   Significant figures side of conversion worksheet due tomorrow.  Short Chapter 1 Test on Friday.
• Wednesday:  Making a good data table and scientific graph.  Aluminum Thickness Lab. 
• Friday:  Short Chapter 1 Test.

Welcome to the 2009-2010 School Year!

This year I am going to use this "blog" format to help keep students and parents informed of classroom assignments and activities.  I see this blog as a work in progress, and I will be relying on my much more tech-savvy students to help me find useful links and tools from the web.  Please feel free to make comments.  The comments will be moderated by myself at least once a day.   If you have a question or comment you don't want to publish, send me an e-mail.   I'm looking forward to an excellent school year!