UNIT I: Matter & Change
Matter, Chemical and Physical Change,
Intro to Chemical Formulas, Lab Safety
Unit 1 Test: (B-Day) & (A-Day)
NOTE: Skyward assignments that you do not finish by their on-time deadline become unavailable to take via Skyward. If you need to do a Skyward assignment late, there is a paper version available in the classroom.
DAY 1: August 20th (B-Day), August 21st (A-Day)
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DAY 2: August 24th (B-Day), August 25th (A-Day)
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DAY 3: August 26th (B-Day), August 27th (A-Day)
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DAY 4: August 28th (B-Day), August 31st (A-Day)
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DAY 5: September 1st (B-Day), September 2nd (A-Day)
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Day 6: September 3rd (B-Day), & September 4th (A-Day)
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Handouts and Assignments
Day 7: September 8th (B-Day), & September 9th (A-Day)
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Handouts and Assignments
Day 8: September 10th (B-Day); & September 11th (A day)
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Handouts and Assignments
Day 9: September 14th (B-Day); & September 15th (A day)
In Class:
Handout and Assignments:
Day 10: September 16 (B Day); & September 17 (A Day)
In Class:
*If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is in the Quiz/Skyward binder at the front of the class.
Matter, Chemical and Physical Change,
Intro to Chemical Formulas, Lab Safety
Unit 1 Test: (B-Day) & (A-Day)
NOTE: Skyward assignments that you do not finish by their on-time deadline become unavailable to take via Skyward. If you need to do a Skyward assignment late, there is a paper version available in the classroom.
DAY 1: August 20th (B-Day), August 21st (A-Day)
In class:
- Introductions
- Class Policies
- Expectations and advice for succeeding in this course
- Outbreak Activity (Inquiry and Problem Solving)
Handouts and Assignments:
- Disclosure Signature Page handed out. (castro)
- Disclosure Document assigned to read.
- Skyward: Disclosure Quiz (log in and check for quiz under Messages/Announcements)
- Safety Contract handed out and assigned to read.
- Skyward: Safety Contract Quiz (log in and check for quiz under (Messages/Announcements)
- Study! Elements, Part 1: Hydrogen-Neon (You need to know the name and symbol of #1-10.) Here is a periodic table to help you. Do you need to make flashcards?
DAY 2: August 24th (B-Day), August 25th (A-Day)
In class:
- Day2 Quiz* (The first ten elements.) If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is a memorization quiz-- no notes!)
- Turned in: Signed Disclosure Signature Page (Castro)
- Turned in: Signed Safety Contract
- Outbreak. Post-lab discussion: problem solving strategies, logical fallacies, how errors affect conclusions
- Notes: Defining Matter (pdf, printer-friendly)
- Evaluating Pure Substances (activity & homework) Due corrected on sep 2nd and Sep 3rd; correct using key
Handouts and Assignments:
- Day2 Quiz* (The first ten elements.) If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is a memorization quiz-- no notes!)
- Evaluating Pure Substances (activity & homework)
- Study! Elements, Part 2: Nonmetals (above the staircase) You already learned 7 of these. You do NOT need to learn #117 or #118. Do you need to make flashcards?
DAY 3: August 26th (B-Day), August 27th (A-Day)
In class:
- Day3 Quiz* (Nonmetals: above the staircase.) If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is a memorization quiz-- no notes!)
Handouts and Assignments:
- Day3 Quiz* (Nonmetals: above the staircase.) If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is a memorization quiz-- no notes!)
- Skyward: Matter Part 1 (Cancelled)
- Study! Elements, Part 3: s-block (first two columns) Do you need to make flashcards?
DAY 4: August 28th (B-Day), August 31st (A-Day)
In class:
- Day4 Quiz* (s-block: first two columns) If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is a memorization quiz-- no notes!)
- Safety Video & Starting With Safety WS (this was also turned in today
- Notes: "Origins: Journey Back to the Beginning" and Worksheet (turn in at the end of class)
- Notes: Elements Abundance in the Universe and Earth (Graphing; Worksheet)
Handouts and Assignments:
- Day4 Quiz* (s-block: first two columns) If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is a memorization quiz-- no notes!)
- Safety Video (watch it here) & Starting With Safety WS (this was also turned in today
- Study! Elements, Part 4: Common Metals. Do you need to make flashcards?
DAY 5: September 1st (B-Day), September 2nd (A-Day)
In class:
- Day5 Quiz* (Common metals) If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is a memorization quiz-- no notes!)
- Turn in today: Safety Video & Starting With Safety WS
- Notes: B days: "Origins: Journey Back to the Beginning" (Watch it here) and Worksheet (turn in at the end of class)
- Notes: A days: Elements Abundance in the Universe and Earth (Graphing; Worksheet)
Handouts and Assignments:
- Day5 Quiz* (Common metals) If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is a memorization quiz-- no notes!)
- Worksheet: Elements Abundance in the Universe and Earth
- Origin: Journey Back to the Beginning: Worksheet
Day 6: September 3rd (B-Day), & September 4th (A-Day)
- Bell Quiz (open notes) Study Notes and Elements Abundance in the Universe and Earth (Graphing; Worksheet); study your notes and Nova Video "Origins: Journey Back to the Beginning" and Origins Worksheet Answer Key
- Turned in: Evaluating Pure Substances (activity & homework) after correcting it with answer key provided next: Evaluating Pure Substances Answer Key (LAST CALL)
- Turn in Elements Abundance in the Universe and Earth (Graphing; Worksheet Analysis)
- Turn in "Origins: Journey Back to the Beginning" and Origins Worksheet (LAST CALL)
In Class:
- Notes for B1 Class only : Laws of Matter (pdf, printer-friendly)
- Notes: Conservation Lab (due next time if we finish experiment in class only); wear CLOSE-TOES SHOES
Handouts and Assignments
- Answer questions from the Conservation Lab (up to where you finished in class)
- Complete half of Conservation Lab
Day 7: September 8th (B-Day), & September 9th (A-Day)
- Bell Quiz: A1 Class only: from Your Notes and Lecture: Laws of Matter (pdf, printer-friendly);
- Bell Quiz for All other classes: Matter, Matter classification: substances and mixtures; elements and compounds; heterogeneous & homogeneous Mixtures; First lecture (from August 24th): Defining Matter (pdf, printer-friendly
In Class:
- Notes: CONTINUE THE LAB AND FINISH IT!
- Finish answering question in the lab worksheet at home; due next time
- Begin Notes: Laws of Matter (pdf, printer-friendly)
Handouts and Assignments
- Conservation Lab
- Notes: Laws of Matter (pdf, printer-friendly)
Day 8: September 10th (B-Day); & September 11th (A day)
- Bell Quiz: from Conservation Lab
- Turn in Conservation Lab at the end of class
In Class:
- Finish Notes: Laws of Matter (pdf, printer-friendly)
- Review Conservation Lab
Handouts and Assignments
- Skyward Quiz: Matter Part 1 (Open until September 15th)
- Bring Calculator!
Day 9: September 14th (B-Day); & September 15th (A day)
- Bell Quiz: Laws of Matter (pdf, printer-friendly)
- Skyward Quiz: Matter Part 1 (Open until September 16th for B Days; Sep 17th for A Days)
- Bring Calculator!
In Class:
- Notes: Chemical and Physical (pdf, printer-friendly)
Handout and Assignments:
- Worksheet: Physical vs. Chemical WS (finish it at home)
- Unit 1 Review Outline
- Skyward Quiz: Matter Part 1 (due next time at 7:30 AM)
- Skyward Quiz: Matter Part 2 (due next time at 7:30 AM)
- Skyward: Unit 1 Review (due next time by 7:30 AM)
- Bring CALCULATOR!!
- Study! Unit 1 Review Outline (Note that this outline does not include Disclosure or Safety Contract info, but a bit of that may be included on the test.)
- We will be taking a TEST next time! You may write notes on one side of a 3"x5" card. Please bring a pencil and calculator!
Day 10: September 16 (B Day); & September 17 (A Day)
- NO Bell Quiz: DO SKYWARD QUIZZES AND STUDY FOR UNIT TEST
- Turn in: Worksheet Physical vs. Chemical WS
- Due: Skyward Quiz: Matter Part 1
- Due: Skyward Quiz: Matter Part 2
- Due: Skyward: Unit 1 Review (due next time by 7:30 AM)
- Worksheet: Physical vs. Chemical WS
In Class:
- Take Unit TEST ! You may write notes on one side of a 3"x5" card. Please bring a pencil and calculator!
*If you missed this, you need to come to the classroom to make it up. It is in the Quiz/Skyward binder at the front of the class.