Chapters 17 and 18 Quiz

Date: 10/2/13 and 10/3/13

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will show what they know about atomic structure and nuclear reactions. 

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.1,2,4

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Quiz over Chapters 17 and 18 on schoology. Research uses for the metals in Columns 1 and 2, write up and post on schoology.

Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions 3

Date: 9/30/13 and 10/1/13

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain what reaction occurs in a nuclear reactor and identify some uses for radioactive material.

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.1,2,4; F.1; G.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Think-Pair-Share = what’s one thing you learned today

Lesson Outline: What is the difference between heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures? P+/N0/E- for Br-80 and P-31 and valence electrons. Am-243 undergoes alpha decay > What are some uses for nuclear reactions or radioactive materials? > Notes over 10.3 and 10.4 > TPS what’s one thing you learned today? > Quiz over chapters 17 and 18 next time.

Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions 2

Date: 9/26/13 and 9/27/13

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will be able to predict the products of alpha, beta and gamma decay.

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.1,2

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Nuclear Decay Worksheet

Lesson Outline: How many valence electrons does Chlorine have? How many protons? How many neutrons in Chlorine-36? > Tell me about what you read in 18.2. What are the 3 forms of decay? > Notes over 18.1 and 18.2 > Practice nuclear decay reactions > HW: Nuclear Decay Worksheet

Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions 1

Date: 9/24/13 and 9/25/13

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will explain why atomic nuclei decay and what radioactivity is.

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.1,2; G.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Marking the Text Questions

Lesson Outline: Collect Electron Dot Diagrams > What is the purpose of constants? How many protons does Oxygen have? How many neutrons does Oxygen-15 have? Practice valence shell electrons > What is radioactivity? > Explain how Marking the Text works > Give students time to Mark the Text and answer questions > Tell me about what you read > Notes over 18.1 if time > HW: Read 18.2 Define the 3 main decay methods.

Atoms and the Periodic Table 3

Date: 9/26/14 and 9/29/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will be able to determine how many electrons are in the outer shell of different elements.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Have students draw the outer shell electrons for different elements

Lesson Outline: Review 3 parts of the Kinetic Theory > Ask students how to determine how many neutrons are in an atom of Uranium-235 > Have students gather in the middle and throw 1 shoe into the middle and tell them to find a way to organize them into rows and columns > Read 17.3 > Notes over Chapter 17.3 > Model electron dot diagrams (full and outer) and practice > HW: proton/neutron/outer shell electron practice > ticket to leave: electron dot diagram of He 

Atoms and the Periodic Table 2

Date: 9/24/14 and 9/25/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will be determine the mass of elements and find the number of neutrons of an atom given its element and mass #.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: What are the steps of the scientific method? Is biting a breadstick in half a chemical or physical change? How about digesting it? Boyle’s Law practice > What are the components of an atom, what charge are they, where are they located? > Quark video > Read 17.2 with a partner, taking turns each paragraph > Notes over 17.1 and 17.2 > Practice identifying the # of protons and neutrons for different isotopes > Thumbs up/Thumbs down on where we are at with isotopes > HW: Isotopes Worksheet 

Atoms and the Periodic Table 1

Date: 9/22/14 and 9/23/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will name the components of an atom and where they are located.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: 17.1 Section Review Questions

Lesson Outline: Quiz over Ch. 16 > Why is the Periodic Table shaped like it is? > Read pg. 510, Why has the atomic model changed over time? > Popcorn read 17.1 > Class poll: What are the components of an atom? What charge and where are protons, neutrons and electrons > HW: 15.1 Section Questions pg. 511 (1-5)

Gas Laws 3

Date: 9/12/13 and 9/13/13

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will design simple tests to show Pascal’s Principle, Archimedes’ Principle, Bernoulli’s Principle, Charles’ Law and Boyle’s Law.

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.2,4,5; G.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Chapter 16 Review pg. 500-1 (1-14,22-24)

Lesson Outline: Quiz next time > What is a control? Name one chemical property? What are the ways to tell a chemical change has occurred? > Video of sulfur hexafluoride > Demo can crush > Have students design simple tests for Pascal, Archimedes’, Bernoulli’s, Charles’ and Boyle’s Laws/Principles > Discuss > Chapter 16 Review pg. 500-1 (1-14,22-24)

Gas Laws 2

Date: 9/10/13 and 9/11/13

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will use Charles’ Law and Boyle’s Law to predict changes in gases when volume, temperature or pressure changes.

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.2,4,5; G.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Worksheet dealing with the Gas Laws

Lesson Outline: What are the 4 parts of an experiment? What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? How does distillation work? What is the molecular difference between solids, liquids and gases? > Go over Pascal’s Principle Problems > Notes over 16.3 > Practice using Pascal’s Principle, Charles’ Law and Boyle’s Law > Worksheet over the 3 Laws

Gas Laws 1

Date: 9/6/13 and 9/9/13

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will explain Archimedes’ Principle, Bernoulli’s Principle and use Pascal’s Principle to calculate hydraulics problems.

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.2,4; G.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Worksheet that covers hydraulics (Pascal’s Principle) problems.

Lesson Outline: What are the 4 parts of an experiment? What are chemical changes? What are physical changes? What’s the difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures? At the molecular level, describe solids, liquids and gases.  > Notes over 16.1 and 16.2 > Notecards with Pascal’s Principle > Practice using the new equation > HW: Pascal's Principle Worksheet > Ticket-to-Leave: Ask students how boats float and how hose-end sprayers work

Classification of Matter 2

Date: 9/4/13 and 9/5/13

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will explain the difference between solids, liquids and gases at the molecular and energy level and describe how thermal expansion works.

Standards: UCP.1-3,5; A.1,2; B.2,5,6; G.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Around-the-Room: What do the molecules of a solid do? What do the molecules of a liquid do? What do the molecules of a gas do? How does Thermal Expansion work?

Lesson Outline: Quiz over 1.1, 15.1 and 15.2 > Go over quiz answers > Ask students what solids, liquids and gases are? Why do they add breaks in sidewalks? > Read 16.1 as a class > How can you tell a window is old? > Around-the-Room