10/2/14 and 10/3/14 Radioactivity 2

Date: 10/2/14 and 10/3/14

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

9/30/14 and 10/1/14 Radioactivity 1

Date: 9/30/14 and 10/1/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

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

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5

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.

9/26/14 and 9/29/14 Atoms and the Periodic Table 2

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 

9/24/14 and 9/25/14 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 

9/22/14 and 9/23/14 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)

9/18/14 and 9/19/14 Gas Laws 4

Date: 9/18/14 and 9/19/14

Class: Physical Science

Periods: W1,2,4 and B2

Outcomes: Students will use Boyle's and Charles' Laws to calculate changes in volume, temperature and pressure for ideal gases.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5

Student Needs: Math help

Assessment Plan: Worksheet that covers Gas Laws.

Lesson Outline: What are the steps of the scientific method? What did Archimedes' tell us? What did Pascal tell us? > Correct Pascal's Principle Worksheet > How far did you get in the notes last time? > Finish notes > Charles' Law and Boyle's Law equations on notecards > Practice using the equations solving for all three variables > Once I think everyone is ready hand out Gas Laws worksheet > HW: Gas Laws Worksheet, Quiz Next Time

9/16/15 and 9/17/14 Gas Laws 3

Date: 9/16/14 and 9/17/14

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: 9-12.P.1.5

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)

9/12/14 and 9/15/14 Homecoming and Sub Notes

9/12 Homecoming: No class
9/15 Sub Notes: Students will watch the Mythbusters episode titled "Duct Tape Hour" (Collection 6 Episode 9). At the end of the episode, have students log into schoology, go into the Mythbusters Duct Tape Assignment and answer the questions there.

9/10/14 and 9/11/14 Gas Laws 2

Date: 9/10/14 and 9/11/14

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: 9-12.P.1.5

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? > Why do giant, metal ships float? How does a hose end sprayer work? Why does this paper lift up? > Read 16.2 in class  > 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?