Lesson Plan for the Week of December 2, 2013

Monday:   Students will complete a MBC activity where they determine the type of bond formed by identifying elements involved as metals or nonmetals.  Following will be a class discussion over metallic bonds.

Students will then complete the Chapter 4 Review (MBC).

Tuesday:  Due:  Chapter 4 Review.

Students will complete "Write Now:  Everything You Know About an Element."

Introduction to Chapter 5:  Law of Conservation of Mass.

Students will then complete the vocabulary for Chapter 5 (MBC).

Wednesday:  Test: Chapter 4.  (To prepare for the test, students should take the practice test found under "Practice Tests" on this web site.)

Following a short video over the Law of Conservation of Mass, students will be introduced to the parts of a chemical equation: reactants, products, coefficients, subscripts, and yield sign.

Thursday:  Due:  Chapter 5 Vocabulary.

Students will begin learning how to balance chemical equations.  Students will need to practice balancing equations by using the link found on this web site under "Science Links."

Friday:  Lab:  Students should complete "What's the Matter with Bubbles" and begin the lab "Putting Bubbles to the Test."  (Students must have all work completed before they may participate in lab.)

Lesson Plan for the Week of November 25, 2013

Monday:  Students will review reading and writing chemical formulas by completing "Chemical Formula Review" on MBC.  Students may submit this assignment twice, if necessary, for the best score.  Students will then be introduced to covalent bonds.
Homework:  Ionic Bonding/Covalent Bonding.

Tuesday:  Lab:  What's the Matter With Bubbles.  (This lab is to make up for the lab missed due to a two-hour delay last Friday.  Students must have all work completed to participate in labs.)

Wednesday:  Video and Report:  Fantastic Fireworks

Thursday and Friday:  Thanksgiving Holiday!!  Enjoy!

Lesson Plan for the Week of November 18, 2013

Monday:  Student groups will finish presentations over "The Five Most Important Elements."
Introduction to reading chemical formulas: Students will be introduced to coefficients and subscripts in order to determine the number of atoms of each element in a chemical formula.  Students will read an introduction to chemical formulas on MBC, then view a short tutorial.  Students will then complete the worksheet "Writing and Reading Chemical Formulas" on MBC.  

Tuesday:  We will review how to determine the number of valence electrons using an element's location on the periodic table. Students will read Chapter 4, Section 1, p. 121.  Students will complete the worksheet "Writing Electron Dot Diagrams" and create electron dot diagrams for four elements.

Wednesday:  Students will read Chapter 4, Section 3, pp. 134-136.     Students will use electron dot diagrams to show how ionic bonds from between positive and negative ions. (This will complete the worksheet they began yesterday.)

Thursday:   Students will complete the worksheet "Determining oxidation numbers".    Students will then read Chapter 4, Section 2, pp. 126-130. Students will go to MBC to match formulas to chemical names.  

Friday:  Lab:  Students will continue to lab "What's the Matter with Bubbles." (Students must have all work completed in order to participate in labs.)

Lesson Plan for the Week of November 11, 2013

Monday:  Students will be creating and submitting a graph using data provided.  These graphs will be created and submitted online using the program "Create a Graph." 

Tuesday:  Test:  Chapter 3 (Get ready for the test by taking the practice test found on this website.)
Students will then complete the vocabulary assignment for Chapter 4 (MBC).

Wednesday:  Due:  Chapter 4 Vocabulary.  Students will use class time today to complete their visuals for the presentation tomorrow.  The requirements for the assignment are found at the end of "The Periodic Table" bundle on MBC.

Thursday:  Student presentations:  The Five Most Important Elements.

Friday:  Lab:  Students will complete "A Rocky Problem" and begin "What's the Matter with Bubbles."

Lesson Plan for the Week of November 4, 2013

Monday:
Video/Report: Fireworks
Students will then use colored pencils to complete a packet over the periodic table.  The table they color will show each family of the periodic table, the groups and periods, the number of valence electrons, and important elements.

Tuesday:  
Students will complete the element newsletter they began last Wednesday.  This assignment is due at the end of class today.

Wednesday:  
Video/Report:  Metalloids and Other Metals.
Students will begin working in groups to complete the webquest "The Top Five Most Useful Elements" under "Chapter Resources" in their online textbook.

Thursday:  
Chapter 3 Review
Students will complete the group webquest, "The Top Five Most Useful Elements".

Friday:  
Lab:  A Rocky Problem.
(All work must be completed before students may participate in labs.)