Agenda December 21

1 Collect Lewis Structure Review WS
2 Check Journals, 53, 54, 55 Chapter 5 Pre Reading, Vocabulary, and Constructing Meaning
3 Check Chapter 5 HW
4 Test Chapter 5
5 After break, all students should have a working white board marker as part of their equipment.

So at 6:21AM our time, The sun was directly above the Tropic of Capricorn signaling the shortest day of the year.  So from now until June, the days will just get longer.
Our youngest who is in Berlin reports she has a fever and is feeling very bad.  She is due home on Sunday night.
Miniatures Club is deep into Aerodrome.  I am going to try decals on the 1:144 planes next

Agenda December 20

1 Lab Hydrogen Bonds - Drops on a Penny due today

Agenda December 19

1 Return and Review Ionic and Covalent Bonding WS
2 Journal 60 Alloys
3 Journal 61 Hydrogen Bonds
4 Ionic and Covalent Review WS due Friday
5 Test on Friday

Agenda December 18

1 CFA Ionic and Covalent Bonds
2 Turn in Comparing Ionic and Covalent Bonds Activity WS
3 Turn in Bonding with a Classmate Activity WS
4 Journal 58 Metallic Bonds
5 Journal 59 Polar Molecules
6 Test on Friday Chapter 5

Agenda December 14

1 Activity Comparing Two Types of Chemical Bonds - We will complete the worksheet in class though only as a review and to answer questions

Still haven't heard from our youngest who is in Germany.  Off to the farm for the weekend.  Katharyn flies south to see a friend in Thousand Oaks.

Agenda December 13

1 Continue J57 Covalent (including Double and Triple Bonds)
2 WS Lewis Dots with additions (using this as a study guide)
3 Activity Bond with a Classmate day 1 (we will finish this on Monday)
4 Return the rest of the work

Agenda December 12

1 Journal   Ionic Bonds
2 Journal   Covalent Bonds
3 WS Lewis Dot Structure Review and a bit more.  Hang onto this one for study purposes
4 Return work
Well 12/12/12 has been a normal day so far.  I am going to a dinner party with my wife tonight at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital so that is unusual.  I may get to eat all the sushi I want tonight which is unusual but is unprecedented.  I got my flu shot and even though that was yesterday, that is unusual.  Kendra has not updated us about her experience in Berlin but again, not unusual.  So, a normal day so far.

Agenda December 11

1 HW Chapter 5 p89-104 Do the Target Reading on p 94, 99, and 103 due Friday, Dec 21
2 Journal 54 Chapter 5 Vocabulary due Friday, Dec 21
3 Journal 55 Chapter 5 Constructing Meaning due Friday, Dec 21

Agenda December 10

1 Trade and Grade Chapter 4 Standard 7 Test
2 Journal 53 Chapter 5 Pre Reading due Friday Dec 21

The Chapter 5 Test is scheduled for Friday, Dec 21

Agenda December 7

1 Review the 2 Review WS's and collect
2 Grade Journals 51 Vocabulary and 52 Constructing Meaning and HW for Chapter 4 Sections 3 and 4
3 Test Chapter 4 Standard 7 Periodic Table (section 3 and 4)

Agenda December 6

1 Journal 50 Groups 3-12 Transition Elements
2 Journal 51 Group 17 Halogens
3 Journal 52 Group 18 Noble Gases
4 Activity Alien Periodic Table I made this due tomorrow
5 Review WS Family Ties/Mixed up Elements
6 Chapter 4.3 and 4.4 HW, Vocabulary, and Constructing Meaning due tomorrow
7Test Chapter 4.3 and 4.4 tomorrow

Agenda December 5

1 Journal 49 Group 3 - 12 Transition Metals
2 Activity Tell Me About It review and Balloon Busting due today

Agenda December 4

1 CFA
2 WS Placing Your Elements Coloring WS review and due
3 Journal 47 Group 1 Alkali Metals
4 Journal 48 Group 2 Alkali Earth Metals

Agenda December 3

1 Flame Test Demonstration due today
2 WS Placing All Your Elements on Periodic Table Coloring WS due Tomorrow, Tuesday 12/4

This was started in class today

Well we had just over one foot of rain this weekend.  It did let up enough to put up Christmas lights but whenever a blow dryer goes on, the GFI circuit blows.  Still they are pretty though they point to the need to a rewire job.  Any electrical contractors out there?  Power did not go out in Santa Rosa though Tomas (our caretaker) says he needs a boat to get around the valley.

Miniatures Club Aerodragon update.  Amanda, David, Mario, and I tested the game and found it working with a couple of questions answered in-game.  It is funny that David knows the rules better than I do and I wrote them.