Agenda November 26

1 Atomic Number Oral Quiz
2 HW CH5 Directed Reading p89-104 Target reading p94, 99, 103 due Friday, Dec. 6

Agenda November 25

1 Collect the Radioactive Decay WS's (2 of them)
2 Fix Pennyum Lab Graph if needed
3 J55  CH 5 Pre Reading due today
4 J56  CH 5 Vocabulary due Friday, Dec 6
5 J57  CH 5 Constructing Meaning due Friday, Dec 6

Agenda November 23

1 Collect WS Placing Elements on the Periodic Table Coloring, Family Ties Coloring, and Mixed Up Periodic Table
2 Test CH 4.3, 4.4, 4.5

Agenda November 21

1 Additional Information for Periodic Table Journals
2 J54 Radioactive Decay Math
3 Check Family Ties/ Coloring Periodic Table and Mixed Up Table/ Review and Reinforce  These were stamped and will be collected on Friday so students have a chance to use them to help study for the test.
4 WS Radioactive decay and WS Half Life to reinforce information prior to tomorrow's test.  They will be collected on Monday, Nov. 25
4 CFA on the Periodic Table

Miniatures Club meets tomorrow and we will meet on Tuesday, Nov 26

Agenda November 20

1 J53 Radiation Review including Geiger Counter Demo by Ms Johanson

Agenda November 19

1 WS Placing Elements on the Periodic table finish and stamp due Friday Nov 22
2 WS Family Ties/ Color Coding the Periodic Table due Thursday, Nov 21
3 WS Review and Reinforce/Mixed Up Table due Thursday, Nov 21
Still aiming at Friday for the test on CH4.3, 4.4, 4.5

Today is the 30th anniversary of my wedding.  My wife left me a card on the steering wheel so I would find it this morning.  It is supposed to rain tonight which is decidedly romantic.

Agenda November 18

1 Check Journal 41 CH 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Vocabulary Check Journal 42 CH 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5Constructing Meaning Check HW CH 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5
2 WS Placing Elements on the Periodic table Coloring Finish in class tomorrow

Aiming at Test on Friday

Agenda November 15

1 1st Trimester Agenda and Journal Check
2 New Seats
3 J52 Properties of Metals

Today is the 38th anniversary of my first date with my wife.  We are going out to dinner tonight for sushi.
Miniatures Club will meet on Friday, November 22 and Tuesday, November 26.  Any of you "on vacation" college students are welcome.

Agenda November 14

1 J43 Hydrogen
2 J44 Group 1 Alkali Metals
3 J45 Group 2 Alkali Earth Metals
4 J46 Group 3-12 Transition Metals (Heavy Metals)
5 J47 Lanthanides and Actinides

6 J48 Groups 13-16
7 J49 Halogens
8 J50 Noble Gases

Miniatures Club is tomorrow.  We are trying something new with Aerodrome.  No not mountains or two seaters yet.  I also bought a large number of Star Wars ships (1:144) for Aerodrome clone.

Agenda November 13

1 Return Work
2 HW CH4.3, 4.4, 4.5 Directed Reading p73-87 Target Reading on 74 and 79 due Mon. Nov. 18
3 Agenda and Journal Check on Friday Nov 15
4 Make up Test tomorrow after school

New grading philosophy for make up tests.  Standards Based grading of assessments show what a student knows at that moment.  In keeping with this philosophy, if a student scores lower on a make up test than on the initial test, they will get the new lower score.

Agenda November 12

1 J40 CH 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 Pre Reading due today
2 Collect Half Life Lab, Bohr Model Trading Cards, Name that Element, and Isotope Review
3 J41 CH 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 Vocabulary due Monday, Nov. 18
4 J42 CH 4.3, 4.4, 4.5Constructing Meaning due Monday, Nov. 18
5 Make up test day Thursday, Nov. 14 After School

Agenda November 8

1 Test Chapter 4.1 and 4.2

Agenda November 7

1 Check WS Name that Element and the one on the back.  This will be collected on Tues., Nov 12
2 Half Life of Pennyum This will be collected on Tues., Nov 12
3 Video The Eyes of Nye Nuclear Energy
4 Test tomorrow

Agenda November 6

1 Review Isotope WS (this will be collected on Tues., Nov 12 for a grade.  Don't lose it)
2 J39 Half life
3 Activity The Half life of Pennyuim

Agenda November 5

1 Review Bohr Model Trading Cards (this will be collected on Tuesday, Nov. 12)
2 Journal 38 Types of Radioactivity
3 WS Isotope Practice (due today)

Agenda November 4

1 Check CH 4.1 and 4.2 HW, Vocabulary, and Constructing Meaning, WS Parts of an Atom, and HW Bohr Models
2 Review WS Parts of an Atom
3 Review HW Bohr Models
4 Journal 37 Isotopes
5 HW Bohr Model Trading Cards due Tuesday, Nov 5
6 HW Name that Element and the one on the back due Thursday, Nov 7