Agenda Tuesday November 28

1 Radiation Demo (P2 and3)
2 WS Isotopes Models and Half Life due Fri. Dec. 1

Agenda Monday November 27

1 Journal 49 Half Life (and how it relates to Sparta)
2 Journal 50 Radioactive Decay (particles)
3 Radiation Demo (for P4,5,and 6)
Make Up Test Day is Thursday after school
Radioactivity Test is Thursday or Friday this week.

Agenda Tuesday November 21

1 J47 History of Radioactivity
2 J48 Isotopes
3 CH4.5 Marking the Text due today
4 HW Directed Reading Ch4.5 p83-87 due Friday, Dec. 1

Be Safe for Thanksgiving.

Agenda Monday November 20

1 Check HW, Vocabulary, Constructing Meaning, WS Placing Elements, and WS Family Ties.
2 J47 History of Radioactivity
3 Trade and Grade Test Alien periodic Table
Aiming at Make up test day as Thursday, Nov. 30 afterschool.

Agenda Friday November 17

1 Test CH4.3 and 4.4 Alien Periodic Table
2 Check HW, Vocabulary, etc if time.  If not then the due date is moved to Monday, Nov. 20

Here is a question.  One balloon is filled with a mixture of Hydrogen and Oxygen.  Another balloon is filled to the same size with a mixture of Methane (natural gas) and Oxygen.  Which will make a bigger explosion?  The comparison might tell you which works better at driving the motor of a car.  Hmmm.  Maybe we should add a balloon of Gasoline vapor and Oxygen.  Hmmm.

Agenda Thursday November 16

1 Activity Reactivity of Metals Lab (including Magnesium!)

Agenda Wednesday November 15 The 42nd Anniversary of my first date with my wife!

1 J46 Reactivity of Gases Demo
air, helium, oxygen, and hydrogen

It turns out there is such a thing as too much sushi.  Still, it was good.  We use Kazoo's on the corner of Winchester and Hamilton.

Agenda Tuesday, November 14

1 WS Family Ties due Fri, Nov 17

Agenda Monday, November 13

1 New Seats and a new trimester
2 J40 Alkaline Earth Metals
3 J41 Transition Metals
4 J42 Lanthanides and Actinides
5 J43 Halogens
6 J44 Noble Gases
7 J45 Semi Metals
8 WS Placing Elements due Fri Nov 17

Agenda Friday, November 10 Veteran's Day (observed)

Agenda Thursday November 9

1 Agenda, Journal, Rules, and Procedures check
2 J38 Hydrogen
3 J39 Alkali Metals
4 J40 Alkaline Earth Metals

Colored pencils or other coloring equipment needed on Monday

Agenda Wednesday, November 8

Whew.  My wife was excused from jury duty.  It was a murder trial.  Whew.
1 J36 CH4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Vocabulary due Fri. Nov 17
2 J37 CH4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Constructing Meaning due Fri. Nov 17
3 Activity Periodic Table Battleship (from an idea forwarded to me by Mr. Aho)

Agenda Tuesday November 7

1 HW CH4.3 and 4.4 Directed Reading p73-82  Target Reading only p79 due Fri. Nov. 17
2 Marking the Text Ch4.3 and 4.4 due today
Colored pencils or markers or crayons are needed starting tomorrow for activities related to the periodic table of elements.
Aiming at Thursday, November 16 for Test on CH4.3 and 4.4 - The Periodic Table
I was aiming at a test on Tuesday, Nov 21 for the last bit, CH4.5, on radioactivity but we will see how the beginning of next week goes since I now have a chemistry lab I want to insert.
The drill went well yesterday.  We are the safest place on campus and only someone with lots of time (which Sunnyvale Public Safety assures us won't happen) could get to us.  We can evacuate the building in less than a minute and a half at a walk which was good to know.  Now we just need the key to the janitor's closet and some velcro.

Agenda Monday November 6

1 J35 Element Project Research finish poster and turn in paper
Tomorrow the school is doing a Lock Down during p2.  Science Dept is going to try an experiment in evacuation during p3.  Let's see how it goes.
Aiming at Test CH4.3 and 4.4 on Wed. 11/16 or Thur. 11/17
Aiming at Test CH4.5 on Tues. 11/21

Agenda Friday November 3

1 J35 Element Project Research with Art Project Poster

Agenda Thursday, November 2

1 J35 Element Project Research with filling out paper

Agenda Wednesday, November 1

1 J35 Element Project Rough Draft Day 1 Research
This is an in class project but additional art supplies may be brought from home.
The paper for this project will be due On Monday, Nov 6
The poster for this project will be due on Tuesday, Nov 7
Make up Test Day Tuesday, November 7 After school