Friday Apr 30

Last day of April folks!

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-whole period to work on inquiry... except for a 20 minute interlude for school effectiveness survey

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test!! (it's on Tuesday.... review questions are on Wednesday's post)
2. Lab is due Thursday May 13

SNC 1D4
-finished voltage computer activity
-took up voltage computer activity
-voltage worksheets
-took up voltage worksheets
-current note

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 3U
-a few examples of stoich and dissociation equations
-worked on a combo stoich/concentration question for most of the period
-practice: p352 #8 and p355 #11

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class today

Thursday Apr 29

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-Mechanisms examples and worksheet
-time to work on unit inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test (see yesterday's post for review questions)

SNC 1D4
-short blackboard note about voltage
-finished part 2 of intro circuit page (about voltage)
-short intro note: series and parallel circuits
-inquiry on the computers: how does voltage change when batteries and lightbulbs are put in series and in parallel

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 3U
-practice test #1 for solutions unit
-took up practice test
-concentration partners problems

HOMEWORK
1. finish problems if not done in class

Wednesday Apr 28

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-note on collision theory
-practice p387 #1
-reading organizer on mechanisms (p387-389)
-took up reading organizer

HOMEWORK
1. your test is next TUESDAY (may 4) here are the review questions:
p355 #1-17
p356 #1,3,4,5,6,8,9,14
p407 #1,3,4,6,9,12,15,16
p408 #2,4,9,11,13

SNC 1D4
-there were only six people in class because of the english trip... they played cards

SCH 3U
-note on concentrations
-practice sheet on concentrations

HOMEWORK
1. finish up to question #9 on the practice sheet

Tuesday Apr 27

Here's what you did today:

SCH 4U
-time to practice skits and come up with a demo
-presentation of skits/demos
-practice: p371 #1,3,4,5,6,7 (top) and p371 #1,3 (bottom)

HOMEWORK
1. any practice questions not completed in class

SNC 1D4
-Pretzel demo
-pretzel note
-"light's on/off" sheet
-intro building online circuits on the computer

HOMEWORK
none

SCH 3U
-note: factors that affect solubility
-activity: factors that affect solubility
-time to work on yesteday's questions

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class

Monday Apr 26

I was sick today, but here's what you did:

SCH 4U
-read an article about coal/natural gas and nuclear energy
-compared information with a partner
-started factors that increase rates skits

HOMEWORK
none!!

SNC 1D4
-activity about calculating the cost of electricity per year used by a teenager
-bill nye circuits video

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 3U
-reading pages 290-294 and p295, 298, 299 about the factors that affect solubility
-Case Study p300 #1-3
-practice: p301 #1,3,4,6,8

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class

Friday Apr 23

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-daily practice (handout) on enthalpies of formation
-read p336-338 then do p338 #7,8,10
-went to see Musical preview :)

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class today... likely p338 #7,8,10

SNC 1D4
-took up charge review sheet
-practice quiz for static electricity
-took up practice quiz
-Glowing ball demonstration

HOMEWORK
1. STSE project is due on MONDAY!!

SCH 3U
-Lab: testing for ions
-more ionic/net ionic practice

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class today

Thursday Apr 22

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-note: enthalpies of formation
-talked about endothermic versus exothermic with respect to enthalpies of formation
-exit pass
-practice: p 332 #1 and p335 #2-5

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class

SNC 1D4
-induction note
-interesting story about a man hit by lightning 7 times
-making a comic strip about lightning and p421 #2
-revue sheet on static electricity

HOMEWORK
1. work on your project... it's due on MONDAY!!

SCH 3U
-looked at the snowflakes we made yesterday
-some practice questions about the properties of water
-note: ionic and net ionic equations
-practice sheet about ionic and net ionic equations

HOMEWORK
1. finish practice sheet

Wednesday Apr 21

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-took up Hess' law lab
-working through multipart Hess' law problems in groups (read p327-328 and then answered questions p329 #4,5 and p330 #3)
-some time to work on Hess' law practice sheet

HOMEWORK
1. make sure you finish ALL 3 questions from today's class they are unique and more difficult that the others we have done
2. Hess' law practice sheet

SNC 1D4
-took up insulator/conductor exit pass
-insulators and conductors pictures activity
-reviewed insulators and conductors and read about discharging
-comic strip note about induction

HOMEWORK
1. work on STSE (due next monday)

SCH 3U
-activity: why is water so wonderful
-making borax snowflakes
-Practice from handout (#1, 3a, 4, 5, 6)

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class

Tuesday Apr 20

Sorry this post is late folks... I was at a meeting last night.

SCH 4U
-Hess' law lab
-follow up questions for lab: p352 #b-f, h-i
-Hess' law practice sheet

HOMEWORK
1. finish lab if not done in class

SNC 1D4
-took up applications of statics sheet
-charging by contact lab
-took up lab
-Van De Graff generator demo + exit pass

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 3U
-defitions note about solutions and solubility
-Thought lab p288 + the questions that go with it
-practice: p289 #1-3, 6, 8-10, 13

HOMEWORK
1. practice if it was not completed in class

Monday Apr 19

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-daily practice on blackboard about ways to represent enthalpy
-took up practice sheet
-Note: Hess' law
-practice for Hess' law: p326 #1-3 and p330 #1,2

HOMEWORK
1. Practice questions from today's lesson... DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!


SNC 1D4
-note: electrostatic series and charging by friction
-comic strip about charging by friction
-shared our favourite comic strips
-reading about applications of static electricity

HOMEWORK
1. finish questions from the reading

SCH 3U
-test part 2
-worked on inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. none! (but if you are not done your inquiry, you need to be in clinic either tomorrow or Thursday)

Friday Apr 16

Here's what we did today folks,

SCH 4U
-we were on the trip! yay!

HOMEWORK
1. finish the work from Thursday.... expecially that sheet that most of you haven't finished yet!

SNC 1D4
-learned about different energy saving programs in burlington
-watched a Bill Nye video about static electricity

HOMEWORK
1. work on STSE (due Monday Apr 26)

SCH 3U
-part one of test
-a bit of time to work on % yield inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. STSE is due monday
2. 2nd half of test is on Monday

Thursday Apr 15

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-took up lab
-note: representing enthalpy
-practice: p319 #2-5 and p320 #1-3

HOMEWORK
1. finish that sheet I gave you yesterday
2. remember to be in the lobby by 8:35 tomorrow

SNC 1D4
-before and after static sheet
-introduction to static electricity activities
-introduction to static electricity note

HOMEWORK
1. work on STSE, due Monday Apr 26

SCH 3U
-group review activity

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test (part 1 tomorrow: everything in the unit except limiting and excess and percent yeild)
2. work on STSE (due monday)

Wednesday Apr 14

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-molar enthalpy of neutralization lab
-worked on calculations for lab
-calorimetry practice sheet

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class today

SNC 1D4
-25 minutes to finish pop lab
-organizer about electricity usage
-graffiti activity about electricity

HOMEWORK
1. work on STSE (due monday apr 26)

SCH 3U
-whole period to work on inquiry task

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test (part one on Friday, part 2 on monday)
2. work on STSE (due monday)

Tuesday Apr 13

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-note: using calorimetry to find molar enthalpies
-practice: p310 #4,5 p311 #9, p312 #2-5

HOMEWORK
1. anything you didn't finish in class today... but if you did finish it all... you have no homework!

SNC 1D4
-whole period to work on pop inquiry task. Don't worry if you didn't finish it, you will get 15-20 minutes tomorrow

HOMEWORK
1. none

SCH 3U
-took up #2c from limiting reagents worksheet
-filtered reactions we set up yesterday
-worked on introduction and method of inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. STUDY STUDY STUDY!! your test is this Friday!
2. don't forget about that STSE, its due on Monday

Monday April 12

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-Finished molar enthalpies note
-Practice: p308 # 1-3 and p311 #7 and p312 #1
-Exit pass on pink paper about molar enthalpies

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class today... if completed you have no chem homework!

SNC 1D4
-handed out and picked topics for chemistry STSE (due Monday Apr 26)
-Started working on concept map, rough method and hypothesis for pop inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. start STSE project (due in 2 weeks, Monday Apr 26)

SCH 3U
-was going to take up #2c from weekend's homework... but only 5 of you did it so didn't take it up DO IT TONIGHT!!
-Fill in note: percent yeild
-set up first part of experiment
-worked on introduction for percent yeild lab

HOMEWORK
1. FINISH LIMITING AND EXCESS SHEET FROM THE WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. start studying for your test (its on Friday)
3. work on STSE (due next Monday, Apr 19)

Friday Apr 9

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-quick note on enthalpy
-3 stickies: physical, chemical and nuclear changes (what are they? examples? What energy does in the reaction? Average magnitude of enthaply change? Ranking of enthalpy changes?)
-Practice: p304 #14-15
-started molar enthalpies note

HOMEWORK
1. none!...unless you didn't get those questions done during class!

SNC 1D4
-Unit test all period

HOMEWORK
1. none!

SCH 3U
-fixed a mistake in yesterday's lesson: we DO NOT use the ratio of moles to stoichiometric coefficient to calculate a mass, but rather the ACTUAL number of MOLES of the limiting reactant.
-Practice Test
-Took up practice Test
-limiting and excess practice sheet

HOMEWORK
1. make sure you finish the limiting and excess practice sheet... the last question of the first page!

Thursday Apr 8

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-reviewed/ took up energy terms
-note: measuring calorimetry changes
-practice: p300 #1-5 and p302 #8-13

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class today
2. GET YOUR FIELD TRIP FORMS SIGNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SNC 1D4
-group review: "big question sheet"
-practice Test
-took up practice test

HOMEWORK
1. STUDY STUDY STUDY your test is tomorrow

SCH 3U
-note about limiting and excess reagents
-Practice: p254 #23, 26 and p257 #27, 29 and p238 #5b
-exit pass

HOMEWORK
1. anything not completed in class
2. start studying for your test (it's next Friday)

Wednesday Apr 7

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-blackboard notes to review significant figures and the mole
-mole practice sheet
-mole hole race!!
-introductory energy terms cut and paste... if you were away, go to your textbook and look at p298 and 299 and you will find the terms we looked at today

HOMEWORK
1. finish energy terms sheet if not done in class

SNC 1D4
-note on testing for different gases
-Testing for gases lab
-a bit of time to study for Friday's test

HOMEWORK
1. STUDY STUDY STUDY... your test is on Friday!!

SCH 3U
-stoichiometry practice sheet (handout)
-introduction to limiting and excess... parts and the whole

HOMEWORK
1. stoichiometry practice if not done in class

Tuesday Apr 6

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-last in class period for oxidation inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. none... but you have to come in on thursday at lunch to finish your inquiry if you're not done

SNC 1D4
-Journal: physical properties of your pen/pencil
-note: chemical properties
-magic in a plastic bag lab
-practice for friday's test

HOMEWORK
1. STUDY STUDY STUDY... your test is on Friday

SCH 3U
-small practice problem about molecular formula
-note: stoichiometry
-Practice: p237 #1ab, p238 #4,6,7 p244 #11,14

HOMEWORK
1. any of the practice questions not completed in class
2. STSE is due Monday March 19th

Thursday Apr 1

Here's what we did today:

SCH 4U
-worked on oxidation inquiry all period

HOMEWORK
1. NONE!!! can you believe it??? Enjoy your weekend!

SNC 1D4
-journal questions to review big bang
-short note: classification of matter
-activity: sorting pictures of different types of matter
-note: physical properties
-physical properties practice with random objects

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test!! (it's next Friday, April 9th)

SCH 3U
-worked on STSE all period

HOMEWORK
1. STSE is due Monday, April 19th (~ 2 weeks)