Researching Science

An article on science will be will be assigned and analyzed most weeks. Some of these will be completed in class.
The format for the articles was given out in class. Click here for a new copy: Researching Science Article Format
If you are absent, it is up to you to find an article on the correct topic and analyze it. The topics for the articles will be listed below.
All information should come from a valid website. For help you should go to the media center website.

Date Article Completed in class	Topic/ Research Question

1 This Week in Class:

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4

Please note that all plans are tentative and subject to change as circumstances dictate.

Quarter 4

6/1/2015 - 6/5/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 6/1	PERIOD 1 FINAL
TUES 6/2	PERIOD 2 AND 3 FINALS
WED 6/3	PERIOD 4 AND 5 FINALS
THURS 6/4	PERIOD 6 AND 7 FINALS
FRI 6/5	PLANNING

5/25/2015 - 5/29/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 5/25	NO SCHOOL
TUES 5/26	Atomic Theory scientist research
WED 5/27	Atomic theory scientist research
THURS 5/28	Create Atomic Theory timeline
FRI 5/29	Finish timeline and present

5/18/2015 - 5/22/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 5/18	Mole-mole problems and practice (WS1)
TUES 5/19	Review mole-mole problems
WED 5/20	Percent yield and stoichiometry problems Practice (ws2)
THURS 5/21 No 2	Review percent yield and stoichiometry problems P7
FRI 5/22 No 7	Review percent yield and stoichiometry problems P2

5/11/2015 - 5/15/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 5/11	Testing Day - Early Release
TUES 5/12	Testing Day - Early release
WED 5/13	Unit 7 Review
THURS 5/14	Unit 7 Review
FRI 5/15	Unit 7 Test Study guide and review packet due

5/4/2015 - 5/8/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 5/4	Testing Day - Early Release
TUES 5/5	Testing Day - Early release
WED 5/6	Reaction types Practice problems
THURS 5/7	Review equations, reaction types Energy bar diagrams
FRI 5/8	Equations and reaction types quiz Energy bar graph discussion and practice

4/27/2015 - 5/1/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 4/27	Testing Day - Early Release
TUES 4/28	Testing Day - Early release
WED 4/29	Precipitation reactions and solubility Finish lab write-up Precipitation WS
THURS 4/30	Decomposition Lab - Need closed shoes
FRI 5/1	Precipitation reaction review Finish WS

4/20/2015 - 4/24/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 4/20	Balancing equations review Practice (WS1) Nail Lab Part 3 - Period 7
TUES 4/21	Balancing equations practice and review (finish WS1)
WED 4/22	Double Replacement/ Precipitation Lab - need closed shoes
THURS 4/23	Lab discussion and finish write up. Equations review
FRI 4/24	Balancing Equations Quiz Precipitation Reactions discussion and practice

4/13/2015 - 4/17/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 4/13	Period 2: Reading Assignment - Rusting Aluminum Period 7: Introduction to chemical equations Arranging Atoms Activity and WS
TUES 4/14	Nail lab Part 1 - Need closed shoes Chemical Equations Intro P2 Finish activity and WS and discuss P7
WED 4/15	Nail Lab Part 2 - need closed shoes Arranging atoms activity and WS P2 Start WS 1 (Balancing Equations) P7
THURS 4/16	Discuss Equation balancing Finish activity P2 Finish WS 1 P7
FRI 4/17	Nail Lab Part 3 (P2) Lab Write Up and discussion

4/6/2015 - 4/10/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 4/6	Unit 6 review Naming and formula review P 251 #6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14
TUES 4/7	Naming and formula quiz (Period 2) Unit 6 review
WED 4/8	Unit 6 Test Period 7 Unit 6 review (Period 2)
THURS 4/9	Unit 6 Test Period 2 Reaction In a Bag Lab - need closed shoes Period 7
FRI 4/10	Reaction In a Bag Lab - need closed shoes Period 2 Reading assignment - rusting aluminum Period 7

3/30/2015 - 4/3/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 3/30	Acid naming review Molecular naming and formulas Practice (WS) Review naming and formulas
TUES 3/31	Review naming and formulas
WED 4/1	Naming and formula review Unit 6 Review
THURS 4/2 (Prof. dev.)	Naming and formulas Quiz (P7) Unit 6 review
FRI 4/3	NO SCHOOL

Quarter 3

3/16/2015 - 3/20/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 3/16	Ionic naming and formula review Ionic Naming Activity
TUES 3/17	Roman Numeral Lab - need closed shoes
WED 3/18	Ionic naming and formulas Quiz Acid naming and practice
THURS 3/19 (Early Rel.)	Acid naming review and finish practice
FRI 3/20	PLANNING - END OF Q3

3/9/2015 - 3/13/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 3/9	Review WS1 "What's My Rule" Activity for classifying solids Finish WS
TUES 3/10	"Why Structure is Important" discussion and practice
WED 3/11	Ionic naming and formulas Practice (WS3)
THURS 3/12	Polyatomic Ion Quiz Ionic naming and formulas - Roman Numerals Practice (finish WS3)
FRI 3/13	Ionic naming and formulas - polyatomic ions "Representing Ions: WS Ionic Naming Activity

3/2/2015 - 3/6/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 3/2	Cathode ray tube discussion and video Finish reading and WS.
TUES 3/3	Thomson model - discussion and video clips Sticky tape post lab
WED 3/4	Static electricity discussion and video clips Post-lab WS
THURS 3/5 Prof. Dev	Chemical Families Video and Notes
FRI 3/6	Electrolysis demo Patterns of Charge discussion and WS

2/23/2015 - 2/27/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 2/23	Unit 5 Review and study guide
TUES 2/24	Unit 5 Review
WED 2/25	Unit 5 test
THURS 2/26 Early Release NO 2	Intro to Unit 6 Sticky Tape / Charged Particle lab
FRI 2/27	"Inside the Atom" reading and notes.

2/16/2015 - 2/20/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 2/16	NO SCHOOL
TUES 2/17	Empirical Formula Lab Part 2 - need closed shoes Review mole problems
WED 2/18	Review Mole problems Empirical formula problems and practice (WS3)
THURS 2/19	Mole Problem Quiz Empirical Formula Lab Part 3 Lab discussion and calculations Empirical formula practice
FRI 2/20	Molecular formulas Empirical and molecular formula practice (WS) Unit 5 Review notes

2/9/2015 - 2/13/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 2/9	Mole and molar mass discussion WS 1 The Mole WS (Finish for HW)
TUES 2/10 INTERIMS	Mole-mass and mole-particle conversions Practice (WS2) - finish for HW
WED 2/11	Review WS 2 Additional mole problem practice (group work)
THURS 2/12	Additional mole problem practice (WS) Finish for HW
FRI 2/13	Empirical Formula Lab - Need closed shoes

2/2/2015 - 2/6/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 2/2	Unit 4 review
TUES 2/3	Unit 4 Test
WED 2/4	Avogadro's Hypothesis and relative mass discussion Relative Mass Activity/Lab Relative mass calculations
THURS 2/5 Prof Study	Review relative mass calculations
FRI 2/6	Researching Science article "Pseudoscience" Vocabulary for the mole

1/26/2015 - 1/30/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 1/26	Finish Dalton's Playhouse online lab and WS (P2 finish notes on reading) Representing mixtures and compounds - Review WS
TUES 1/27	Mass ratio problems U4 WS3 Practice
WED 1/28	Review WS 3 Percent composition U4 WS4 Practice
THURS 1/29	WS 3 and 4 Review Begin Unit 4 Review
FRI 1/30	WS 3 and 4 Quiz Continue with Unit 4 Review

1/19/2015 - 1/23/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 1/19	NO SCHOOL
TUES 1/20	Avogadro's Hypothesis discussion U4 WS2
WED 1/21	Whiteboard review WS 1 and 2 Vocabulary summary
THURS 1/22	WS 1 and 2 Formative Quiz Democritus and Dalton Reading
FRI 1/23	Dalton's Playhouse online Lab presentation and worksheet

1/12/2015 - 1/16/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 1/12	P2: Flammability demo Substance and Mixture Lab P2 - Need closed shoes P7: Element Quiz 1 Finish Specific Heat Lab Flammability demo
TUES 1/13	P2: Lab discussion Distillation to separate mixtures -discuss and demo Finish Substance and mixture packet P7: Substance and Mixture Lab Part 2 - discussion Lab discussion and finish packet
WED 1/14	Mixtures and compounds - Demo, video and discussion U4 WS1
THURS 1/15	Element name and symbol quiz 2 Researching Science article - Oil Refining and distillation
FRI 1/16	Evidence for Definite Composition - Video (Gases and How They Combine) Complete video study guide

1/5/2015 - 1/9/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 1/5	Periodic Table/ Element Names readings and essay assignment HW: Study Lab safety rules
TUES 1/6	Lab Safety rule Quiz 2 Elements to Learn Activity (WS)
WED 1/7	Specific Heat Lab - Need closed shoes and tie back hair
THURS 1/8 Prof Dev.	Element name and symbol quiz 1 Lab discussion, calculations and write-up
FRI 1/9	Substance and Mixture Lab Part 1 - Need closed shoes and tie back hair

Quarter 2

12/15/2014 - 12/19/2014

MIDTERM EXAMS

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 12/15	PERIOD 7 MIDTERM
TUES 12/16	PERIOD 6 MIDTERM PERIOD 5 MIDTERM
WED 12/17	PERIOD 4 MIDTERM PERIOD 3 MIDTERM
THURS 12/18	PERIOD 2 MIDTERM PERIOD 1 MIDTERM
FRI 12/19	EMPLOYEE PLANNING

12/8/2014 - 12/12/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 12/8	Quantitative energy problems U3 WS3
TUES 12/9	Finish U3 WS3 Start Unit 3 review
WED 12/10	Review WS3 Additional quantitative problem practice Folder Check
THURS 12/11	Quantitative Energy problem Quiz Finish Unit 3 review Folder check
FRI 12/12	Unit 3 review and study guide

12/1/2014 - 12/15/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 12/1	Energy reading review Energy Bar charts and practice (U 3 WS 1)
TUES 12/2	Review Energy Bar charts (WS 1) Additional practice (U3 WS 2)
WED 12/3	Energy bar chart and heating curve review (group whiteboard review) Intro to Quantitative energy problems - notes
THURS 12/4 (Prof. Dev)	Energy Bar Chart Quiz Quantitative problems - notes
FRI 12/5	Quantitative energy problems- (U3 WS3)

11/24/2014 - 11/28/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 11/24	Finish Icy Hot Lab and hand in Energy reading assignment and study guide.
TUES 11/25	Researching Science article - Turkey
WED 11/26	NO SCHOOL
THURS 11/27	NO SCHOOL - HAPPY THANKSGIVING
FRI 11/28	NO SCHOOL

11/17/2014 - 11/21/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 11/17	PVTn Problem Quiz Unit 2 review
TUES 11/18	Unit 2 review and study guide
WED 11/19	Unit 2 test Heat v's Temperature discussion
THURS 11/20 INTERIMS	Icy Hot Lab - need closed shoes and tie back long hair Graph lab data
FRI 11/21 Exam Waivers due	Lab discussion - class whiteboard Finish lab write-up

11/10/2014 - 11/14/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 11/10	Discussion and whiteboarding of lab data Graphs and diagrams for lab due
TUES 11/11	NO SCHOOL
WED 11/12	PVTn problems Practice (WS3)
THURS 11/13 Q1 Report cards	PVTn problems Temperature Reading: Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit.
FRI 11/14	PVTn Review (Quiz Monday) Finish Reading Unit 2 review

11/3/2014 - 11/7/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 11/3	Review WS 2 Lab - Pressure and Volume Graph data - finish for HW
TUES 11/4	PLANNING
WED 11/5	WS 1 and 2 Quiz Whiteboard lab data and discuss Finish lab write-up
THURS 11/6 (Prof. Dev)	Lab Demo - Pressure and amount of gas Graph data
FRI 11/7	Lab - Pressure and Temperature - need closed shoes Graph Lab data - finish for HW

10/27/2014 - 10/31/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 10/27	Thermal expansion Video clips WS1 - finish for HW
TUES 10/28	Blow Up a Student and other pressure demo's Video clip Particle diagrams
WED 10/29	Lab - Effects of Atmospheric Pressure - need closed shoes and a soda can Lab write up and diagrams
THURS 10/30	Review WS1 Pressure discussion and presentation Manometer demo WS 2
FRI 10/31	Review WS2 Pressure Effects Lab Lab write-up

Quarter 1

10/20/2014 - 10/24/2014

NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK-THE SWEET SIDE OF CHEMISTRY: CANDY

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 10/20	Lab discussion Lab write-up - finish for HW
TUES 10/21	Lab - Volume of CO₂ in Pop Rocks Candy - need closed shoes Lab write-up
WED 10/22	Researching Science article
THURS 10/23 (Early Release)	P2: Thermal expansion demo and discussion Video clips P7: Reading. Torricelli
FRI 10/24	Planning - end of Q1

10/13/2014 - 10/17/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 10/13	The model so far Liquid diffusion demo and discussion Storyboard
TUES 10/14	Movement and energy of particles in solids, liquids, and gases - video clips and discussion, Summary chart of solid, liquid, gas - finish for HW
WED 10/15	PSAT P7: Researching Science- Metric System
THURS 10/16	Lab - Bunsen burner safety and finding the hottest part of a flame - must wear closed shoes and tie back hair
FRI 10/17	Lab- Gold Penny: Diffusion in Solids - must wear closed shoes and tie back hair.

10/6/2014 - 10/10/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 10/6	Unit 1 Review
TUES 10/7	Unit 1 whiteboarding and group review
WED 10/8	Unit 1 Test
THURS 10/9	Researching Science Article - Helium
FRI 10/10	Gas diffusion demonstration Storyboarding and discussion

9/29/2014 - 10/3/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 9/29	Media Center - "The Size of Things" online activity and WS HW: Review metric units and prefixes
TUES 9/30	Converting metric units Practice (WS) HW: Finish practice
WED 10/1	Unit 1 Review packet HW: Work on review
THURS 10/2 (Prof. Study)	Review metric conversions Work on review packets
FRI 10/3	Unit 1 review (Unit test Wednesday 10/8)

9/22/2014 - 9/26/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 9/22	Discuss WS 4 Factor Label method Redo WS 4 problems using factor label HW: Finish problems
TUES 9/23	Review WS 4 Scientific notation review Practice problems HW: Finish problems - due Friday
WED 9/24	Thickness of a Thin Layer activity/ lab Lab write up and calculations HW: Study for Density Quiz
THURS 9/25	NO SCHOOL
FRI 9/26	Density Quiz Scientific notation review Lab activity discussion and finish

9/15/2014 - 9/19/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 9/15	Mass and Volume Lab HW: Graph data
TUES 9/16	Lab discussion Finish graph and questions for lab HW: Finish lab - due Friday
WED 9/10	Density discussion WS 3 HW: Finish WS 3
THURS 9/11 (Early Release)	Researching Science article: Iron
FRI 9/12	Discuss WS 3 WS 4 HW: Finish WS 4

9/8/2014 - 9/12/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 9/8	Volume Lab - Need closed shoes HW: Graph data
TUES 9/9	Line of best fit and slope discussion Finish graph for volume lab HW: WS 2 - Measurement
WED 9/10	Mass and Change Lab Report due Discuss WS 2 - measurement and significant figures. Revise and finish WS 2 HW: Complete online tutorial on uncertainty in measurement
THURS 9/11 (Prof Study)	Significant Figure discussion and practice (WS) HW: Study for estimation/ measurement quiz
FRI 9/12	Estimation / Measurement Quiz Significant figure review HW: Vocab activity

9/1/2014 - 9/5/2015

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 9/1	NO SCHOOL
TUES 9/2	Mass and Change lab Parts 5 and 6- need closed shoes HW: Define physical and chemical properties and changes and give examples.
WED 9/3	Group analysis of lab data (histograms and particulate diagrams) Class discussion of Mass and Change lab data HW: Worksheet 1
THURS 9/4	Discussion of Worksheet 1 Video - Mass and Change/ Conservation of Matter HW: Mass and Change lab Report
FRI 9/5	Researching Science Article Continue with lab report

8/25/2014 - 8/29/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 8/25	Lab Safety Quiz Histogram Group activity HW: Read about histograms
TUES 8/26	Democritus model of the Atom - discussion Demonstration/ video and class whiteboarding activity
WED 8/27	Mass and Inertia Video Intro to the balance and mass
THURS 8/28	Mass and Change lab Parts 1 and 2 - need closed shoes
FRI 8/29	Mass and Change Lab parts 3 and 4 - need closed shoes.

8/18/2014 - 8/22/2014

DATE	ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS
MON 8/18	Rules and procedures Demonstration and introduction to the study of matter HW: Signed forms and student info due by Friday 8/22
TUES 8/19	Lab safety rules - group activity HW: Lab safety bumper sticker due Thurs 8/21
WED 8/20	Lab Safety rules and classroom safety equipment Equipment lab HW: Modeling Reading
THURS 8/21	Chemistry diagnostic test Finish equipment lab HW: Study lab safety rules
FRI 8/22	Researching Science article about Lab Safety HW: Study lab safety rules