Monthly Archives: February 2017

Feb. 28 – Baking Bad

In class

  • cookie analogy
  • baking demo with “guest speaker”
  • notes on mole to mole and gram to gram conversions

Homework:

  • Pages 208 and 210 Practice problems (all)

Quiz

  • next class, Thursday March 2

2 questions from the homework will be found on the quiz – allowed to look at practice problem answers if homework has been completed

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Feb. 23 – S’more stoich

In class

  • reviewed stoichiometry analogies of bread and cheese + powerpuff girls
  • worksheet – s’more stoich
    • s’more analogy
    • last page chemical stoichiometry

No homework

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Feb 21 – Stoichiometry Analogies

Today

  • returned quiz
    • students have the opportunity to return the quiz for a regrade
  • calcium lab turned demo
    • students filled in their observation tables
  • intro to stoich
    • bread and cheese, powerpuff girls

Due next class:

  • quiz corrections
  • post-lab questions
    • one completed sheet per each pair/trio

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Velocity Dating Key

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February 21, 2017 · 6:49 pm

Feb 20 – Target practice

Today

  • demo: how to target a moving object
  • Explore BC project dates have been changed
    • Part 1: due February 27 (5 marks)
      • students must indicate if they are working individually or with a partner (maximum 3 people per group)
      • must pick their destinations
      • will talk about more after the test on Wednesday
    • Part 2: due March 9
    • Part 3: due March 29

Test on Wednesday, February 22

  • chapter 8 – velocity, displacement, vectors, scalars
  • format: multiple choice, short answer
  • velocity dating problem answers will be posted by midnight tonight
    • attempt the questions before looking at the answers

 

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Feb 17 – Quiz and Calcium lab

Class overview

  • Quiz
  • Lab

Quiz will be handed back next class

Lab was not completed by all students

  • next class will go through observations/experiment/questions together to wrap up the activity

Post-lab questions will be due February 23

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Feb 16 – Velocity/Speed dating

  • received quizzes back
  • introduced project – Explore BC
    • expect rubric on monday with mark breakdown
    • by the end of next class have group members picked
  • velocity problems solved in linked pairs in class

Homework:

Calculating average velocity worksheet – due Monday first thing

  • checking for completion AND correctness

Corrections of quiz

  • if failed have till Wednesday (before the test) to hand in corrections – will bring mark up to a passing

Important dates:

February 22 – Chapter 8 test

March 9 – Explore BC project due

 

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Feb 15 – Reaction type jigsaw

Today:

  • classroom guidelines/course overview
  • jigsaw activity – 6 different chemical reactions
  • introduction to lab
  • reminder about quiz next class

Quiz next class on:

  • balancing equations
  • predicting products
  • identifying reactions types

Mini pop test lab next class

  • rewrite procedure in either point form or flow chart

Homework – BC Science 11 workbook
4.2 review #3 and #4 (all of #1 and 2 if not done so already)

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Feb 10 – Chemical rxns review

  • Review of chemical reactions
  • Kahoot on science 10 material
  • Balancing chemical equations tips
  • Jigsaw activity – types of chemical reactions

BC Science Chemistry 11 assigned work:
Page 170 #1 (all), 2 (all)

If you are struggling with balancing chemical reactions:
Page 170 – 4.1 Activity: Building a Balanced Equation
PhET simulation
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/balancing-chemical-equations

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