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September 2024

Agenda

By Chemistry In The Earth System
  • Complete Flame test lab; lab due tomorrow
  • Flame test lab quiz tomorrow; know: term used for electrons in different energy levels, what the two pieces of evidence that we use to identify an metal, examples of cations and anions
  • Warm-up: What are some of the patterns seen in the PTE?
  • Atom quiz Thursday: know the Rutherford experiment, properties of the subatomic particles, how atomic masses and mass numbers are calculated for an atom or an isotope, the properties of an electron in a ground or excited state
  • Notes: Properties in the PTE

Agenda

By Chemistry In The Earth System
  • Warm-up: What are some of the patterns seen in the PTE?
  • Atom quiz Wednesday: know the Rutherford experiment, properties of the subatomic particles, how atomic masses and mass numbers are calculated for an atom or an isotope, the properties of an electron in a ground or excited state
  • Correct SEP (4) page 134, SEP (5) page 135, and SEP (6) page 136
  • Notes: Elements and Identifying Elements
  • Discuss CCC (7) page 137
  • Read 138-139, 144-149

Agenda

By Chemistry In The Earth System
  • Submit Bohr diagram w.s.
  • Revisit Investigative Phenomenon: What causes the colors in a fireworks display? How would you adapt your original model?
  • Investigative phenomena: Why are elements in pure form so rare?
  • Do CCC (1) and SEP (2) page 131; discuss
  • Think Pair Share: What are examples of metals that have properties unlike other metals?
  • Discuss: how is the Periodic Table of the Elements (PTE) organized?
  • Read 131-136
  • Do SEP (4) page 134, SEP (5) page 135, and SEP (6) page 136

Agenda

By AP Biology
  • Begin Chapter 4 summary
  • Organelle w.s.: write the functions of each organelle using the template provided; final submission must be typed; due Friday