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Real Student-Teacher Conversations

Sometimes I try to imagine my job, my profession, as a series of conversations. Of course, this is actually true in a literal sense, as my entire professional worth (most … Continue reading

2013-12-08

AP Chemistry – Class 48/49/50

Dates Period E – Friday, December 6th – Thursday, December 11th Qualitative Analysis & Lab Final Lab Notebooks super awesome! STRICT RULES to follow Document posted in Google Drive Day 1 … Continue reading

2013-12-06

Lab Notebooks – LNB

You will be required to use a lab notebook throughout the remainder of this course, starting with the lab final for the Fall semester. This will serve as your lab … Continue reading

2013-12-06

Chemistry Honors – Class 46/47/48

Dates Period A – Thursday, December 5th – Wednesday, December 10th Periods C, D – Friday, December 6th – Thursday, December 11th Qualitative Analysis & Lab Final Lab Notebooks super … Continue reading

2013-12-06

AP Chemistry: Class 47

Period E – Thursday, December 5th Gas Laws Exam Three Questions Each drawn from prior AP exams (posted in shared folder) Non-graphing calculator only Only AP Periodic Table and Equations … Continue reading

2013-12-04

Chemistry Honors – Class 45

Dates Period A – Wednesday, December 3rd Periods C, D – Thursday, December 4th Testing day… not to worry! It’s all good…. Homework No Homework!

2013-12-04

Chemistry Honors – Class 44

Dates Periods A, C, D – Tuesday, December 3rd More project support The Khan Academy videos on this topic are excellent [LINK] and are recommended for those seeking extra help … Continue reading

2013-12-02

Classroom Prayer

Heart of God Instill in me a bold faith; A deep respect for the intellectual journey; A passionate desire to serve others; An instinct for building community; And an honest … Continue reading

2013-12-02

AP Chemistry: Class 45 & 46

Period E – Monday, December 2nd Big Questions – Gas Laws Terms and Ideas (for Test on Thursday) Pressure, temperature, volume – micro vs macro ideas Avogadro’s hypothesis – SUPER … Continue reading

2013-12-01

Chemistry Honors – Class 43

Dates Period A – Tuesday, November 26th Periods C, D – Monday, December 2nd Thinking about the exam and the project… One of the goals of the project is to … Continue reading

2013-12-01

Chemistry Honors – Class 42

Dates Periods A, C, D – Monday, November 25th Project: van der Waals Facebook Page Goals create a project that connects the ideas of Chapter 14 express scientific ideas creatively … Continue reading

2013-11-25

Chemistry Honors – Class 41

Dates Period A – Thursday, November 21st Periods C, D – Friday, November 22nd Video 1 – “A Matter of State” (see video series [LINK]) Questions The video states that … Continue reading

2013-11-21

AP Chemistry: Class 43 & Class 44

Period E – Friday, November 22nd and Tuesday, November 26th Gas Laws Lab Investigation Purpose The goal of the lab is to determine the relationships between the three primary properties … Continue reading

2013-11-21

AP Chemistry: Class 42

Period E – Thursday, November 21st Quiz – Bonding For the provided molecule(s) complete the following Lewis structure formal charge polarity (bonds / overall) geometry (electrons / shape) hybridization bond … Continue reading

2013-11-20

Chemistry Honors – Class 40

Dates Periods A, C – Wednesday, November 20th Period D – Thursday, November 21st Recap Bonding Topics electronegativity bond character (polarity) Lewis structures resonance formal charges molecule polarity geometry around … Continue reading

2013-11-20

Chemistry Honors – Class 39

Dates Periods A, D – Tuesday, November 19th Period C – Wednesday, November 20th New Material – VSEPR Geometry VSEPR Theory What do these molecules look like? Electron pairs repel … Continue reading

2013-11-18

AP Chemistry: Class 41

Period E – Tuesday, November 19th Review Bonding Review assigned molecules on the board Lewis structure formal charge polarity (bonds / overall) geometry (electrons / shape) hybridization bond angles Example … Continue reading

2013-11-18

AP Chemistry: Class 40

Period E – Monday, November 18th New Material Molecule Polarity determine bond polarity add bond polarities to determine overall polarity examples Hybrid Orbitals atomic orbitals don’t explain geometry you need … Continue reading

2013-11-17

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