CHEMISTRY

Fall 2012

Monday 8-20-12 Tuesday 8-21-12 Wednesday 8-22-12 Thursday 8-23-12 Friday 8-24-12

__Monday 8-27-12__
- today we will be starting our first unit, to include our wiki article reading and responses if you are already on wikispaces, you may continue to use your login your login must have your name in it, so that I will know whom to give credit for the work, if in doubt I will not guess if you are new to wikispaces, you need to create a user account, then you need to "join this wiki" and ask for membership,

After you are a member of this wiki, read this article on Cyborg Tissues, and respond in discussion

__Tuesday 8-28-12__
here is another article to read, we need more practice on logging on and commenting on articles, then we will continue with Unit 1 notes Gene-Modifying Lotion

Wednesday 8-29-12 PLC LATE START DAY

__Thursday 8-30-12__
notes and discussion on Unit 1

__Friday 8-31-12__
read this article on "Weird Chemistry", respond in discussion, then we continue notes and discussion on Unit 1

Monday 9-3-12 LABOR DAY

__Tuesday 9-4-12__
today you will be trying out the new discovery education high school curriculum, here is a link to the site I will be giving you a username and password to use on the site. You will see an assignment already there to go through. We will be taking this slowly to work through any bugs.

__Wednesday 9-5-12__
first read this article on Spinach and Solar Cells, respond in discussion, then go back into your Discovery Ed accounts and keep working and trying things out

__Thursday 9-6-12__
go to this article from Popular Science, and read through all 10 of the Laboratories and respond in discussion, if you have time return to DiscoveryEducation and continue to work through the lessons.

Friday 9-7-12

__Monday 9-10-12__
Today we will be working only on the DiscoveryEducation site. Make sure you get to the Quiz/Assessment.

Tuesday 9-11-12

Wednesday 9-12-12 PLC LATE START DAY

__Thursday 9-13-12__
read this article on changes in water chemistry, respond in discussion, then continue working in Discovery Education

Friday 9-14-12

__Monday 9-17-12__
read this article on chemical bonds, respond in discussion, then go to the discussion and answer the questions about Discovery Education

Tuesday 9-18-12 Wednesday 9-19-12 Thursday 9-20-12 Friday 9-21-12

Monday 9-24-12 Tuesday 9-25-12 Wednesday 9-26-12 Thursday 9-27-12 Friday 9-28-12

Monday 10-1-12 Tuesday 10-2-12 Wednesday 10-3-12 PLC LATE START DAY Thursday 10-4-12 Friday 10-5-12

Monday 10-8-12 Tuesday 10-9-12 read this article about a Boulder Nobel Prize winner, respond in discussion, then go to Discovery Ed and go through the Explore

Wednesday 10-10-12 Thursday 10-11-12 Friday 10-12-12

Monday 10-15-12 Tuesday 10-16-12 Wednesday 10-17-12 Thursday 10-18-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 8am - 8:30pm Friday 10-19-12 No School

Monday 10-22-12 Tuesday 10-23-12 Wednesday 10-24-12 PLC LATE START DAY

Thursday 10-25-12 Friday 10-26-12

__Monday 10-29-12__
read this article on Oxygen's ups and downs, respond in discussion, then go to discovery ed and work on assignments

__Tuesday 10-30-12__
read this long article about the next pandemic, and then respond in discussion

Wednesday 10-31-12 Thursday 11-1-12 Friday 11-2-12

__Monday 11-5-12__
read this article on Targeting Drugs, respond in discussion

__Tuesday 11-6-12__
read this article on the Fastest Science Machine in the World, respond in discussion, then go to DiscoveryEd and work on the new unit, Covalent Bonding

Wednesday 11-7-12 Thursday 11-8-12 Friday 11-9-12

Monday 11-12-12 Tuesday 11-13-12 Wednesday 11-14-12 NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS - STAFF TRAINING

__Thursday 11-15-12__
go to this article in Popular Science, read the main part then make sure to click on the Gallery to see the 7 things and respond to them in discussion

Friday 11-16-12 Thanksgiving Celebrations at OPA

Monday 11-19-12 Tuesday 11-20-12 Wednesday 11-21-12 Thursday 11-22-12 THANKSGIVING DAY Friday 11-23-12

__Monday 11-26-12__
today you need to read this article on Scotch Tape, respond in discussion then go to discovery education and read through the Engage and Explore for the Ion Formation chapter/section

__Tuesday 11-27-12__
read this article on Nanocrystals and Circuits, respond in discussion, then continue on Ion Formation in DE

Wednesday 11-28-12 Thursday 11-29-12 Friday 11-30-12

Monday 12-3-12

__Tuesday 12-4-12__
read this article on Oil and Water, respond in discussion, then go to DiscoveryEducation and go through the Explore section of Acids, Bases, and Salts.

Wednesday 12-5-12 PLC LATE START DAY Thursday 12-6-12

__Friday 12-7-12__
read this article on using harmful greenhouse gas to make pharmaceuticals, respond in discussion, then go to DiscoveryEducation and continue with this unit

__Monday 12-10-12__
read this article on Future Materials, respond in discussion, then keep working on Discovery Education

__Tuesday 12-11-12__
read this article on new Biomaterial, respond in discussion, then keep working in DiscoveryEd

Wednesday 12-12-12 Thursday 12-13-12 Friday 12-14-12

Monday 12-17-12 Tuesday 12-18-12 FINALS Period 1 (8:30-9:23) Period 2 (9:27-10:20) Wednesday 12-19-12 FINALS Period 3 (8:30-9:23) Period 4 (9:27-10:20) Thursday 12-20-12 FINALS Period 5 (8:30-9:23) Period 6 (9:27-10:20) Friday 12-21-12 END OF SEMESTER MAKE UP

WINTER BREAK!!!!