Thursday, March 30, 2017

Thursday, March 30th

3rd, 5th, and 6th periods

Today students completed the lab portion of T#1.  We will complete lesson T#1 on Friday.

Quote of the day: "Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." -Lyndon B. Johnson
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Wednesday, March 29th

3rd and 6th periods

Today, students got the new Toxins booklet.  Yay, no more Alchemy!  Students also wrote a paragraph to reflect on how this semester is going to far, and how well they are meeting the goals they set when they wrote the 1st semester reflection.  Lastly, we started lesson T#1.

Quote of the day: "Everybody is a genius.  But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." -Albert Einstein
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

4th period

Today students completed the lab portion of T#1.  We will complete lesson T#1 on Friday.

Quote of the day: "Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." -Lyndon B. Johnson
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Tuesday, March 28th

4th and 5th periods

Today, students got the new Toxins booklet.  Yay, no more Alchemy!  Students also wrote a paragraph to reflect on how this semester is going to far, and how well they are meeting the goals they set when they wrote the 1st semester reflection.  Lastly, we started lesson T#1.

Quote of the day: "Everybody is a genius.  But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." -Albert Einstein
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Monday, March 27th

Today, we used the paint pigments that we created to make the paint and paint pictures.  The paintings will be how lesson A#21 will be graded.

Quote of the day: "Ohana means family, family means no one gets left behind or forgotten." -Lilo and Stitch
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Friday, March 24, 2017

Friday, March 24th

3rd, 5th and 6th

Today we started A#21, which is a lab.  Students made all the paint pigments, which we will make into paint on Monday.  Students will paint a picture and turn it in for points.

Quote of the day: "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach me destination." -Jimmy Dean
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Thursday, March 23rd

3rd and 6th

Today, we went over the answers to the review and then students took the Alchemy 3 test.  I also checked off procedure pictures for lesson A#21.

Notebooks are due next class period.

Quote of the day: "When someone says "you've changed" it simply means you stopped living your life their way." - Unknown
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

4th

Today we started A#21, which is a lab.  Students made all the paint pigments, which we will make into paint on Monday.  Students will paint a picture and turn it in for points.

Quote of the day: "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach me destination." -Jimmy Dean
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Wednesday, March 22nd

4th and 5th

Today, we went over the answers to the review and then students took the Alchemy 3 test.  I also checked off procedure pictures for lesson A#21.

Notebooks are due next class period.

Quote of the day: "When someone says "you've changed" it simply means you stopped living your life their way." - Unknown
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Monday and Tuesday, March 20th and 21st

Because of Smarter Balance testing, we did the same lesson these two days.

We finished A#20 by doing the check in.  Next, I assigned drawing labe procedure pictures to prepare for lesson A#21.  Lastly, I gave out a review for the test, which will be Wednesday and Thursday.

Quote of the day: "If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome." -Anne Bradstreet
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Friday, March 17, 2017

Friday, March 17th

Today we practiced electron configurations and noble gas configurations.  There was some work time for A#20, which I checked off at the end of the period.

I also gave out rubrics for the next journal check.

Quote of the day: "Do not judge my story by the chapter you walked in on." -Unknown
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Thursday, March 16th

3rd, 5th, and 6th

Today we continued with A#20, with discussion and work time.  Lesson A#20 will be due at the end of the next class period.

Quote of the day: "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." -Robin Williams
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Wednesday, March 15th

3rd and 6th

Today we went over solutions to some A#19 practice problems and did the check in question.  Then we started A#20, Shell Game.

Quote of the day: "To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funnybone." - Reba McEntire
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

4th

Today we continued with A#20, with discussion and work time.  Lesson A#20 will be due at the end of the next class period.

Quote of the day: "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." -Robin Williams
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Tuesday, March 14th

Today we went over solutions to some A#19 practice problems and did the check in question.  Then we started A#20, Shell Game.

Quote of the day: "To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funnybone." - Reba McEntire
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Monday, March 13th

Today, graded quizzes were passed back and we went over the correct answers.  Then we discussed A#19 and there was time to work on it.  I checked it off at the end of class.

Quiz retakes will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Quote of the day: "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart."  -Helen Keller
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Wednesday, March 8th

3rd, 5th and 6th

We had the Ionic Compound quiz today.  Then we continued work on A#19.

Quote of the day: "You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind." - Joyce Meyer
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Tuesday, March 7th

3rd and 6th

We did some ionic compound practice and the check in question for A#18.  Then we started lesson A#19, getting through the chemcatalyst and part of the activity.

Quote of the day: "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." -Alex Karras
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

4th

We had the Ionic Compound quiz today.  Then we continued work on A#19.

Quote of the day: "You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind." - Joyce Meyer
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Monday, March 6th

4th and 5th

We did some ionic compound practice and the check in question for A#18.  Then we started lesson A#19, getting through the chemcatalyst and part of the activity.

Quote of the day: "Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." -Alex Karras
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Friday, March 3rd

3rd, 5th and 6th

Today there was work time on A#18, and some discussion of concepts.  I checked off the lesson at the end of class.

There will be a quiz on ionic compounds on Tuesday.

Quote of the day: ""Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow.  It empties today of its strength." -Corrie ten Boom
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Thursday, March 2nd

3rd and 6th

Today we started A#18.  Students played a card game and then worked on the making sense and practice.  There will be about 15 minutes of work time during the next class period to finish.

Quiz retakes are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Quote of day: "If you are walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking,...you'll make progress."  -Barack Obama
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

4th

Today there was work time on A#18, and some discussion of concepts.  There will be a quiz on ionic compounds on Tuesday.

Quote of the day: ""Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow.  It empties today of its strength." -Corrie ten Boom
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Wednesday, March 1st

4th and 5th

Today we started A#18.  Students played a card game and then worked on the making sense and practice.  There will be about 15 minutes of work time during the next class period to finish.

Quiz retakes are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Quote of day: "If you are walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking,...you'll make progress."  -Barack Obama
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.

Tuesday, February 28th

Another snow day!

Monday, February 27th

Students got their scored quizzes back and we went over the key.  Retakes are an option.  Then we went over concepts from lesson A#17, and did the check in.  We will start A#18 tomorrow.

Quote of the day: "Try to be the rainbow in someone's cloud."  -Maya Angelou
-What does this mean?
-How can you relate to it? or Make a connection to the world.