Archive for December, 2009

December 16th 2009

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Science:  Today in class we took our 1st semester exam.  No homework.

Physical Science:  Today in class we took our 1st semester exam. No homework.

December 14th 2009

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Science:  Today students took a test over chapter 14.  Don’t forget the 1st semester exam is on Wednesday.  The exam covers chapters 1, 7-14.

Physical Science:  Today students took a test over chapter 22.  Don’t forget the 1st semester exam is on Wednesday.  The exam covers chapters 1, 15-17, 19-22.

December 11th 2009

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Science & Physical Science:  Turned in extra credit today.  We had a health speaker come and teach today.  Don’t forget the chapter test is Monday and the Exam is Wednesday.

December 10th 2009

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Science:  Today in class we completed a lab over acids and bases using indicators.  Homework was to take a pretest for the health class tomorrow.  Extra credit is due tomorrow.

Physical Science:  Today in class we reviewed for the test on Monday.  Homework was to take a pretest for the health class tomorrow.  Extra credit is due tomorrow.

Physical Science-Study Guide for Chapter 22

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

This is a study guide for chapter 22.  These are not the questions that will be on the test.

  1. What is a solution?
  2. How are solute and solvents related to solutions?
  3. What are the different types of solutions you can have according to phase change?
  4. What is a solution of metals called?
  5. What affects the rate at which a substance dissolves?
  6. How do you calculate the surface area of a rectangle that measures 5 mm wide, 2 mm tall, and 12 mm long?
  7. What is solubility?
  8. How do you calculate the amount of solute that dissolved in orange juice if it contains 5% orange juice from concentrate and the total amount is only 250 ml?
  9. What is a saturated solution?
  10. What is an unsaturated solution?
  11. What is a supersaturated solution?
  12. How do you use a solubility curve?
  13. What factors affect the solubility of gases in liquid and how do they affect it?
  14. What are electrolytes?  nonelectrolytes?
  15. What is ionization?
  16. What is dissociation?
  17. What is the difference between ionization and dissociation?
  18. How do solute particles affect the freezing point of a solvent?  boiling point?
  19. What is the cause of the change in freezing point and boiling point?
  20. How does antifreeze work?
  21. What is the difference between polar and nonpolar substances?
  22. What is a versatile alcohol?
  23. What are the drawbacks of nonpolar solvents?
  24. How does soap work?
  25. What is the difference in polar and nonpolar vitamins?  Where are they absorbed?
  26. Be sure to be able to answer the math questions on page 844 #233-242.

Study Guide for Chapter 14-Regular Science

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

This study guide is used to collect your thoughts on chapter 14.  They are not the questions that will be on the test.

  1. What are ionic compounds?
  2. What are properties of ionic compounds?
  3. What are covalent compounds?
  4. What are properties of covalent compounds?
  5. Do ionic or covalent compounds conduct electricity?  Why?
  6. What is an acid?
  7. What are properties of acid?
  8. What are indicators?
  9. How do acids react with an indicator?
  10. How do acids react with metals?
  11. Do acids conduct an electric current?
  12. What are some uses of acids?
  13. What is a base?
  14. What are properties of bases?
  15. How do bases react with an indicator?
  16. Do bases conduct an electric current?
  17. What are some uses of bases?
  18. What is the difference between a  strong acid and a weak acid?
  19. What are examples of strong acids and weak acids?
  20. What is the difference between a strong base and a weak base?
  21. What are examples of strong bases and weak bases?
  22. What happens in a neutralization reaction?
  23. What is the pH scale?
  24. What is the pH range for acids?  bases?
  25. Which acid is stronger an acid with a pH of 2 or an acid with a pH of 5?  Why?
  26. How do you use indicators to determine pH?
  27. Which base is stronger a base with pH of 8 or a base with a pH of 12?  Why?
  28. What is a salt and how is it used?
  29. What is an organic compound?
  30. How many bonds can carbon have?
  31. What are the three models for carbon backbones?
  32. What is a hydrocarbon?
  33. What are the three types of hydrocarbons?
  34. What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?
  35. What is an aromatic hydrocarbon?
  36. What are the main biochemical compounds?
  37. What are carbohydrates made of?  Example?
  38. What are lipids?  Example?
  39. What are proteins?  Example?
  40. What are nucleic acids?  Example?

December 9th 2009

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Science:  today in class we finished up notes for chapter 14.  We also took a quiz over chapter 14.  Lab tomorrow. Extra credit due Friday.

Physical Science:  today in class we finished our discussion of chapter 22.  No homework tonight. Extra Credit due Friday.

December 8th 2009

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Science:  Today in science we discussed section 3 of chapter 14.  Homework is chapter 14 section 3 section review.

Physical Science: Today in Physical Science we discussed chapter 22 section 1 & 2.  Homework is chapter 22 section 1 & 2 section review.

December 7th 2009

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Science:  Today in class we went over section 1 & 2 in chapter 14.  Homework is section review for section 1 & 2. Chapter 14 test on Monday December 14th and Semester Exam on December 16th.

Physical Science:  Today in class we completed a lab over identifying unknown compounds.  Chapter 22 test on Monday December 14th and Semester Exam on December 16th.

December 4th 2009

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Science:  Today we went over chapter 14 workbook pages.

Physical Science:  Today we took a quiz over chapter 22.