Jan 13 & 14 (Wed & Thu) 

1. Bell Schedule link

2. Mr. Carprizo's Newsletter link

3. No School on Monday....Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

4. Introduction to Ionic Bonding 

5. A Periodic Table Link

6. Task 1 (Notes only)

Jan 15 (Fri)

1. Review our last lesson

2. Where we are going with this: A preview of Tuesday's lesson

3. Task 2: Course Syllabus (Grading Policy Semester Two)

Jan 19

1. Writing Formulas for binary ionic compounds.

2. Task 3

Jan 20 & 21

1. Friday will be an intervention day. Mr. A will be helping students with whatever tasks that a student needs help with.  Be sure to check  the attendance link that will be provided in Google Classroom within the first five minutes of class.

2. Recruitment videos for the next school year.

3. Review writing formulas for binary ionic compounds that you can predict the charges of the ions. 

4. The roman number system for the ions that you cannot predict the charge of. 

5. Stay in class if you need assistance or have work to be reviewed.

Jan 22

1. Intervention Friday

Google Classroom Instructions:

Please click "Mark as Done" for attendance purposes. Do so within the first five minutes of your scheduled class.  

If you do not understand any of the topics that were presented this week, I will assist you in class. If you have other concerns, such as you would like for me to look at late or resubmitted work, I will be there for you.

If you have completed your homework for the week and received full credit for the assignments, enjoy the rest of your day and weekend after you press "Mark as Done."

Jan 25 & 26

1. Review what we have covered so far

2. Warning: Mr. A sometimes creates compounds that you will not find on a Google search for the purpose of practicing writing and naming compounds.

3. Polyatomic Ions

4. Polyatomic Ions list pdf document

5. Task 5 

January 27 & 28

1. Writing formulas with polyatomic ions continued

2. Common errors when witting formulas that contain polyatomic ions

3. TASK 6

4. Friday will be an intervention day...Don't forget to check the attendance link that will be posted in Google classroom. 

5. Period one SEL video:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7pfj8qNLlmSQsbqrFG_70uwLUsfzaSD/view?usp=sharing 

January 29

1. Intervention Friday

Google Classroom Instructions:

Please click "Mark as Done" for attendance purposes. Do so within the first five minutes of your scheduled class.  

If you do not understand any of the topics that were presented this week, I will assist you in class. If you have other concerns, such as you would like for me to look at late or resubmitted work, I will be there for you.

If you have completed your homework for the week and received full credit for the assignments, enjoy the rest of your day and weekend after you press "Mark as Done."

February 1 & 2

1. Properties of ionic compounds

2. Writing names of ionic compounds given a formula

3. Task 7

February 3 & 4

1. Introduction to covalent bonding

2. The Octet Rule

3. Review electron dot diagrams for atoms

4. Task 8

February 5

1. Intervention Friday

Google Classroom Instructions:

Please click "Mark as Done" for attendance purposes. Do so within the first five minutes of your scheduled class.  

If you do not understand any of the topics that were presented this week, I will assist you in class. If you have other concerns, such as you would like for me to look at late or resubmitted work, I will be there for you.

If you have completed your homework for the week and received full credit for the assignments, enjoy the rest of your day and weekend after you press "Mark as Done."

February 8 & 9

1. Our schedule for this week and next week:

Week of Feb. 8^th

Monday/Wednesday – Block A- periods 1,3,5,& 7

Tuesday/Thursday – Block B – periods 0,2,4, & 6.

Friday – 2/12 - No School

Week of Feb. 15^th

Monday – 2/15 – No School

Tuesday & Friday – Pro-Hour Full Menu – periods 0,1,,3,4,5,6,& 7

Wednesday- Block A- periods 1,3,5,& 7

Thursday – Block B – periods 0,2,4,& 6

2. Review electron dot diagrams for elements

3. Nomenclature for binary molecules

4. Keeping track of valence electrons...electron inventories

8. Task 9

February 10 & 11

1. Review prefix system for binary molecules

2. Review how to determine the # of valence electrons for atoms

3. Drawing simple Lewis structures

4. Task 10

5. SEL Activity Period 1

February 16 (Prohour)

1. Polarity: Nonpolar vs. Polar Molecules

2. Stay in class after the lesson if needed. We may not have a lot of time, but we will have more time after the lesson the next time that we meet. Friday will be an intervention day. 

3. Back to drawing Lewis structures tomorrow. Being able to do an electron inventory is critical. 

4. Task 11....Notes Only

Feb 17 & 18

1. Review Polarity. Review Lewis Structures

2. Task 12 (Don't forget the electron inventories)

February 22 & 23

1. Mr. A did not present new material due to a family crisis. However, he did stay in class and reviewed late and resubmitted work for students that were prepared to present their work.

February 24 & 25

1. The shape of water according to VSEPR theory

2. Introduction to the mole (mol)

3. How to calculate molar mass (You must do it as demonstrated in class)

4. Task 13

5. Friday's assembly schedule. Period 4 must be in class. 

Feb 26

 1. Intervention Friday

2 . Assembly Period 4

March 1

1. Review Molar Mass (Periodic Table Link Again)

2. Using DA again....mols to grams

3. Task 14 (Mr. A will be picky about units and the chemical in each and every step.)

4. Mr. A will be absent on Friday. There will not be a substitute. Click the attendance link. Notes will be posted. Copy the notes, but do not turn them in. The notes will be a part of Task 16. The Your Turn Questions will be added to  Task 16 after Mr. A reviews the notes with you  next week.

March 3 & 4

1. Review molar mass ( Periodic table link)

2. Review mol ---> g

3. g---> mol

4. Mr. A will be absent on Friday. There will not be a substitute. Click the attendance link. Notes will be posted. Copy the notes, but do not turn them in. The notes will be a part of Task 16. The Your Turn Questions will be added to  Task 16 after Mr. A reviews the notes with you next week.

March 5

1. Mr. A is absent

2. Click on the attendance link

3. Task 16 notes are posted. Copy them. Do not turn them in. The Your Turn questions will be posted after we review the notes next week.

March 8 & 9

1. Using Avogadro's #

2. mols --> things ( The things will be atoms or molecules)

3. things--> mols

4. Review Sci not with calculators

5. Attendence office contact link

6. Sci Not calculator link

March 10 & 11

1. g --> particles (atoms or molecules)

2. Particles (atom or molecules) --> g

3. These are three step problems

4. Units must cancel form one step to the next.

5. If you are having trouble with your calculator, send me a pic of it with the task

or be ready to turn on your camera to show me your calculator.

6. Task 17

March  12

1. Intervention Friday

March 15 & 16

1. Introduction to chemical reactions (rxn)

• Reactants
• Products
• The Law of Conservation of Mass
• Phases
• Types of reactions: Single replacement, double replacement,  synthesis, decomposition, combustion
• Balancing & coefficients ( more on this next time )

2.  Task 18 Notes Only

March 17 &18

1. Review the Law of Conservation of Mass

2. Review Types of Chemical Rxns from Task 18

3. Balancing equations (we will leave out the phases so that we can focus on the elements.)

4. How to count elements when using a coefficient.

5. Balancing tips:

• Use a pencil
• Start with the most complicated looking compound
• Save oxygen gas and single elements for last

6. You are required to check your work as demonstrated in class.

7. Task 19

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