Oct 29 - 8th

Students put page 35 in their notebook.

They then did some practice problems relating to physical and chemical change.

We finished by discussing endothermic changes.

Oct 29 - PS

We reviewed a brief balancing equation problem.

We then discussed the idea of a catalyst.

Students completed 2 lab experiments to test the idea behind catalysts.

Oct 24 - 8th

Students continued working on notebook page 36. When finished, they showed it to a teacher for initials to show that it looked to be completed correctly.

Students then read page 7-8 in the assigned eText.

When this was completed, they worked on the endothermic/exothermic interactivity.

Oct 24 - PS

Students completed the temperature of products lab.

They then finished the questions on the lab handout.

Some students began working on the worksheet using the book. We will work on this more tomorrow.

Oct 23 - 8th

Students turned in their worksheet.

We discussed the lab from yesterday.

We then played physical/chemical change memory.

Students then started working on the next notebook page.

Oct 23 - PS

Students and I discussed the correct answers to notebook page 35.

We then discussed the demonstration with the glow stick.

Oct 22 - 8th grade

We had a discussion about the molecule questions from the marshmallow activity.

Students then worked on 10 examples of molecules, elements, or compounds.

We then finished with a lab to demonstrate chemical changes.

Homework was to finish the worksheet and read the first 3 pages in the etext Chemical change on Pearson.

Oct 22 - PS

Students worked on page 34 and 35 in their notebook on precipitates.

They also read a brief section about temperature affecting the rate of a reaction and did a simulation.

Homework was to finish the google forms quiz (on google classroom) by midnight on wednesday.

Oct 16 - 8th

Students wrote down their "to do"list on  a post it note and put it in their computer or some other location.

Worksheet is due Thursday and test corrections are due Wednesday by midnight.

We then looked at examples of solutions and mixtures and used their traits to classify them.

Students ended the class by working on Marshmallow molecules.

Oct 16 - PS

Students and I discussed the reaction between baking soda and vinegar.

Students then worked to try and solve the challenge of making a baking soda and vinegar "explosion" that fills the graduated cylinder but does not overflow.

Oct 11 - 8th

Students put page 32 in notebook from google classroom.

We then discussed homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures.

We also discussed colloids, suspensions, and solutions.

Oct 11 - PS

We went over how to balance chemical equations.

Students then worked on a lab to figure out what the mystery from yesterday was.

Students then looked at a slide show for correct answers from last nights homework (questions 5-8 from activity).

Homework is to attempt the balancing chemical equations worksheet.

Oct 9 - 8th

We discussed the lesson 4 check.

We then added one note to our pH scale regarding litmus paper.

Students then worked on review assignments for tomorrow's test.

Oct 9 - PS

Students checked grades and cleaned out email.

Students took a pre test on chemical changes.

We then discussed physical changes and examples.

We then discussed what happens when a candle burns.

Oct 3 - PS

Students took a test on the Periodic Table.

Oct 3 - 8th grade

Students did the pH lab. We looked to see the acidity of common household items.

Oct 1 - 8th grade

Students checked their grades and cleaned out email.

Students then went to google classroom to see the next notebook page (28). They used the reading section from friday to help fill in the notebook page.

Oct 1 - PS

Students checked their grades and cleaned out their email.

Students found patterns that led them to see that covalent bonds are formed between nonmetals and that ionic bonds are formed between a metal and a nonmetal.

Students then got into groups and worked on their bonding basics papers.

TEST WEDNESDAY ON NOTEBOOK PAGES 16-29.