WEEK OF APR. 13-17
Monday     Quiz (Conversions and KE/PE)                 Homework:  Read Section 8-2 / Complete 8-2 Study Guide Day 2       Section 8-2 Notes :  Balanced and Unbalanced Forces Day 3       Newton's Three Laws of Motion Friday      Lab Day - Zook 235   REMINDER:  Science Projects are due on Monday, Apr. 20th  (Boards and Reports)

WE WEEK OF APR. 6 - 10  Monday      "Wrapping up Your Project"  Writing research report                                               and making display board.                    Finish up "Faster and Faster" Day 2      Review Quiz/ Science Fair Project/ Lab report Day 3      Catch-up and Review Friday      Class in Crouse 318                Quiz on Section 8-1, Conversions, and                PE-KE, velocity calculations   EK OF MAR. 9 - 13

Monday        Grade Update                    Science Fair Background Research                    Energy Flowchart                    Homework:  Paragraph summaries for pages 302-305 Day 2          Energy Transformations                    Science Fair Research Day 3          Background Reseach Due                   More energy                   Period 6 will have energy transformation quiz                          &      How does a Nuclear Power Plant work (AGAIN!)  Friday         Energy transformation quiz                    &  How does a Nuclear Power Plant work (AGAIN!) HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!

Mrs. Kaffen's 9th

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!  to the best Freshman class in the world!!!!!

Remember....we will be focused on STUDY SKILLS this semester.

WEEK OF JAN. 7-9

Day 1                  Midterm exam review

                           How did the universe begin?

                           Assignment:  Read pages 526-530 in textbook (take notes and

                                          be sure you know the material!!)

Friday                  Practice quiz based on assigned reading

                          How does a rainbow work?

WEEK OF SEPT. 8-12 

Day 1                  Review 9/5 Quiz

                            Review Sig. Fig. Calculations

                            Introduce Scientific Notation

       HW:  Page 23 Practice #1, #2 /  Pg. 26 #5 / Pg. 28 #15 (Due Day 2)

 Day 2                  Review Day 1 HW

                            Introduce Calculations with Scientific Notation

       HW:  Pg. 24 Practice #1,#2 / Pg. 26 #6 / Pg. 28 #16 (Due Day 3)

 Day 3                  Review Day 2 HW

 Friday                  MEASUREMENT LAB  -  235 ZOOK

        HW:  Report will be due Mon. 9/15

WEEK OF SEPT 15-19

  Monday               Lab Debriefing

                            Lab Report Due

                            Chapter 1 Study Guide (Complete for Test on Wednesday)

                            Intro to "Where did this Theory Come From?"

  Tues/Thurs          Research Session

  Wednesday          Chapter 1 Test

                             Study Guide Due

  Friday                  Lab Day  -  Designing an Experiment

  SATURDAY           SCHOOL DANCE  -  VORIS CLC  -  6:30-8:30 pm

 WEEK OF SEPT. 22 - 26

  Monday

            Instructions for making plots in EXCEL/ Inserting  plot into

                            document

            Review Test

            (Test can be corrected and retaken to received average grade)

  Tues/Thurs

             Team work time for Theory Project

             String Theory teams should GOOGLE "NOVA String Theory Video"

             Alka-Seltzer Lab due at 12 Midnight

  Wednesday

             Chapter 2 Introduction  -  Classification of Matter

                     HW:  Section 2-1 of Study Guide 

                                 Due  Monday, Sept. 29th

  Friday (ZOOK 235)

            Density Lab - More Measurement

WEEK OF SEPT. 29 - OCT. 3

Monday    Section 1 of Chapter 2 Study Guide Due

               Grade Updates

               Prep for Theory Project presentations (Email PowerPoints to Mrs. Kaffen)

Tuesday/Thursday

               Theory Project Presentations

Wedneday   Chapter 1 Retest  (Must have Retest Prep complete to take test)

                Plastics Density lab sheet due

Friday         Lab  Zook 235

                 Correction to AS report due (Name - Revised AS report) 

WEEK OF OCT. 6 - OCT. 10

Monday

              Return of Papers/ Grade Reports  (2 weeks until end of Grade Period)

              Homework -  Section 2-2 (Due Wed. Oct. 8)

Tuesday/Thursday

              HDTTW?  Refrigerators

              Corrections for Section 2-1

              Chapter 2 Discussion

Wednesday

               SAFETY CONTRACT DUE

              Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz

              Homework - Section 2-3  (Due Monday, Oct. 13)

Friday

              Lab in Zook 235   -   Changes of State

 WEEK OF OCT. 13 - OCT. 17

Monday   Happy Columbus Day!!!

              Happy Last Week of the Grading Period!!!

              Registration of Clickers

              Lab Report Issues

              Chapter 2 Study Guide due

              HDTTW? Refrigerator due

Day 2

              Chapter 2 Notes

Wednesday

              Solid  -->  Liquid --> Gas  Lab Due

              ALL Alka-Seltzer Lab Report Corrections are due today...

                        NO EXCEPTIONS

Day 3

              Review for Chapter 2 Test

Friday

              Chapter 2 Test

WEEK OF OCT. 20 - 24

Monday     Atomic stucture notes

                HW  Section 3-1 summaries  (Due Day 2)

Day 2       Intro to the Periodic Table of the Elements

                Homework  - Questions on page 85  (Due Day 3)

Day 3       Atoms/ Periodic table discussion

Friday       Lab - Zook 235

WEEK OF OCT. 27 - OCT. 31

Day 1 and Day 2

          Valence Electrons, Orbitals, and Completion of the Average Atomic Mass

          HW  -   Summaries for Section 4-2  (Due Wed., Oct. 29th)

Day 3        Types of Bonds

Friday       Physical Properties of Ionic, Moleculare and Metallic materials

WEEK OF NOV. 3 - NOV. 7

Monday      Review of "Types of Chemical Bonds"

Day 2         "How does Carbon-14 Dating Work?" due

                 "Catch-up Day"

                 Homework - Summaries for Section 4-1 (Due  Day 3)

Day 3         Types of compounds  (Section 4-1)

Friday         Quiz - Atomic Structure/Periodic Table/Chemical Bonds

WEEK OF NOV. 17 - NOV. 21

Monday       "How to Study for BIG Tests"

                        1) What's important?

                        2) What do I know?

                        3) What do I NOT know?

                        4) Details

                   Homework  -  Section 1 of the Ch. 5 Study guide -  DUE Wed., 11/19

Tuesday       Periods 1-5   "Knowing the Atom" Project  -  Due Wednesday, 11/26

Wednesday   Balancing Chemical Equations  (Guest Lecturer - Mrs. Gordon)

                    Homework  -  Section 3 of the Ch. 5 Study guide - DUE Monday, 11/24

Thursday      Period 6   "Knowing the Atom" Project  -   Due Wednesday, 11/26

Friday           Chapter 3/4 Test  STUDY!!!

WEEK OF DEC. 1 - DEC. 5

Monday          Review Sections 5-2 and 5-3 Study Guides

                      Homework  -  Section 5-4 Study Guide

Day 2             Review 5-4

                      Intro to Nuclear Reactions (Chapter 7)

                      Homework  -  Chapter 7 Study Guide

Day 3             Review of Nuclear Reactions

Friday             Chapter 5 Clicker Quiz

                      How Does A Nuclear Reactor Work (Electricity Generation)?

WEEK OF DEC. 8 - DEC. 12

Monday           Guest Lecture   Acids/Bases     Mr. Guanciale

Day 2             Preparing for a Midterm Exam!!!!

                      Homework -  Chapter 6 Study Guide  (Due Friday)

Day 3             Baking Soda/Vinegar Lab  (Crouse 318)

Friday             Acid/Base Lab  (Zook 235)