Ms. Gore's 8th Grade Academy Science Class

The Week of Monday, November 16-Friday, November 20

Curriculum Objective:  4.05 Identify substances based on characteristics of physical properties: density; boiling /melting points; solubility; specific heat; chemical reactivity.

4.03 Explain how the periodic table is a model for classifying elements; identifying the properties of elements.

Essential Questions:  1. Why will knowing the chemical properties allow you to distinguish differences in matter?  2.  How is all matter made of atoms?

 Active Summary:  

Monday- We will begin class with a warm-up, essential question, and 12 powerful words.  Students will complete chapter 10 EOG science test practice on pages 312-313 #1-11 question and correct answer.  Students will complete visualizing main ideas on page 309 and complete “Matter and Its Changes” note-taking worksheet. Also there will be a quick demonstration of chemical reactions. Tuesday- Students will begin class with a warm-up, essential question, and 12 powerful words. Students will complete test 4 on chapter 10 “Matter and its Changes”. Wednesday- We will begin class with a warm-up, essential question, and 12 powerful words.  We will begin chapter 11 “Atoms, Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures” Section 1 “Models of the Atom”.  There will be a PowerPoint point presentation complete with vocabulary, lecture and notes. Thursday- We will begin class with a warm-up, essential question, and 12 powerful words. Students will watch the video “chemical reactions” and following the video there will be a video quiz 8.  Students will then model a nuclear atom on page 323.   Friday- Classscape

Homework:  Students are to draw diagrams of the Dalton, Thomson, and Rutherford models of the atom (due 11/19/09).

Have a Wonderful Week!!!!