Monday, November 7, 2011

Rubric - Chemical Blog Project

Name _______________________   Partner____________________         Blog Grading Sheet


Blog Design Criteria
Evidence
Pts
Comments
   At least 2 pages



Apropriate titles



Have at least 3 entries on main page



Grammatically correct



Includes a link to the class wiki



Embed 2 videos appropriate to the topic



Insert pictures minimum 3



Include a survey question with a date till December 1st 



Remove unnecessary gadgets  - (followers and about me)



You include links to websites that have useful information (minimum 3) and a Link to class blog



Special instructions from Mr. Sneideman










CONTENT
Evidence
Pts
Comments
Why you chose your particular chemical/group



What you learned each day of the project





What is your chemical group used for? Explain how it is applied, created and distributed.



How does your chemical group affect human growth and or development: (What are the effects on human health?)



Is it cancerous (carcinogen)? If so at what level?



How toxic is it?  What is its toxicity?



What steps consumers can take to protect themselves – explain how the steps help…




Where one can go to find info on the safety of chemicals/products with links.






Compound or Element?  How is it made?








Vocab: I want to see (10) science vocab words bolded and defined.  When you encounter words you do not understand, dig deeper!










Thursday, November 3, 2011

Recent Do Now's

Is air a mixture or a compound?  Explain.
Under what process can compounds be seperated?  What is the end result?
How do we know if something is a metal?
How do we know if something is a compound or element?

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Compounds and Mixtures Do Now # ____

Do Now # ____
Is the air we breathe a compound or mixture?  How can we know?

Monday, October 10, 2011

Additional Vocabulary on Physical Change

  • melting
  • freezing
  • condensation
  • evaporation
  • vaporization
  • sublimation
  • plasmafication
  • Boyle's Law
  • Charles's Law
  • Heat
  • endothermic
  • exothermic
  • freezing point
  • melting pt.
  • condensation pt
  • vaporization pt.
  • CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTY
  • heat
  • temperature

Why does that happen? Do Now # 11

Do Now #11?  Why do our ski goggles or car windshield gets foggy, drinks sweat, ice forms on the outside of our windows when it hasn't rained, and why do clouds form?






http://www.ptable.com/

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

States of Matter Game

Play the game, to practice sorting plasmas.  Let me know your high score. Click HERE

How does temperature and pressure affect the state of matter?  Click Here

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Bose Einstein Condensate - 0 Degrees Kelvin - Zero Energy

OK Zach, Bend your mind around this. not really the same thing but here is a video about liquid metal that is mind blowing.