In Miss Gurganus's Chemistry Class ...


   Make-up Lab/Quiz/Test Dates:
              Mondays and Thursdays before and after school
 

November 18, 2009  
  • Weekly Quiz #9 and binder/folder/notes check

  • Final 5 elements to memorize (Pb, Bi, Rn, Ra, U)

  • Notes on Chapter 4

  • Time to work on lab #5 conclusion and abstract

Homework: See weekly assignment sheet

Next Quiz: Weekly Quiz #10 on Tuesday, 11-24-09

Next Lab: Lab #6 on Monday, 11-23-09

Next Test: Not yet scheduled

November 16, 2009  
November 13, 2009  
November 12, 2009  
  • Notes on Chapter 4 (gold foil experiment, Rutherford-Bohr model, spectra)

November 11, 2009  
  • Notes on Chapter 4 (mass defect, Thomson, "plum pudding" model)

  • Lab #5 discussion and partner draw

November 10, 2009  
  • Weekly Quiz #8 and binder/folder/notes check

  • Next 10 elements on the periodic table to memorize (Ag, Cd, Sn, I, Xe, Ba, W, Pt, Au, Hg)

  • Notes on Chapter 4 (radioactive carbon dating)

November 9, 2009  
November 6, 2009  
  • Notes on Chapter 4 (radioactivity, alpha radiation, demonstrations)

  • Lab #5 handout and MSDS

November 5, 2009  
November 4, 2009  
November 3, 2009  
  • Weekly Quiz #7 and binder/folder/notes check

  • Next 10 elements on the periodic table to memorize (Ga, Ge, As, Se, Br, Kr, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr)

  • Notes on Chapter 4 (early history)

November 2, 2009  
October 30, 2009  
October 29, 2009  
October 28, 2009  
October 27, 2009  
October 26, 2009  
October 23, 2009  
October 22, 2009  
October 21, 2009  
  • Notes on Chapter 3 (endothermic, energy graphs, calorimeter, specific heat capacity, specific heat calculations) and demonstrations

  • Worksheet for homework

October 20, 2009  
  • Weekly Quiz #5 and binder/folder/notes check

  • Next 10 elements of the periodic table (Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, Ar, K, Ca) to memorize for next week's quiz (on 10-27-09)

  • Notes on Chapter 3 (system, surroundings, heat, direction of heat flow, exothermic) and demonstrations

October 19, 2009  
October 16, 2009  
October 15, 2009  
October 14, 2009  
  • Discussion of upcoming Lab #3

October 13, 2009  
  • Weekly Quiz #4 and binder/folder/notes check

  • First 10 elements of the periodic table (H, He, Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F, Ne) to memorize for next week's quiz (on 10-20-09)

  • Notes on Chapter 3 (more classification of matter vocabulary, differences between compounds and mixtures)

October 12, 2009  
October 9, 2009  
October 8, 2009  
October 7, 2009  
October 6, 2009  
October 5, 2009  
  • Rough draft of Lab #2 calculations done during class

  • Scores from last week's quiz

  • Selected answers to the homework to prepare for tomorrow's quiz

October 2, 2009  
October 1, 2009  
  • Notes on Chapter 2 (significant figures in calculations, dimensional analysis)

  • Worksheet (due Monday, 10-5-09)

  • Time to discuss lab with partner and teacher

September 30, 2009  
  • Discussion of Lab #2

  • Partner draw

  • Time to discuss lab with partner and teacher

September 29, 2009  
September 28, 2009  
  • Notes on Chapter 2 (percent error, significant figures)

  • Study guide for tomorrow's quiz

September 25, 2009  
September 24, 2009  
  • Notes on Chapters 1 and 2 (law of conservation of energy, law vs. theory, Einstein's equation, qualitative vs. quantitative, SI, base units, prefixes)

  • Textbook worksheet as homework

September 23, 2009  
September 22, 2009  
September 21, 2009  
September 18, 2009  
September 17, 2009  
  • Finished materials and hazards for first lab

  • Time in class to work on research and procedure

  • First lab demonstrated to students

September 16, 2009  
September 15, 2009  
September 14, 2009  
September 11, 2009  
September 10, 2009  
September 9, 2009  

September 8, 2009



Questions?  E-mail: gurganus@gw.lincoln.k12.mi.us

Telephone: (734) 484-7000 ext. 7655

Room Number: 1403

Address: 7425 Willis Road, Ypsilanti, MI  48197


Last Updated: November 20, 2009