We have just finished up our study of chemical bonds. We spent time drawing several different covalent and ionic bonds. Their chapter 11 test will be Monday, May 6. There review/EC worksheet is due Wednesday, May 1. The ALL SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR is next Wednesday -- I...
Reminders
Physical Science
This week we will be working on covalent bonding where electrons are shared between multiple atoms. We will learn how to show this using the electron dot model. We are also working on finishing our science fair projects. At this time, students may bring in their...
Physical Science
This week we took our chapter 10 test and have begun chapter 11. This chapter is about compounds and the three different types of bonds -- covalent, ionic, and metallic. We will look at the differences of these types of bonds and how they occur. Please take note, that...
Physical Science
We have finished our study of the Periodic Table of Elements. We have learned about how to find information on the chart and learned how many characteristics have repeating patterns. Students have studied the differences between metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. The...
Physical Science
We are continuing to learn about the Periodic Table. This week we even made our own Alien Periodic Table to help us understand that repeating patterns are the building blocks of the organization of this table. We have learned about how Mendeleev and Moseley...
Physical Science
Thursday is test day. Our students will be taking their Chapter 9 test. Grades will be posted in RenWeb later this evening. Our next chapter is studying the Periodic Table of Elements in more detail. We will also be doing an "Alien Periodic Table" activity to help...