Saturday, February 23, 2013

Recording of 2/15 Chemistry Lecture

Hi folks,

Sorry this took so long to get up to the web.  I left for vacation Saturday morn and the internet where I was was lousy.

Here are the links



Sunday, February 17, 2013

No Science Jim Classes this week

Hi folks,

Just a reminder, (it was on the original schedule) that there are no Science Jim classes the week of Feb. 18 to the 22nd.  

Have a great week everyone!

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2/15 Chemistry update and homework due 3/1

Hi folks,

Today we discussed a few basic chemistry terms and began getting into the Bohr model of the atom.  We diagrammed several different atoms and saw the relationship of groups, periods and electron configuration.  We'll do more with this next class.

Homework for this week is to:
Read pgs 37 - 62
Answer questions on pg. 64 #'s 1-8 & 15 - 22

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Saturday, February 9, 2013

2/8 Chemistry update and homework due 2/15

Hi folks,

Today we did a quick lab looking at how iron combines with oxygen to form Fe2O3, other wise known as rust. This took us into a discussion of the law of conservation of mass, which led to talking about the history of chemistry and the development of modern atomic theory.

Homework this week is to:
Read 69 - 93
Do all odd questions on pg's 94 and 95.

10 points of extra credit for any of the Hands-on Chemistry Insights.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Recording of 2/1 Chemistry class

Hi folks,  

Here's the recording of the 2/1 class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whyNxzNFZSI

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

2/1 Chemistry update and homework due 2/8

Hi folks,

Kind of a fun lecture today looking into just how strange and bizarre the atom really is.  I hope I blew your minds a little bit. : )

Homework for this week should also be fun.  Take a look at this website http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/build-an-atom.  Click on "download" to get the simulation.  Once it's all set, feel free to play with it a bit.  When you're ready, click on the "Games" tab in the upper left side.  Feel free to do all 4 levels but at least do levels 3 and 4.  Something a little tricky here is that, when they show the element symbol, the atomic number is in the lower left side and the atomic weight is in the upper left.  The ionic charge is in the upper right side.  Keep trying until you get at least 4 out of 5 correct.  There's really nothing to turn in so you're on your honor to give it a shot.  Good Luck!


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