Week 25 Announcements

Week 25 Resources/ Assets
Updated March 22, 2019
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Week 24 ​in Review

This past week we completed Chapter 13, along with the Flame Tests laboratory.  Since I will have NO time to discuss Chapter 14 - Chemical Periodicity with you in class, you will need to study this content on your own. This is a very easy chapter, and is divided into the following sections:
  • Section 1: Classification of the Elements
  • Section 2: Professor Dave Explains Periodic Trends
PRINT OUT the worksheets for Chapter 14 (linked right) BEFORE doing any reading in the chapter. We will be using as an instructional resource for this chapter the Professor Dave Explains video: The Periodic Table: Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, and Electronegativity (linked right). There are only a few questions on the homework that will require you to read parts of Chapter 14. This homework is due when you return to class on Tuesday, March 26th. 

Upcoming Week 25

Since I have not had the chance to return your corrected papers, your final revised paper will not be due until April 2nd. All of you should have already turned in Methods, Results (Data), Discussion and Introduction Sections. Here are the due dates for the individual constituents:
  • Tuesday, February 26th - Methods and Results (Data) Sections (already turned in)
  • Tuesday, March 12th - Discussion section (already turned in)
  • Tuesday, March 19th - Introduction (already turned in)
  • Tuesday, April 2nd - Complete revised paper (if you submit an Abstract, I'll give you some extra credit)
While I will be merciful with respect to IMRAD style and APA format, I will not be so with grammar. You all need to proof read your papers, or have another student/ parent do this - I will provide feedback only on mechanics - not on grammar. Please take time to look at The OWL at Purdue Online Writing Lab website for tips on writing papers in APA format, and use the APA Reporting webpage I put together. When looking through the papers last week, it appeared some of you did not even look at these resources.

You can expect one more paper in this format this Trimester.

Check-off List of Things to Do:

So that  you are properly prepared for classes next week, please make sure you do the following by:
Tuesday, March 26th:
  1. Due in class: Completed Flame Tests laboratory
  2. Be prepared to take a quiz covering what we have discussed so far from Chapter 13.
  3. Due in class: Chapter 14 Video Worksheet.
  4. Print out and bring to class: Chapter 15 Video Worksheet.
Upcoming Assignments Due
Tuesday, April 2nd:
  1. Chapter 15 Video Worksheet (easy)
  2. Completed and revised APA paper
  3. Quiz #24 (Handed out during 03/26 class)