Hello again! It's the first week of October, and it's finally starting to feel like Fall π. This week, we'll wrap up our short unit on the periodic table with a variety of activities, including a fun little lab, and then we'll start our 1st Quarter Project. Here's what we're doing for this abbreviated week:
Mon. 10/5
periodic trends
Periodicity WS
DUE: "BBC's Chemistry: A Volatile History β Order of the Elements" video WS
Tue. 10/6
Reactivity of Metals Lab
Wed. 10/7
Periodicity activity
Periodic Trends βΒ Check for Understanding
DUE: Periodicity WS
Thu. 10/8
Quiz #4A: The Periodic Table
start 1st Quarter Project (due Tue. 10/13)
DUE: Reactivity of Metals Lab
Parent-Teacher Conferences @5-8pm - sign up here!
Fri. 10/9
Teacher PD Day β NO SCHOOL
Make sure you sign up for the PSAT on PaySchools by this day! Click here for more info
We only have one more week left in 1st Quarter, so make sure you're keeping up with your work! I've graded every paper that has been handed to me except for the Periodic Table Coloring Activity, so your current grade in ProgressBook is accurate and updated. If you'd like to improve your grade, you can take the "C" version of any quiz we've had so far; remember, I keep the highest grade for each quiz. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you enjoy your upcoming 3-day weekend!
And just like that, it's October! π I hope the new school year is going well for you so far. This week, we'll wrap up our unit on the properties of matter and move on to one of the greatest achievements of humankind, the periodic table. Here's the plan for this week:
Mon. 9/28
review Law of Definite Proportions Lab
Alchemy Lab
Tue. 9/29
Quiz #3A: Properties of Matter
start Unit 4: The Periodic Table
introduction to the periodic table
DUE: Law of Definite Proportions Lab
Wed. 9/30
review quiz
Periodic Table Coloring Activity
DUE: Alchemy Lab
Thu. 10/1
Quiz #3B: Properties of Matter
start "BBC's Chemistry: A Volatile History β Order of the Elements" video
Fri. 10/2
finish "BBC's Chemistry: A Volatile History β Order of the Elements" video
DUE: Periodic Table Coloring Activity
Parents: Please use this link to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 8th. You can also reach out to me through email any time you have any questions or concerns.
The Alchemy Lab is one of my favorite labs of all time; you'll love it. Let me know if you have any questions, and have a great week!
Hello again, and welcome to Fall! π This week, we'll continue with our work on properties of matter β should be an easy week leading up to Homecoming weekend. Here's the plan:
Mon. 9/21
physical and chemical changes in matter
Steel Wool Activity
finish Classifying Matter POGIL
DUE: "BBC's Chemistry: A Volatile History β Discovering the Elements" video WS
Tue. 9/22
Physical vs. Chemical Changes WS
Quiz #2B: Scientific Measurements
DUE: Classifying Matter POGIL
Wed. 9/23
Law of Conservation of Matter notes & calculations
start Conservation of Mass WS
DUE: Steel Wool Activity
Thu. 9/24
Law of Definite Proportions notes & calculations
finish Conservation of Mass WS
DUE: Physical vs. Chemical Changes WS
Fri. 9/25
Law of Definite Proportions Lab
DUE: Conservation of Mass WS
I hope you have fun at all the Homecoming festivities this upcoming weekend! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Welcome to the last week of summer! Here's the plan as we wrap up our unit on scientific measurements with a quiz and move on to some actual chemistry with Unit 3: Properties of Matter:
Mon. 9/14
volume conversions
Accuracy, Precision and Error WS
start SI Scavenger Hunt
DUE: SI Unit Conversions WS 1 & 2
Tue. 9/15
finish SI Scavenger Hunt
Quiz #2A: Scientific Measurements
Wed. 9/16
review quiz (make-up quiz on Mon. 9/21)
start Unit 3: Properties of Matter
Classifying Matter POGIL
DUE: Accuracy, Precision and Error WS
Thu. 9/17
start "BBC's Chemistry: A Volatile History β Discovering the Elements" videoΒ
DUE: SI Scavenger Hunt
Fri. 9/18
Pep Assembly schedule
finish video
DUE: Classifying Matter POGIL
As always, let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!
Hello again, I hope you enjoyed this beautiful 3-day weekend! Here's what we're doing in class this week as we move on to Unit 2 and scientific measurements:
Mon. 9/7
Labor Day βΒ NO SCHOOL
Tue. 9/8
review quiz
finish scientific measurements & sig figs guided notes
practice math with sig figs
Significant Figures WS 1 & Significant Figures WS 2
Wed. 9/9
Quiz #1-2B: Lab Equipment & Techniques
SI unit conversions and dimensional analysis
SI Unit Conversions WS 1 & SI Unit Conversions WS 2
DUE: Scientific Notation WS
Thu. 9/10
The Measurement Challenge!
accuracy, precision and error
Accuracy, Precision and Error WS
DUE: Significant Figures WS 1 & Significant Figures WS 2
Fri. 9/11
Density Blocks Lab
DUE: SI Unit Conversions WS 1 & SI Unit Conversions WS 2
My plan is to give you as much time as possible in class to work on these assignments so you can ask me for help. It may seem like a lot, but some of these topics are review from middle school and past math classes, and you'll be able to get most of them done pretty quickly. I hope you have a wonderful abbreviated week, and please let me know if you have any questions!
Hello, future scientists! Here's what we're doing in class this week as we move on to lab equipment and begin to wrap up Unit 1 with our first two quizzes:
Mon. 8/31
share pseudoscience mini-presentations
DUE: Pseudoscience Mini-presentation
Tue. 9/1
lab equipment & safety notes
Quiz #1-1A: Fundamentals of Science and Chemistry
Wed. 9/2
review quiz
finish lab equipment & safety notes
Thu. 9/3
Quiz #1-1B: Fundamentals of Science and Chemistry
practice lab equipment ID
Fri. 9/4
start Unit 2: Scientific Measurements
intro to scientific measurements notes
Scientific Notation WS
Quiz #1-2A: Lab Equipment & Techniques
Lab equipment and safety may seem like common sense topics, but there are specific techniques we use and steps that we have to take in the lab to keep everyone safe and also get good results. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you have a great 3-day weekend!
Welcome to the first full week of school! I hope that school has started well for you and any issues with your schedule have all been worked out. Now that we've had a couple days to get to know each other and set some expectations, we can get to work! Here's what we're doing in class this week:
Mon. 8/24
finish What is Science? notes
start Obs-certainer Activity
start Scientific Method WS (front only)
Tue. 8/25
finish Obs-certainer Activity and share
finish Scientific Method WS (back)
Wed. 8/26
DUE: Scientific Method WS
Thu. 8/27
science vs. pseudoscience
Fri. 8/28
finish mini-presentations
DUE: Logic Stations Lab
Please let me know if you have any questions, and have a great week!
Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year! I'm excited to have you in class, and I hope you're looking forward to a good year of learning about chemistry.
Advanced Chemistry is a challenging course that explores matter and energy as well as the changes they undergo as they interact. Students will need strong Algebra skills, an interest in scientific issues, and a willingness to work hard in order to be successful in this course. Over my career, Iβve found that Chemistry is often one of the first classes that truly measures a student's readiness for college, so some of my students have been surprised at the amount of work required. You should expect to be challenged by this course.
Here's what we're doing in class for the first week of school:
Welcome to Advanced Chemistry! - first day presentation
Class Contract - get it signed!
What is Science? - notes
start Obs-certainer Activity
I hope you have a great first week and you're able to get some rest this weekend before we attempt to go to school for five full days without strange bell schedules. Let me know you have any questions!