Friday, January 23, 2015

Exam Breakdown:

• 25 Marks - Multiple Choice
• 50 Marks - Short Answer

Remember to bring pencils, pens, calculators and whatever else you need for your exams.

Don't forget to bring in your textbook!

Good luck studying for exams over the weekend!
Solutions to the review package below:

grade_9_exam_review_solutions.pdf
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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Hand in all Lab Reports Today!  
If you weren't able to in class you can email them to me at [email protected]
Homework:

• Work on review packages and bring any questions you have to class tomorrow
• Review package can be found below:

grade_9_exam_review.pdf
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Homework:

• Complete Circuit worksheet 
• Lab Report Due Tomorrow!!  See below for instructions.
• Correct Chem Review Quiz that was returned today.  Solutions below...

grade_9_chem_review_quiz.pdf
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Homework:

• Complete Static Electricity Worksheet from today
• Lab report due Thursday
• Start studying for exams!

Monday, January 19, 2015

Lab Report Instructions:
See instructions and marking scheme below. Report should be typed and printed out (please see me if this is an issue).  Report is due Thursday. 

1. Title/Name/Date /Course (1C)
2. Purpose (1A) - completed over the weekend (see instructions below)
3. Hypothesis (3T) - completed over the weekend (see instructions below)
4. Materials (2T) - List what you actually used, not necessarily what is listed on the lab handout
5. Procedure (2T) - List what you actually did, not necessarily the steps listed on the lab handout.  Written in past tense.
6. Observations (6A) - Describe the reactions in the following parts: A. Chemicals (describe chemicals used before reaction), B. Calcium Chloride Reaction, C. Sodium Bicarbonate Reaction, D. Mixed Reaction 
7. Analysis and Conclusion (20C)- answer Questions g-k as well as  Understanding Concepts and Connections Making Questions (1-2)

Remember, no personal pronouns anywhere in the lab writeup!

Friday, January 16, 2015

Homework:

• PLEASE BRING IN YOUR SCIENCE FAIR RUBRIC
• Observing Changes Pre-Lab - Write out the following on a piece of paper or type it up to save yourself some time next week:  
• 1) Purpose - change the question into a purpose for this lab
• 2) Hypothesis - you will most likely have 2 hypothesis statements.  What will you see when there is a chemical reaction, what will you see when there is a physical reaction?
• The lab will take place on Monday where we will go through the rest of the report together.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Homework:

• PLEASE BRING IN YOUR SCIENCE FAIR RUBRIC
• Chemistry Review Quiz Tomorrow!  It will be on all the Chemistry we have reviewed in the past week.  Don't worry about the definitions we didn't review
• If I didn't check your Grade 9 Chemistry Review Booklet today, make sure you have it tomorrow

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Homework:

• Complete Forming Compounds worksheet

• Make sure everything in Review for Grade 9 Chemistry booklet is complete.  I will definitely be checking tomorrow!

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Homework:

• Complete Practice questions for Ionic/Molecular Compounds
• Complete Review for Grade 9 Chemistry booklet

Monday, January 12, 2015

Homework:

• Complete up to the end of Activity #9 for tomorrow
• Review for Grade 9 Chemistry must be completed by Wednesday.  It will be checked

Friday, January 9, 2015

Homework:

• Complete up to Activity 2 in the Review of Grade 9 Chemistry Package

Daily Plan...

Fri Jan 9 - Chemistry Review Intro

Mon Jan 12 - The Periodic Table
Tues Jan 13 - Ionic and Molecular Compounds
Wed Jan 14 -  Creating Ionic Compounds
Thurs Jan 15 - Experimental Design
Fri Jan 16 - Chemistry Review Quiz

Mon Jan 19 - Lab
Tues Jan 20 - Static Electricity
Wed Jan 21 - Current Electricity
Thurs Jan 22 - Lab Report Due, Exam Review Day 1
Fri Jan 23 - Exam Review Day 2

Mon Jan 26 - Period 4 Exam
Tues Jan 27 - Period 3 Exam
Wed Jan 28 - Exam Study Day
Thurs Jan 29 - Period 2 Exam
Fri Jan 30 - Period 1 Exam

Chemistry Skill Checklist

Am I able to...

• name the first 20 elements on the periodic table and write their symbols (plus the common ones such as gold, silver, mercury, lead)
• determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom by looking at a periodic table
• describe what an isotope is
• draw Bohr, Bohr-Rutherford and Lewis Dot diagrams for atoms and ions
• explain what the period and group tells you about an element
• name the important groups in the periodic table (1, 2, 17, 18, 3-12)
• explain trends in the periodic table including atomic radii and atomic mass
• explain how an atom becomes a stable ion and what a cation and anion are
• determine the amount of each type of atom in a compound by looking at the chemical formula
•  identify whether a compound is ionic or molecular
• explain how ionic and covalent bonding are different
• explain what a diatomic molecule is
• determine the chemical formula of a compound using atom diagrams and the crossover rule
• name ionic compounds

Experimental Design Skill Checklist

Am I able to...
• Understand the steps of the Scientific Method and what each step consists of
• Form a hypothesis from a question

Electricity Skill Checklist

Am I able to...

• understand what Static Electricity is
• state the Law of Electric of Charges
• answer questions involving charging by friction and the electrostatic series
• understand what charging by conduction is
• define conductor, insulator, semiconductor
• understand what charging by induction is
• describe how static electricity is different from current electricity
• draw a series and parallel circuit from a description
• state Ohm's Law
• answer questions involving Ohm's law