Tuesday, April 28, 2026

9. Properties of Matter (Sem. 2)

EdPuzzles listed below will be required this unit!  Please make sure you complete them on time throughout the unit.


73. Wed. 4/29:
 Dress for Lab!
Due: EdPuzzle & Notes, Mystery Element Selected (keep it a secret)
In Class: Recap Notes - Water & Hydrogen Bonds, Lab - Water and Hydrogen Bonds
HW: EdPuzzle - Density


74. Thurs. 4/30:  Dress for Lab!
Due: EdPuzzle - Density
In Class: Lab - Liquid Density, Lab Discussion
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 19


75. Fri. 5/1: Dress for Lab!
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 19
In Class: Notes Recap, Lab - Density of Rocks, Practice Problems
HW: None


76. Mon. 5/4:   Substitute Teacher
Due: None
In Class: EdPuzzle - Water & Phase Change, 
Notes - Water Graph, Gizmo - Phase Change, Study Guide
HW: None


77. Tues. 5/5:  Substitute Teacher
Due: EdPuzzle, completed notes
In Class: Finish Gizmo - Phase Change (due by end of class), EdPuzzle - Classifying Matter, Guided Reading Ch. 20-21, Study Guide
HW: Finish Classwork


78. Wed. 5/6:  Substitute Teacher
Due: EdPuzzle, Guided Reading Ch. 20-21
In Class: EdPuzzle - Solubility, Gizmo - Solubility and Temperature (due by end of class), Study Guide
HW: Finish Gizmo


79. Thurs. 5/7:  Substitute Teacher
Due: EdPuzzle, Gizmo
In Class:  Quick Check - Water Graph, Mystery Element Poster
HW: None


80. Fri. 5/8:  Substitute Teacher
Due: None
In Class: Mystery Element Poster
HW: Finish Mystery Element Poster


81. Mon. 5/11:  Mrs. Sutterlin Returns
Due: Mystery Element Poster
In Class: Recap Water, Lab Quiz - Water and Hydrogen Bonds, Review for Test
HW: Study Guide


82. Tues. 5/12:
Due: None
In Class: Quick Check - Density, Lab Quiz - Liquid Density and Mass-Volume Graphs, Prepare Lab Procedure - Separating a Mixture
HW: Study Guide


83. Wed. 5/13:  Dress for Lab!
Due: None
In Class: Lab - Separating a Mixture, Finish Classifying Matter ActivityReview for Test
HW: Study Guide


84. Thurs. 5/14:
Due: Study Guide
In Class: Lab Quiz - Classifying Matter, Quick Check - Solubility Graph & Vocab, Review for Test
HW: Practice Tests


85. Fri. 5/15:
Due: None
In Class: Review for Test
HW: Study for Test


86. Mon. 5/18:
Due: Practice Tests
In Class: Test - Properties of Matter
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 22 (due Wed.), Dress for lab tomorrow

Thursday, April 16, 2026

8. Periodic Table & Chemical Bonding (Sem. 2)

64. Thurs. 4/16:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 17
In Class: Game - PEN, Gizmo - Element Builder, Notes - Periodic Trends, Color & label the Periodic Table
HW:  None


65. Fri. 4/17:
Due: None
In Class:  Quick Check - Atoms, Finish Notes - Periodic TrendsGizmo - Ionic Bonds
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 18


66. Mon. 4/20:  Dress for lab (bring hair ties and close-toed shoes)
Due: None
In Class: 
Quick Check - Periodic Trends, Finish Gizmo - Ionic Bonds, Lab - Electricity and Ionic Solutions
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 18, Study for Test, Practice Quizizz


67. Tues. 4/21:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 18
In Class: 
Review Lab, Notes - Ionic Bonding, Finish Gizmo - Ionic Bonds, Ions and Ionic Compounds Worksheet
HW: Review Ionic Bonding, Study for Test


68. Wed. 4/22:
Due: None
In Class: Lab Quiz - Ionic Compounds, Notes - Covalent Bonding, Wkst - Drawing Molecules, Gizmo - Covalent Bonds
HW: Study for Test, Practice Quizizz


69. Thurs. 4/23:
Due: None
In Class: Quick Check - Chemical Bonding, Gizmo - Covalent Bonds, Naming Covalent Compounds
HW: Study for Test (Practice Quizizz, EdPuzzles)


70. Fri. 4/24:
Due: Gizmo packet - Covalent Bonds
In Class: Quick Check - Atoms #2, Finish Naming Covalent Compounds, Worksheet - Comparing Chemical Bonds, Review for Test
HW: Study for Test (Practice Quizizz, EdPuzzles)


71. Mon. 4/27:
Due: None
In Class: Review for Test
HW: Study for Test


72. Tues. 4/28:
Due: Study for Test
In Class: Test - Chemical Bonding, Mystery Element Selection
HW: EdPuzzle & Notes - Water & Hydrogen Bonding

Thursday, March 26, 2026

7. Nuclear Chemistry (Sem. 2)

56. Fri. 3/27:
Due: None
In Class: Notes - Atoms, Gizmo - Element Builder (Isotopes)
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 15


57. Mon. 3/30:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 15
In Class: Finish Gizmo, Quick Check - Isotopes, Game - PEN
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 16


58. Tues. 3/31:
Due: Guided Reading Ch. 16
In Class: 
Notes - Nuclear Reactions, Cards - Nuclear Decay Scheme graph
HW: Study Guide, Practice Test


59. Wed. 4/1:
Due:
 None
In Class: 
Quick Check - Nuclear, Notes - Half Life, Lab - Half-Life
HW: Study Guide, Practice Test


60. Thurs. 4/2:
Due: None
In Class: 
Quick Check, Half-Life Practice, Table Challenges
HW: Study Guide, Practice Test


Friday 4/3 - Friday 4/10:  No School - Spring Break!


61. Mon. 4/13:
Due: None
In Class: Review Lab Questions, Table ChallengesLab Quiz - Nuclear Reactions
HW: Study Guide, Practice Test


62. Tues. 4/14:
Due: Study Guide
In Class: Review for Test
HW: Practice Test


63. Wed. 4/15:
Due: Practice Test
In Class: Test - Atoms, Isotopes, and Nuclear Reactions
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 17

Friday, March 13, 2026

6. Astronomy (Sem. 2)

48. Mon. 3/16:
Due: None
In Class: Movie - Beyond the Big Bang
HW: None


49. Tues. 3/17
Due: None
In Class: Finish Movie - Beyond the Big Bang, Quiz - History of Astronomy, Notes and Discussion on The Big Bang Theory
HW: None


50. Wed. 3/18:
Due: None
In Class:  Finish Notes - The Big Bang Theory, Galaxy Quest
HW: None


51. Thurs. 3/19:
Due:  None
In Class: Element Spectra, Lab - Hubble's Law
HW: Finish Lab


+Fri. 3/20:
Due: Finish Lab
In Class: 
 Lab Quiz - Hubble's Law, Gizmo - Star Spectra, Movie - The Life and Death of Stars
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 13


52. Mon. 3/23:
Due: 
Guided Reading Ch. 13
In Class: Finish Movie - The Life and Death of Stars, Lab - HR Diagram
HW: Guided Reading Ch. 14Test - Study Guide


53. Tues. 3/24:
Due: 
Guided Reading Ch. 14
In Class: Lab Quiz - HR Diagram, Notes - The Stellar Cycle, Star Cycle Activity
HW: Test - Study Guide, Practice Tests


54. Wed. 3/25:
Due: Study Guide
In Class: Stellar Cycle Flow Chart & Challenge, Lab Quiz - The Stellar Cycle
HW: Study for the test, Practice Tests


55. Thurs. 3/26:
Due: Practice Tests
In Class: Quick Review, Test - Astronomy
HW: None