Thurs Nov 28th (Chemistry Demonstration wrap up)

Day Plan:

1. Finish Project Reflection Survey on Chemistry Demonstrations (if you didn't do submit it yesterday)
2. Self-Assess and Hand in 3.1 Reading and Practice using this key. 
3. Final Revisions to Chemistry Demonstration Project. By way of general feedback for everyone, make sure you researched the specific chemical formula for your compound and can explain the elements that are involved in the reaction. You may also be observing new compounds being created or destroyed. See if you can research enough to find out what those are. I made some comments on the outline with suggested resources. 
1. Make sure you've included each learning goal in your inquiry questions as written a statement in the document self assessing that goal. Make sure you give a mark and an explanation for each goal
2. Use Steve's feedback comments in your doc as a guide to revise you Chemistry Demonstration Inquiry
3. Have a peer read your work and use their feedback as a guide to revise inquiry questions
4. Final Revisions to Mitosis Projects if you haven't finished yet and make both the image file and the YouTube video are handed in (please upload the image to your NLC folder on drive and share the link, please share the link to your YouTube video). 
5. Check out The Hour Of Code and let me know if you are interested. You could even dig into some of their sessions and see if you think there's one in particular that you'd enjoy. 
6. Begin crafting your next question for your next Genius Hour Project 

Tue Nov 26th (Stories of Exploration)

How can we create fictional exploration stories that are appealing to a younger audience and that are based on real stories of exploration?

space, a photo by Sweetie187 on Flickr.

Day plan:

1. Feedback on Chemistry Demonstration Project (15 min)
2. Personal Stories of Exploration (10 min)
1. First, take a few minutes to think about a personal story of exploration. 
2. If you are interested, please share
3. Exploration Brainstorm: Read over the prompts in this document and add your ideas to each one. (20 min)
4. Check out the outline and see if you can come up with any specific questions for David on the exhibits and artefacts we will be seeing. (5 min)
5. Begin searching for your own resources and for exploration missions that interest you personally. Once we form teams for the project you will be able to bring your ideas to our team and narrow it down. I'd recommend starting with the pinboard of resources here. Please comment on the resources section of the outline with any other resources you'd like to see added to list. 

Friday Nov 22nd / Mon Nov 25th (Chemistry Demonstrations)

Day Plan:

1. Get Ready for your Demonstrations (see the Questions in the Chunk 7 and Demonstration Plan doc here)
2. Finish the Inquiry questions - copy the questions from all the chunks into your Inquiry Questions Document and make sure they are all answered. If you are finished for Friday fantastic, otherwise I will accept these on Monday. 
1. Chunk 1 
2. Chunk 2 
3. Chunk 4 
4. Chunk 6 
5. Chunk 7 
3. Make sure you have copied the goal into each section of your inquiry questions. Under the goal please self assess them. 

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard
• Class Resources

Thurs Nov 21st (Chemistry Demonstrations)

Day Plan:

1. Get Ready for your Demonstrations (see the Questions in the Chunk 7 and Demonstration Plan doc here)
2. Check the 3.1 Reading and Practice key to make sure you've done it correctly
1. Ionic Bonding intro and Covalent Bonding Intro
2. Key for Reading and Practice
3. Finish the Inquiry questions - copy the questions from all the chunks into your Inquiry Questions Document and make sure they are all answered. If you are finished for Friday fantastic, otherwise I will accept these on Monday. 
1. Chunk 1 
2. Chunk 2 
3. Chunk 4 
4. Chunk 6 
5. Chunk 7 

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard
• Class Resources

Wed Nov 20th (Chemistry Demonstrations)

Day Plan:

1. Inquiry - copy the questions from the Chunk 1, Chunk 2, Chunk 4, and Chunk 6 inquiry documents into your own inquiry document and answer the questions
2. Go over Bohr Diagram handout from yesterday
3. Introduce Ionic and Covalent Bonding with these interactive websites:
1. Ionic Bonding
2. Covalent Bonding
4. 3.1 Reading and Practice

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard
• Class Resources

Mon, Nov. 18th (Chemistry Demonstrations)

Why Do Chemicals React The Way They Do?

Day Plan:

1. Mark, correct, self assess 3.1 reading and questions. Hand in once you've completed your self assessment. 
2. Inquiry Questions for Chunk 1, Chunk 2, and Chunk 4 (should be done already) and Chunk 6 (make sure your questions are in a single doc which is in your NLC folder)
3. If you are interested in reading ahead and starting to think more about the chemical compounds present in your reaction check out 3.2 and 3.3 here. 

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard
• Class Resources

Thurs Nov 14th (Chemistry Demonstrations)

Day Plan:

1. Inquiry - copy the questions from the Chunk 1, Chunk 2, and Chunk 4 inquiry documents into your own inquiry document and answer the questions

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard
• Class Resources

Wed Nov 13th (Chemistry Demonstrations)

Lesson Plan:

1. Go over 1.3 and 2.1
2. Introduce Periodic Table - 2.2 Reading
3. Hand in Chemistry Demonstration Inquiry Doc for Feedback
4. Chunk 4 Inquiry Questions 
1. Finish writing together
2. copy and paste to Chemistry Demonstration Inquiry Doc and complete
5. Make a list of Materials needed for tomorrow to start experimenting with Demonstration

Hand in your Inquiry Document for Feedback:

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard (includes Periodic Table Apps, if you find a good one please share)
• Class Resources

Tues Nov 12th (Chemistry Demonstrations)

Why Do Chemicals React The Way They Do?

Day Plan:

1. Finish Chunk 3: Atomic Theory Q's
2. Watch Elements Video
3. Chunk 4 Reading and Activity
4. If you have time you can start Chunk 4 Q's

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard
• Class Resources

Fri Nov 8th (Chemistry Demonstrations)

Why Do Chemicals React The Way They Do?

Day Plan:

1. Feedback on 3.3 and 1.2
2. Introduce Atomic Theory
3. Make up missing work
4. Chunk 3: Atomic Theory Q's
5. Finish Questions from Chunks 1 and 2

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard
• Class Resources

Thus Nov 7th (Chemistry Demonstrations Chunk 2)

Why Do Chemicals React The Way They Do?

Day Plan:

1. Modelling the Kinetic Molecular Theory activity
2. Investigating Matter WS pages 8-11
3. Chunk 2 Inquiry Questions

Project Resources:

• Project Outline
• YouTube Playlist
• Pinterest Pinboard
• Class Resources

Wednesday November 5th (Chemistry Demonstrations Chunk 1)

1. 3.3 Reading and Activity
2. Open and look over the project outline
3. Chunk 1: Make sure you've done parts 1 and 2 for tomorrow. 

Tuesday Nov 5th (Why Do Chemicals React the Way they Do? Intro)

http://chemicalreactionforchildren.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/chemical-reaction-gif2.jpg

• Here's a suggested resources as you start your search for a Chemistry Demonstration: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments
• Or Steve Spangler's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/SteveSpanglerScience
• We will be asking the Question "Why do Chemicals React the Way they do?" so the first chunk of this project will be to:
• Find a demonstration involving a chemical reaction that you could do in the class with materials available from home or at school. 
• Ask some of your own questions about the change that is occuring in the demonstration. Your questions should be related to our driving question "Why do Chemicals React the Way they do?"

Assignment Hand In Form

Monday Nov 4th (Finish Project)

1. Finish work from last day
2. Project Debrief and Feedback