Looks like this week’s theme is: ALGEBRA We were working on finding the average atomic mass of elements’ isotopes. This involved percentages, solving for one unknown…and solving for two unknowns. Most students were comfortable with percentages and solving for one unknown. Once we got to solving for two unknowns, we kind of gave up. ThereContinue reading “Day 15: Chemistry and Algebra”
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Class 5: Density & Balloons on a Friday
To teach density in alignment with modeling instruction, I would have had students find a material’s density by measuring various mass and volumes. The density labs generally have students identify the unknown substances by comparing calculated density to known values. While what I envision would have taken longer, it would have allowed students to trulyContinue reading “Class 5: Density & Balloons on a Friday”
Chemistry Day 3: Safety & Equipment Quiz + Matter
We had the General Chemistry students take a Safety & Equipment Quiz. They must pass it in order to participate in the labs. Students generally thought this was a fair deal. The quiz had a portion where they identified some lab equipment. We all switched it up for each of the blocks so that noContinue reading “Chemistry Day 3: Safety & Equipment Quiz + Matter”
Physics Day 3: Variables
Day 2 schedule had me flustered. When speaking with others, they felt the same way. So I started Day 3 by apologizing the students for allowing my frustration with the time constraints to fly. We spent the first part of class reviewing all the things we should have covered the previous class. I’m not soContinue reading “Physics Day 3: Variables”
Physics Day 1: Making Squares
Today’s Day 1 (2nd first day of school) of Physics went as smoothly as it could go. I forgot how fun it is to teach the 9th graders as everything in high school is still brand new for them. They came in with a nervous excitement…Ms. Medrano had their seating chart ready to go… ThenContinue reading “Physics Day 1: Making Squares”
Year 17: It takes a village
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” I thought it would only be appropriate to start a reflection going into my 17th year of education with scripture that was used at our faculty retreat.Continue reading “Year 17: It takes a village”
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