Odd Block Schedule: finished pH lab and scored periodic table quizzes and looked through their notebooks in preparation for Notebook turn in day..
After school I spent a lot of time getting my website organized to have Notebook Notes and Starters ready for my students to access. This is really a chance to pre-organize for next year.
I got so BUSY during the year that I did not take the few moments each time we worked on notes or starter questions to have them update their tables of contents. I did not make "Absent" copies of the notes for the kids that were gone. I did not to weekly or bimonthly notebook quizzes or turn in.
I really need to spend time each week doing long range strategic lesson planning and reminding my self to do the things (notebook organization) that make me consistent and a better teacher.
P.S. The weekend following this post my website home page lost all HTML formatting and is a solid page of text. I hope salvation is only a few clicks by a computer tech person..
I hope this helps.
Love to Teach, and Teach with Passion!
It’s not Magic, It’s Science!
RichardKinney@cusd.com
http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/rey_kinney
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Showing posts with label pH lab. Show all posts
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Week 29, Day 2: The Good, Bad and Ugly
ODD Block Schedule: pH lab
GOOD: I chose to do this lab as a follow-up to the Alien Juice bar lab-logical lesson planning.
BAD: I chose to the Alien lab two weeks earlier than optimum as a nice easy comfy pre/post Easter break activity-survival tactical lesson plan. Good survival tactic, bad pedagogy stratagem .
UGLY: Sometimes you need to adjust. I'd do it again too.
In the pH lab I have nice common houshold chemicals and food that is to be tested with litmus paper and pH paper. They also get to play around with 3 liquid indicators and add diluted vinegar (50% water) and dilted lye (90% water). Lab sheet is on my website for you to download.
I hope this helps.
Love to Teach, and Teach with Passion!
It’s not Magic, It’s Science!
RichardKinney@cusd.com
http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/rey_kinney
GOOD: I chose to do this lab as a follow-up to the Alien Juice bar lab-logical lesson planning.
BAD: I chose to the Alien lab two weeks earlier than optimum as a nice easy comfy pre/post Easter break activity-survival tactical lesson plan. Good survival tactic, bad pedagogy stratagem .
UGLY: Sometimes you need to adjust. I'd do it again too.
In the pH lab I have nice common houshold chemicals and food that is to be tested with litmus paper and pH paper. They also get to play around with 3 liquid indicators and add diluted vinegar (50% water) and dilted lye (90% water). Lab sheet is on my website for you to download.
I hope this helps.
Love to Teach, and Teach with Passion!
It’s not Magic, It’s Science!
RichardKinney@cusd.com
http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/rey_kinney
Monday, April 5, 2010
Week 28, Day 4: Alien Juice Bar pH VIrtual Lab AND EASY ADVICE!
Odd Block-periodic quiz, Virtual pH Lab.
Easy advice: Before any long vacation make sure you are doing a totally fun and easy to make-up activity. If you can do it in the Library ever better!
Project GEMS Alien juice bar-. A fun goofy an d well done introduction to acids and bases.
I highly recommend this site. You can see the link on my web page under the staff photo and you can go to notes and major assignments to download the worksheet.
Ahh...10 days off. I need this, I have earned it. See you in April!
I hope this helps,
Love to Teach, and Teach with Passion!
It's not Magic, It's Science!
richardkinney@cusd.com
http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/rey_kinney
Easy advice: Before any long vacation make sure you are doing a totally fun and easy to make-up activity. If you can do it in the Library ever better!
Project GEMS Alien juice bar-. A fun goofy an d well done introduction to acids and bases.
I highly recommend this site. You can see the link on my web page under the staff photo and you can go to notes and major assignments to download the worksheet.
Ahh...10 days off. I need this, I have earned it. See you in April!
I hope this helps,
Love to Teach, and Teach with Passion!
It's not Magic, It's Science!
richardkinney@cusd.com
http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/rey_kinney
Week 28, Day 4: GOT THE JOB working with NASA.
Even block schedule today. Chemistry notes-Brainiac alkali video.
I GOT THE JOB WORKING AT NASA AMES THIS SUMMER FOR 2 WEEKS AS THE TECHNOLOGY TEACHER! THEY LIKE MY WEBSITE AND THOUGHT I WOULD BE GOOD ON THEIR STAFF. YIPPIEE
Students took the Periodic quiz and then the great wizzard Kinninium visited class and demanded the students pay me 1 of their Cows, half of their chickens, and every-other-one of their sheep or I, great wizzard Kinninium , would turn their well water into the Blood of the Devil!
This was done with phenolphthalein indicator mixing with dilute base to turn a flash red (okay...pretty pink) and then back to clear with a little vinegar added. I then let the kids do the acid base swirl too.-chem notes-brainiac alkali-rockets and play at lunch.
I humh out at lunch today with some students and we built rocket and gondola models. Fun.
Science fair awards afterwords in the evening. I graded papers while waiting for news on my one student up for an award. Her name is Casey and her goal is to go to state Science Fair every year. She has success for year 3. She made it. I am very happy for her and proud of her too.
I hope this helps,
Love to Teach, and Teach with Passion!
It's not Magic, It's Science!
richardkinney@cusd.com
http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/rey_kinney
I GOT THE JOB WORKING AT NASA AMES THIS SUMMER FOR 2 WEEKS AS THE TECHNOLOGY TEACHER! THEY LIKE MY WEBSITE AND THOUGHT I WOULD BE GOOD ON THEIR STAFF. YIPPIEE
Students took the Periodic quiz and then the great wizzard Kinninium visited class and demanded the students pay me 1 of their Cows, half of their chickens, and every-other-one of their sheep or I, great wizzard Kinninium , would turn their well water into the Blood of the Devil!
This was done with phenolphthalein indicator mixing with dilute base to turn a flash red (okay...pretty pink) and then back to clear with a little vinegar added. I then let the kids do the acid base swirl too.-chem notes-brainiac alkali-rockets and play at lunch.
I humh out at lunch today with some students and we built rocket and gondola models. Fun.
Science fair awards afterwords in the evening. I graded papers while waiting for news on my one student up for an award. Her name is Casey and her goal is to go to state Science Fair every year. She has success for year 3. She made it. I am very happy for her and proud of her too.
I hope this helps,
Love to Teach, and Teach with Passion!
It's not Magic, It's Science!
richardkinney@cusd.com
http://qp.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/rey_kinney
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