HPS Peer Review of EM Waves Research Project

In Class:

• Peer-review of research projects.
• Each student should review at least 2 other projects, and make sure that his or her own project is reviewed by two other students.
• Students were grouped according to the selected topic of the project.

Homework:

• HPS HW 9.2: Color (due Tue 4/1/2008)
• Make changes based on feedback and pass in final draft of HPS HW 9.1: EM Waves Research Project (due Wed 4/2/2008)

No videos today.

CPS Covalent Bonding

In Class:

• Start working on CPS Lecture: Covalent Bonding (notes).

RPS Bookwork

At this point, all RPS classes are synchronized again
In Class:

• Read chapter 18 (pp. 496-522)
• Do chapter review questions (p. 524 # 1-13, 15-21)
• Mr. Yamashita's answers available here.
  

Homework:

• Finish bookwork if not completed in class

No videos today.

RPS C and G: HW review, some start to wave interaction

In Class:

• Review RPS HW 9.1: Waves.
• Start to cover wave interaction, but did not finish presentation. We'll come back to this at a later date.
  

RPS E: Longitudinal Waves

In Class:

• Some practice problems using wave velocity equation.
• Longitudinal waves lecture.
• Lecture notes available here.
  

Homework:

• RPS HW 9.1: Waves. Due Mon 3/31/2008 despite what the header of the assignment says. The printed due date is for the C and G period classes.

Videos (1 video):

Longitudinal (Compression) Waves

HPS Colors

In Class:

• Review grading rubrics that will be used for HPS HW 9.1: EM Waves Research Project.
• Lecture and short demos on colors.

Homework (due Monday 3/31/2008):

• HPS HW 9.1: EM Waves Research Project

Videos (1 video):

Colors

CPS Lecture: Properties of Ionic Compounds

In Class:

• Read through notes: CPS Lecture: Properties of Ionic Compounds.

RPS E: Start Unit 9: Waves & Sound

In Class:

• Waves introduction
• Wave properties common to all types of waves

No homework.
Videos:

• Waves Introduction
• Wave Properties

RPS C & G: Longitudinal Waves

In Class: C and G periods are synchronized again after today. (E period remains a day behind)

• Practice problems with wave properties (common to all waves) (G period only)
• Longitudinal waves (finish presentation with C period; full presentation with G period)
• Lecture notes available here.
  

Homework:

• RPS HW 9.1: Waves. There are a couple problems that student are not expected to be able to answer given the information covered thus far in class. However, students should attempt to do as much of the homework as they can (the vast majority of the homework is doable at this point).

Videos (2 videos):

Longitudinal Waves (most of it)

Completion of longitudinal waves presentation (coming soon)

CPS Quiz 7.1: Naming Ionic Compounds

In Class:

• CPS Quiz 7.1: Naming Ionic Compounds. Time allotted at the beginning of class to study/review prior to taking the quiz.

HPS Reflection and Polarization of Light

In Class:

• Reflection of light.
• Polarization of light.

Homework:

• Start HPS HW 9.1: EM Waves Research Project.
• Students will want to explore this site to do the project.
• Rubric for this will be available tomorrow.

No videos today (Sorry, forgot to record, again)

RPS G: Transverse Waves and Wave Properties

In Class:

• Start Unit 9: Waves and Sound. Introductory lecture on transverse waves.

No homework.
Videos:

• Waves Introduction

RPS E: Test Unit 8

In Class:

• Take RPS Test 8: Chemical Bonding and Naming.

No homework.
No videos.

RPS C: Test 8 & Longitudinal Waves

In Class:

• Take RPS Test 8: Chemical Bonding and Naming. 50-minute time limit.
• Continue lecture on wave properties
• Longitudinal waves lecture and short demo.
• Lecture Notes available here.
  

Homework:

• Read pp. 497-507. Due Thu 3/27/2008

Videos (2 videos):

Properties of Waves

Longitudinal (Compression) Waves

CPS Time to work on HW 7.3

In Class:

• Small-group time to work on CPS HW 7.3: Ionic Compound Name to Formula Translation.
• Reminder: quiz tomorrow.

HPS Refraction

In Class:

• Refraction explained.

Homework:

• Read pp. 546 - 550. Due Thu 3/27/2008
  

Videos (1 video)

Refraction

HPS EM Spectrum, AM/FM Radio, Refraction

In Class:
Today was a long (100-minute) class.

• EM Spectrum and wave energy equation.
  
• Review of using calculators for operations involving scientific numbers.
• How AM and FM radio transmission work.
• Introduction to visible light and refraction.

No Homework.
Sorry, no videos today.

RPS G: Test Unit 8

In Class:

• Take RPS Test 8: Chemical Bonding and Naming.

No Homework.
No videos.

RPS C & E: Test Review

In Class:

• Review for Test. See RPS Notes 8.2: Test Study Guide.

Homework:

• study for test (tomorrow).

No videos today.

CPS Ionic Compound Name --> Formula Translation

In Class: Quiz announced for Thu 3/27/2008

• Work on CPS Lecture: Ionic Compound Name --> Formula Translation.
• Work on CPS HW 7.3: Naming Ionic Compounds.

RPS C: Start Unit 9: Waves and Sound

In Class (C period): Reminder: Test Wed 3/26/2008

• Introductory lecture on Waves.
• Lecture notes available here.
  
• RPS Notes 8.2: Test Study Guide distributed. Tomorrow will be review day.

Homework:

• Start reviewing material for test on Wed.

Videos (1 video):

Introduction to Waves

RPS E: Time to work on homework.

In Class (E Period only): Reminder: Test on Wed 3/26/2008

• Retest RPS Quiz 8.2: Binary Compounds (optional)
• Time to work on homework
• RPS Notes 8.2: Test Study Guide distributed (tomorrow will be review day)
  

Homework:

• RPS HW 8.6: Naming Compounds Practice. Due Tue 3/25/2008

No videos today.

CPS Naming Ionic Compounds

In Class:

• CPS Lecture: Naming Ionic Compounds. We start this today.

RPS G: Test Review

In Class (G period only):

• Review for Unit 8 Test (Chemical Bonding and Naming)
• RPS Notes 8.2: Test Study Guide distributed.

Homework:

• Study for test. Test is Tomorrow, Tue 3/25/2008.

No videos.

HPS Review Test 8.

In Class:

• Review HPS Test 8: Waves and Sound.
• Start to get more detailed information about the EM spectrum (ran out of time, will continue tomorrow).

Homework:

• Please bring in any science fair log books or boards that are at home.

No videos today.

RPS G: Retest Quiz 8.2, Time to study

In Class (G period): Test announced for Tue 3/25/2008

• Time to work on RPS HW 8.6: Naming Compounds Practice. Assignment checked at end of class.
• Retest Quiz 8.2: Binary Compounds (optional: students electing not to retest may continue to work on the homework or begin studying for the test).

Homework:

• Begin studying for test.

No videos today.

RPS E: Writing Formulas for Compounds Containing Polyatomic Ions

In Class (E period): Test announced for Wed 3/26/2008

• Review Quiz 8.2: Binary Compounds
• Writing chemical formulas for compounds containing polyatomic ions

Homework (due Mon 3/24/2008):

• RPS HW 8.5: Polyatomic Ions
• Study for retest of Quiz 8.2: Binary Compounds (optional)

Videos:

RPS C: Retest Quiz 8.2, Time to study

Due to parent-teacher conferences (Mon) and MCAS testing (Tue-Thu), next week's schedule will be:

• Mon: (1/2 day) 20 minute period: We'll start unit 9: Waves & Sound.
• Tue: 31 minute period: Test Review Day.
• Wed: 1 hour and 40 minute period: Test Unit 8 and continue waves and sound introduction.
• Thu: 31 minute period: resume teaching waves and sound.
• Fri: Normal schedule resumes.

In Class (C period): Test announced for Wed 3/26/2008 (new date)

• Time to work on RPS HW 8.6: Naming Compounds Practice. Checked at end of class period.
• Retest Quiz 8.2: Binary Compounds. (Optional. Students who did not do this were free to continue working on HW 8.6 or to begin studying for the test.)

Homework:

• Begin reviewing for test.

No videos today.

CPS: Work on CPS HW 7.2: Ionic Bonding

In Class:

• Finish notes on ionic bonding
• Start work on CPS HW 7.2: Ionic Bonding

HPS Start Unit 9: Electromagnetic Radiation

Due to parent-teacher conferences (Mon) and MCAS testing (Tue - Thu), next week's schedule will be:

• Monday: Half day of school. This class will meet only 20 minutes.
• Tuesday: This class will meet for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
• Wednesday: This class will meet for 31 minutes.
• Thursday: This class will meet for 31 minutes.
• Friday: Normal schedule resumes; this class will meet for 48 minutes.

In Class:

• Electromagnetic waves explained: force fields and how a charged particle moving creates a wave.

Homework:

• Memorize the electromagnetic spectrum (p. 529 of textbook).
• Read and try all included demos online at:
• http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/waves_particles/index.html

Videos (2 videos coming soon -- I'm having a lot of trouble uploading these videos as of 3/21/08. I'll keep trying.):
There was a demo done between the two videos shown below. However, because students appeared in the demo video, it is not posted here. Please contact Mr. Yamashita if you are interested in viewing the video of the demo.

Force Fields


Making Electromagnetic Waves

CPS Ionic Bonding & Compounds III

In Class:

• More one-on-one time for Mr. Y to work with students to understand lecture notes on ionic bonding.

RPS E: Quiz 8.2 and Polyatomic Ions Intro

In Class:

• RPS Quiz 8.2: Binary Compounds (20 minute time limit)
• Introduction to Polyatomic Ions.

No Homework.

Videos:

• Introduction to Polyatomic Ions

RPS C & G: Practice Naming Compounds

In Class: Test announced for Tue 3/25/2008

• Review RPS Quiz 8.2: Binary Compounds
• Time to work on homework.

Homework:

• RPS HW 8.6: Naming Compounds Practice.

No videos today.

HPS Test 8: Waves and Sound

In Class:

• HPS Test 8: Waves and Sound

Homework:

• Read pp. 528-535 in textbook.

No videos today.

HPS Test Review

In Class:

• Review for test.
• Mr. Yamashita reiterates/reviews differences between wave velocity and wave frequency. This in response to many assignments coming back with apparently confusion between the two properties.

Homework:

• Study for test. (tomorrow).

No videos today.

RPS C & G: Quiz 8.2 and Formulas Containing Polyatomic Ions

C & G PERIODS ONLY
In Class:

• RPS Quiz 8.2: Binary Compounds. 20 minute time limit.
• Presentation on writing chemical formulas for ionic compounds containing polyatomic ions. The presentation was given by student assistants, and was introduced yesterday by Mr. Yamashita.
• Lecture notes available here.
  

Homework:

• RPS HW 8.5: Polyatomic Ions

Videos:

• None today, since the presenters were students.

RPS E Period: Crystalline vs Molecular Structures

E PERIOD ONLY
In Class: Reminder that quiz on binary compounds is tomorrow.

• Crystalline vs. Molecular structures (ionic vs. covalent structures and formulas).

Homework:

• Study for quiz (tomorrow) on binary compounds.

Videos:

• Crystalline vs Molecular structures.

CPS Continue work on Ionic Bonding Notes

In Class:

• Continue to work on notes on ionic bonding from yesterday.

RPS Crystal vs Molecular Structure and Polyatomic Ions Intro

C and G periods: Quiz announced for tomorrow (Tue 3/18/2008)

• In Class:
• Crystalline structure (ionic compounds) vs. molecular structure (covalent compounds)
• Introduction to Polyatomic Ions
• Lecture notes available here.
  
• Homework:
• Study for quiz. Quiz will cover binary compounds (ionic and covalent)
• Videos (2 videos):

Crystalline Structure (Ionic compounds) vs. Molecules (covalent compounds)


Polyatomic Ions

E Period: Quiz announced for Wed 3/19/2008

• In Class:
• Naming binary covalent compounds.
• Homework:
• RPS HW 8.4: Naming Molecular Compounds
• Videos:
• See RPS posting from Fri 3/14/2008 or follow the following links:
• Naming Binary Covalent Compounds I
• Naming Binary Covalent Compounds II

CPS Start Lecture on Ionic Bonding

In Class:

• Start working on CPS Lecture: Ionic Bonding. Mr. Y works with students individually or in small groups to get through this material.

HPS Human Ear and Beats (Sound Interference)

In Class:

Test announced for Wednesday 3/19/2008

• Finish lecture on Human Ear. Use HPS Notes 8.1: Human Ear.
• Demonstration of beats (review of superposition principle) in sound waves.

No Homework.
Videos (2 videos):

Human Ear, Part 2



Beats (Sound Interference)

HPS Peer grading of HW and Human Ear

In Class:

• Peer grading of HPS HW 8.2: Sound Properties (longer response questions only). Mr. Yamashita provided rubric (see images below), each student's paper was graded by two other students.
• Start lecture on human ear: HPS Notes 8.1: Human Ear.
  

No Homework.
No videos today.


Grading rubrics for peer-grading of HPS HW 8.2: Sound Properties.

RPS Naming Binary Covalent Compounds

C and G periods:

Quiz announced for early next week, likely Tuesday.

• In Class:
• Naming binary covalent compounds.
• Lecture notes available here.
  
• Time to work on homework.
• Homework:
• RPS HW 8.4: Naming Binary Covalent Compounds. Due Mon 3/17/2008.
• Videos (2 videos):

Naming Binary Covalent Compounds, Part 1



Naming Binary Covalent Compounds, Part 2

E Period:

• In Class:
• Building models of covalent compounds using molecular model kits. (Build models of the molecules included in RPS HW 8.3: Covalent Bonding.)
• No homework.
• Videos: see yesterday's posting for RPS.

CPS Lewis dot diagrams for 1st 20 elements

In Class:

• Work on CPS HW 7.1: Lewis Dot Diagrams (writing Lewis Dot Diagrams for first 20 elements).

CPS Start Unit 7: Chemical Bonding

In Class:

• Lewis dot diagrams. Students to read through CPS Lecture Lewis Dot Diagrams and complete the practice problems on the last page. Have Mr. Yamashita check work before end of class period.

HPS Doppler Effect

In class:

• Time to explain what is expected in written answers to homework.
• Doppler Effect lecture and demo.

Homework:

• Finish HPS HW 8.2 Sound Properties.

Videos (2 videos):
Classroom discussion about sonic booms (unplanned, has been cut out of videos).

Doppler Effect Lecture
There is a video of a classroom demo that was done, but because there are students in the video, it is not posted here online. If you would like a copy, please contact Mr. Yamashita.


Doppler Radar

RPS Retest Quiz 8.1 and Building Molecular Models

In Class:

• Optional: retest RPS Quiz 8.1: Binary Ionic Compounds.
• Using molecular model kits, build all the molecules listed in RPS HW 8.3: Covalent Bonding.

No Homework.

Videos (1 video):

Mr. Yamashita demonstrates how to use the molecular model kits.

HPS Standing Waves

In Class:

• Standing Waves lecture.

Homework (due Fri 3/14/2008):

• HPS HW 8.2: Sound Properties.

Videos (3 videos):

Overtones Review and Standing Waves part 1


Standing Waves demo


Standing Waves part 2

CPS Test 6: Atomic Structure and Periodic Table

In Class:

• Take CPS Test 6: Atomic Structure and Periodic Table.

RPS Quiz 8.1 Binary Ionic Compounds

C and G periods:

• In Class:
• RPS Quiz 8.1: Binary Ionic Compounds (20 minute limit)
• Practice drawing ball and stick diagrams of molecules.
• Homework:
• RPS HW 8.3: Covalent Bonding. Due Thu 3/13/2008
• No videos today.

E Period:

• In Class:
• RPS Quiz 8.1: Binary Ionic Compounds (20 minute limit)
• Introductory lecture on Covalent Bonding.
• No Homework.
• Videos: See yesterday's posting for RPS.

CPS Practice Test

In Class:

• CPS Practice Test 6 (19 problems and questions) in preparation for tomorrow's test.
• Time to work on making an index card of notes for the test.

Homework:

• Study for test.

HPS Sound Quality

In Class:

• Lecture and demos on sound quality (timbre).
• Students got to play instruments (a bit) to demonstrate some concepts of sound quality.
• Use of Harmonics.xls spreadsheet (available through the "Tutorials, References, and Other Useful Links!" section of this site.

Homework:

• Read pp. 505 - 521 in textbook.

Videos (1 video):

Sound Quality (Timbre)

RPS Covalent Bonding Introduction

In Class:

• E Period Only:
• Review RPS HW 8.2: Transition Metal Ionic Compounds.
• We spent the entire class period reviewing this assignment, so the new material that was to be presented was not presented today. It will be presented tomorrow.
  
• C and G periods:
• Review RPS HW 8.2: Transition Metal Ionic Compounds.
• Covalent Bonding lecture.
• Lecture notes available here.

Homework:

• Study for quiz tomorrow on binary ionic compounds.

Videos (3 Videos):

Covalent Bonding Part 1


Covalent Bonding Part 2


Covalent Bonding, Part 3. (There's a bit of practice at the beginning of this part on how to determine whether compounds will form ionic or covalent compounds. Pretty important stuff!)

CPS Begin Unit 6 Wrap Up

In Class:

Test announced for Wednesday 3/12/2008

• Get all notes from unit organized.
• Get all homework completed and passed in.
• The notes and assignments relevant to the test on Wednesday are:
• CPS Lecture Atomic Structure I (2/5/2008)
  
• CPS Lecture Atomic Structure II (2/11/2008)
  
• CPS Lecture Nuclide Symbols (2/26/2008)
  
• CPS Lecture Ion Formation (2/28/2008)
  
• CPS Lecture Ion Chemical Formulas (3/5/2008)
• CPS HW 6.2: Atomic Structure and Identity
• CPS HW 6.3: Periodic Table (note that this assignment requires reading in the textbook, too.)
• CPS HW 6.4: Ion Formation
• CPS Quiz 6.1: Atomic Identity and Periodic Table (not posted online).
• Tomorrow will be a review day.

RPS Ionic Compounds Containing Transition Metal Ions

In Class:

Quiz announced for Wednesday 3/12/2008

• Lecture on naming and writing chemical formulas for ionic compounds containing transition metal cations.
• E and G periods: handed out RPS Notes 8.1: Binary Compound Name Formula Translation sheet. I forgot to hand this out to the C period class today.
• Lecture notes available here.

Homework:

• RPS HW 8.2: Transition Metal Ionic Compounds

Videos (2 videos):

Ionic Compounds Containing Transition Metal Ions


Practice Problems

HPS Wave Interactions II and Sound Properties

In Class:

• Demos of how waves move and of wave interaction (superposition of waves) using java applet from National Taiwan Normal University. Both of these demos are available on the Tutorials, References, and Other Useful Links page of this site (see right side bar).
• Sound Properties lecture.

Homework:

• If students have instruments that they can bring in to class, please bring them tomorrow for demos.

No Videos today.

• Sorry, I forgot to record today. I will see if I have videos from last year that I can post that covers similar material.

HPS Wave Interaction

In Class:

• Wave interaction introductory lecture.

No Homework.

Videos (1 video):

Wave Interaction

RPS Naming Binary Ionic Compounds

In Class:

• Naming binary ionic compounds (along with practice)
• Lecture notes available here.

Homework (due Mon 3/10/2008):

• RPS HW 8.1: Binary Ionic Compounds.

Videos (2 videos):

Naming Binary Ionic Compounds (Lecture)


Practice problems with naming binary ionic compounds.

CPS Repeat of Yesterday

In Class:

• Time to work on the following prioritized list (higher priority listed first):
1. CPS HW 6.2: Atomic Structure and Identity.
2. CPS HW 6.3: Periodic Table.
3. CPS Lecture Ion Formation.
4. CPS Lecture Ion Chemical Formulas (given out yesterday)
   
5. CPS HW 6.4: Ion Formation (given out today)
• Students should complete HW 6.2 and HW 6.3 (at least) by the end of class today.
  

HPS Longitudinal (Compression) Waves

In Class:

• Longitudinal (compression) waves.

Homework (Due Fri 3/7/2008):

• Get progress reports signed.

Videos (2 videos):

Longitudinal (Compression) waves Lecture



Longitudinal (Compression) waves demo.

RPS Start Unit 8: Chemical Bonding and Naming Compounds

In Class:

• Start Unit 8: Chemical Bonding & Naming Compounds.
• Ionic bonding
  
• Writing chemical formulas for binary ionic compounds.
• Lecture notes available here.

Homework (Due Fri 3/7/2008):

• Get progress reports signed.

Sorry, no videos from today's presentation.
I will post videos on the same material from last year (2006-2007).

HPS Start Unit 8: Waves and Sound

In Class:

Midterm progress reports distributed to students in class.

• Waves Lecture and demonstrations.

Homework:

• Due Thu 3/6/2008:
• Read pp. 497-501 in textbook.
  
• Do all problems on p. 501.
  
• Do problems on p. 524 #1, 2, 9, 11, 16, 19.
• HPS HW 8.1: Waves.
• Due Fri 3/7/2008:
• Get progress reports signed and returned.
  

Videos (1 videos):
Demonstrations used students, so those videos are not posted here, but can be available by contacting Mr. Yamashita.

Waves

CPS Catch up on Outstanding Work

In Class:

• Progress reports will be generated and sent out on Friday 3/7/2008 with whatever work has been handed in by that time.
• Time to complete the outstanding work. In order of priority (highest priority first):
1. CPS HW 6.2: Atomic Structure and Identity. This was handed out a while ago and recently handed back for corrections and completion.
2. CPS HW 6.3: Periodic Table.
3. Finish CPS Lecture Ion Formation (looking at master copies provided by Mr. Yamashita)
4. Work on CPS Lecture Ion Chemical Formulas (new today).

RPS Test 7: Atomic Structure & Periodic Table

In Class:

Progress reports distributed to students in class.

• Test 7: Atomic Structure & Periodic Table

Homework:

• Due Thu 3/6/2008:
• Read pp. 297-308 in textbook.
• Due Fri 3/7/2008:
• Get progress reports signed and returned.
  

No videos today.

HPS Science Fair "Post-Mortem"

In Class:

• Review Test 7: Mixtures and Solutions.
• Discussion of Science Fair (discussion will help make future fairs better!)

No Homework.

No Videos.

RPS Test Review Day

In Class:

Test confirmed (announced earlier as tentative) for Wed 3/5/2008

• Hydrogen Ion and other "ambiguous" cases of ion formation.
• Group names of the periodic table
• Test Review

Homework:

• Study for test. Students will be allowed to use BOTH the index card and their periodic tables on the test.

Videos (2 videos):

Ambiguous Cases of Ion Formation.


Groups (Families) on the Periodic Table

CPS Time to work on given assignments

In Class:

• Time to work on any of the following:
• CPS HW 6.2: Atomic Structure and Identity. This was given out 2/12/2008, but only partially completed. Make corrections and complete the work, which should be possible given the notes through 2/26/2008.
• Complete practice problems in CPS Lecture Ion Formation.
• CPS HW 6.3: Periodic Table. This assignment is basically textbook work and covers the periodic table basics.