Can You Find...

You'll be wanting some bonus points as we start this new nine weeks. Find the picture above and be ready to write on your next quiz where you found it for +5 points. Happy hunting!

Welcome Back...

Read? Set. Go! It's time to get back into the business of learning! I'm looking forward to a brand new semester! I've scheduled lots of GREAT activities to aide us as we learn and am looking forward to seeing all your creativity skills in practice! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas break and are ready to go!!

Updated Class Rules...

Welcome to a brand new semester! I realized after the last five months of school that there are a few problems that have keeps in: some that were not foreseen and some that I have become lax on enforcing. These problems will be addressed on our first day back and a new Class Rules sheet will be handed out for you to keep. If you have any questions, please be sure to ask!

Writing Chemical Compounds Videos...

Just before we recessed for Thanksgiving Break, the 11th an 12th Chemistry class was learning to write chemical compounds for covalent bonds, ionic bonds, and acids. Below are the two videos we watched in class that are a great review for what we've already studied. Pay close attention to the rules for each bonds as this will be a key component on the next test.

 Here is part two...

Acids follow their own set of rules. The following video will show a pneumonic device to help you remember all those tricky guidelines...

If you have any questions please be sure to ask!

Thanksgiving Party...

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than two week away! That means that Wednesday, November 23rd, will be a party day. Come ready to play Family Feud: Thanksgiving Edition and some Minute-to-Win-It, crazy activities! This is to remind both the 11th and 12th as well as the 9th and 10th about their dishes for the Thanksgiving party. The 11th and 12th Government class must bring a traditional Thanksgiving dish while the list below describes the Civil War dish the 9th and 10th will be bringing:

• Ariana-Civil War Mac and Cheese
• John-Beans with Molasses
• Daniela-Robert E. Lee Orange Cake
• Angela-Hot Milk Sponge Cake
• Seth-Johnny Cakes

Even if you will not be here on that Wednesday, your dish must be brought in the day before. I will be taking a participation grade: 100% if your dish is there or 0% if it is not. Easy way to bring up some low scores. If you have any questions please be sure to let me know!

Can You Find...

It's been awhile since I've done any extra credit pictures and since this is the last full week of school before Thanksgiving, let's see what we can do about getting five extra quiz points. Can you find the picture below hidden somewhere on this blog?

What Happens During an Atom Bomb Explosion...

In science class a few weeks ago we were studying the power of splitting an atom...much like what happens when an atom bomb explodes. This video below depicts the horrific power of such an explosion...