Week 28 In Review

Periodic Updates

Week 28 In Review

Important Dates & Assignments:

• Ocean Acidification:
• We started the introduction of concepts this week for our last major PBL in chemistry.
• This will be focused more on Acids and Bases than other concepts. 
• More coming on this project in the future.
• STEM Fair
• All students should meet with their advisor this week to set a calendar of events for the STEM fair.
• Don't procrastinate!
• Beekeeping:
• We would like to welcome to campus our first two honey bee colonies. 
• They are Italian honey bees.
• We will be using them to teach many different subjects at the high school level.
• If you have any questions, please let me know.

What happened last week?

• Ocean Acidification:
• We begin to explore this idea by reading an article on "Iron Dumping."
• Students developed research questions and helped others in their class find answers.
• We had great discussions concerning this idea.
• Solutions:
• We did a modeling activity on solutions.
• The students helped give visual and written understandings to how salt dissolves in water.
• We began an inquiry lab that challenges students to determine the saturation of salt in 100 grams of water. They have to have data to back up their answers.

From the desk of Mr. Terry:

A new 9 weeks brings a new set of challenges to the chemistry classroom. The students have enough knowledge to start understanding really how the chemical world works. We are going to have a lot of exciting inquiry this semester concerning the ocean acidification project. Many of the students are also very interested in the beekeeping now on campus. We will be giving them opportunities to interact with the bees on a volunteer basis. We want the students to have a great end to their sophomore year!

I am still available during lunch for tutoring. Tell your student to bring their lunch and we will eat together while we discuss Chemistry!  Have a great week.

I am available to help during lunch and Flex on the "A" day schedule 4th block. Students can make arrangements to miss their 4th block class to meet with me.

terryk@claytonbradleyacademy.org