Unit Test Reflection

We took the unit test yesterday, and I thought it went pretty well! Much of the test came from the practice quizzes on Schoology which I used to review. I am also very happy with my score, and I accomplished it by using those resources on Schoology.

http://community.spartangames.co.uk/index.php?/gallery/image/7174-79bc5e8d-homer-woohoo/

At first, I was a bit apprehensive about this unit as there were so many things to remember. and I felt really nervous about this test. However, with a LOT of practice, I felt really comfortable with the concepts.

Modeling Activity

Last week, we went to the library for a lab. It was interesting as it was in the library where we drew on the tables and played around with building pieces to create Lewis structures (felt just like kindergarden again). I enjoyed this lab as it allowed me to practice Lewis strucutres, something I am still quite uneasy about. It was also great to have Mrs. Frankenberg hovering around, available to answer any questions (which I had a lot of). I will definitely be finishing the rest of the lab on my own for additional practice.

Some more practice: http://web.gccaz.edu/~ksmith8/chm151_files/Lewispractice.pdf

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit3LewisStructures.htm

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/chemical-bonds/copy-of-dot-structures/v/drawing-dot-structures

Lecture Reflections

We've started the chemical bonding unit, and it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. At first, the concepts were fairly easy to understand, but as the lectures progress, the confusion keeps piling on. I do not believe this unit will be too difficult; it's just the fact that there are SO many things to remember to do problems correctly. I think with a lot of practice and reviewing this unit will not be too bad.

http://www.slideshare.net/Drahmadfahmi/04-chemical-bonds

http://www.roymech.co.uk/Related/Chemistry/Lewis_dot_structure.html

Some practice: 

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/lincoln/files/lscheffl/IBChem1PractTestBonding.pdf

http://regentsprep.org/regents/core/questions/question.cfm?Course=chem&TopicCode=03&QNum=1&Wrong=0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XovrQN6cBaY

Unit Test

Friday's test went pretty well, I do say. It might've been a smidgen more difficult than the quiz as I was a bit uneasy on a couple questions. Some questions asked about acidity and alkalinity, which I didn't really know how to answer, so I guessed on those. Other than that, the majority of the test was a no-brainer. I feel great on how I did.

Cheers to this unit and to Leo's Oscar!!

http://nolanandrew.blogspot.com/2013/05/an-english-teacher-reviews-great-gatsby.html?m=1

Overall, this unit has probably been one of my favorites as the concepts have not been difficult and they are quite interesting to study. I actually enjoyed doing electron configuration problems.

Periodic Trends Lecture

The final installment of the electronic structure unit is periodic trends. The periodic table follows a couple of trends that can provide details about various atoms (only S and P block atoms though). The different trends were a bit hard to differentiate and remember what each one specifies, but I think with some more studying, they will be easily remembered. I'm feeling pretty good about the test on Friday, but I still definitely need to look over this lecture, which I believe may be the hardest lesson of the unit (but still not that difficult).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_trends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK-WTYncldA