New Approach #1 ] Please be ready for class when the bell rings New Six Weeks New Approach #1 ] Please be ready for class when the bell rings

New Six Weeks Lessons will be more concise/coherent Posted online daily with date/objective ( or topic ) I will label Bellwork, Notes, etc Late penalty of 2 points per day for assignments Days we do not meet COUNT!! Makeup work when absent Have 5 days ( days we do not meet count ) for classwork and labs Have 3 days for quizzes and tests

New Six Weeks Will not check notebooks any more Assign few homework problems each class Online venue still a possibility Will discuss the following class period May have time at the end of class ( USE IT!! ) Will have open notes quizzes ( 1-2 times per week )

Need to create Variety of Groups I will create several different types of groups with varying numbers ( 2, 3, 4 ) Based on strengths/weaknesses of students Based on time/lesson

09/24/12 - Bellwork Here is a list of common phase changes Label whether they absorb or release energy That is, when they occur Fog Formation Dew Forming on Grass The Dew Drying when Sun comes out Ice or Snow we might see this winter

09/24/12 - Bellwork Here is a list of common phase changes Label whether they absorb or release energy That is, when they occur Fog Formation - release Dew Forming on Grass - release The Dew Drying when Sun comes out - absorb Ice or Snow we might see this winter - release

09/24/12 - Bellwork Here is a list of common phase changes Label whether they absorb or release energy That is, when they occur Fog Formation – release ( condensation ) Dew Forming on Grass – release ( same ) The Dew Drying when Sun comes out – absorb (?) Ice or Snow we might see this winter – release (?)

Activity ( Outside? ) We will go outside and observe around campus In your notes, write down 15 objects you see Label any chemical/physical properties Label any chemical/physical changes Label 10 of the Physical changes by name Also label whether energy is absorbed or released

What did we see?