P. 256 #1 What part of an atom is involved in chemical bonding?
1) Electrons are involved in bonding.
Steps to electron dot diagrams and why atoms bond (or don’t)
Chemical symbols, valence electrons
2) What is a chemical symbol?
3) Copy atom and write its chemical
Hydrogen ___ helium___
Lithium ___ boron ___
Carbon ___ nitrogen ___
Oxygen ___ fluorine ___
Neon ___ sodium ___
Silicon ___ chlorine ___

4) By structure, which electrons in an atom could bond?
ONLY the outer ring of electrons.
5) Valence electrons – the electrons in the outer ring (count from left on Periodic Table)
6) Hydrogen has ______ valence electron(s).
7) Helium has ______ valence electron(s).
Carbon has ______ valence electron(s).
9) Fluorine has ______ valence electron(s).
10) Neon has ______ valence electron(s).
11) Most ionic compounds have a regular ________________
P. 256 12) Covalent compounds come in ______________
P. 258
13) metallic bond
HW: Use a complete sentence to answer questions 1 - 3

From Tuesday:
Read pp. 248 – 256
P. 248 Use a complete sentence to answer 1-3 and challenge question
1) In CO2, the ratio of C to O is?
1 C to two oxygen
2) In CH4, the ratio is?
3) In H2SO4 the ratio of H to S?
**The ratio of S to O?
4) Challenge: which two compounds in the table have a 1:1 ratio of carbon to oxygen?
5) ionic bond
6) covalent bond
7) molecule
polar covalent bond
Homework: bring to class completed Thursday
P. 256 Use a complete sentence to answer 1-3
Please staple / add to Tuesday’s assignment

Hopefully the arts and music won't be cut.  When we moved to this school I was told that we would always have music and art because of some  program that we have that other districts don't have.  The arts do have an impact on how the mind works.  All of the private schools have a music program.  There is a reason for it.

Why don't we have award assemblies for the students?   The town I came from the schools had a program called Character Counts.  Each month the school focused on one of these characteristics:  trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, citizenship, and caring.  Then at the awards assembly one or two students from each class were given an award because they practiced this particular characteristic.     Also why don't we have honor roll for those students who have a 3.5 gpa or higher?   

I agree. Music and art are essential to keep children interested in life and learning.  We cant expect them to derive everything they need from academics alone.  We ALL need to express are creativity somehow and we should absolutely encourage that in the school atmosphere.  I just don't understand why arts classes keep getting cut because of budget cuts.  These classes are just as important, if not more so, than the core academic classes.  NO MORE BUDGET CUTS, NO MORE ART CUTS!!

I would keep hammering at the PTA meetings.  At the elementary school level introduce and set aside time during class.  Talking to the district can be positive at times, but the closed minded "art doesn't matter" types are still around. Stats will show, schools with art and music excel academically.  Kids need that part of their brains to work OFTEN! It helps the stress and helps their grades.

I went on a trip with some students and throughout the visit the staff kept offering them food and drink. At the end of long/quite boring visit one of the speakers asked the group what they thought the best part of the trip was ...to which one of my cheeky students replied....'the sandwiches' . I was hoping for a huge hole to open up and swallow me!
-Rebecca Parsons

Year 10 GCSE PE paper:
Q: Rugby is a dangerous sport, but not as dangerous as some activities. Write down another activity that is more dangerous than rugby and why.
Answer should be along the lines of mountaineering/rock climbing/abseiling etc due to conditions out of your control.
Answer given by this lad in my class:
"Wrestling a bull or any other wild animal as it is likely to win and kill you."
I would have given him the marks just for making me laugh.
-Grant Huddleston

Define Old school and new school for me. Are we talking books vs technology, the library vs the web?

Unfortunately, schools are caught in a budgetary abyss, which makes it even more difficult for them to adopt new methods of teaching, especially those based on technology. Many schools are finding that they can no longer afford to support their own libraries. Materials are outdated, and staffing is expensive. Technology, on the other hand, offers it's own set of obstructions, computers and computer labs are expensive to build and maintain, technically savvy staffing is expensive and scarce and then you have training, software, upgrades etc., not to mention the time involved to research and catalog the best places to find information on the web.

My experience tells me that most educators teach "old school" methods out of necessity. If schools had the financial infrastructure to provide adequate technology, training and ongoing support, my guess is that many more educators would embrace it, but as long as it is an insurmountable hurdle, most will stick to the books.

Let's face it, technology offers some wonderful advantages that can't be found anywhere else, but never underestimate the power of the pen. Nothing beats a good notepad and a number 2 pencil.

See what other users of WebSchoolPro have to say.  Questions? Comments? Concerns?

Here are some instructions on adding movies to a web page using WebSchoolPro.

1) Go to You Tube and search for the video clip you want to embed in your page



To the right of the video clip, look for a field that says "Embed"


2) Select and copy the code in the field

3) Return to your Tablet and open the content area on the page where you want to place the video. Place your cursor on the  page.

4) Click the "Movie" tool in the Editor toolbar

5) Paste the copied code into the box in the lower portion of the open Editor toolbar


6) Click the OK button just below the code

7) Save your changes