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Milk LabChemistry GT 8/25/14

Please find your seat! Names are

on the cards found in the upper, right

corner of each desk.

Introduction

Hi! I’m Ms. Bloedorn (BLAY-dorn). Welcome to Chemistry GT!

More about me later…

We are going to dive right into doing an experiment!

Drill

Please write this drill in a spiral-bound notebook. If you do not have one, please write it on a separate sheet of paper, and transfer to a spiral-bound notebook ASAP.

What is milk? What important macromolecules does it contain? What nutrients?

HW: Get the Parent Letter Confirmation filled out and

fill out the Self-Evaluation and Tech Inventory – both are online at msbloedorn.weebly.com

Finish Milk Lab, if needed

Objectives

IWBAT Create a hypothesis based on observations. Design a new experiment that uses a

different set of variables, similar to today’s experiment.

Agenda

Introduction

Drill

Milk Lab & Questions

Meet Each Other and Ms. Bloedorn

Classroom Procedures and Set-up

Extra time? Milk Lab Questions

Closure

Milk Lab

Please look over the Milk Lab.

Please carefully read over the procedure.

Do you have any questions?

You will work in groups of 2-3. You are working with the person next to you. If there is no one next to you, you are working with the pair closest to you.

Once you have finished gathering the data, you may return to your seats to begin working on the questions.

Let’s learn about each other!

Who are you? List three defining characteristics that make you, YOU.

Now that we’ve learned about you, let’s learn

about me!

Who is Ms. Bloedorn??

Administrivia

“Calling” Cards

Folders

Syllabus: Let’s go over some of the expectations.

Classroom Expectations

You will be seated at your desk and working on the warm-up when the bell rings “Pop Warm Up Quizzes”

Use the bathroom, water fountain, pencil sharpener before class

Students must ask for permission to leave the classroom

Classroom Expectations

You are expected to follow the Howard County Code of Contact No Cell Phones or electronics during class. Devices

must be silent and out of sight. (Not left on vibrate) Instructional use will be permitted under the teachers

direction

No hats No food OR gum

Materials

You are expected to come prepared to class Pen/Pencil Spiral Notebook for Drills Composition Book for Lab Data

and Formal Labs Binder (or Folder) – your

personal preference Calculator Textbook will be passed out

during the second week of school

Grades

Grades will be posted online. Grades will be rounded based on the county requirement.

Categories: 50% Tests, Quizzes 25% Labs (most lab work) 15% Classwork/ Homework 10% Projects (includes STEM Fair, Formal

Labs)

Late Work

Accepted the next day at the beginning of class for half-credit

Any work handed in after one day will not be accepted and will be given zero credit

Absence

Your responsible for making up work when absent

For excused absences you will be given the same number of days that you missed to make up the work

Unexcused absences will result in not being allowed to make up missing work

Students have one week to make up missed exams and labs

Check the make up folder, ask your peers, then ask me!

Lab Safety

Lab safety is a priority in the chemistry classroom

All students are required to sign the safety contract

You MUST wear goggles and closed-toe shoes to participate in lab.

Failing to follow rules will cause removal from the lab and a zero on the assignment!

Extra Help

Available before school, after school and Lion Time

Make prior arrangements with me Before & after school – make an

appointment Lion Time – check with me first! Then, sign

up

Discipline Ladder:Tardy, Cell Phone, etc.

Redo Policy

Students will be afforded redo opportunities on assignments/assessments based upon the overall class performance on those assignments/assessments, but individual students may discuss the possibility of a redo with his/her teacher.

DO NOT ask to redo a test while taking a test

Syllabus Signature

http://msbloedorn.weebly.com

Visit the website with your parent/guardian

Go to the bottom of the first page and fill out: Ms. Bloedorn’s Parent Letter Confirmation Ms. Bloedorn’s Self-Evaluation and Tech Inventory

Complete the form with your parent/guardian

DUE: Friday August 28

Contact Information

Ms. Bloedorn

catherine_bloedorn@hcpss.org

Twitter: @msbloedorn

Room: Pd. 3: N211 (Forensic Science) Pd. 4A/B: B203 (GT Chem) Pd. 5, 6: N211 (Forensic Science)

Thinking about milk…

Think about washing dishes. What relevance does this task have to this lab?

Milk Lab Questions(if time permits)

Work on the questions.

Let me know if you have questions—I’ll be around!

Closure

Write down one question (policies, concerns, something that you’re interested in, etc.) that you have for me about this class on a half-sheet of notebook paper. It can be anonymous!