Thursday - October 30th, 2025

Thursday - October 30th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to predict the types of compounds formed when elements bond together, and will be able describe the structure of the compound.

Bellwork:

Explain why the compound PCl₅ can exist, but the compound NCl₅ cannot.

Daily Plan:

• 7.5 - Hybridization Video Notes
• 7.5 - Hybridization Student Notes
• Group Work
• HQ: Molecular Geometry & Hybridization (DUE 11/3 @ 3:00 PM)

Homework:

7.6 - Polarity Video Notes
7.6 - Polarity Student Notes

Unit 7 AP Problems

Tuesday - October 28th, 2025

Tuesday - October 28th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to predict the types of compounds formed when elements bond together, and will be able describe the structure of the compound.

Bellwork:

Which of the Lewis structures for CO₂ shown below is the correct structure? Justify your answer.

Daily Plan:

• Molecular Models Lab
• Lewis Structures Practice #3

Homework:

7.4 - Molecular Geometry Video Notes
7.4 - Molecular Geometry Student Notes

Friday - October 24th, 2025

Friday - October 24th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to predict the types of compounds formed when elements bond together, and will be able describe the structure of the compound.

Bellwork:

Compare and contrast the ionic and covalent bond.

Daily Plan:

• Lewis Structures Practice #1
• 7.3 - Formal Charge & Octet Exceptions Video Notes
• 7.3 - Formal Charge & Octet Exceptions Student Notes
• Lewis Structures Practice #2

Homework:

HQ: Lewis Structures and Formal Charge (DUE 10/28 @ 3:00 PM)

Wednesday - October 22nd, 2025

Wednesday - October 22nd, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be assessed on their knowledge of unit 6 topics.

Bellwork:

N/A

Daily Plan:

• Unit 6 Test
• 7.1 - Chemical Bonding Video Notes
• 7.1 - Chemical Bonding Student Notes

Homework:

7.2 - Lewis Structures Video Notes

7.2 - Lewis Structures Student Notes

Monday - October 20th, 2025

Monday - October 20th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be investigate the periodic table and predict the properties of elements based on their position on the periodic table.

Bellwork:

1) A sample of light is found to have a wavelength of 723 nm.  How much energy does a photon of this light contain?  

2) If a bond between two atoms requires 285 kJ/mol to be broken, would a mole of the photons in question #1 contain enough energy to break the bond?  Justify your answer.

Daily Plan:

• Unit 6 Work Time
• Unit 6 MC Group Work

Homework:

Unit 6 AP Problems

Thursday - October 9th, 2025

Thursday - October 9th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be investigate the periodic table and predict the properties of elements based on their position on the periodic table.

Bellwork:

N/A - Meet in CCA Lab

Daily Plan:

• Analysis of Bleach Lab Report
• Unit 6 AP Problems

Homework:

Monday - October 6th, 2025

Monday - October 6th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be investigate the periodic table and predict the properties of elements based on their position on the periodic table.

Bellwork:

1) Which element would have a greater atomic radius Ca or Br?  Justify your answer.

2) The Na⁺ and F^- ions have the same electron configuration.  Which ion has a greater ionic radius?  Justify your answer.

Daily Plan:

• PES Inquiry
• PES Class Practice

Homework:

HQ: Spectroscopy (DUE 10/9 @ 3:00 PM)

Thursday - October 2nd, 2025

Thursday - October 2nd, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be investigate the periodic table and predict the properties of elements based on their position on the periodic table.

Bellwork:

What is ionization energy?  How AND why does it change as you move across (left to right) the periodic table?

Daily Plan:

• Periodic Trends Inquiry - Graphs
• Periodic Trends Inquiry - Packet
• Periodic Trends Practice #1
• HQ: Periodic Trends (Due 10/6 @ 3:00 PM)

Homework:

6.3 - Electromagnetic Spectrum & Spectroscopy Video Notes
6.3 - Electromagnetic Spectrum & Spectroscopy Student Notes