Weekly blog

Monday: Today we didn't to a lot because we only had 15 minutes of class. We did our daily science starter and then we were going to start to burn something for our lab. But we were all out of time. We were going to burn magnesium but we had the D.A. talk to our school.


Tuesday:Today we did the burning and fun part of our lab. We burned a lot of different things. Today was really fun because we had a mini explosion.  We used Hydrogen gas to see if it was going to make a lit match go out and when it did it make a pop!  That was a test for hydrogen. Today we also burned zinc and copper. This wasn't amazing but it was still cool.

Wednesday:Today all we did was have pop quiz on balancing equations. I dont really feel good about my grade... It only had ten questions so if you get 2 wrong your grade is a C.

Thursday: Went to Medieval times

Friday: No science

Improvements: Practice balancing equations more.

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Monday: Today we finished the lab. Today was also an interesting day because Mrs.G wasn't here in guided study. Today when we finished the experimental part of the lab we had the same groups.So we dipped magnesium, and other chemical strips of that kind of metal in nitrates, and acids.So the magnesium stip was the most reactive. Today was a good day.


Tuesday: Today we mostly studied and took. Today we also took a lot of time and we practiced identify covalent bonds and ion bonds. The we kept on reviewing the notes.We have an open binder test on Monday. Today wasn't very eventful, but it was just like a high school chemistry class!! It was interesting learning about all this stuff because we learn about how two things react and bond.


Wednesday:Today we learned about balancing equations. This is really hard at first but when you get used to just looking at it gets easier.  I took notes on this on youtube videos, so I really understand it now. That was all we did today. Today was pretty chill.

Thursday: Today we got a new lab that required burning so it was really fun today. We burned magnesium which after burned produced a white powder. This was an extremely cool experiment. We used a bunsen burner again. Those burners get really hot so that is why we used it.  When you stare at the magnesium burning it will scorch the retina of your eye so we had to be careful.


Friday: Today we worked more on our lab. We worked and questions on lab that included balancing equation, so that was fun. We also burned copper. After it burned it was a powdery black substance. It was really cool. When Mrs.G deleted it with water the water was pitch black.

Improvements:I could improve on making my handwriting more understandable and making my locker more organized.

Monday- Wasn't here, in another state!

Tuesday- There wasn't any school, Veterans Day!

Wednesday: Today I finally end my short break from being out of the country! Today we basically went over our study guide that we did, and we went over the whole unit using a little periodic table. So when we went over the study guide and I knew it all, because while I was on the plane I went over the whole Unit like 6 times, so I felt I knew it well. Then Mrs.G gave us a periodic table which excluded the noble gases and the lanthanides and actinides. Then we  had clues to give us hints were we were supposed to  put them in.

Thursday:  Today we took the test. It was a little shorter than I thought it would be, but I got a good grade on it. I got a 95 on it!! I am really happy, and I studied really well. That is all we did today.


Friday:  Today we went over our test and we also did another part of our lab. Since we did a good job on our tests we got donuts and Milk while having lunch. Then we did the other part of our lab. The only thing that reacted with copper was suffer. So that was interesting.

Improvements: I could prove on my organization and my handwriting.

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Monday: Today we had a substitute. Her name was Mrs. Trainer, she seemed like she was nice. So today we didn't do much. We started and finished our fact sheet about our element project. My element is Zirconium.  It was  very interesting to see what zirconium is all about. It was was also fun reasserting about this element. So this projecting about making a periodic table. But since we only have 45 middle  schoolers in our school we only went to the number of 45 atomic numbers.  We are making what we see on the periodic table. We are making these models out of cereal boxes. Here are all of the elements that everyone chose. That is all we did today. Happy Monday!!

Tuesday: Today we talked more about our unit, we also did an experiment from our lab that we got today. So first we took notes and we learned about metals, non-metals,and metalloids. This part of the unit was also interesting because it is interesting to learn about how things and made and how the earth is made up of different things.  This whole unit is very interesting. Science is very interesting!!  The experiment we did was turning two substances into a pink substance. The equation was AgNO3+NaCl=AgCl+NaNO. If you didn't realize but these are exactly the same letters as the original answer and they are just in a different order. This was an interesting thing to talk about.



Wednesday: Today we worked on our lab more. We did the other two experiments and we also did some of the questions we had on our lab today. One of the experiments we did today was an interesting experiment because we turned a liquid into a solid without heating, or  cooling it. It was just another cool reaction. Today we also put seltzer tablets into a small water bottle and we closed the lid. We didn't wait for it to explode but we weighed it and then we took the cap of and we weighed it again and we saw if it was the same mass as the other one. Lastly,we did some of the lab questions on the lab.


Thursday: Today we painted our boxes that we have due on next Friday. I painted mine orange with the bottom of it black. Today was more of an art class than a science class. My element is Zirconium. It is an interesting element. We also continued doing our science fact sheet.  We are going to bring your box home so we can put things on it that relate to that element.


Friday:Today we some more notes on our chapter. We also finished it today. Our test on it is on Thursday of next next week.  I am going to start studying now so I can get a good grade on it. Today we also studied in class by matching note cards together with a partner. I think that I will study hard and try to get a good grade on this test.

I could improve my handwriting and my studying.

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Monday: Today we started out by pulling out our worksheet we started last week. It is about atoms and elements. We did this in class, this was a good way to know better about how the read the periodic table and more about electrons,protons, and neutrons. We started this mini project by figuring out how many protons,neutrons.and electrons there are in a certain element. My element was beryllium. It has 2 protons, 2 neutrons, and 5 electrons. We first put a circle in sharpie on a plastic plate, we put it at the crease of the plate. Then we put different colored protons,neutrons, and electrons on the plate. I put two green Fruit Loops in the middle, and I also put 2 red Fruit Loops in the middle. With the electrons I put 5 blue Fruit Loops on the circle that I drew with sharpie. Here is what one of them looked like. I think that this was one of the fun experiments we do this week. Today we also talked about the project we have due on Monday. We basically make a 3-d model of an atom.








Tuesday: Today we had a nice surprise. This experiment was really fun. So Mrs.G gave us a flame test lab. This seemed like another usual lab, but it ended up being something really fun. Mrs.Giacommelli was soaking popsicle sticks in different element dissolved in water. We had copper,lithium,strontium,sodium,potassium,sodium and potassium mixed, sodium and potassium seen through cobalt glass, calcium, barium, and finally an unknown. So Mrs.G talked to us and showed us a bunsen burner aka blow torch. I think that this was a pretty cool tool. It makes a very hot flame when you turn it on. When we put copper throughout the flame it made it jade green flame, when we put lithium it was a crimson red, when we put strontium through it was a really bright red. When we put sodium through it was a regular orange, when we put potassium through it was purple violet color, when we put sodium and potassium mixed through it was a orange Then we did something different we had cobalt glass so when we put the sodium and potassium mixture through again it was a violet. When we put calcium through it was a deeper orange that the sodium, then we put barium, it was a yellow greenish color. Here ar some pictures.

 This is the one through cobalt glass.

Wednesday: Today we continued doing our blow torch fun. Today we did the unknown and we did some of the elements again. Overall this lab was really fun i had a lot of fun myself. I think that everyone else had a lot of fun to. Today we also talked about the quiz that we have tomorrow. The quiz is going to be about the people who figured out the atom and about the atom. I have been studying and hope I do well.

Thursday: Today we had the quiz. I think the quiz was a little hard, I didn't study as well as I should've. I didn't have a lot of time. I don't think I am going to get the best grade. Today I started on my atomic project which is due on Monday. My element is neon, and I working independently. I think this project id going to be fun.


Friday: Today we got our tests back, talked about mole day, and TGIF! When I got my quiz back I wasn't so happy about my grade. We went over our quiz and I realized that the mistakes that I make were careless errors. I think that I should've studied more. Today we also talked about Mole day. It is next Tuesday. We bring in a white shirt and we decorate and put jokes on it about Avogadroes number. That concludes my blog!

What I could improve on:
I could improve on making my study habits better and making my handwriting better.

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Monday:Today we finished the expire mental part of our lab that we got on Friday. This lab requires two different graphs. One is Boyle's law and the other is Charles's law. A reason why we did the graphs were to practice the laws for the test on Wednesday.  Hopefully when I get to that part I will make it neat and organized. This was the graph that was last week, but it is the same layout of what we had to do this week. Today we also finished all of the experiments that we started last week. These were very fun and interesting. One of them was Ivory Soap Soufflé this what it looked liked.

We made this Soufflé by putting Ivory Soap in the microwave, when the air in soap expanded the soap imploded, this was a really cool experiment that Mrs.G chose. When we touched the soap it felt warm and mushy. It also felt soft and it was still hot in the middle. I think everyone enjoyed this experiment. Today we also reviewed and talked about the test on Wednesday.  I feel good about the test.That is all we did today.

Tuesday: Today we study a lot for our test.  We started with going over review questions from our science starter. Then we played grudge ball! if you remember we played it last test. It is basically when you answer questions and you get other people out. We divided into three teams and one person from each team answers a different question and they cross other peoples x's. I think this is really fun game to play and a good way to review. Even though our team got eliminated we still had fun, I didn't  get to answer a question but I still payed attention to the other questions. This did help me review  a lot and I feel very confident about what my grade is going to be. Tonight I am going to study the science tech book and do the assessment. Today we also went over our study guide that we did on Friday. We all went over diffrent questions on it.

Wednesday: Today we had our last test of the first nine weeks. This was not as hard as I thought it would be. Since I studied good I thought it was easy. I also went over the vocabulary before the test. The night before I also took the assesment on the science tech book. I feel good about my test and hopefully I get a good grade. This was one of the quotes Mrs.Giacommeli said to us.                          

Thursday: Today we got our tests back and began Unit 3! So when I got my test back I was really excited and feeling good. I got a 94!! I am so proud of myself and i think Mrs.G is proud of me too. Our class average was a 94, isn't it legit same score I got on my test. We went over our tests and the mistakes I made were some careless errors. I am very happy so I brought it back home and my parents were very happy too. We had the highest average in all the other classes. I got to put my name on the wall of champions because I got an A. Today we also got started on our new unit. It is about atoms and periodic table. She asked someone to stand up and juggle some oranges. This was a demonstration about the atom's orbitals moving around it. Today we also talked about our atom project and what element we are going to do. This project is about making a 3-d model of an element of an atom. It is due on October 20th. 

Friday: Today is my birthday! Today we talked more about our project and we chose our element. My   element is Neon. This is how to read an element on the periodic table.  Neon has 10 parts to it. I am excited about making this model. Mrs.Giacommeli talked about what to do and what not to do and not to make it last minute. She had some good advice on how to do the project. I think this is also a good way to review and learn about atoms for the test. Today we also went over the people who figured out the atom. There names were J.J. Thompson,Niels Bohr, James Chadwick,and Ernst Rutherford. I was interesting learning about them.

What I could improve on... 

I could improve on making things more neater and not craming things in. Overall I think that this week was a pretty good week.

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Monday Today we got a new lab called the heating curve lab. This lab required a graph so that was a little different. The graph was a little hard to do at first but when I got everything labeled it was easy. I didn't like this lab to much because we didn't have a lot of expirements. The one expirement we did was basically turn cold water with ice water into boiling water. I learned that a thermometer could be something besides mercury. We used some black substance, I forget what was.

Tuesday: Today we did so more work on our graph that we started yesterday. The fun of today was that we blew up a balloon and we didn't pop it but we let it go, it hit Mrs.G in the face! That was the funny part. Today we had fun. It was a calm day. 

Wednesday: Today we had fun with a marshmallow. Mrs.G put a smiley face on a regular marshmallow and she put it in the microwave for a minute. When she took it out the marshmallow was puffy the smiley face was still there but it was big. This was a great idea that Miss Giacomelli had.  I thought this was a really fun experiment. This was probably the best experiment we did this week. The science behind this experiment is that when gas rises in temperature it expands. We chose a marshmallow because it is very full with air.  Today we also talk about Charles's law in Boyle's law. We took notes on this to. 

Thursday: Today we didn't do much. We got a new lab and we only got to do one station, that was a little boring. Today we really didn't do a lot. Today went over our homework from last night about Charles's law. This was a lot of math even though we were in science class. 

Friday: Today we didn't have any fun at all. All we did was work on our study guide.

I could improve on making my things more organized.