HON CHEMISTRY: Welcome to nuclear chemistry! No, really, I think you’ll be surprised how much nuclear chemistry is already a part of your everyday life. And now you know where E=mc2 came from!! Here’s the lecture from Wednesday; we’ll finish the properties and begin talking about nuclear equations tomorrow. By the way, you need to [...]

PHYSICS: Great job on the horsepower lab. Lotta noise – I’m thinking some of you took out some of your physics phrustrations on the stairs! Post your own horsepower numbers here. Did you notice that not all of the stairs are the same height? BTW: 1 Hp = 746 W and 1 kg = 2.2 [...]

PHYSICS – Hey guys, it was good to get back to exercising the old gray matter today! Here are some of the problems from the first chapter 5 review worksheet: 3, 4, 5, 2, and 10. Watch out for 2 and 10! You did a great job on them with me in class, but make [...]

CHEMISTRY: Wow! Pennies turned to gold? Tell me again – how you could you prove that it was or wasn’t? Hey – what a lot of theory today! So the smallest thing that can be that thing is an atom. How do we know that? Well, we have to start at the beginning, and that’s [...]

PHYSICS – Hey guys, great job on the roller coasters today! Who’s your vote for King of the Roller Coasters and why? Did you get a copy of the correct worksheet. You want the one that says Chapter 5 Review Worksheet. Click here for a copy if you need one. Check the newly revised syllabus [...]

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Do you know what I’m very thankful for? You! Thanks for the hard work you’ve put into chemistry and physics. Keep it up and don’t give up. Are you ready to begin again? Get ready for two intense and phenomenal weeks! Stay strong and trust in the truth [...]

CHEMISTRY: It’s been a crazy week, huh? Good luck in studying for the test! Here’s the review we did today. Also, did you find the Chapter 7 Stuff to Know sheet on Edline? Click here on the name, if you need one. I know it seems like a lot, but you can do it! (Remember [...]

PHYSICS: So why is the first hill of a roller coaster always the highest? Here’s the lecture from Monday on the conservation of energy. Great job on the concepts and problems today – let’s put it to practice next week, and even this weekend on that take-home lab. Hey, if you were to design a [...]

HON CHEMISTRY: Awwww….aren’t they cute! So what do you think the average atomic mass of puppies is? Here’s the lecture from Friday on calculating the average atomic mass of isotopes. Isotopes…. not puppies. Have a great weekend! And to the cast and crew of Father Knows Best, break a leg! flickr photo by Xanboozled

PHYSICS: Speaking of balancing acts, this has been one more week, hasn’t it – and it’s only Thursday! Thanks to all of you who gave blood or tried to give blood today! Here’s the lecture from Thursday on potential energy. And here’s something to think about for tomorrow – why is the first hill of [...]