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 * 4.30.12**

What does a water molecule look like? Draw a picture!
 * Warm Up:**

**__Answer__**

"Kites rise highest against the wind-not with it." -Winston Churchill
 * Reflect on this:**


 * __What this means to me__** - Instead of following the trend, do something unique and different.

Today we used the molecular model kits to build various molecules. Did you find this useful, interesting, fun, etc? Explain.
 * __Exit Slip__**

**__Answer__** - Well I didn't find anything in particular. I guess it was just a routine.


 * 5.1.12 **

How do you know when you should do a double bond or a triple bond on a molecular model?
 * Warm Up: **

**__Answer__** - All models must have 8 electrons. So if it doesn't, extra bonds are needed to fill in the missing electrons.

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." -Aristotle Onassis
 * Reflect on this: **

**__What this means to__** __me__ - Know that there's always something at the end. Stay positive.

What is the relationship between number of holes in the colored ball and the valence electrons for the molecular model? In other words, why do hydrogen balls have only one hole while oxygen has 2?
 * Exit Slip:**


 * __Answer__** - All atoms are supposed to have eight valence electrons.

** 5.2.12 **

**Warm Up:**

How did working with the molecular models help you understand things better? Be specific! What did it help you understand?

**__Answer__** - It helped me understand double and triple bonds.

**Reflect on this:**

"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine." -Anthony J. D'Angelo


 * __What this means to me__** - Don't rely on others to keep you happy.

Draw a Lewis structure showing covalent bonding in HCN. How does this compare to your drawing for HCN in your notebook?
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 * 5.3.12 **

How is it that we are able to walk, breath, eat, sleep, etc? What makes all of these things possible?
 * Warm Up: **


 * __Answer__** - Chemical reactions make everything in our body possible.

"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things." -Henry Ward Beecher
 * Reflect on this: **


 * __What this means to me__** - Making normal things unique can make your life fun.

List at least 3 things you found interesting from the Friday's video on the Brain.
 * Exit Slip:**
 * 1) **Controls everything in your body**


 * 5.7.12 **

What is a natural resource? What are some natural resources you can think of?
 * Warm Up:**

**__Answer__** - Natural resources are resources that come from the Earth. For example: trees, minerals, and water.

"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist." -Indira Gandhi
 * Reflect on this:**

**__What this means to me__** - Be open to everyone.


 * Exit Slip:**


 * 5.9.12 **

How was the test? What questions did you find difficult? What questions did you find easy?
 * Warm Up: **

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
 * Reflect on this:**


 * __What this means to me__** - Start something new

Yesterday was Day of the Teacher. Do you appreciate your teachers? Explain why. **__Answer__** - Yes because, well, they've taught me a lot and have gotten me this far in life.
 * Exit Slip: **


 * 5.10.12 **

This thing on my desk is a Van Der Graaf generator. What do you think it does?
 * Warm Up:**


 * __Answer__** - It generates...electricity.

"Pain is weakness leaving the body." -USMC
 * Reflect on this:**

What was happening with the Van Der Graaf generator? What do you think the blue line is made of?
 * Exit Slip:**


 * 5.11.12 **

What is electrciity? Why do electric shocks and lighning bolts happen?
 * Warm Up: **

**__Answer__** - Electricity is made up of charged particles. Electric shocks happen when positive and negative charges aren't balanced.

"Nothing great ever came that easy." -Justin Bieber via Savannah Gallo
 * Reflect on this:**


 * __What this means to me__** - You have to work hard in order to be successful.

Can you think of a situation in everyday life where you experienced static electricity? What happened? Why did it happen? **__Answer__** - Sometimes when I go down a slide and I touch someone the person gets shocked. I think this happened because as I slid down I absorbed charged particles and released it on touch.
 * Exit Slip:**


 * 5.14.12 **


 * Warm Up: **

What are some important things to consider when using cameras?


 * __Answer__**(**__s__**)
 * Don't drop that
 * Carry with both hands
 * Don't mess around
 * Don't touch the lens


 * Reflect on this:**

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." -Abraham Lincoln


 * __What this means to me__** - We would be nothing without our parents.


 * Exit Slip:**


 * 5.15.12 **

What are some careers that you can think of that involve science?
 * Warm Up: **

**__Answer(s)__**

"What is forgiven is usually well remembered." -Louis Dudek
 * Reflect on this: **

__ **What is this means** __ - It's hard to forget the past


 * Exit Slip: **