bring assignment #6 (your excellent notes) to your seat....
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Wednesday,August23,2017 IBChemWarm-Up(~5min)
1. BringAssignment#6(yourexcellentnotes)toyourseat.Ms.
Alarconwillcheckthemforcredit.
2. Workonansweringthequestionsonthetanpagetitled
“InClassProblems–August22,2017”(clearly,we’readayoff)
àStartwiththetextquestionsontheback(useseparate
paper),thendotheIBquestionsonthefront/back.
àAlso,startbyworkingindependently(nonotes/peers).
àWhenyou’veansweredeverythingyoucanonyour
own,consultyournotes.Aretheyhelpful?Didyoulearn
&retainanythingfromhavingspenttimetakingnotes?
àQuietdiscussionwithyourtable:Whatareexcellent
notes?(IsthisdifferentintheIBworldthanelsewhere?)
Howmuchdoyoubenefitfromtakingnotes?Whatcould
youdo(whiletakingnotesorinsteadoftakingnotes)to
benefitmore?
3. CheckouttheIBflashcardsonyourtable.Ifyouwouldliketo
receivepaperdo-it-yourselfcopiesofthese&otherIBflash
cards,pleasesignup(seeclipboardatfrontoftheroom.)
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ThingstonoticeaboutyourIBChemistrytextbook:
• Littleboxesinthemarginsarenot“fluff”
• Littleboxesinthemarginsarenot“fluff”
• LittleboxesinthemarginsareNOT“fluff”
• Getit?
• Littleboxesinthemarginsare,infact,essential!Read
them3x.Ponderthem,assimilatethem,verifythatyou
“getthem”thoroughly,copythemintoyournotes,and/or
plantoaskMs.Clewettforclarificationaboutthem.
• Purpleboxes,littleglobesymbol=ApplicationsandSkills
&areEXTREMELYuseful.Becertainyouunderstand
thesethoroughly;theyoftenrelatedirectlytothesyllabus.
(notethematchingglobesymbols…colorsactuallymatch,too—photosaremybad:unevenlighting)
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• Yellowboxes=Helpingstudentsmakeconnections&stay
activelyengagedinreading.Readingmustbeactive,not
passive!Howcanreadingpossiblybeactive,yousay?
o Self-monitor,
o Askyourselfquestions,
o Thinkofwaystoapplywhatyouarelearningtowhat
youalreadyknow,
o Testyourself!(Answerthequickquestions,do—orat
leastthinkabout—theactivities,andcheckyourself
usingthetextanswers.Again,seepageviiforthelink.)
o Also,noticewhenyouaredriftingoffandlosing
yourfocus(ithappenstoallofus),anddon’tletthis
continue!Takeabreak,dosomethingyouenjoyfor
10-15minutes,phoneafriend(literally),and/ormakea
noteifit’sjustnotsettlingintoyourbrainsoyouknow
whatquestion/requestforclarificationtobringtoclass
thenextday,etc.
• Youwillfrequentlyberesponsibleforactivereading¬e-
takingassignmentsthisyearandthroughoutcollege.Hone
yourskillsearly;takeexcellent,comprehensivenotesto
promoteactive,engagedreadingandenhanceyourabilityto
retainandapplynewinformation.
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How’dwedoonthe“InClassProblems–August22,2017”?
o Diditmostlyfeellikereview?§ Atomeconomywasprobablynewtoyou
§ Whothinkstheymayhavegottenitjustfromreading?
§ Whothinkstheygotitfromthep.11activityc?
§ Whothinkstheyneedmoreworkinordertogetit?
o Correctthe“InClassProblems”
o ReviewtheproblemsassignedwithA#6
o Self-monitor–Howareyoudoing?Whatdoyouneed
morepracticeon?Whatcanyoudo(&more
realistically,willyoubewillingtodo)toaddress
areasofTopic1.1thatstillneedsomework?Or,are
yougoodenoughfornow?It’syourdecision!
(IBsyllabusforTopic1.1listsatomeconomyasaUtilizationontherightsideofthesyllabusà~1%chanceitwillappearonanIBPaper1orPaper2.ItdoesshowupforOptionA(Materials,A.5sub-section)andOptionB(Biochemistry,B.6sub-section)andrelatestothegrowingfieldofgreenchemistry,butisprobablynotworthtoomuchofyourvaluabletimeifyouarestickingwiththeclasstostudyOptionC(Energy)orjoiningastudygrouptodoOptionD(MedicinalChemistry).
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• Asaclass,weareonatightschedulefortheIBChemistry
SLexamthisMay,andasaclass,itistimetomoveonto
Topic1.2.Comeinanylunchtime(startingnextweek)to
seeMs.Clewettifyouwantextrahelp/review
materials/etc.forTopic1.1.
Now,forTopic1.2:Themoleconcept
(hopefully,mostofthisisalsoreview)
o Howmanymetricprefixesandconversionscanyou
state?(Knowtheonesshownontextpage13,Table
3.)
o Howmanymoleconversionsdoyourecall?Write
anymoleconversionquestiononasmallwhite
boardoruseindexcards,ifthisiseasierandtradeit
withsomeoneatyourtable.
o WhatnumberisAvogadro’sconstant,NA,(also
calledAvogadro’snumber;alsoshownwithsymbol
L—noideawhy—maybetheotherletterswereall
taken)?
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• Assignment7,DueFriday(Reviewtextpages12—19as
needed,spend30minutesonAssignment7...tryyourbest,
seehowfaryouget.Hopefullyit’sreview,butdon’tbang
yourheadonawallifthere’soneormoreyoudon’tget.)