SA1 Warm-Ups

How are electron arrangements described by Lewis structures, orbital diagrams, and electron configurations?

What are the characteristics/properties of metals?

What are the characteristics/properties of non-metals?

What are the characteristics/properties of metalloids?

What are groups (families) in a periodic table? What do the elements of the same group (families) have in common?

Provide at least two differences between alkali metals and alkaline earth metals.

Which property (properties) of elements determine how reactive that element is?

20230131 In yesterday's lab, the metal 'Potassium' reacted with water more than the other metals. In fact, it caught fire! Why.

20230201 What is the main determinant for how reactive an element is or is not?

20230202 - Besides chemical reactivity and atomic radius, name as many important factors as you can that explains the observed trends on the periodic table.

20230206 What possible relevance do 'ions' have with you and I and our everyday lives?

Using the octet rule, explain why noble gases are unlikely to form ions.

20230209 - With certain exceptions, atoms gain or lose electrons according to the octet rule. One of these groups of elements are the transition metals.

Why do transition metals not follow the octet rule?

20230210 - Compare and contrast table salt to the scientific definition of a salt.

20230215 How Is Electronegativity Used to Determine Which Atoms Form Ionic Bonds, non-polar covalent and polar covalent bonds?

20230221 When a ball is dropped from a rooftop, it might make sense to choose the ground or the release point as the origin (start) of the frame of reference.

What are some instances where you would choose to use the frame of reference on the left? How about the one on the right?

20230222 What is the formula for the force of gravity (Fg)?

Calculate the following;

Calculate the net force and describe its motion

What is the acceleration of the 15 kg box that has 500 N of force applied to the right?

20230227 - What are some differences between scalar and vector quantities?

20230228 From school (shown on the origin), Cindy walks 400.0 meters west toward her apartment complex, makes a 90-degree turn to the north, and walks another 200.0 meters to her building.

Draw a diagram of the situation. What is Cindy's actual distance traveled? How far is it between her origin and the building?

20230301 - Google Search "Egg Drop Project" and upload a picture of a model you found to be interesting.

What do you like about the model? What do you think you can improve if you made it?

The following equation is what we use to calculate electric force between two objects, using the following equation:

Rearrange the equation to solve for r.

Using the equation for Coulombs Law, find the electric force between two particles with charges of 33 μC and -20 μC that are 0.013 m apart. (Remember, Coulomb's Constant, k, is 8.99 x 10⁹.

20230320 - On your table, you will see two pipettes and two color pencils. Take the color pencil, and balance it on your finger. Now take the pipette, and balance it on your finger.

Explain what you observed when you balanced the color pencil compared to the pipette.

Was there a difference between the two? Why or why not?

20230321 - Where is the center of mass of the following objects on this coordinate plane? Remember that to calculate for center of mass (when mass is all equal), you are looking for the average location of each object, so determine the coordinates of each object.

What is the force due to gravity of a falling piano that is 325 kg? Include units.

20230323 - A sundial is an ancient technology that allowed people to tell time before we had access to clocks like we do now. Before answering this question, we watched a video about the Machu Picchu Intihuatana Stone.

How does the Intihuatana stone pillar indicate time, and what time event does it specifically indicate?

Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion describes the square of a planet's orbital period as directly proportional (equal) to the cube of its average distance from the sun.

What is the orbital period of Mars (in Earth Years) if Mars has an average distance of 1.524 AU (Astronomical Units) from the Sun? Refer to your notes to for the equation.

20230328: Identify where in this system, energy might be lost.

Name each of Earth's Spheres and provide a description of each.

20230304 - Within an ecosystem, abiotic (non-living) factors and biotic (living factors) can change and impact many parts of an ecosystem. Think about your 'ecosystem' at home or in this classroom.

What are some examples of abiotic factors and biotic factors?

Above are example of an Exponential Growth Curve and a Logistic Growth Curve. In the logistic growth curve, we see a change in he graph due to what is known as the carrying capacity.

What is the definition of carrying capacity, and how does it impact the logistic growth curve compared to exponential growth?

Categorize the following statements on whether they describe an endergonic reaction or an exergonic reaction.

What is Cellular Respiration (in your own words)...and what is the chemical equation?

Weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces. Water is one of the most common causes of weathering, what are some of the properties of water that help with weathering?

20230502: What do you remember about the origin of Earth and what Earth was like billions of years ago?

20230504: Which biome pictured is the least biodiverse? (type your response)

20230504: What is the process of forming new species called?

20230504: What term do we use when we say that a species has disappeared from Earth?

20230504: According to the data, when did Earth have its last extinction event?

20230505: Describe the trends you see in each graph. What is the relationship between mass extinctions and biodiversity over time?

Which is an example of a cladogram?

Often, fossiles are laid sequentially (in order from youngest to oldest) which helps us understand the evolution of organisms. Resequence these images in the order that led to the modern whale.

20230508 - For your warm-up, you and your group will have 7-8 minutes to use your cards about the development of Earth and will sort them into their proper order. You will then upload a picture of your complete sequence.

20230509 - What do you remember about plate tectonics, and what are some key vocabulary words about plate tectonics?

Look at the picture and determine the relative age of the layers. Then write the letters of the layers in order from oldest to youngest rock layer.

20230515 - Explain the difference between gradualism and punctuated equilibrium.

20230516 - Match the type of evidence of evolution with the proper definition.