Sunday, April 24, 2005
2nd Semester Projects
Please remember that your 2nd Semester Project is due 4/28. View your project not as a stinky thing to do, but as a training exercise for College. Trust me… the ability to perform research and present information is one of the biggest skills needed for the big show - College. Give me your best and be proud of your work!!!
Top 5 Project Tips:
5. Don’t Plagiarize!!! That means no copying a report off of the internet.
4. Be Creative – Add your own unique twist to your project
3. Turn your Project in on Time. You will lose 25 pts per day it is late.
2. Ask Mr. G questions
1. Try your best… that’s all I can ask!
Some helpful project links:
Steve Spangler Science Experiments
Home Experiments
Bizzare Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen
How Stuff Works – Look here for info on Bombs
Yucca Mountain
Top 5 Project Tips:
5. Don’t Plagiarize!!! That means no copying a report off of the internet.
4. Be Creative – Add your own unique twist to your project
3. Turn your Project in on Time. You will lose 25 pts per day it is late.
2. Ask Mr. G questions
1. Try your best… that’s all I can ask!
Some helpful project links:
Steve Spangler Science Experiments
Home Experiments
Bizzare Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen
How Stuff Works – Look here for info on Bombs
Yucca Mountain
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
THE ART OF NEON WEBQUEST!!!! 4-13
Your job in this WebQuest is to explore the chemistry behind neon signs, and learn how the different colors of these signs are made. You will discover exactly how the noble gases are inserted into glass tubing, and how the gases are made to glow. You will also learn how different colors of neon signs are created. You will find out how neon glass tubing can be bent and how neon artists create their works of art. Then you will answer a set of questions about neon signs. If time permits you might design your own Neon art!
Access the online activity here!
Resources for the Online Activity:
WebElements – The Periodic Table on the WWW. Visit this site for information on the noble gases. You can click on any element in this periodic table to read about that element and its properties. Click on any of the noble gases to find out about that element.
Krypton Neon – Everything you ever wanted to know about Neon. Go to this site to find the answers to questions you might have about neon and neon lights. This site is intended more for neon artists than chemistry students.
Neon Knights: Part 1: An Exploration of Neon. At this site you can find out about the discovery of neon and how neon signs operate. Scroll down and click on how are artists using neon to learn more about neon as art.
Neon Colors. Visit this site to see many of the possible colors found in neon signs. Notice that colors listed are made with just three elements.
Just Neon’s FAQ Page. Go to this site to find out more about neon signs. You can learn exactly how a noble gas is introduced and held inside a glass tube at this site.
Neon: A Brief History of Signs. At this site you can find a history of neon’s discovery and its use in neon signs. You can find out here how the glass tubing used in neon signs is made.
The History of Neon Signs. Visit this site to learn about the inventor of the first neon lamp. You can find out how neon signs are made here, and about what colors are produced by using the elements argon and mercury.
Ray Kolty’s Neon FAQ. Go to this site for more information about how neon tubes light up, how neon tubes are made, and how the colors of neon tubes are created.
Museum of Neon Art. At this site you can see how artists are using neon tubing in artworks. Scroll down and click on web gallery to see some neon art pieces presently on exhibit at this museum.
Neon Artworks. Visit this site to see all kinds of uses for neon signs as art. Click on free standing sculptures to see some wonderful examples of neon art.
GlassLight Gallery. Go to this site to see neon art and neon sculpture. Scroll down and click on views of the luminous sculpture. On the menu at the left side of the screen, click on jellyfish to see an amazing array of neon sculptures.
Extra Sites to Check out:
Easy Science Experiments
Current Events
Access the online activity here!
Resources for the Online Activity:
WebElements – The Periodic Table on the WWW. Visit this site for information on the noble gases. You can click on any element in this periodic table to read about that element and its properties. Click on any of the noble gases to find out about that element.
Krypton Neon – Everything you ever wanted to know about Neon. Go to this site to find the answers to questions you might have about neon and neon lights. This site is intended more for neon artists than chemistry students.
Neon Knights: Part 1: An Exploration of Neon. At this site you can find out about the discovery of neon and how neon signs operate. Scroll down and click on how are artists using neon to learn more about neon as art.
Neon Colors. Visit this site to see many of the possible colors found in neon signs. Notice that colors listed are made with just three elements.
Just Neon’s FAQ Page. Go to this site to find out more about neon signs. You can learn exactly how a noble gas is introduced and held inside a glass tube at this site.
Neon: A Brief History of Signs. At this site you can find a history of neon’s discovery and its use in neon signs. You can find out here how the glass tubing used in neon signs is made.
The History of Neon Signs. Visit this site to learn about the inventor of the first neon lamp. You can find out how neon signs are made here, and about what colors are produced by using the elements argon and mercury.
Ray Kolty’s Neon FAQ. Go to this site for more information about how neon tubes light up, how neon tubes are made, and how the colors of neon tubes are created.
Museum of Neon Art. At this site you can see how artists are using neon tubing in artworks. Scroll down and click on web gallery to see some neon art pieces presently on exhibit at this museum.
Neon Artworks. Visit this site to see all kinds of uses for neon signs as art. Click on free standing sculptures to see some wonderful examples of neon art.
GlassLight Gallery. Go to this site to see neon art and neon sculpture. Scroll down and click on views of the luminous sculpture. On the menu at the left side of the screen, click on jellyfish to see an amazing array of neon sculptures.
Extra Sites to Check out:
Easy Science Experiments
Current Events
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Sunday, April 03, 2005
I'm listening to your suggestions!! Here is the Weekly Syllabus Online for your convenience!!!!! 
Isotopes - have same charge but different number of neutrons... Do you know what the difference between an ion and an isotope is?
