Oct+13+Tues


 * Topic:** The Nature of Matter
 * Corresponding Text Pages**: 35-39

In your notebook create an entry for 10/13/09. copy and answer the following question in your notebook. What connection does chemistry have to Biology?
 * Bell ringer:** Retrieve a computer & a text book. Read the opening paragraph on page 35.

1. Define the following terms using the glossary of your textbook: atom, nucleus, electron, element, isotope, compound, ionic bond, ion, covalent bond, molecule, and van der Waals forces. 2. Read page 35. 3. Draw a picture of a hydrogen atom in your notebook similiar to figure 2-1 on page 35. 4. Read page 36. 5. In your notebook, explain the similarities a nd differences between C-12, C-13, and C-14. 6. Google search Carbon dating, Write a paragraph in your notebook connecting this information to the information found on page 36. 7. Read page 37. 8. In your notebook copy and answer the following question: What information is contained in a chemical formula? 9. Read page 38. 10. In your notebook compare and contrast the different types of chemical bonds. 11. Complete #1-6 on page 39 in your notebook.
 * Individual Tasks:**

Homework: Section 2-1 Worksheet in ch 2 reading packet.