September 14,  2004

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY

In class today we did the following:

1.  We watched a short segment of NBC Dateline on SUV and passenger car crashes

     Here's a link to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety  (IIHS) featured in the video. -- Includes "crashworthiness" crash test ratings for vehicles and lots of other useful information about car safety.

 

2. Dr. H gave a presentation on Topic #6  The Nature of Matter

      Topic #6 The Nature of Matter  (oops -- some figures aren't coming thru -- I will repair later)

Some of the concepts about matter in the presentation were illustrated via a software package called Molecular Dynamics.  

  Read more about the "Molecular Dynamics" software in this article from Scientific American

3.  Those in class earned 2 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION POINTS by doing a hands-on learning activity to review atomic structure and the Periodic Table:

           Click here for the Periodic Table Participation Point Activity

4.  In the remaining time, students finished up the G-2 activity from the last class.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS  

1) The  RQ-1 cutoff is at noon on Thursday Sept 16th

 

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IF YOU MISSED CLASS TODAY:  

• Review the presentation on Topic #6 above.

• If you would like to earn the two Individual Participation Points offered in class today, complete the Periodic Table Activity  (see above) on your own and turn in your answer sheet to Dr H in class on Thursday, Sep 16th.