DE DE BE DE DIE SIE BIE IE DIE IK DIE 3K DIE 3K DIE IK DIK 3K DIK 3K DIE IK SIE 3K SIE IE OIE Mz. W's [Mleriodical Mrs. Weinhouse February 12, 2010 Welcome to Chemistry! hope that you're ready for a very fun time I in chemistry this year! There will be alot that we'll have to cover but I’m hoping that we'll also have time for some things that you want to see in chemistry. Some ideas I have indude the following: & Guest speakers Field trips & Crazy demos & Project 4 What do YOU want to see? Molecule of the Month ne feature of this newsletter will O indude an opportunity for everyone to earn extra credit points. Iwill describe a familiar molecule that has played a significant role in our society. E-mail, text or phone in your answer to me by 9:00 p.m, Mon, Feb 15tito get 2 Extra Credit Points (but not during class times)! Good Luck! This molecule was used frequently by the military and for industrial applications because of its convenient handling properties versus similar alternatives. It was discovered by a German chemist in 1863 (I can’t give you his name because I don’t want you to “Google” it). Its molecular formula is C/HsNsOand it was often seen in Wile E. Coyote films. To answer, call or text me at 760-390-5632 or e-mail me at michele64w@gmail.com. In addition to using technology for our Molecule of the SKIKE IK 3K SE IE SK IK 3 SE IK IKE IK SK SIE SK IE OK SK SE SE SE KE SKE SKE DK SE SIE SE SE IE IK OK SE “Impacting the Werld Tomorrow by Understanding Chemistry Today” oo MM HM cM MBM cM A od 3K Volume 1, Issue 1 a Month contest, we'll be using technology in these other ways: > Internet (Of course!) > Classroom blog (http://mzwchemadass.blogspot.com) o* Excel spreadsheets toautomatically calculate our stoichiometry tables > Powerpoint for project presentations > Molecular modeling program (huh?) so that you, can spin, rotate, and move around molecules on a computer all in 3-D! (Really, this is Cool!) The Dead Chemists Society here have been many chemists that have done some very extraordinary things in chemistry. I'd like to use the newsletter to tell you some of my favorites. Feel free to tell me about some of your favorite chemists. The first chemist I want to highlight is a woman chemist and physicist from Poland, Marie Sklodowska Curie. Marie Curie was the first to receive 2 Nobel Prizes (Chemistry and Physics). She pioneered work in the field of radioactivity, a term she first coined. She discovered 2 new elements, polonium and radium. Her husband, Pierre Curie, was a Nobel co-laureate. Google “Marie Curie” to learn more about her! SKIKE IK BE IE IE IK IK SK SE IK IK IK SK EE IK OK SE SE SE IKE OK IK OK SE SE IE IK IK IE FEISS SISI ISIS I III IIH IIH IIE