Good news for all Crazy 8 Learners

This is the last week of the first quarter, and we've got some "mastery" days planned for this week. Some of you may have a lot to master before Friday. The good news is:

1. You can do it. You've all shown that you can master concepts in science. Go and do your thing.


2. You get to work hard and learn a lot. It feels good to know that you put a lot into something. Your brain releases chemicals that makes you feel happy when you learn, too. Being happy, in turn, helps your brain learn even more! It's science.


3. There is no bad news.

Some of you will have mastered everything required of you by today. First, I want to congratulate you. You have done magnificently. The good news for you is:

1. Your learning is not over. Check out this Chemistry Online Packet. There's also a link to it on the left sidebar. It includes at least 8 options for you to choose from. Maybe you'll get to all of them. Maybe you don't. Either way, you can learn a lot and teach others.


2. You can start your blog. That's right, I said it. I would love if you made your own blog/website to show what you've learned (or will learn). You can make it like an online portfolio of your work, or you could just write about science, other subjects, sports, music, or something else. You can choose who can see your blog, or you can make it visible to the world. To borrow a slogan from Adidas that I don't totally get, "Impossible is nothing."

Chemical Bonding Practice from Memorial Science on Vimeo.

Mr. Hoegh goes through a couple of bonding examples - ionic and covalent.