It was a sad day in chemistry since we did not get to see Mr. Henderson's slick dance moves as seen in class the previous day. We had a substitute, and a new and exciting assignment. The assignment, "Bonding Theatre," is an in-class group assignment. The groups are divided up between lab groups. The assignment is a short 1-2 minute skit that explains a part of either ionic or covalent bonding. An ionic bond is when electrons are transferred (usually between a metal and a non-metal), and a covalent bond is when electrons are shared (usually between two non-metals). Every member of the group must have a role in the skit either as an actor/actress or a narrator. As far as props go, each group can use props that are easy to use. Furthermore, if a person in the group is not there, then the lab group will not make a part in the skit for him. If a person is there, but will not be there Monday, he should participate in the creation of the skit but not give himself a role. So, we brainstormed our ideas for the first 20 minutes of class.
For the last half hour of class, we worked on a WebAssign. This assignment consisted of 13 questions on the topic of bonding (section 8.1). If your lab group had not finished planning for the skit, it was highly recommended that your group sat together. The purpose of this was so your group could quietly talk and finish the planning of the skit. If you finished the WebAssign, then there was no homework for the weekend; if not it was homework.
It was a very relaxing, yet productive class period. Hopefully on Monday we get to watch another awesome video like this one which we saw on Thursday.
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