We discussed how to identify combustion reactions.
Homework:  Read p.248-250 and copy the summary on p.251 into your notes.  Answer p.251 #2, 3, 5.

Consult p.240-243 in your text for help with this.  Record the summary on p.243.  We have a quiz Friday on writing names and formulas for compounds. 
Homework:  p.243 #2-4, 7

We discussed two types of reactions:  synthesis and decomposition.
Homework:  Read p.237-238.  Write the summary from p.239 in your notes.  Answer p.239 #1, 2, 4.

We went through the nomenclature practice quiz answers.  For the unit assignment, students will need to do a cost-benefit analysis, so we went through that today, looking at several ionic and molecular compounds as examples.  The worksheet for this activity is on the chemistry unit page.

The period 4 class had an assembly.  In period 5 we had a practice quiz on naming and writing formulas for compounds, then used a couple of online sites to practice balancing equations.  The sites are:  http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/balancing-chemical-equations
http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/default.htm

We attended an assembly.

We discussed the Law of Conservation of Mass, as discovered in your experiment on Friday.  See p.230-232 in your text.  We went through how to represent chemical reactions as equations.  Look at p.225-226 for help with this.  We discussed how to balance chemical equations.  There are examples in the text on p.233-235.  The handout used for this lesson is on the Chemistry page, and is called "balancing lesson".
Homework:  p.227 #2; p.232 #3, 4; p.236 #7

We did the experiment on p.228-229 today and shared our results with each other.  We will have a quiz on naming and writing formulas of compounds on Thursday for period 5, and Friday for period 4.
Homework:  complete the lab report using proper format, including answers to p.229 a-j for your discussion

Ionic compounds form between a metal and a non-metal.  A metal will not be able to bond with a metal, but a non-metal can bond to a non-metal by sharing electrons.  This is called a covalent bond.  We worked through the handout "molecular comp lesson" which you can download from the chemistry unit page.  Look in your text, p.206-209 to learn more.
Homework:  p.212 #1-3, 5, 8-10

We used ion kits to help understand formulas of ionic compounds.  We completed a worksheet called "ionic comp work" that can be downloaded, with answers to check, from the chemistry unit page.  We learned about polyatomic ions, and how to name compounds containing them, and write formulas for them.  Consult p.202-204 for help with this topic.
Homework:  p.205 #1-3, 5-7, 9-11  -check answers in text