STRESS this week. This week I had a lot of homework. I did not go to swim practice this whole week. Also, the pool heater broke, so we would have to go to San Mateo High School. Today, I had six tests in seven classes. Next week is finals week. I have to study very hard. In chemistry, I saw a video about mole, which is Amadeo Avagrado's number. It was a song sang by Mr. Olson and Mr. Washington. Mr. Washington was a physics teacher at Mills. Mole is 6.02 x 10^23 atoms. The molar mass is on the periodic table. It is the atomic mass of the isotopes of elements. I learned how to convert moles to number of atoms to grams. Dead week is not dead because I learned a lot during this week.

Week of 11/30/09

This week we have a chemistry test. We are tested on a lot of material. We need to know the three types of chemical bonds and electronegativity. I learned a lot about polar covalent bonds. I learned about the properties of ionic compounds. I learned about two types of alloys and diferent ways to prepare metal for use. We have to memorize the seven diatomic elements, BR2I2Cl2H2O2F2. We also have to memorize the seven polyatomic ions and their formulas. I learned how to draw Lewis Dot Structures. We have to know the octet rule and the number of valence electrons. There is a HONC 1234 rule and the VSEPR theory. We need to know the first ten alkanes. There are isomers. This week, we learned about the polar bonds and the requirements for a polar molecule. Today, we did a lab. Different liquids were pour through a tube and we used the charged wand to see if the liquid would be attracted to the wand. we charged the wand by rubbing it with wool. It was pretty cool. I learned from the Polar Bears and Penguins comic book.

Week of 11/24/09

It was a short 3-day week for school. I had two big tests on Wednesday which was pretty hard. On Thursday, it was Thanksgiving. my family and I went to Boreal, near Tahoe. My sister and I went snowboarding, while my brother went skiing. It was my sister and my second time snowboarding. I fell many times, so on the next day my right side of my butt hurt. My right arm was sore because I always had to lift myself up after falling. There were many obstacles when I was going down the hill. Boreal closed at 4:00 P.M. Overall, it was pretty good. On Friday, my sister, my brother, and I went to the Dickens Fair at Cow Palace. Well, actually, we went with the GATE club. It was pretty fun. We bought frosted nuts (almonds covered in cinnamon). I liked how there were characters from Charles Dickens' novels. I saw a few performances, but I liked the Illusionist the best. On Saturday and Sunday, I had to do all of my homework. i had a lot of homework. It was a busy weekend for me.