We are now currently in Chapter 6, Chemical Bonding. We have already discussed metallic and ionic bonding. We also learned how to do Lewis structures for covalent compounds and polyatomic ions. Today we did the Ceramics Fixatives Lab, where students were involved in a simulation. They pretended to be a team of chemists hired to do some research for a ceramics company and had to test four compounds with given criteria to be tested. They had to determine which compound met the criteria the best. Students will compose a letter explaining their choice, why they made that choice, and will discuss how they gathered all of the necessary data. Tomorrow students will learn about the VSEPR theory and will use the model kits to construct a variety of molecules and polyatomic ions, while applying VSEPR theory. We will also discuss hybridization and then intermolecular forces. Our test will be on Tuesday, October 27 over chemical bonding.