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3rd Quarter Syllabus


Tuesday 1-24-11 *I can use factor-label method

-Page 286 mini-lab as a demo (remember books, calcs, engagement)

-Review factor-label calculations with clips

-Page 304 minilab-take measurements (Lay-out full page landscape data table so that all calculations can show in table.)

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Khan notes-Introduction to molecular and empirical formulas-calculating molar mass

Khan notes-The mole and Avogadro’s number



Wed 1-25 *I can calculate molar mass

-Process Khan notes

-Mole song

-Calculating molar mass review

***Introduce concept behind formal lab for the chapter: Which fuel source burns at a faster rate?  We will begin next week.  Pre-think/experimental design.

-Work on pg 304 calculations

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Top-10 notes from 287-289

Read pages 287-289

Solve Problems 1, 2 pg 289 with factor-label under notes

Read pages 290, 291

Solve #3, 4 pg 291 with factor-label under notes


Thurs 1-26  *I can convert between moles, grams and particles

Post #3, 4 Mole island pg 303 introduction.

Work on page 304 calculations

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Finish page 304 calculations-all factor-label


Friday 1-27 *I can convert between moles and liters

Finish mole island with volume.

Introduce formal lab: Which fuel source uses the molecules up at a faster rate?

Introduce molar mass of butane mini lab

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Finish page 304 table, calculations and six questions.

Science Geek-Calculations of formula mass


Mon 1-30  I can find molar mass experimentally.

Warm up problems: ml>L, volume to moles

Molar mass of butane lab

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  1. 1.Finish mini-lab write up

  2. 2.Work on 10 factor-label problems from handout.


Tuesday 1-31-11

Begin formal lab: Comparing fuel consumption

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  1. 1.Finish pre-lab including procedure, three research sites.

  2. 2.Finish 10 mole problems


Wednesday 2-1-11

Fuel combustion lab

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Work on formal lab write up. 


Thursday 2-2-11

Fuel combustion lab

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Work on formal lab write up. 

    Standard typed lab write up following pink sheet

    Data Representation: Measurements, data table and graph with slope

    Calculations: Explain and include units (can be by hand)

    Conclusion: Extensive conclusion following standard format.  Include citations based on three sources.


    New: 3-source bibliography w/3 sources. 

    Below bibliography evaluate each source: Discuss site sponsor, reliability, potential bias.


Friday 2-3 (Sub)

Science Geek-Gram-Mole-Volume Conversions

Due: Print out of science geek score PLUS factor-label work for each problem.

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  1. 1.Work on formal lab write-up.  Incorporate three sources, bibliography, data table and graph.

  2. 2. Read, take notes, teach yourself! on 10.3 pages 305-307.  Do problems 32, 33, 34ab, 35ab


Monday 2-6  * I can calculate % composition

Check notes and problems

Mineral % composition

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Finish mineral % composition-Find % comp. of metals in each sample


Tuesday 2-7  *I can experimentally calculate % composition

Page 308 % composition lab-complete picture procedure and prep of data tables.  We will only be doing Calcium Chloride and Sodium Sulfate (data tables must be fully labeled for credit)

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Chpt 10 summary questions (Show all factor label work!  Q left, answer right)

pg 315: 50, 51, 58abc, 59acf, 60ab, 62ac, 63cd (% of metals only), 65ab, 73a, 76, 85


Wed 2-8

Finish pg 308 mini-lab

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Practice test-Chapter 10


Thursday 2-9

Post summary questions-Test review

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STUDY!

Typed formal butane/sterno fuel combustion lab due Friday


Friday 2-10-11

Chapter 10 test

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  1. 1.Khan Notes (no late credit! Due Monday!-Balancing Chemical Equations

  2. 2.Extra credit lab pg 326.  Do the lab, take a picture on your phone.



Mon 2-13 *I can balance equations and inventory atoms

-Methane bubbles-Intro to balancing

-Notes-Inventory, coefficients

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Read pgs 321-327.  5 Sentences describing key points to remember.

Page 327 3ab, 4ab


Tue 2-14 (CCAR-Sub)

Balancing 14 equations around the room.

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Online balancing equations-Practice balancing equations online- LINK You must do the original 11 problems.  Extra credit if you complete the hard one.  Write down your finished balanced equations.  Print out final results.


Wed 2-15

-Review balancing, Classifying reactions-Combustion with cellulose.

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Read and take detailed notes on section 11.2


Thurs 2-16

Introduce formal lab:

Focus Question: Is it possible to classify chemical reactions and predict products based only on observations and the law of conservation of mass?

Combustion example #2, Candle review or burning cellulose.


Fri 2-17 (ISELA) No School


Mon 2-20 (No school)


Tuesday 2-21

-Warm up # 13, 14 page 331

-Calculating % change in mass.

-Record class data for burning cellulose


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  1. 1.Read and take detailed notes page 11.3 page 342, 343


Wed 2-22

Mixing two solutions

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Begin to type up formal lab.  Get pre-lab portion set up as well as class data tables, beginning of graph etc.


Thursday 2-23 (sub)

Combustion movie-Part-1

Top 10 notes

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Work on typing up draft of classifying reactions lab.


Friday 2-24 (sub)

Balancing and classifying chemical reactions quiz

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Typed draft of classifying reactions lab due Monday


Monday 2-27

Heating copper powder-Reaction #2

Data summary heating copper

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pg 339 24 and 26, abcd (write out equations with justification including “general equation to match each real equation.  General equations from page 338, 339)


Tuesday 2-28

Warm up-List 5 classifications of reactions and predict for each if mass would increase, decrease, or remain constant in a closed system. (emphasize phase notation)


Notes: Double replacement reactions-net ionic equations

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Finish lab  (due Wednesday 3-7)


Standard PINK lab write up including:

  1. 1.Very clear data and observations for all three of your experiments

  2. 2.Class data table showing mean, median, mode, range for all three experiments.

  3. 3.Classification and Balanced chemical reactions for the three experiments.  Include phase notation as well as heat symbols when appropriate.

  4. 4.Bibliography (3 sources including sponsor, reliability, bias analysis.  Your book can be one source!)

  5. 5.Very thorough conclusion in which you provide detailed evidence to support all of your claims.  (Don’t forget error paragraph)


Wed 2-29

Catalyst demo’s

Burning Mg and Cu to introduce reactivities

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pre-mini lab activity  table preparation for metal reactivities


Thursday 3-1

*Warm-up-Page 345 reactions.  Practice writing one as a model for Friday.

Metal reactivities lab

Review rules for predicting products of SRR

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page 347: 45abc, 48abc (use activity series), 52abcd


Friday 3-2 (s)

Practice writing double replacement reactions page 345 example and mini-lab challenge.  Bring up two sure ppts for a mole buck.  Show all equations. (at least 3 equations with two forming ppts)

pg

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Finish typing formal lab-Due Wednesday 3-7


Monday 3-5 No school


Tuesday 3-6

Review solubility rules for double replacement reactions.

Rules for single replacement reactions

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pg 334 17abc, pg 335 18ab, 19ab


Wed 3-7  FORMAL LAB DUE!

Review day-Warm up-Predicting SRR

Demo-Sugar+ acid-write, classify, balance

Final lab questions-strong/weak work samples

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Practice test chapter 11


Thursday 3-8

Review practice test.  HW check

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STUDY!


Friday 3-9

Chapter 11 test

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Take notes on Khan Video: Stoichiometry-1


Monday 3-12-12

Notes: Science Geek: Stoichiometry Video Review

Notebook organization time

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  1. 1.Organize notebooks and three-ring binders

  2. 2.Bring in a real recipe from home that includes eggs


Tuesday 3-13-12 *I can use double mole island to solve stoich problems

Engagement: Binder and carbon book check.

-Read and take notes on pages 372-373 (while checking binders)

Recipe ananlysis-stoich intro

Double mole island (pg 375 #35)

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Stoichiometry practice problems Due Thursday!

Visit the website below and complete the 18 practice problems.  When solving each problem, copy the following work in your own carbon book for each problem:


1. Balanced chemical equation

2. Complete factor label work beginning with the “Given” and ending with the “Goal”.  Make sure to label “Given” and “Goal” above each problem. 


Work not finished in class should be completed for homework.  When you are done, print out and attach the “checked” web site print out showing how many you got correct.  Tutorial videos for some of the problems are available below.


Everyone is responsible for turning in their own factor-label work and printed out checked answer page.


PROBLEMS:

http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/taters/Unit4Stoichiometry.htm


Stoichiometry Problems OnLine Tutorials and Video Solutions

The solutions are from a sampling of problems from our Interactive Stoichiometry Problem Set.

Problem #1 - Converting Moles to Moles

Problem #4 - Converting Liters to Moles

Problem #8 - Converting Grams to Moles

Problem #10 - Converting Liters to Moles

Problem #11 - Converting Liters to Liters

Problem #15 - Converting Liters to Grams


Wed 3-14

Practice problems

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Reading and notes:

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Read 12-1, 12-2, 12-3


Thursday 3-15

Post 18 problems.

Introduce mining problem

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Write up complete pre-lab including detailed procedure and blank data tables.


Friday 3-16

Post Chapter 11 test

% Yield lab

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pg 374, #29, 30, 31, 32


Monday 3-19

Post hw problems

% Yield lab

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pg 379 #40abcd, #41a, b1, b2, c


Tuesday 3-20

% yield lab

Test Review

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Chapter 12 practice test PDF 2012.pdf


Wed 3-21

Post practice test

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Study-Formal lab due Friday!


Thursday 3-22

Chapter 12 test

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Finish typing formal lab


Friday 3-23

Collect formal lab

Post test

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Monday 4-2

-Brainstorming-How many names do you know for phase changes?

-Hypothesis curve drawing: liquid N2 cooled ice cube heated in a bunsen burner beaker.

-Pre-lab timeline description.  Begin hw

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Finish detailed timeline


Tuesday 4-3

Phase changes of water lab

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Khan Academy: States of Matter.  Take notes on your graph from class.


Wed 4-4

Process water lab.  Discuss KE/PE

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Read 385-389.  Add to notes.  Problems 1-2 pg 387 (show factor label)

Khan Academy: Vapor Pressure


Thursday 4-5

Barometer demo:  Pressure on water surface.

Boiling water at RT demo:  Define boiling

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Read 390-395 problems 11-14 pg 395

Khan Academy: Phase Diagrams


Monday 4-9

Demo: food coloring in various temp H2O demo or mini lab.

Evaporation off finger demo. (pg 391)

Process with KM theory and website showing gas molecules.

Foundation for gas laws and reaction rates.

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Pre-lab-Boyles law

Play with the GAS PROPERTIES simulation.  Write down 10 claims with evidence.



Tuesday (GAS LAW WEEK) 4-10

Boyles law Vernier exploration:  Launch experiment # 06, Chemistry with Vernier

Collect evidence to show how volume and pressure are related

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Finish Lab Questions.  Complete sentences

Read Chapter 14 pg 418-419.  Complete problems 7-8.


Wed 4-11

HW check: Gas properties simulation

Process Boyles law lab (direct vs. inverse relationships)

Post 10 observed behaviors of gasses.

Temp pressure relationships

Gas laws-working with equations PVT

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Science Geek review-Show all work in notebook.  Print final answer page. Link Gas Laws Practice

Boyles law lab due Thursday.


Thursday 4-12

Collect Boyle’s Law Lab

Demo days (This day will be a gas)

Potato gun, 2 x egg in a bottle.

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Khan Academy: PV=nRT

Read 420-421


Friday 4-13

Post problems

Combined Gas Law

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Science Geek: Ideal Gas Law:  Link.  Show all work in notebook.  Print final answer page.



Monday 4-16

Partner Quiz: Gas Laws

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pg 443, #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7-10.


Tuesday 4-17

Triple point graphs

CO2 mini lab-triple points

PV video

Can crusher video

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Practice test, Chapters 13, 14 (see side bar for outbox or PDF version)


Wed 4-18

-Post quiz

-Post PV=nrT questions

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ScienceGeek.net phase diagram practice problems sets 1.  You

need to sketch the graph and write out questions on the left, answers on the right to create your own study guide.

LINK for set #1


Thursday 4-19

post practice Chapter 13, 14 Test

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study


Friday 4-20

Chapter 13, 14 test

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Monday 4-23 (Meet in room 194)

Pre-lab

Test prep

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Pre-lab endo and exo reactions


Tuesday 4-24 (testing)

Wednesday 4-25 (testing)


Thursday 4-26

Endo and exothermic reactions-Part 1

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Read and take notes on 17.1 pg 505-510

Watch two science geek video’s and copy down work as a model:

Specific Heat-Problem #1 Video #1

Specific Heat-Problem #2 Video #2

Solve #4 pg 510 on your own


Friday 4-26

Endo and exothermic reactions-Part 2

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Read and take notes on 17.2 pg 511-513

Do problem #13 on page 513

Finish lab questions and calculation on lab sheet


Monday 4-30

Post Chapter 13-14 test

Post lab questions endo and exothermic reactions

Final instructions for hot water tanks

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Prepare sketch and prototype of hot water tank


Tuesday 5-1-12  *I can apply the H=mct equation to evaluate a hot water tank

Post HW h=mct problems

Trial run-hot water tank

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Work on final version of hot water heater. Due Thursday


Wed 5-2-12 *I can solve H=mct problems for any of the variables

Climate change videos

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none


Thursday 5-3 

What do videos have to do with water tank?

Demonstrate precise data acquisition using logger pro x=

Hot water tank final prototype trial

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Work on hot water tank lab

Final competition tank due Monday


Friday 5-4

Final hot water tank competition

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Work on final lab write up.  This is a PARTNER lab.  One formal lab for 2-3 people if you choose.  You can also write up your own formal lab.  Due Friday



Monday 5-7-12 *I can determine the heat of fusion of water (ice)

Read and take notes: 17.3

Heat of fusion of ice, minilab (Answer in ^hfus=kJ/mole of ice)

Enter all water tank data into class spreadsheet  (Link)

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Work on final typed water tank lab


Tuesday 5-8-12 *I can determine and explain heat of vaporization

Post heat of fusion of ice

Heat of vaporization of liquid nitrogen

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Finish liquid N2 calculations including % error.


Wed 5-9-12

Calculation day

Thermochemistry Review Activity-Science Geek

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Calculations and graded science geek printout due Monday


Thursday 5-10

Making Biodiesel-Day-1

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Finish typing formal hot water tank lab.  Due Friday 5-11-12


Friday 5-11-12

Lab: Making Biodiesel Day-2

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Finish 22 science geek problems assigned 5/9/12.  Work and graded geek print-out due Monday.


Monday 5-14-12

*I can draw PE graphs for endo and exothermic reactions

Endo and exothermic demos- (5 gal jug and endo)

Activation energy

Energy graphs and catalyst graphs

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Finish biodiesel graph and lab


Tuesday 5-15

Reaction Rate Demo-particle size

Reaction Rate Lab: A-B

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Practice Test


Wed 5-16-12 *I can draw activation energy graphs with and without catalysts.

Turn in science geek problems


Activation energy/catalyst demo


Final assessment clock reaction

Share all heat of combustion data for both classes

Finish heat of combustion graphs

Enter all data into class google doc (USE THIS LINK TO ENTER YOUR HOT WATER TANK DATA)

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Study!  Finish up heat of combustion graph.  Re-take practice test


Thursday 5-17

Post practice test

Hand back all labs

Death cannon demo.  H2O demo.

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study


Friday 5-18 (sub)

pHet acid and base exploration and reading

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Finish pHET worksheet if not finished in class


Monday 5-21  (sub) (Mr. Grosser will be in his office at 4:00 if you need help)



Tuesday 5-22 (Mr. Grosser will be in at 7:15, room 129 if you need any help!)

Test Chapter 17, 18


Wed 5-23 *I can use a solubility chart to predict how much will dissolve at different temperatures.

-Discuss solubility chart with warm up problem

-Acetylene cannon review

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Thursday 5-24 (assembly)

Post test, solubility worksheet, pH worksheet

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Pre-lab: What is the pH of your pop?


Friday 5-25

*I can give operational definitions for acids and bases

*I can explain why acids neutralize bases

*I can use the M1V1=M2V2 formula to determine unknown molarities

*I can explain how a titration works

*I can use the pH=-log[H+] formula to calculate pH

*I can use the pH + pOH = 14 formula to calculate pOH


Exploring pH tools and titration

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Spend 15 minutes reviewing class notes to learn definitions/formulas


Monday 5-28 Memorial Day


Tuesday 5-29

pH of Pop lab

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Final review packet: Book problems chapters 2-5


Wednesday 5-30

pH of Pop lab

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Final review packet: Book problems chapters 6-10


Wednesday 5-30

pH of Pop lab

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Final review packet: Book problems chapters 11-16


Thursday 5-31

pH of Pop lab

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Final review packet: Book problems chapters 17-19


Friday 6-1

pH of Pop lab

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Final review packet: Finish all practice problems in packet prior to coming to the final!





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Review and stupid demos

Chemical Plant explosion with a shock wave (rocket fuel plant)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KuGizBjDXo


Coal dust explosion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpipxgB6vfw


Triple Point Tert-butyl alcohol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLRqpJN9zeA&NR=1


Liquid CO2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ggy7RJlpZ0


Liquid CO2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA8zIl10-Z8




Tuesday 5-4

By table: Make and test conductivities of all solutions on pg 458 AND 0.1 M HCl and 0.1M HC2H3O2.  Write lab up as one big data table that incorporates conductivity of the solutions along with answers to questions 1, 3 pg 458. 

Add the following information to your data table:

Q4: If the compound is ionic, write the disassociation equation for the compound.

Q5: If a compound is an electrolyte, further classify it as a strong or weak electrolyte.

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Read pgs 452-3 prior to finishing lab questions.  Pre-lab calculations and post-lab summary table, due Thursday.


Wed 5-5

Tyndall effect demo.

Solubility graph practice

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solubility practice worksheet


Thursday 5-6

Group quiz-solubility

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Science Geek.Net solubility problems LINK  (SKIP THE PROBLEMS INVOLVING ENERGY)


Friday 5-7

Demo Days

Supersaturated solutions-Pop

Molarity calculations: Powerpoint 16.2 problems: Molarity, M1V1=M2V2, solution concentration by mass.

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Molarity practice problems worksheet

Read and take notes on 16.3.  Include sketches of figures 16.13 and 16.14 and explain what each one shows in your own words.


Monday 5-10

Post molarity problems

Introduce lab quiz/test

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Pre-lab questions/calculations


Tuesday 5-11

Boiling Frog Lab Test

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Finish test questions/calculations


Wed 5-12

Finish typing group conclusion and prepare final lab calculation pages and data table.

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Finish summary questions:

Chapt. 15   

Chapt. 16



Tue 5-25

Rates of reaction lab challenge

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Study for EOC and final


Wed 5-26

Raes of reaction lab challenge

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Write up lab procedure and results.


Thurs 5-27

Rates of reaction demos: Catalyst, concentration, particle size

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Study EOC/Finals


Fri 5-28

Equilibrium demo/notes

Calculating Keq pg 556 #7, 8

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Study for finals


Mon 5-31 Memorial Day


Tue 6-1

Notes: Acid Base demos

Calculating pH, pOH, Ka


Wed 6-2

EOC test


Thurs 6-3

Titration lab quiz:  Finding the molarity of an unknown acid.

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Study


Fri 6-4

Review EOC test results

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Study Hard for Finals!


 

And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time  T.S. Eliot

Support Tools:

  1. Skyward

  2. Teacher Outbox (notes and practice tests)

  3. Online Textbook Registration Info.pdf

  4. On-line textbook

  5. ScienceGeek (on-line practice problems)

  6. ChemTutor.com

  7. Khan Academy (on-line lectures)

  8. Interactive Periodic Table

  9. EXCEL Graphing Hints


Apps and Games

  1. Mahjong Chem

  2. Search-Chemistry Helper

  3. Search-RealCalc (scientific calculator

  4. YouTube-Periodic Table of Videos-Cool demos

  5. Science Geek-Mole conversion videos

  6. Chemistry Simulations (ISU)



Course Handouts-Links

Course Expectations

Standard Lab Write Ups

Essential Learning Targets


Chapter/Unit Outlines

  1. Chapter 1-2

  2. Chapter 3-4

  3. Chapter 5-6

  4. Chapter 7, 8, 9

  5. Chapter 10 Outline

  6. Chapter 11

  7. Chapter 13-14


Chapter PDF Practice Tests (non-interactive* Use the practice tests in the outbox for interactive grading.)

  1. Chapter 1, 2 Practice Test

  2. Chapter 3 Practice Test.pdf

  3. Chapter 3-4 Practice Test.pdf

  4. Chapter 5-6 Practice Test.pdf

  5. Chapter 7, 8, 9 practice test.pdf

  6. Chapter 10 Practice Test

  7. Chapter 11 Practice Test.pdf

  8. Chapter 12 practice test.pdf

  9. Chapter 13-14 practice test.pdf

  10. Chapter 17, 18 practice test.pdf



Khan Academy Internet Notes

  1. 1.Elements and Atoms (PNE)

  2. 2.Intro to the Atom (PNE, mass, isotopes)

  3. 3.Electron Configurations

  4. 4.Looking at valence electrons to figure out reactivity

  5. 5.Introduction to ionic, covalent, polar covalent and metallic bonds.

  6. 6.Van Der Waals Forces

  7. 7.Molecular and Empirical Formulas-calc. molar mass

  8. 8.The Mole and Avogadro’s Number

  9. 9.Formula and Mass Composition

  10. 10.Stoichiometry-1

  11. 11.Stoichiometry-2

  12. 12. Phase Diagrams

  13. 13. Vapor Pressure

  14. 14. States of Matter

  15. 15. Gas Law: PV=nRT



pHET On-line Simulations

  1. States of Matter

  2. Build an Atom

  3. Exploring Isotopes and Atomic Mass

  4. Neon lights and discharge lamps

  5. Interactive periodic table with spectra

  6. Conductivity of NaCl and Sugar

  7. Gas Properties



Chemistry Songs

  1. 06 Metric System

  2. 07 Mole Song

  3. 04 Acids and Bases

  4. 08 Water

  5. 01 Electron Polka

  6. 02 Bonding

  7. 03 Equilibrium

  8. 05 REdox

  9. 09 Stoich.

  10. 10 Gas Laws

  11. 11 Mendeleev


My favorite links

  1. Metric measurement-Jersey Shore

  2. Acid Eyes QT.mov



Lab Handouts

  1. CCC-2011 Pennium.pdf

  2. CCC-2011 Dalton Mg.pdf

  3. CCC-2011 Spectra.pdf