*****TUTORING IS AVAILABLE EVERY MORNING: 8:00-8:30 am
*****I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE USE OF THE FOLLOWING ON-LINE RESOURCES:
1) The following link is an OUTSTANDING resource. There are video tutorials
that explain all of the concepts we will study this year. Please use this
resource any time you are struggling to understand what we are learning
in class.
http://www.sophia.org/chemistry-topic
2) Another fantastic site, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, has
notes, practice sheets, activities, etc. too help you understand all
aspects of chemistry.
http://besocratic.colorado.edu/CLUE-Chemistry/
3) This is the website that accompanies your textbook. The "ACE the Test"
feature offers great practice/review questions.
http://college.cengage.com/chemistry/zumdahl/chemistry/7e/instructor_home.html
4) There is a website that accompanies another great textbook. This site has
so many wonderful resources - please check it out:
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007874637x/student_view0/
5) This site contains excellent UNIT OUTLINES and TOPIC NOTES of the units
we will cover this semester. You will be asked to print the outlines
and topic notes as we begin each unit.
http://www.course-
notes.org/Chemistry/Unit_Notes/Holts_Modern_Chemistry_Textbook
http://www.course-notes.org/chemistry/topic_notes
6) There is a FANTASTIC website that has video tutorials, note-taking
sheets and practice problems for the each of the topics we will cover
in Honors Chemistry. Please visit this site any time you need extra
help/practice. The videos go in the same order as the Honors Chemistry
course and are listed by topics.
http://www.gpb.org/chemistry-physics/students/all
7) There is a another GREAT site that breaks the chemistry curriculum into
modules. Each module provides an excellent tutorial with lots of good
practice problems for you to work to enhance your understanding of the
concepts we cover in class.
http://www.chemreview.net/download_instructions.htm
8) A third great site is the Khan Academy, which has over 100 chemistry
videos that correlate with the concepts we will study this semester.
The subject areas are listed alphabetically, so scroll down to the C's,
then look for the topic you want to study.
http://www.khanacademy.org/
9) There are two free on-line textbooks that you might find helpful.
Visit these websites, they will be a huge help this year. The books
cover much of the same material we will study this semester.
http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html
http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/ (look in the middle column, and
click on Chemistry SE)
10) Here is an on-line chemistry GLOSSARY to help with terms and
definitions.
http://www.course-notes.org/Chemistry/Glossary
PLEASE PRINT THE CHAPTER NOTES FROM ONE OF THE WEBSITES AT THE TOP OF
THE "LINKS" PAGE
DAILY ASSIGNMENTS
WEEK ONE:
1/7 Review class documents, procedures and websites
Activity - Lab equipment
Assign Ch. 1,2,3 Vocab (extra credit)
*****Student information sheets, lab safety forms and signature forms
are due by Friday, 1/11
*****Ch. 1,2,3 Vocab (extra credit) - due Friday, 1/11
*****Try to get your lab folder as soon as possible (3 prong folder
with 2 pockets)
1/8 Review lab equipment - Quiz tomorrow
Lab Safety Video and Quiz
Discuss - writing formal lab reports
1/9 Review lab equipment
Quiz: Lab equipment
Begin Lab #1: Orientation to Lab (will finish tomorrow - it is due
Friday, 1/11)
1/10 Finish lab #1 (due tomorrow - don't forget to attach rubric)
PP: Ch. 1.2-1.4
Practice: scientific method and experimental procedures
Quiz tomorrow over Ch. 1
1/11 Turn in Ch. 1-3 EC Vocab
Turn in Lab #1 (with rubric)
Review Ch. 1 concepts
Quiz: Ch. 1
PP: Ch. 2.1,2.2
Practice: metric system, density calculations, temperature conversions
Quiz Tuesday, 1/15
WEEK TWO:
1/14 Review metric system, density calculations, temperature conversions
Practice: metric conversions, dimensional analysis
1/15 Review: scientific notation, density, metric conversions, temperature
conversions, dimensional analysis
Quiz: Ch. 2.1-2.2
1/16 Lab #2: Scientific Measurements - due tomorrow
1/17 Turn in Lab #2 - discuss any difficulties with lab formatting
PP: Ch. 2.3 and 2.4 - Reporting scientific data
Practice: significant figures, percent error, accuracy and precision
(quiz tomorrow)
*****You will need 3 SHINY pennies for Lab #3 on Tuesday, 1/22
*****The Ch. 1-3 TEST will be Thursday, 1/24
1/18 Review Ch. 2
Quiz: Ch. 2.3,2.4
PP: Ch. 3
Video animations and demonstrations
Practice: matter, mixtures, properties and changes (quiz tomorrow)
*****Remember - bring pennies on Tuesday!
WEEK THREE:
1/21 MLK Holiday
1/22 Review: matter, mixtures, properties and changes (quiz tomorrow)
Review Quiz: Ch. 2.1,2.2
Lab #3: Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes (due tomorrow)
*****Remember - Ch. 1-3 TEST is this Thursday!!!
1/23 Turn in Lab #3
Quiz: Ch. 3
Review all quizzes from Ch. 1,2,3
Supplemental/review problems for Ch. 1-3
Discuss test format, preview essay questions
1/24 TEST: Ch. 1,2,3
Extra Credit Vocab: Ch. 4 and 5 (due Wed, 1/29)
1/25 Return/discuss Ch. 1-3 TEST
Test Extra Credit opportunity Monday at beginning of class
*****Please review/practice significant figures and units!!!
PP: Ch. 4.1-4.3
Practice: atomic structure and isotopes,calculating average atomic
mass
*****Please bring 3 SMALL bags of candy for Lab #4 on Tuesday, 1/29 -
you will need 1 SMALL bag of each of the following: m&m's,
skittles and reese's pieces
WEEK FOUR:
1/28 EC test opportunity
Review and practice: atomic structures and isotopes
Quiz tomorrow - Ch. 4.1-4.3
Ch. 4,5 EC Vocab due tomorrow
1/29 Turn in Ch. 4,5 EC
Review: atomic structures, isotopes
Quiz: Ch. 4.1-4.3
Lab #4: Isotopes of Candium (due tomorrow)
1/30 Turn in Lab #4
PP: Ch. 4.4
Practice: nuclear decay, half-lives, contributors to atomic theory
1/31 Practice: alpha and beta decay, positron emission, electron capture,
fission/fusion, neutron bombardment, gamma radiation, half-life
calculations
2/1 Quiz: Ch. 4.4
PP: Ch. 5.1
Practice: frequency, energy, wavelength, phototelectric effect,
Planck's constant
WEEK FIVE:
2/4 Graphic organizer: relationships between energy, frequency, wavelength
Calculate: energy, frequency, wavelength
Quiz tomorrow - Ch. 5.1
Lab #5: Flame Tests and the Photoelectric Effect - due Tuesday
2/5 Turn in Lab #5
Review: relationships between energy, frequency, wavelength
Quiz: Ch. 5.1
2/6 EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE
PP: Ch. 5.2,5.3
Practice: orbital diagrams, electron configurations, noble gas
configurations, Lewis dot structures
NOTE TO PARENTS: Students have completed 5 labs this month. These labs are
averaged into Lab Grade #1, which counts as a formative
grade. Future labs (every five labs) will be averaged as a
summative grade, whcich counts as a test grade. Please
encourage your student to turn in all labs, and to make
sure all labs are complete. Labs are a critical part of
chemistry class, and have a major impact on your child's
grade in Honors Chemistry.
2/7 Practice: orbital diagrams, e- configurations, Lewis dot structures
Quiz: Ch. 5.2,5.3
Introduce and practice: quantum numbers
2/8 Review: quantum numbers
Lab #6: Electron configurations, atoms, ions, and quantum numbers
Quiz: quantum numbers
*****Ch. 4 and 5 TEST will be Wednesday, 2/13*****
WEEK SIX:
2/11 Turn in Lab #6
JEOPARDY: Review and practice all concepts from Ch. 4 and 5
*****Ch. 4 and 5 TEST*****
48 multiple choice/matching questions
12 free response questions (some have multiple parts)
2 essays - 1 required, 1 extra credit
Essay topics:
1) Development of the quantum mechanical model (include scientists)
2) Relate quantum theory to the photoelectric effect
2/12 TEST: Ch. 4 and 5
EC Vocab: Ch. 6 (due Friday, 2/15)
2/13 Return/review Ch. 4-5 Tests
Discuss Ch. 6 Project: Families of the Periodic Table (due Tues, 2/26)
PP: Ch. 6.1,6.2
Practice: analyzing the modern Periodic Table
2/14 Review Ch. 6.1,6.2
Quiz: Ch. 6.1,6.2
Lab #7: Development of the Periodic Table (due Friday, 2/15)
*****You will need 5 balloons for Lab #8. You will also need 20 balloons for
a lab in the next unit. You will earn 10 SAP points for bringing in 25
balloons.
2/15 Turn in Lab #7 and Ch. 6 EC Vocab
Discuss Extra Credit Periodic Trends Lab
Lab #8: Properties of Hydrogen - due Monday, 2/25
2/18 - 2/22 WINTER BREAK
WEEK SEVEN:
2/25 Turn in Lab #8 and EC Lab
PP: Ch. 6.3
Practice: periodic trends
2/26 Turn in Project: Families of the periodic Table
Review: Ch. 6.3
Quiz: Periodic Trends
Presentations: Families of the Periodic Table
2/27 Review for Ch. 6 Test
2/28 TEST: Ch. 6
EC Vocab: Ch. 7 and 8 (due Monday, 3/4)
3/1 PP: Ch. 7.1,7.2
Practice: ionic bonding with orbital boxes and lewis dot structures
Quiz Monday
WEEK EIGHT:
3/4 Turn in EC Vocab
Review: ionic bonding, e- configuration, orbital boxes, Lewis structures
Quiz: Ch. 7.1,7.2
PP: Ch. 7.3
Practice: criss-cross methods, writing and naming ionic ionic compounds
3/5 Review: criss-cross methods, writing and naming ionic compounds
Practice: writing formulas of ionic compounds from names
In-class extra credit - naming and writing formulas for ionic cmpds
3/6 Review: writing formulas of ionic compounds, naming ionic compounds
PP: Ch. 7.4
Practice: sea of electrons
Review: Ch. 7.3,7.4
Quiz: Ch. 7.3,7.4
3/7 Introduce: covalent bonding
PP: Ch. 8.1,8.3
Practice: froming covalent bonds
Lab #9: Covalent Bonding
Possible quiz tomorrow - Ch. 8.1,8.3
3/8 Turn in Lab #9
Review: covalent bonding, bond length and strength, resonance
structures, exceptions to octet rule
Quiz: Ch. 8.1,8.3
PP: Ch. 8.2
Practice: writing formulas for covalent compounds, naming covalent
compounds
Quiz Monday
WEEK NINE:
3/11 Review: writing formulas of covalent compounds, naming covalent
compounds
Quiz: Ch. 8.2
PP: Ch. 8.4
Practice: molecular geometries (VSEPR) and orbital hybridization
3/12 Review: VSEPR and orbital hybridization
PP: Ch. 8.5
Practice: polarity
Lab #10: Molecular Geometries (due tomorrow)
3/13 Turn in Lab #10
Review: VSEPR and hybridization
Finish Ch. 8.5 PP
Practice: intermolecular forces
Quiz:: Ch. 8.4, 8.5
3/14 Review Ch. 7 and 8 concepts
Practice: writing formulas and naming compounds (ionic, covalent
and acids), VSEPR, orbital hybridization, polarity, and
intermolecular forces
*****Ch. 7 and 8 TEST on Monday, 3/18*****
3/15 TEACHER WORKDAY - STUDENT HOLIDAY
WEEK TEN: EARLY RELEASE at 2:30 each day this week
3/18 TEST: Ch. 7 and 8 (Multiple choice portion)
EC Vocab: Ch. 9 and 10 (due Tues, 3/22)
3/19 TEST: Ch. 7 and 8 (Free response/problems portion)
3/20 Introduce: writing and balancing equations
Practice: writing chemical equations from word equations, balancing
the chemical equations
Quiz tomorrow - Ch. 9.1
****Here is the link for the Vodcast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIlDR72saGI
3/21 Review: writing and balancing equations
Quiz: Ch. 9.1
PP: Ch. 9.2
Practice: classifying reactions and predicting products
3/22 Review: classifying reactions and predicting products
Practice: write reactants. classify reaction, predict and write
products, balance equation
Lab #11: Types of Chemical Reactions (due Monday)
Quiz Monday
WEEK ELEVEN:
3/25 Review: write reactants. classify reaction, predict and write
products, balance equations
Quiz: Ch. 9.2
PP: Ch. 9.3
Practice: net ionic equations
*****EXTRA CREDIT LAB #2: Net Ionic Equations - due tomorrow!!!
3/26 Turn in EC Lab #2
Review: net ionic equations
Extra credit opportunity: Sweet 16 Ion Tournament
Quiz: Ch. 9.3
3/27 Introduce the MOLE concept
PP: Ch. 10.1-10.3
Practice: molar mass, moles, mass and particle conversions
3/28 Review: molar mass, moles, mass and particle conversions
Quiz: mole conversions #1
Introduce: mixed mole conversion problems
Practice: mole conversions to mass, volume and particles
3/29 Lab #12: The Chalk Mole
Review: mixed mole conversion problems
Quiz: mole conversions #2
PP: Ch. 10.4
Practice: % composition, empirical formulas
WEEK TWELVE:
4/1 Turn in Lab #12
Review: % composition, empirical formulas
Introduce: molecular formulas
EC activity: The Strange Case of Mole Airlines Flight #602 (due 4/2)
4/2 Turn in Mole Airlines EC
Review: % composition, empirical and molecular formulas
PP: Ch. 10.5
Practice: hydrates
Quiz: Ch. 10.4,10.5
4/3 Review for Ch. 9 and 10 TEST
Ch. 9 - Types of Chemical reactions
Ch. 10 - The Mole
Test will be Friday, 4/5
4/4 4/5 block: more review of Ch. 9 and 10
6/7 block: no class - SADD presentation in auditorium
4/5 TEST: Ch. 9 and 10
EC Vocab: Ch. 11 - due Tuesday, 4/16
*******************HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE SPRING BREAK************************
WEEK THIRTEEN:
4/15 Introduce stoichiometry
PP: Ch. 11.1,11.2
Practice: mole-mole ratios, stoichiometric calculations
*****Ch. 11 TEST will be Friday, 4/19*****
4/16 Review: mole-mole ratios, stoichiometric calculations
Quiz: Ch. 11.1,11.2
PP: Ch. 11.3
Discuss and practice: limiting and excess reactants
4/17 Review: mole-mole ratios, stoichiometric calculations, limiting and
excess reactants
PP: Ch. 11.4
Practice: calculating limiting and excess reactants
Lab #13: Stoichiometric Relationships in a Chemical Reaction
4/18 Turn in Lab #13
Review: limiting and excess reactants, percent yield
Extra credit activity: Chemical Preparation of Aspirin
Quiz: Ch. 11.3,11.4
Ch. 11 practice test (answers provided)
4/19 Ch. 11 TEST: Stoichiometry
Ch. 12 and 13 EC Vocab due Tuesday, 4/23
WEEK FOURTEEN:
4/22 Introduce Ch. 12
PP: Ch. 12.1
Practice: gas conversions, manometers, Graham's law of effusion,
Dalton's law of partial pressures
Quiz tomorrow
4/23 Review: gas conversions, manometers, Graham's law of effusion,
Dalton's law of partial pressures
Quiz: Ch. 12.1
PP: Ch. 12.2-12.4
Practice: states of matter, phase changes and heating curves
4/24 Review: states of matter, phase changes and heating curves
PP: Finish Ch. 12.4
Practice: phase diagrams, changes in state, intermolecular forces
Tomorrow: Ch. 12.2-12.4 Quiz
*****PLEASE bring a pair of pliers to use in lab tomorrow*****
4/25 Review: states of matter, phase changes and heating curves,
phase diagrams, changes in state, intermolecular forces
Quiz: Ch. 12.2-12.4
Lab #13: Triple Point of Carbon Dioxide
4/26 PP: Ch. 13.1
Practice: Boyle's, Charles', Gay-Lussac's and combined gas laws
Lab #14: The interaction of pressure, volume and temperature
Labs #13 and #14 are due Monday, 4/29
Wed, 5/1: TEST over Ch. 12 and 13
WEEK FIFTEEN:
4/29 Turn in Labs #13 and #14
Review: Boyle's, Charles', Gay-Lussac's and combined gas laws
PP: Ch. 13.2
Practice: Ideal gas law
EC: Gas laws (due tomorrow)
Quiz tomorrow
4/30 Review: Boyle's, Charles', Gay-Lussac's, combined and ideal gas laws
Quiz: Ch. 13.1, 13.2
Review all concepts and calculations from Ch. 12 and 13
5/1 TEST: Ch. 12 and 13
Extra Credit Vocab: Ch. 14 and 15 (due Monday, 5/6)
5/2 Introduce: solutions
PP: Ch. 14.1,14.2
Practice: calculating molarity and molality
5/3 Review: properties and types of solutions, molarity and molality
Practice: calculations involving mole fraction, molarity by dilution,
% mass and % volume
Quiz: Ch. 14.1,14.2
Links to positive praise form:
http://bit.ly/67positivepraise and http://bit.ly/45postivepraise
WEEK SIXTEEN:
5/6 PP: Ch. 14.3,14.4
Practice and calculations: solubility curves, Henry's law, colligative
properties
5/7 SUBSTITUTE
Begin review and practice for FINAL EXAM
5/8 Review: solubility curves, Henry's law, colligative properties
Quiz: Ch. 14.3,14.4
Lab #15: Freezing Point Depression (due tomorrow)
5/9 Introduce: Thermochemistry
Practice: heat stoichiometry, heating curves, heats of phase changes
Extra credit activity: heat calculations (due tomorrow)
5/10 Review: heat stoichiometry, heating curves, heats of phase changes
Quiz: Ch. 15.1,15.2
Practice: calculating delta H, specific heat
WEEK SEVENTEEN:
5/13 PP: Ch. 15.3, 15.4
Practice: calculations with Hess' law and heats of formation
5/14 Review: calculations with Hess' law and heats of formation
Quiz: Ch. 15.3,15.4 (open-note)
Review for Ch. 14 and 15 TEST (open-note)
5/15 TEST: Ch. 14 and 15 (Open-note)
5/16 Introduce: acids and bases
5/17 HONORS DAY
WEEK EIGHTEEN: