11/24/09:  Finish up the Boyle's Law lab and also the back of page 12 in the unit 5 packet.  (Charles' Law problems).

11/23/09:  Back of page 11 in the unit 5 packet.  In problem 6, give the final answer in kPa.  Don't convert to pounds per square inch.  Lab #5 is due!

 

11/20/09:  Pages 6 & 8 in the unit 5 packet.  Both have pictures on the front and questions on the back.  Quick quiz:  covers properties of gases and kinetic theory.

 

11/19/09:  Front of page 4 in the unit 5 packet.  Questions 1-14 on the kinetic theory.  Omit question 15.

 

11/18/09:  Read sections 14.1 and 14.2 of textbook.  Finish the classwork if you didn't finish it yet (Back of page 3 in the unit 5 packet, problems 1-8).  Also, do the back of page 2 in the unit 5 packet.

 

11/13/09:  Unit 4 exam!  Study.  Also, be prepared to leave chemistry notebook.  I want to see notebook containing class notes and a section with old tests and quizzes arranged in order.  Notebook grade counts as a quiz grade.

 

11/12/09:  Page 26 in unit 4 packet.  Mole conversions. 

 

11/10/09:  Page 28, circle problems in the unit 4 packet:  mole/mass and mass/mole conversions.  Jot down the formula mass, I need to see that number.  Quiz on mole map.

 

11/09/09:  The lab on physical and chemical change is due.  You MUST write a conculsion.  Also, your observations for each task must support your claim of physical change, chemical change or both.  You need to read sections 11.2 and 11.3 of your textbook.  Extra credit due Monday = page 8 of packet:  for comumn 1, calculate the percentage composition of each substance.

 

11/06/09:  Pages 10 and 11 in unit 4 packet.  Also, quiz tomorrow:  counting atoms in formulas, formula mass, percent composition, percent water in a hydrated salt, and also if I give you a string of formulas, tell me which ones are ionic (metal + nonmetal) and which ones are covalent (all nonmetals).

 

11/05/09:  Page 6 in the unit 4 packet.  Page 15 is extra credit.

 

11/04/09:  Read section 11.1 of textbook.  Do page 8 in unit 4 packet.

 

10/29/09:  Finish up pages 39, 40, 41, and 43 in the unit 3 packet.

 

10/28/09:  Pages 2 and 12 in unit 3 packet.  Also, readings in chapter 16.

 

10/27/09:  Pages 7 (picture) and 8 (questions) and 9 and 10 in the unit 3 packet.  Page 9 is a bit challenging; some words in the word bank can be used more than one time.  Also, if you get stumped read ahead a bit and see if that helps.  Read section 16.1 in text.

 

10/26/09:  The lab on the nuts and bolts activity is due.  Also, page 13 in the unit 3 packet.  For each box on page 13, tell me:  pure substance or mixture?, phase or phases present, atoms or molecules or both?, elements or compounds or both?, if a mixture, can you tell if it is homogeneous or heterogeneous?

 

10/23/09:  Finish the nuts and bolt activity, drawings and questions.  Quiz:  physical and chemical properties (including intensive and extensive properties), physical and chemical change, names of phase changes, properties of solids, liquids, and gases, percentage problems.

 

10/22/09:  in the unit 3 packet:  page 16, conservation of mass, page 21 (picture), page 22 (questions) and then page 11, questions 1-8

 

10/21/09:  read sections 3.3 and 3.4 of your textbook.  Make a double bubble diagram comparing and contrasting physical and chemical change.

 

10/20/09:  pages 27, 29, 30, and 28 in unit 3 packet.

 

10/19/09:  Lab #2 is due.

 

10/16/09:  Read sections 3.1 and 3.2.  Write out definitions for the 10 bold-faced terms in section 3.1

 

10/15:  Exam on unit 2.  Use flashcards and quizzes as study aids.

 

10/14:  work on half-life problems on pages 49 & 50 in unit 2 packet.

 

10/13/09:  Read sections 25.3, 25.4, and 25.5 in your text.  Answer questions 20, 21, 22, & 24 on page 820 and questions 25, 26, and 27 on page 826.

 

10/09/09:  Read sections 25.1 and 25.2 in your text.  Answer questions 1-4 on page 809 and questions 10-14 on page 814. 

 

10/08/09:  pages 33 & 35 in unit 2 packet

 

10/07/09:  Read section 4.4 of text.  On page 107, answer questions 23-27 on separate paper to turn in.

 

10/06/09:  Hand-out on average atomic mass, both sides.

 

10/05/09:  In the unit 2 packet:  page 19 = picture; page 20 = questions.  Page 21 = picture; page 22 = questions.  Page 23 = picture; page 24 = questions.  Page 25 = picture; page 26 = questions.

 

10/02/09:  Finish up classwork, pages 9-12, in unit 2 packet.  Friday quiz covers:  development of atomic theory, characteristics of protons, neutrons, and electrons, definitions of atomic number, mass number, isotope, nuclear charge, nucleon, and ion, and notations or chemical symbols used for isotopes (atoms and ions).  Know how to calculate number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in atoms and ions.

 

10/01/09:  read sections 4.3 and 4.4 of text.  Be prepared for a vocab quiz on the bold-face terms in section 4.3.

 

9/30/09:  Using the double bubble generated in class, write an essay comparing and contrasting the models of Thomson and Rutherford.