Rogers High School Honors Chemistry

This blog is designed for students at Gov. John R. Rogers High School in Puyallup, WA. taking the Honors Chemistry Course. The class is intended to be first year Honors Chemistry course which will best prepare students for a first year College Chemistry or High School Advanced Placement Class.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

September 27 - October 1



Learning Targets for this week:
  • Students will be able to communicate clearly in writing and orally. They will do this through detailed laboratory write-ups and research papers both of which contain data supporting statements made in their writeups
  • Students will evaluate the validity and reliability of numbers and data through the use of mathematics, rounding principles, and significant figures
  • Students will be able to explain and predict trends based on how the periodic table of element is organized and structured.
  • Students will be able to know, describe and communicate accurately the structure atoms  
Monday, 9/27 
  • Atomic Theory Presentatons
  • Notes on Periodic Table of Elements
    • Metals, Non Metals, Metalloids, Transition Metals, Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals, Halogens, Inert or Noble Gases, Lanthanide and Actinide Series.
    • Oxidation states
    • Atomic Number
    • Atomic Mass
  • Hierarchy of Matter  
  • Naming Binary Compounds
    • "ide" ending
    • Oxidation states
Tuesday, 9/28
  • Atomic Theory Presentations
  • Handouts - Not Required to be turned in but may be turned in on Friday, 10/1 for Extra Credit
    • Subatomic Particles, Polyatomic and Variable Oxidation State atoms, Writing Binary formulas
    • Review of Periodic Table of elements
    • Handout work
Wednesday, 9/29 - Test Generation Day - Don't want to miss today
  • Creating the test in class!
Thursday, 9/30 - Workday - No Class
  • The following is due tomorrow with your test:
    • Penny Lab Write up - Must be done in your Lab Books
    • Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Outlines
    • Chapter 1 Questions
    • All handouts (Extra Credit)
    • Any Element note cards (Should have already been turned in)
Friday, 10/1 - Test Day
  • Test 
    • Chapters 1 and 2
    • Penny Lab
    • You may use your Lab Book and Text Book if you have completed the following:
      • Penny Lab
      • Chapter Outlines
      • Chapter Questions
Test Questions

Fill In

  1. Law
  2. Hypothesis
  3. Matter
  4. Physcial Change example
  5. Chemical Change example
  6. Homogeneous Mixture
  7. Heterogeneous Mixture
  8. All measurements require a ________ and a _________
  9. Accuracy
  10. Precision
  11. Base unit of Time = seconds
  12. Base unit of mass = Kg
  13. Base unit of Volume = liters
  14. Base unit of length is Meters
  15. Charge on an electron is negative
  16. Charge on a proton is positive
  17. Charge on a neutron is neutral
  18. Cation has a positive charge
  19. Anion has negative charge
  20. An ion containing two or more atom is termed a polyatomic ion

Short Answers:

  1. Convert grams to pounds
  2. Convert cubic feet to liters
  3. Convert miles per hour to cm/sec

Hierarchy of Matter
Matter-subatomic parts-atoms-elements-molecules and compounds-mixtures(homo,heter)- earth-solar system-galaxy-universe

Scientific Notation – Both Ways

Rounding question- Three examples

Atomic Theory – Historical based on presentations
Early Greeks, Dalton, Bohr

Chart based on handout – Atomic #, Protons, neutrons, electrons, Atomic, Name

Know the following:
Metals, non metals, lanthanide series, noble or inert gases, halogens, actinide series, transition metals, alkali and alkali earth metals, metalloids
Name binary compounds
Oxidation States
Charges based on columns

Mr. Brittain Question