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.
Students will be able to read for comprehension abstract text as it relates to the topics
Students will outline the chapter material being able to gather only the relatively important material as it relates to class information and topics discussed
Students will work collaboratively to deepen their understand of abstract concepts in chemistry
Students will be able to write descriptively about concepts and topics that are conceptually difficult
Students will be able to describe the concept of a limiting reactant in basic chemical reactions.
Students will be able to correctly predict the reaction mechanism (type of reaction) involved in most chemical reactions based on prediction of reactants and products
Students will be able to manipulate laboratory apparatus and collect data in order to demonstrate both qualitative and quantitative laboratory techniques.
Using algebra, students will be able to calculate the quantity of product produced in limiting reactant problems
Monday 1/3/2011
Lab Day - Limiting Reactant Lab - Cu/Al Single Replacement Lab
Students who did not begin or complete the lab prior to winter break must begin the lab today
Tuesday 1/4/2011
Lab Day - Limiting Reactant Lab - Cu/Al Single Replacement Lab
All Lab work must be completed by today
Wednesday 1/5/2011
Test Prep Day - Chapter 3
Class begins at 8:30 am due to late start Wednesdays
Thursday 1/6/2011
Study Day
Friday 1/7/2011
Test - Chapter 3
Other Important News and Notes
Extra Credit - Extra credit may be submitted until January 21. All Extra Credit is due by Friday, January 21, by the end of the school day. The following may be submitted for extra credit:
Element Cards - Each Card is worth 10 points. The most points you may obtain is 10% of the total points available. Here are the requirements for the cards
Learning Target: Be able to go beyond the basic description of an element which is found on a periodic table of elements.Use a variety of resources to analyze and research an element from the periodic table of elements. Synthesize and report the information in a concise way on a 4x6 card using colors to enhance your presentation.
Element Card Project:
You must choose three (3) elements from the periodic table of elements to present on three(3) separate 4x6 inch cards. You need to use both sides of the card. It is your choice how you arrange the information. You must include color in the presentation of your information. Use it to enhance your work.You can add as much as you want to the card but be careful not to make the card too overwhelming with information add lose the "key" facts. Here is the list of essential facts and items that must be included in the card.
For each element you must have:
Name
Symbol
Atomic Number
Atomic Weight (Mass)
Group or Classification
Origin of Name
Discovery or History
Isotopes
Physical Properties - Density, phase at STP, MP, BP
Atomic Properties
Abundance/Occurance
Uses or Applications
Interesting Facts or Little known facts
Safety or Health Issues related to this element
Research Paper Option - You may submit a research paper for extra credit. It may be used to increase your grade by 10% of the total points available. You must clear your topic prior to you beginning your paper. It must have something to do with chemistry. If you do not have a research paper for your portfolio this may be used. The requirements are as follows:
5 - 6 pages
1 inch margins
Title page (not included in the total pages)
Work cited page
4-5 sources (at least two must be non electronic)
Citations required within the paper
Graphics must be included
Typed, double spaced
Limiting Reactant Practice Test Problem:
Stop by the main office to pick up a copy of the a limiting reactant problem on Thursday, 1/6/11
Develop strategies for working gram formula weight and mole related problems. Work collaboratively with partners to develop working rules or protocols for solving complex chemistry problems
Monday 11/15
Chapter 3 Outline
Mole introduction and Gram Formula Weight calculations
Tuesday 11/16
Gram Formula Weight Calculation, % Composition
Mole - Mole calculations, Gram to Mole Calculations
Using Balanced equations in Mole and Gram Calculations
Students will work cooperatively to solve complex problems related to isotope abundance by applying previous knowledge of algebra
Students will apply knowledge and information they have gained through the first two chapters to solve unique problems presented through class discussions.
Students will be able to explain and describe a variety of different chemical reactions.
Students will be a to explain how chemical equations are balanced and apply balanced chemical equations to their every day life
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
Law
Hypothesis
Matter
Physcial Change example
Chemical Change example
Homogeneous Mixture
Heterogeneous Mixture
All measurements require a ________ and a _________
Accuracy
Precision
Base unit of Time = seconds
Base unit of mass = Kg
Base unit of Volume = liters
Base unit of length is Meters
Charge on an electron is negative
Charge on a proton is positive
Charge on a neutron is neutral
Cation has a positive charge
Anion has negative charge
An ion containing two or more atom is termed a polyatomic ion
Short Answers:
Convert grams to pounds
Convert cubic feet to liters
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
