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Chemistry I
Chemistry I
Chemistry I Notes & Handouts
First semester
TEXTBOOK: Buthelezi, Thansi, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom, and Dinah Zike. Chemistry - Matter and Change. Columbus, OH: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2012.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL
- A Printable Periodic Table - must keep in portfolio in a sheet protector
- "WORD ROOT, PREFIX, & SUFFIX LIST" - reference
- Bloom's Taxonomy - reference
- "The Big 12" - reference
- Strategies For Success (compiled from Teaching Reading in Science by Mary Lee Barton and Deborah L. Jordan) - reference
- Science Article guidelines for article assignments
FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL
- Welcome Letter (two copies)
- B.E.N. Letter - parent letter; must be signed and turned in
- Laboratory Safety Contract - must be signed and turned in
- PHUHS Science Department Donation Request Letter
- Class Procedures - need to be signed for portfolio
- Chemistry Reference Sheet - important: polyatomic ions, acids, etc.
- HINTS for memorizing the polyatomic ions
- "Find Someone Who"
- Chem Skillsheet
- For Safety Quiz: Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory and First Aid in the Chemistry Laboratory
INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (Ch. 1 topics)
- The Nature of Science: The Scientific Method
- The Nature of Science: Experimental Design
- Ch. 1 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 1 Chapter Work (book questions - 10 pts.):
- p. 26: # 31, 33, 36, 38, 40, 43 abc, 44
- p. 27: # 51
- Bubble Lab
- Knowing the Equipment - Lab procedure and pictures of equipment
- Chromatography Lab
- Ch. 1 Test Review - optional assignment
ANALYZING DATA (Ch. 2 topics)
- Ch. 2 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 2 Chapter Work (book questions - 10 pts.):
- p. 62: # 67, 76 ac, 77 ac, 78 cg, 82, 83, 87
- Metric Prefixes - class notes supplement
- Chem Metric Conversions
- SI & Metrics Practice
- Density Practice
- Sig.Fig Practice #1
- Sig.Fig Practice #2 - not needed for portfolio; extra practice
- Sig.Fig, Sci.Not., Density Practice
- Scientific Notation Practice - not needed for portfolio; extra practice
- Dimensional Analysis Practice #1
- Dimensional Analysis Practice #2 - not needed for portfolio; extra practice
- Density Lab
- Ch. 2 Test Review - optional assignment
MATTER - PROPERTIES AND CHANGES (Ch. 3 topics)
- Ch. 3 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 3 Chapter Work (book questions - 20 pts.):
- p. 94: # 31, 32, 38 abc, 39, 42, 43 abc, 44, 45, 46, 52, 53,
- p. 95: 58 ab, 62, 67 cd
- "Alchemy" Lab
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM (Ch. 4 topics)
NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY (Ch. 24 topics)
- Ch. 4 / 24 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 4 Chapter Work (book questions - 20 pts.):
- p. 128: # 32, 36, 37, 44, 48, 51, 54, 58, 60
- p. 129: # 62, 74 ab, 82
- p. 131: # 117, 120 abc, 121 abc
- Atomic Practice #1 - not needed for portfolio; extra practice
- Atomic Practice #2
- Candium Lab
- Radioactivity & Half-Life Lab
- Ch. 4 / 24 Test Review - optional assignment
MOLE PROJECT (Mole Day - October 23)
- Mole Project directions and cut-out pattern - optional project
THE PERIODIC TABLE AND PERIODIC LAW (Ch. 6 topics)
- Ch. 6 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 6 Chapter Work (book questions - 20 pts.):
- p. 198: # 36, 40 abc
- p. 199 # 59, 64 abc, 65
- p. 200 # 78 abc
- p. 201 # 92 abcdef, 93 ac
- Periodic Table Overview - for reference
- Electron Dot Diagram Practice (2 copies)
- Periodic Table Intro Mini-Lab
- Periodic Trends Practice #1
- Periodic Trends Practice #2
- Periodic Trends Graphing Lab
- Periodic Law "Scramble" Lab with scrambled data sheet and blank data sheet
- Ch. 6 Test Review - optional assignment
ELECTRONS IN ATOMS (Ch. 5 topics)
- Ch. 5 Notes and Aufbau Diagram - class notes (print both documents)
- Ch. 5 Chapter Work (book questions - 20 pts.):
- p. 166: # 38, 39, 46, 47, 49, 52
- p. 167: # 61, 62, 77, 78, 81 ab, 85 ab
- p. 168: # 87 ab
- p. 169: # 112, 113 ad, 114
- Wave Anatomy (Drawing) Lab
- Spectroscopy and Flame Test Lab
- Electron Configuration Practice #1
- Electron Configuration Practice #2
- Electron Configuration Review (#3 in series)
- Ch. 5 Test Review - optional assignment
BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK
IONIC COMPOUNDS AND METALS (Ch. 7 topics)
- Ch. 7 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 7 Chapter Work (book questions - 20 pts.):
- p. 232: # 48, 49, 54, 55, 56
- p. 233: # 73, 79, 81 abc, 82 cde,
- p. 234: # 100, 102 cde
- p. 235: # 123, 126, 128
- Electron Configuration Practice for Ions
- Dot Diagram Practice for Atoms and Ions (multiple copies)
- Dot Diagram Practice for Ionic Compounds (multiple copies)
- Electron Dot Diagram Lab for Atoms and Ions - not needed for portfolio; extra practice
- Chemistry Ion Practice - not needed for portfolio; extra practice
- Electron Dot Diagram Lab for Ionic Compounds with ionic data table
- Formulas and Charges Lab with Ion Sheet
- Chem Crisscross (Binary Ionic) Practice
- Ternary Practice
- Ch. 7 Test Review - optional assignment
COVALENT BONDING (Ch. 8 topics)
- Ch. 8 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 8 Chapter Work (book questions - 20 pts.):
- p. 274: # 83, 84 ab, 90, 93 abc, 95 abc
- p. 275: # 104 abd, 108 bd, 113
- p. 276: # 125 ab, 127 ae
- Binary Molecular Practice
- Dot Diagram Practice for Covalent Compounds (multiple copies)
- Electron Dot Diagram Lab for Covalent Compounds with covalent data table
- Electronegativity Practice
- Molecular Model Building Lab
- Ch. 8 Test Review - optional assignment
PRACTICE FOR IONIC and COVALENT COMPOUNDS (Ch. 7-8)
BEFORE WINTER BREAK
SEMESTER EXAM
- Semester Exam Review - optional assignment
- End of First Semester Formula Writing and Naming Review