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Chemistry I
Chemistry I
Chemistry I Notes & Handouts
First semester
TEXTBOOK: Phillips, John S., Victor S. Strozak, and Cheryl Wistrom. Chemistry Concepts and Applications. Columbus, OH: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL
- Blank Assignment Log Sheet for Portfolio
- A Printable Periodic Table
- "WORD ROOT, PREFIX, & SUFFIX LIST" - 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
- 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
CHEMISTRY: THE SCIENCE OF MATTER (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 (20 pts.)
p. 44 # 2 abc, 3 abc, 4
p. 46 # 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 23
p. 47 # 25, 26, 27 - Density Practice
- Bubble Lab
- "Alchemy" Lab
- Knowing the Equipment - Lab procedure and pictures of equipment
- Chromatography Lab
- Ch. 1 Test Review - optional assignment
SCIENTIFIC MEASUREMENT - math skills
- Measurement Notes and Metric Conversions Overview - class notes
- Sig.Fig Practice #1
- Sig.Fig Practice #2
- SI & Metrics Practice
- Scientific Notation Practice - on your own
- Sig.Fig, Sci.Not., Density practice
- "Proportionalities" Activity (to be done later)
- Measurement Lab
- Density Lab
MATTER IS MADE UP OF ATOMS (Ch. 2 topics)
- Ch. 2 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 2 Chapter Work (20 pts.)
p. 68 # 3, 4, 5
p. 79 # 1 abcd
p. 80 # 1, 6, 7
p. 81 # 8
p. 82 # 22, 23, 24, 25
p. 83 # 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Atomic Practice #1 - on your own
- Atomic Practice #2
- Wave Anatomy (Drawing) Lab
- Ch. 2 Test Review - optional assignment
- Candium Lab
- Spectroscopy and Flame Test Lab
CHEMISTRY FIRST SIX-WEEKS REVIEW
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS - solving problems
- Problem Solving in Chemistry and Metric Prefixes - class notes
- Dimensional Analysis Practice #1
- Dimensional Analysis Practice #2
- Chem Metric Conversions
MOLE PROJECT
- Mole Project directions and cut-out pattern - optional project
PERIODIC TABLE and PERIODICITY: Ch. 3 & 8
INTRODUCTION TO THE PERIODIC TABLE (Ch. 3 topics)
- Ch. 3 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 3 Chapter Work (20 pts.)
p. 114 # 1, 2, 3 abcde, 5 abcd
p. 115 # 8 abcd, 10
p. 116 # 22, 23, 25, 31 - Periodic Table Overview
- Electron Dot Diagram Practice (2 copies)
- Periodic Table Intro Mini-Lab
- Radioactivity & Half-Life Lab
PERIODIC PROPERTIES OF THE ELEMENTS (Ch. 8 topics)
- Ch. 8 Book Notes - class notes
- Periodic Trends Practice #1
- Periodic Trends Practice #2
- Ch. 8 Chapter Work (20 pts.)
p. 281 # 1, 2
p. 295 # 1, 5
p. 296 #1 abcdef, 2, 4
p. 297 # 10, 13, 14
p. 298 # 23, 25
p. 299 # 1, 2, 3 - Periodic Trends Graphing Lab
- Periodic Law "Scramble" Lab with scrambled data sheet and blank data sheet
- Ch. 3 & 8 Test Review - optional assignment
FORMATION OF COMPOUNDS (Ch. 4 topics)
- Ch. 4 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 4 Book Notes - updated version
- Dot Diagram Practice for Atoms and Ions (multiple copies)
- Dot Diagram Practie for Ionic Compounds (multiple copies)
- Electron Dot Diagram Lab for Atoms and Ions - practice on your own - not done this year
- Electron Dot Diagram Lab for Ionic Compounds with ionic data table
- Electron Dot Diagram Lab for Covalent Compounds with covalent data table
- Chapter 4 Chapter Work (20 pts.)
p. 148 # 5, 6
p. 149 # 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17
p. 150 # 28, 29, 30
p. 151 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - Ch. 4 Test Review - optional assignment
TYPES OF COMPOUNDS (Ch. 5 topics)
- Ch. 5 Book Notes - class notes
- Chemistry Ion Practice - on your own - not done this year
- Chem Crisscross (Binary Ionic) Practice
- Binary Molecular Practice
- Ternary Practice
- Chem Formula Practice #1
- Chem Formula Practice #2
- Ch. 5 Chapter Work (20 pts.)
p. 184 # 1 abcdef, 2 abcdef
p. 185 # 9, 11, 12, 14, 15
p. 186 # 24, 25, 26 - Formulas and Charges Lab with Ion Sheet
- Ch. 5 Test Review - optional assignment
BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK
NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY OVERVIEW (Ch. 21 topics)
- Nuclear Chemistry Overview Notes - class notes
- Half-Life Lab
COMPLETING THE MODEL OF THE ATOM - ELECTRON CONFIGURATIONS (Ch. 7 topics)
- Ch. 7 Notes - class notes
- Aufbau Diagram
- Electron Configuration Practice #1
- Electron Configuration Practice #2
- Electron Configuration Review
- Electron Configurations for Ions
- Ch. 7 Chapter Work (20 pts.)
p. 252 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
p. 253 # 15 abcd, 17, 20
p. 254 # 27, 28, 29 - Ch. 7 Test Review - optional assignment
BEFORE WINTER BREAK
CHEMICAL BONDING (Ch. 9 topics)
- Ch. 9 Notes - class notes
- Ch. 9 Chapter Work (20 pts.)
p. 334 # 1abcd, 8, 9
p. 335 # 11, 12, 16, 20
p. 336 # 24, 25
p. 337 #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 - Electronegativity Practice
- Molecular Model Building Lab
- Ch. 9 Test Review - optional assignment
SEMESTER EXAM
- Semester Exam Review - optional assignment
- End of First Semester Formula Writing and Naming Review