Chemistry I
Chemistry I Notes and Handouts
Second 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 - SECOND SEMESTER
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
...FOR NEW STUDENTS SECOND SEMESTER
- 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.
- For Safety Quiz: Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory and First Aid in the Chemistry Laboratory
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FIRST DAY OF THE NEW SEMESTER
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND EQUATIONS (Ch. 6 topics)
- Ch. 6 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 6 Chapter Work - 20 pts.
p. 224 # 2 abcd, 3abcd, 4
p. 225 # 5 abcd, 6
p. 226 # 29 abcd
p. 227 # 9, 10 - Balancing Practice #1
- Balancing Practice #2
- Balancing Practice #3
- Net Ionic Equation Practice
- Chemical Reactions Lab with Activity Series and Solubility tables
- Ch. 6 Test Review - optional assignment
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS - INQUIRY LAB
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CHEMICAL QUANTITIES: MOLES (Ch. 12 topics)
Ch. 12, Part 1
PRE-MOLE REVIEW
- Chemistry Formula Review: odd form and even form - on your own
- Sig.Fig. and Dimensional Analysis Review Notes - class notes
- SIg.Fig. and Dimensional Analysis Worksheet
MOLES
- Ch. 12 Book Notes, Part 1 - class notes
- Moleville Mole Map - reference diagram
- Representative Particle Practice - on your own
- Mole Conversion Practice #1
- Mole Conversion Practice #2
- Mole Conversion Practice #3
- Gas Density and Percent Composition Practice
- Percent Composition Practice (two copies)
- "Instructionless" Mole Lab
- Ch. 12 (part 1) Test Review - optional assignment
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Ch. 12, Part 2
PRE-STOICH REVIEW
STOICHIOMETRY
- Ch. 12 Book Notes, Part 2 - class notes
- Stoich Double Mole Map - reference diagram
- Ch. 12 Chapter Work - 20 pts.
p. 430 # 3, 4, 7abcd, 8, 9abcd (9d – like prob E5 in notes)
p. 431 #15 abc, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29
- WS #1: Reaction and Mole Practice
- WS #2: Mole Ratio Worksheet from ChemTeam
- WS #3: Mass-Mass Worksheet from ChemTeam - complete the following 10 problems only: #1 bd; 2 ab, 3ac, 4a, 5a, 6b, 8b
- WS #4: Percent Yield WS
- WS #5: Empirical and Molecular Formula Practice - two copies
- WS #6: Stoich and More Stoich WS
- Ch. 12 part 2 in-class review
- "M&Ms and the Mole" Mini-Lab
- Ch. 12 (part 2) Test Review - optional assignment
- Mass-Mole Lab
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KINETIC THEORY AND STATES OF MATTER (Ch. 10 topics)
- Ch. 10 Book Notes- class notes
- Pressure Conversion WS
- Solids: Glass Flow
- Ch. 10 Chapter Work - 20 pts.
p. 366 # 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
p. 367 # 18, 19, 20, 21, 24
p. 368 # 27, 31, 32
p. 369 # 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 - Ch. 10 Test Review - optional assignment
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GAS LAWS (Ch. 11 topics)
- Ch. 11 Book Notes - class notes
- Ch. 11 Chapter Work - 20 pts.
p. 399 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5abcd, 6, 7, 8, 9
p. 400 # 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22
p. 401 # 3, 4 - Gas Law Practice #1
- Gas Law Practice #2
- Chem Equation Practice
- Chem Proportionalities Activity
- Ch. 11 Test Review - optional assignment
- Combined Gas Law Lab
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WATER AND ITS SOLUTIONS (Ch. 13 topics)
- Ch. 13 Notes - class notes
- Ch. 13 Chapter Work - 20 pts.
p. 474 # 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
p. 475 # 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
p. 476 # 34
p. 477 # 1-9 - Water Practice
- Molarity Practice
- Working With Liquids Lab: instructions sheet, procedure supplement, and skills checklist
- Ch. 13 Test Review - optional assignment
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ACIDS, BASES, AND NEUTRALIZATION (Ch. 14-15 topics)
- Ch. 14 Notes and Ch. 15 Overview Notes - class notes
- Acids, Bases, and Neutralization
- pH Practice Worksheet
- Ch. 14-15 Chapter Work - 25 pts.
Ch. 14: (12 questions)
p. 509 # 3, 4, 9
p. 510 #15, 17, 25, 27
p. 511 # 41, 44abc
p. 512 # 45
Ch. 15: (13 questions)
p. 547 # 3 ac
p. 548 # 30abcd
p. 549 # 41, 44abcde
p. 550 # 51
- pH Testing Lab
- Titration Lab
- Ch. 14-15 Test Review - optional assignment
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ACID RAIN - DISCUSSION OF CASE STUDIES
- General acid rain information
- Acid Rain, part 2
- Case studies for discussion:
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THERMOCHEMISTRY (Ch. 20 topics)
- Ch. 20 Overview Notes - class notes
- Specific Heat Practice
- Specific Heat Lab
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FINAL EXAM MATERIAL
- Final Exam Review - optional assignment