Chemistry+2010-2011

=Chemistry 2010-2011=

=June 7: Tuesday= More review. Then we finished the aluminum lab.

HW: Aluminum Lab (Due Friday), Study for the final exam =June 6: Monday= Bell Work on some of the more difficult skills on the final exam. We shortened the lab and cut out 16.3.

HW: Study for the final exam. Aluminum Labs due Friday =June 2: Thursday= We quickly reviewed Chapters 11- Chapter 16 in preparation for the final exam. We discussed what the final lab looks like.

HW: Study for the final exam. 16.3 (Due Monday) =June 1: Wednesday= We started the Aluminum Lab.

HW: 16.3 Read =May 31: Tuesday= Welcome back from Memorial Day Weekend. We walked through the important skills from 16.1 and 16.2.

HW: 16.3 (Read) =May 27: Friday= We learned about pH and pOH. Then, we did a filtering activity (in preparation for the Aluminum Lab, next week)

HW: 16.2 (Due Tuesday) =May 26: Thursday= Finished 16.1. Discussed the Filtering Activity (which we will do tomorrow).

HW: 16.2 (Tuesday) (we did not hand in 16.1) =May 25: Wednesday= More on acids and bases.

HW: 16.1 (Thursday) =May 24: Tuesday= We looked at the homework from 15.2 and then learned about the different definitions of acids and bases.

HW: 16.1 (Thursday) =May 23: Monday= Chapter 15.1-15.2 Quiz

HW: 16.1 Read =May 20: Friday= We finished 15.2 and then reviewed some skills for the quiz on Monday.

HW: 15.2 (Due Monday), Study for the 15.1-15.2 Quiz (Monday) =May 19: Thursday= We started in on 15.2 Lecture.

HW: 15.2 (Due Monday) = = =May 18: Wednesday= Late Start. We reviewed if something will dissolve or not. Then we talked about saturation of solutions and rates of dissolving (all in 15.1).

HW: 15.1 (due tomorrow), 15.2 Read =May 17: Tuesday= We started 15.1 and talked about what it takes to dissolve something. We started talking about different concentrations of solutions.

HW: Read 15.1 =May 16: Monday= Welcome back from Founder's Weekend. We had the Chapter 14 Test.

HW: Read 15.1 =May 12: Thursday= We reviewed the Chapter 14 Test on Monday!

HW: Study for the Chapter 14 Test! =May 11: Wednesday= We finished the 14.2 Lecture and practiced some skills for the test.

HW: Read 14.2 (not due), Chapter 14 Test Prep (not due), Chapter 14 Test on Monday =May 10: Tuesday= We lectured on 14.2. We are focusing on the connections between evaporation, vapor pressure, intermolecular forces and boiling.

HW: Read 14.2 (not due), Chapter 14 Test Prep (not due), Chapter 14 Test on Monday == =May 9: Monday= We recalled calorimetry and talked about vapor pressure and boiling point (14.2)

HW: Read 14.2 (not due, but should read it), Chapter 14 Test (Monday) =May 6: Friday= We discussed intermolecular forces and how they relate to boiling. Then we made sure everyone got to finish the minilab.

HW: Minilab (Due Monday), 14.2 Read (won't be due, but will be tested!) =May 5: Thursday= Another day with the minilab!

HW: 14.2 Read, Minilab (Due Monday) =May 4: Wednesday= Happy Grandparents' Day! We worked on the Boiling Water with Ice minilab!

HW: Calorimetry Problems (did not get to it today) =May 3: Tuesday= We discussed boiling point and calorimetry problems. Then we discussed some of the theories behind boiling water with ice! This will be our minilab for tomorrow.

HW: Calorimetry Problems WS (tomorrow) =May 2: Monday= Calorimetry Problems

HW: Calorimetry Problems WS (Wednesday) =Apr. 29: Friday= More discussion on the heating curve of water.

HW: Calorimetry Problems WS (Due Wednesday) =Apr. 28: Thursday= We discussed the heating / cooling curve of water.

HW: Phase Change Minilab (Due tomorrow), 14.2 Read, 14.1 (did not collect) =Apr. 27: Wednesday= Bell work on figuring out which intermolecular forces are involved and ordering from strongest to weakest. Then we discussed the mini-lab and let students that were absent yesterday to see the results of the lab.

HW: Phase Change Minilab (Due Friday), 14.2 Read (14.1, did not collect today) =Apr. 26: Tuesday= We explored phase changes in a Phase Changes Minilab. It was up to groups to figure out what happens to temperature during a phase change. We will discuss our results tomorrow.

HW: 14.1 (Due tomorrow), Phase Change Minilab (Due Friday) =Apr. 25: Monday= Welcome back from Easter Break! We finished up intermolecular forces and started to lay out a mini-lab on exploring what happens to temperature (energy) when there is a phase change.

HW: 14.1 (Due Wednesday) =Apr. 21: Thursday= We discussed 14.1 (started the intermolecular forces).

HW: Pop Can Lab (Due Monday) 14.1 Read (Projected due date: next Tuesday) =Apr. 20: Wednesday= We talked about dipoles and the Chapter 13 Test.

HW: 14.1 Read (Projected due date: next Tuesday), Pop Can Lab (Due Monday) == =Apr. 19: Tuesday= We talked about the write up of the Pop Can Lab. We discussed how the analysis should look and what to add. What we did in class is not enough!

HW: Pop Can Lab Write Up (Due Monday) =Apr. 18: Monday= Pop Can Lab! Most groups accomplished the goal. We will talk about the write up tomorrow!

HW: 14.1 Read. Pop Can Lab Write Up (Due Monday) =Apr. 15: Friday= Pop Can Lab. Plus, we also reviewed dipoles (how to figure out if a molecule has a dipole.

HW: 14.1 Read =Apr. 14: Thursday= Pop Can Implosion Lab. We started with the basics of this lab. We will have some time to work on this tomorrow and possibly Monday.

HW: 14.1 Read, Think about a procedure that will work for the lab. =Apr. 13: Wednesday= Chapter 13 Test

HW: 14.1 Read =Apr. 12: Tuesday= We looked at some more difficult problems dealing with gas laws.

HW: 13.3 and Gases WS (Due tomorrow) Chapter 13 Test tomorrow! =Apr. 11: Monday= We learned about the KMT of gases.

HW: Gases WS, 13.3 (both due Wednesday) =Apr. 8: Friday= We looked at the quiz and then talked about gas stoichiometry problems. We started talking about the KMT of gases.

HW: 13.3 Read =Apr. 7: Thursday= We took the 13.1-13.2 Quiz.

HW: 13.3 Read =Apr. 6: Wednesday= We reviewed some of the concepts that will be on the quiz tomorrow. We spent a good deal talking about different strategies for solving problems. We started getting through the homework when we ran out of time. We will continue this tomorrow with whatever time we have after the quiz.

HW: 13.3 Read (13.1-13.2 Quiz tomorrow) =Apr. 5: Tuesday= We finished 13.2 by learning about molar volume.

HW: 13.3 Read, 13.1-13.2 Quiz Thursday =Apr. 4: Monday= We did a partial pressure problem and a gas stoichiometry problem. We dove into strategies to figure out both.

HW: 13.2 (Due tomorrow) =Apr. 1: Friday= We took a second look at partial pressure problems and the combined gas law. We started gas stoichiometry.

HW: Combined Gas Law WS (Due Monday), 13.2 (Due Tuesday) =Mar. 31: Thursday= We worked on Partial Pressure problems the whole day. We looked at strategies.

HW: Ideal Gas Law WS (Due tomorrow), 13.2 =Mar. 30: Wednesday= We worked on the Ideal Gas Law and started Dalton's Partial Pressures. We learned that gases behave independently of each other, even when they are in the same container.

HW: 13.2, Ideal Gas Law WS (Friday) =Mar. 29: Tuesday= We worked with the Ideal Gas Law.

HW: 13.2 (Thursday) =Mar. 28: Monday= We started to learn about the Ideal Gas Law. We learned how the Ideal Gas Law was formed.

HW: 13.2 Read =Mar. 25: Friday= 13.1 Quiz on 3 gas laws. We finished up looking at some homework.

HW: 13.2 Read =Mar. 24: Thursday= We worked on problems involving Boyle's, Charles' and Avogadro's Law. We want to be proficient with these concepts for tomorrow's quiz.

HW: 13.2 Read, Study for the 13.1 Quiz (which will be tomorrow) =Mar. 23: Wednesday= SNOW DAY - No school due to weather. =Mar. 22: Tuesday= We learned about the different gas laws (Boyle's Charles', Avogadro's) and learned how to use them to explain the behavior of gases.

HW: 13.1, finish (Due tomorrow) 13.1 Quiz on Thursday! =Mar. 21: Monday= Welcome back from Spring Break! We started back with reviewing how to figure out whether something might be a gas or not. Then we also learned about Boyle's Law.

HW: 13.1, finish the rest (Due Wednesday) =Mar. 11: Friday= We started with bell work on gases. Then we looked at the test and the homework. This was all we had time for.

HW: NONE (Have a wonderful spring break!) =Mar. 10: Thursday= We continued talking about gases. We learned about pressure.

HW: 13.1 (through the pressure conversion table) =Mar. 9: Wednesday= (Ash Wednesday) We learned how to predict whether or not some compound was a gas or not. Then we started to learn about the properties of gases. HW: 13.1 (Friday) =Mar. 8: Tuesday= Chapter 12 Test

HW: Read 13.1 =Mar. 7: Monday= We worked on the skill of predicting the molecular shape of covalent compounds. Then, we looked at the homework. Chapter 12 Test tomorrow!

HW: Chapter 12 Test Prep: (not due, but you should do it!)

=Mar. 4: Friday= (Short periods due to Spectacular!) We took notes on Structures of Molecules (see Mar. 3 for the Powerpoint and notes).

HW: 12.4 (Due Monday) =Mar. 3: Thursday= We worked through some Lewis structures and then started the lecture on structures of molecules. HW: 12.4 (Due Monday) =Mar. 2: Wednesday= We looked at more difficult Lewis Structures during the bell work. Then we had some time to look at our homework. We started to get into geometric structures of compounds.

HW: 12.4 Read =Mar. 1: Tuesday= We spent the whole day looking at Lewis Structures and how to do them for more complex compounds (polyatomic ions, simple carbon-based compounds).

HW: Lewis Structures WS #2 =Feb. 28: Monday= We took a look at the 12.3 homework. We spent the whole period learning Lewis Structures with NASL and how it helps when we do more complex compounds.

HW: Lewis Structures WS =Feb. 25: Friday= We learned the NASL strategy for creating Lewis Structures. We also learned how to do Lewis Structures without resorting to NASL.

HW: 12.3 (Due Monday) =Feb. 24: Thursday= We started to look at Lewis Structures. We learned how to do Lewis Structures of single atoms. Tomorrow, we will learn how to do Lewis Structures for compounds.

HW: 12.3 (Due Monday) =Feb. 23: Wednesday= We finished our lecture on ions and their characteristics. We learned about how ions build solids and their sizes.

HW: Read 12.3 =Feb. 22: Tuesday= Welcome back from the long President's Day Weekend. We reviewed what we learned last week. (The different types of bonds, how to find polarity...) Then, we looked back on how to find the formulas for ionic compounds. We started to see how ions form solids.

HW: 12.2 Review Questions (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 18: Friday= We looked at the homework and started in on ions. We learned why atoms loose only certain amounts of electrons.

HW: 12.2 Review Questions (Due Wednesday) =Feb. 17: Thursday= We reviewed electronegativity and learned more about polarity and dipole moments. We will start on 12.2 tomorrow, so copy down the powerpoints or the notes!

HW: Read 12.2 =Feb. 16: Wednesday= (Late Start) We learned more about chemical bonds. We got into electronegativity and polarity.

HW: 12.1 Review Questions (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 15: Tuesday= We dove into Chapter 12 on Chemical Bonds. We learned about the types of bonds, electronegativity and polarity.

HW: 12.1 Review Questions (Due Thursday) =Feb. 14: Monday= Chapter 11 Test!

HW: Read 12.1 =Feb. 11: Friday= We learned about atomic properties and how electron configuration predicts those properties. Then we saw some demonstrations on liquid nitrogen.

HW: Study for the Chapter 11 Test (use the Chapter 11 Test Prep WS). =Feb. 10: Thursday= We reviewed electron configuration. Then we learned about valence and core electrons. We then used our knowledge of electrons to explain some properties of different elements.

HW: p. 393-394 # 24-30, 44, 45 (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 9: Wednesday= We reviewed electron configuration by looking at the homework. We also looked at some examples of weird electron configuration.

HW: 11.4 Review Questions =Feb. 8: Tuesday= We worked on learning electron configuration! This took the whole hour. We will have to keep this as our focus for tomorrow as well.

HW: (Same as yesterday's homework) p. 393 #34-40, start studying for the Chapter 11 Test (projected date... Monday or Tuesday). =Feb. 7: Monday= We had an extensive amount of bell work to recall all the things we learned last week about electrons. Then we started electron configuration. We will continue with this skill tomorrow (and the day after that).

HW: p. 393 #34-40 (due tomorrow, try!) Study for the Chapter 11 TEST (projected date... Thursday) =Feb. 4: Friday= We finished talking about orbitals and barely got into electron configuration.

HW: Read 11.4 (start working on the section review) =Feb. 3: Thursday= We learned about electron orbitals. Our goal is to figure out what the electrons are doing in the atom (or as much as we can).

HW: 11.3 Section Review (Due tomorrow) =Feb. 2: Wednesday= We once again were learning about the Wave Model of the atom and learned about orbitals. We got into how the orbital is different from the orbit and how different orbitals have different shapes. We will continue to learn about orbitals tomorrow and then get into electron configuration.

HW: NONE =Feb. 1: Tuesday= (Mass schedule) We finished the history of the atom by learning about the Wave Mechanical Model of the atom. We learned about certain features from the Bohr Model that endure in the Wave Model.

HW: Read 11.3 by tomorrow =Jan. 31: Monday= We continued our look at the history of the atom. We covered Rutherford's model and all of the things that were wrong with it. Tomorrow, we will try to get through Bohr's model and the Wave Model. Then we will be in section 11.3.

HW: Read 11.3 by Wednesday =Jan. 28: Friday= We looked at some of the questions from the homework and reviewed some topics from the last semester. Then we continued through the history of the atom.

HW: 11.2 Section Review (Due Monday, assigned yesterday) =Jan. 27: Thursday= We went over the homework and then continued through the history of the atom.

HW: 11.2 Section Review (Due Monday) =Jan. 26: Wednesday= (Late Start) We learned about some more procedures for the class (such as bell work). Then we started to go through the history of the atom. We will be reviewing some of chapter 11 for next few days.

HW: 11.1 Section Review (Due tomorrow) =Jan. 25: Tuesday= Welcome to the second semester of chemistry. Today, we covered the syllabus and the clean-up and hand-in procedures.

HW: NONE