week of 6/18 – 6/22:

6/18: Last Day of School- HAVE A SAFE AND RESTFULL SUMMER!

week of 6/11 – 6/15:

topics for tis week: Final Exams for periods C, D, E, F, G

6/11: Final Exams for periods C and D

6/12: Final Exams for periods E and F

6/13: Final Exams for periods G and make-up

6/14: Topics of Student Interest

6/15: Topics of Student Interest

 

week of 6/4 – 6/8:

topics for this week: Final Exams for periods A and B on Thursday 6/7

6/4: Acids and Bases

6/5: Bases

6/6: Student Directed Review

6/7: Final Exam for periods A and B

6/8: Student Directed Review

 

week of 5/28 -6/1:

topics for this week: Colligative properties, Thermochemistry, Acids

5/28: Memorial Day

5/29: Reviewing concepts pg. 447 #’s 1-6 and Senior Final for period E

5/30: Colligative properties and Thermochemistry

5/31:Reviewing concepts pg. 447 #’s 7-12 and Senior Final for period C

6/1: Acids

Note: final exams start for grades 9 – 11 on Thursday 6/7.

 

 

week of 5/21 – 5/25:

topics for this week include: heats of solution, effect of temperature on solubility, concentration, dilution,

5/21: heats of solution, effect of temperature on solubility and concentration

5/22: molarity problems and Senior Final for period B

5/23: molarity problems and Senior Final for period A

5/24: dilution

5/25: dilution problems and Senior Final for period F

 

 

week of 5/14 – 5/18:

topics for this week include: ideal gas law

5/14: Ideal Gas Law

5/15: MCAS Math

5/16: MCAS Math

5/17: Ideal Gas Law ; H. W. study for exam on Ideal Gas Law and Volume-Mass relationships

5/18: Exam on Ideal Gas Law and Volume-Mass relationships Quiz

 

week of 5/7 – 5/11:

topics for this week include: volume/mass relationships of gases, ideal gas law

5/7: Gay-Lussac’s Law of Combining volumes

5/8: Avogadro’s Law

5/9:Molar volume of Gases

5/10: Ideal Gas Law

5/11: Ideal Gas Law (continued)

 

week of 4/30 – 5/4:

topics for this week include:Combined Gas Law, Dalton’s Partial Pressure

4/30: Quiz on Boyle’s and Charles’ Gas Laws

5/1: Combined Gas Law; H. W. pg. 327 #s 31 – 38

5/2: Combined Gas Law and Review; H. W. study for Quiz

5/3: Quiz on Gay-Lussac’s and Combined Gas Laws

5/4: Dalton’s Partial Pressure

 

week on 4/23 – 4/4/27:

topics for this week include: Temperature conversion for Gas Laws, Gas Laws (Boyle’s, Charles’, Gay-Lussac’s)

4/23: Boyle’s Law; H. W. pg. 327 #s 20 – 24

4/24:  Boyle’s Law and temperature conversion

4/25: Charles’ Law;  H. W. pg. 327 #s 25 – 27

4/26: Charles’ Law and Gay-Lussac’s Law; H. W. pg. 327 #s 28 – 30

4/27: Gay-Lussac’s Law; H. W.  study for quiz on Boyle’s and Charles’ Gas Laws

 

week of 4/16 – 4/20:

HAPPY VACATION!

 

week of 4/9 – 4/13:

Fourth Quarter Starts!

topics for this week: phase diagrams, ideal gas, physical characteristics of gases

4/9: Phase Diagrams; H. W. phase diagram worksheet

4/10: Reviewing Phase Diagrams

4/11: Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases; H. W. Study for quiz on Phase Diagrams

4/12: Quiz on Phase Diagrams

4/13: Nature of Gases

 

week of 4/2 – 4/5:

Third Quarter closes at 2:30 pm on Thursday 4/5/12!

topics for this week:  transition processes, phase diagrams, triple point, critical pressure, critical temperature

4/2: Third quarter common assessment

4/3: transition processes

4/4: phase diagrams

4/5: phase diagrams; quarter closes at 2:30 pm today!

 

week of 3/26 -3/30:

topics for this week include: solids, liquids, gases, kinetic molecular theory (KMT)

3/26: Liquids going to gases or solids

3/27: properties of liquids; motion of liquid particles according to KMT; H. W. section 1 review on liquids

3/28: properties of solids; motion of solid particles according to KMT; H. W. section 2  review on solids

3/29: two types of solids/review for quarterly exam

3/30: two types of solids/review for quarterly exam

Reminder: the third quarter exam will be given on Monday April 2, 2011 Day 1

 

 

week of 3/19 – 3/23:

topics for this week include: percent yield; mass stoichiometry

attention: the third quarter common assessment will be given on April 2, 2011 Day 1

3/19: percent yield

3/20: MCAS ELA; word and formula equations

3/21: MCAS ELA; word and formula equations

3/22:MCAS ELA; word and formula equations

3/23: mass stoichiometry with percent yield

 

week of 3/12 – 3/16:

topics for this week include: four types of stoichiometric problems:

3/12: mole to mole problems and mole to mass problems; H. W. Pg.930 #’s 169, 170

3/13: mole to mass problems and mass to mole problems; H. W. Pg.930 #’s , 171, 172

3/14: mass to mass problems; H. W. Pg.930 #’s 173, 174, 175

3/15: mass to mass problems

3/16: moles, mass, and more stoichiometry

 

week of 3/5 -3/9:

topics for this week include: balancing chemical equations, types of chemical reactions, stoichiometry

3/5: additional practice on balancing chemical equations; H. W. worksheet on balancing chemical equations

3/6: types of chemical reactions; H. W. worksheet on naming chemical reactions

3/7: stoichiometry; H.W. study for quiz on balancing chemical equations

3/8: mole ratio; H. W. study for quiz on balancing chemical equations

3/9: quiz on balancing chemical equations; H. W. Section 9.1 review

 

 

week of 2/27 – 3/2:

topics for this week include: word equations, formula equations, chemical equations, symbols used in chemical equations

2/27: Chemical Equations and their characteristics; also Indications of a chemical reaction

2/28: Word Equations and Formula Equations; symbols used in chemical equations; significance of a chemical equation; H. W. Section 8.1 review #’s 2-5

2/29:Balancing chemical equations; H. W. worksheet on balancing chemical equations

3/1: Additional practice on balancing chemical equations; H.W. study for test on empirical and molecular formulae

3/2: Test on Empirical and Molecular Formulae

 

week of 2/20 – 2/24:

Happy Vacation!

 

week of 2/13 – 2/17:

topics for this week include: empirical formulae, word equations, formula equations, describing a chemical reaction

2/13: word equations

2/14: formula equations

2/15: writing formula equations

2/16: writing formula equations

2/17: describing a chemical reaction

 

week of 2/6 – 2/10:

topics for this week include chemical formulae, chemical names,  empirical formulae

2/6: Ion test today

2/7: additional practice for chemical formulae and chemical names

2/8: calculation of empirical formulae; H. W. study for quiz on naming compounds from formulae and writing formulae from names

2/9: quiz on making compounds from names and naming compounds from formulae

2/10: additiona practice with empirical formulae

 

week of 1/30 – 2/3:

topics for this week include nomenclature for ionic compounds and molecular compounds,polyatomic ions formula mass and molar mass, percent composition and determining chemical formulas

1/30: naming ionic compounds polyatomic ions; H. W. pg 236 #’s 24, 25, 26

1/31: naming molecular compounds; H. W. worksheet on naming molecular compounds

2/1: formula mass and molar mass

2/2: percent composition; H. W. pg 237 #34

2/3: determining chemical formulas; H. W. pg 237 #36 and 37; study for ion test on Monday 2/6/12

The third quarter began Monday 1/30/12

 

week of 1/23 – 1/27:

topics for this week include: nomenclature

1/23: Midterms for Periods C and D

1/24:  Midterms for Periods E and F

1/25:  Midterms for Periods G and Makeup

1/26: Review of Midterm Exam answers

1/27: Nomenclature

The second quarter closes on Friday 1/27/12 all work must be turned in by 2:30 pm.

 

week of /16 – 1/20:

topics for this week include: intermolecular forces and student directed review for midterm

1/16: Martin Luther King Day

1/17:intermolecular forces

1/18:Review for Midterm

1/19:Review for Midterm

11/20: Midterm Exams for Periods A and B

Make sure you have all your work (including homework) in for the quarter.  Any missing tests or quizzes not made up will be given a zero.  The second quarter closes next Friday January 27

 

week of 1/9 – 1/13:

topics for this week include: molecular bonding, molecular geometry, intermolecular forces, VSEPR theory

The 5.3 packet on the trends in the periodic table is due by the end of school on Friday 1/13/12.

1/9: additional practice with Lewis structures and ionic structures

1/10: comparison of ionic and molecular compounds; H. W. 195 #’s 15-20.

1/11: molecular geometry; H. W. Pg. 197 #24.

1/12: metallic bonding; H. W. section review pg. 182 all.

1/13: intermolecular forces; H. W. pg. 196 #’s 27-32

Midterms are coming!  Midterms are coming!….make sure you are ready by having all of your work in.  Any tests or quizzes that need to be taken should be done so in the next week.

Material that needs to be turned in for assessment that was issued during my absence includes: (1) Color Coding the Periodic Table, (2) fourteen question assessment on the Periodic Table, (3) Periodic Table Worksheet, (4) Questions on the easel in my room, and (5) the four part assessment on the periodic table, (6) Periodic Table Puzzle. (7) Chapter 5 vocabulary defined, (8) Twelve question worksheet on the periodic table.

 

week of 1/2 – 1/6:

topics for this week include: chemical bond, covalent bond, ionic bond, non-polar covalen bond, polar covalent bond, multiple bonds, and resonance

1/2: Christmas Recess Ends

1/3: formation of chemical bonds; H. W. define vocabulary for chapter 6.1 on pg 194

1/4: classifying bonds according to electronegativity; H. W. sec. rev. 6.1 on pg. 163

1/5: explain potential energy and bond length; octet rule H. W. define vocabulary for chapter 6.2 on pg 194

1/6: writing Lewis Structures, multiple bonds, and resonance; H. W. sec. rev. 6.2 #’s 3 and 4 on pg. 175

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Within the coming days I will post what material needs to be turned in for assessment that was issued during my absence.

 

week of 12/5 – 12/9:

topics for this week include: ground/excited states, blocks in the periodic table, periodic law, atomic number interrelation within a group

12/5: ground state and excited state

12/6: Blocks in the Periodic Table;  H. W. study for the electron configuration and electron dot notation quiz

12/7: Electron configuration and electron dot notation quiz

12/8: Periodic Law; H. W. 5.1 section review

12/9: Atomic Number interrelation within a group

 

week of 11/28 – 12/2:

topics for this week include: electron dot notation, Aufbau Principle, Hund’s Rule, Pauli exclusion principle

11/28: electron dot notation; H. W. write the electron dot notation for elements #11 through #18

11/29: electron dot notation continued; H. W. write out the electron configuration and the electron dot notation for elements #’s 57, 22, 35, 49, 41, 28.

11/30: Aufbau Principle, Hund’s Rule, Pauli exclusion principle (a quick explanation)

12/1: review of electron configuration and electron dot notation

12/2:  Chapter  4 vocabulary quiz

Next Wednesday December 7 there will be a quiz on electron configuration and electron dot notation

 

week of 11/21 – 11/25:

topics for this week include: quantum theory, quantum numbers, and electronic configuration

11/21: quantum theory and quantum numbers; H. W. using a periodic table to get the atomic number, please write the electron configuration for B, C, N, Al, Cr, and Fe

11/22: electronic configuration, inner shell electrons, and outer shell electrons

11/23: addiotional practice with electronic configuration

11/24: Happy Thanksgiving !

11/25: Thanksgiving Recess

Chapter 4 vocabulary quiz will occur on Friday December 2,2011

 

week of 11/14 – 11/18:

topics for this week include: arrangement of electrons in an atom, properties of light, Bohr model of the atom, fusion, fusion

11/14: fusion and fusion

11/15: relationship between speed, frequency, wavelength of electromagnetic radiation

11/16: dual wave-particle nature of light

11/17: photoelectric effect; H. W. please define the following words from the vocabulary from chapter four: electromagnetic radiation, excited state, frequency, wavelength, photon, electron configuration, inner shell electrons, highest occupied levels, Aufbau principle, ground state

11/18: Bohr of the atom

Second Quarter BEGINS

 

week of 11/7 – 11/11:

topics for this week include: fission and fusion, types of nuclear emission

11/7: fission, fusion, and alpha, beta, and gamma emission

11/8: Inservice Day

11/9: First Quarter Common Assessment Exams will be given today.

11/10: (First Quarter Ends Today)

11/11: Veterans Day

 

week of 10/31 – 11/4:

topics for this week include: gram formula mass, conversion of mass(g) to moles, moles to mass(g)

10/31: calculate gram formulate mass and Happy Halloween!

11/1: calculate mass to moles and moles to mass

11/2: additional practice with calculation of mass to moles and moles to mass

11/3: Radionactive decay and half-life

11/4: Review for First Quarter Common Assessment Exam

First Quarter Common Assessment Exam will be given on Wednesday November 9,2011

 

week of 10/24 – 10/28:

topics for this week include: average atomic mass, relative mass, mole, molar mass, density lab, Thompson’s Experiment and Rutherford’s Experiment

10/24: Discovery of parts of the Atom

10/25:  average atomic mass, relative atomic mass

10/26: the mole

10/27: convertions between mass, moles, and atoms

10/28: practicing conversions between mass, moles, and atoms

Important Notice: The First Quarter ends on Thursday November 9, 2011; that is in less than three (3) weeks.  Make sure you have all your tests, quizzes and homework in before that date.

 

 

week of 10/17 – 10/21:

topics for this week include:  Dalton’s Atomic Theory, Law of Conservation of Mass, Law of Definite Proportion, Law of Multiple Proportion, relationship  between these laws and Dalton’s Atomic Theory,  atomic number, mass number.

Reminder: The laboratory equipment quiz will be held during each long block:  on Tuesday 10/18/11 for Period E.

10/17: Dalton’s Atomic Theory

10/18: Law of Conservation of Mass, Law of Definite Proportion, Law of Multiple Proportion, relationship  between these laws  with Dalton’s Atomic Theory;   H. W.  study for quiz on conversions, scientific notation and dimensional analysis.

10/19: Quiz on conversions, scientific notation and dimensional analysis.

10/20: Atomic Number and Mass Number (APE MAN);  H. W.  study for quiz on significant figures and calculations using significant figures.

10/21: Quiz on significant figures and calculations using significant figures.

 

week of 10/10 – 10/14:

topics for this week: percent error, Dalton’s Atomic Theory, Law of Conservation
of Mass, Law of Definite Proportion, Law of Multiple Proportion, relationship
between these laws and Dalton’s Atomic Theory

 Reminder: The laboratory equipment quiz will be held during each long block: on Thursday 10/13/11 for Period A , on Wednesday 10/12/11 for Period B, and on Tuesday 10/11/11 for Period C.

There will be two separate quizzes on chapter two next week.  The first quiz will cover conversions, scientific notation and dimensional analysis.  The second quiz will cover significant figures and calculations using significant figures.

10/10: Columbus Day

10/11: review problems 31-49 on page 60

10/12: percent error

10/13: Dalton’s Atomic Theory

10/14: Laws of Definite Proportion, Multiple Proportion, and Conservation of Mass

 

week of 10/3 – 10/7:

some topics for this week include dimensional analysis, significant figures, scientific notation, mathematical calculations using exponents, using scientific notation on your calculator, laboratory safety quiz

10/3: dimensional analysis problems

10/4: introduction of significant figures

10/5: rules for significant figures and when are zeros significant

10/6: calculations involving significant figures

10/7: scientific notation on your calculator

The laboratory equipment quiz will be held during each long block: on Thursday 10/13/11 for Period A , on Wednesday 10/12/11 for Period B, and on Tuesday 10/11/11 for Period C.

 

week of 9/26 – 9/30:

some topics for this week include: conversions and conversion factors, dimensional analysis.

9/26: distinguish quantity, unit, measurement; name several S. I. units, perform density calculations

9/27: conversion factors/prefixes

9/28: practices with conversion factors

9/29 additional practice with conversions

9/30: introduction to dimensional analysis

 

week of 9/19 – 9/23:

topics for this week: we will finish up with matter and elements; periodic table, periods and groups; and preview measurement

9/19: use a periodic table to write symbols of elements given their name; describe group and period characteristics

9/20: distinguish between qualitative and quantitative measurements; scientific method

9/21: review for Chapter 1 test; H.W. study for chapter one exam

9/22: test on Chapter 1

9/23:   Scientific method

 

Chapter 1 test will be given on Thursday September 22. 2011

The material for the test for chapter 1 will include: a definition of chemistry; list the branches of chemistry, matter, compare basic research, applied research, and technological development; distinguish between physical(extensive/intensive) and chemical properties of matter; classify changes of matter as physical or chemical; distinguish between a mixture(homogeneous/heterogeneous) and a pure substance(compound/element); explain the gas, liquid, and solid states in terms of particle spacing; use a periodic table to name elements, given their symbols; use a periodic table to write the symbols of elements, given their names; describe the periodic table(groups and periods)characteristics; list characteristics that distinguish metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

Academic integrity is highly prized and to be guarded vigorously in this classroom. Any student caught cheating will receive a failing grade of zero (0) for that assignment/assessment with no possibility of a makeup. Any student that submits work that is not their own for evaluation will receive a failing grade for that assignment with no possibility of a makeup. Any student that disseminates original work to other students to submit as their own for evaluation will receive a failing grade with no possibility of a makeup.

week of 9/12- 9/16:

topics for this week will be: Chemistry is a physical science, Matter and its Properties, and Elements

9/13: worksheet 1.1

9/15: worksheet 1.2

9/16: worksheet1.3