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Class Description: Honors Chemistry is a rigorous, two-semester college preparatory science class, which is designed to meet the “D” requirement of the California State University and University of California systems. Chemistry deals with the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes. The goal of this course is to provide students with a core foundation in understanding the principles of chemistry, to help develop critical thinking skills, and to relate learning to your lives. The course syllabus can be accessed here.


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Calendar: Calendar updated 8/12/09

     
 

August  2009

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1st Day of School

Questionairre
Intro/Syllabus
Safety Rules

HW: Signed Syllabus due Mon.

Begin Ch 1 Intro to Chemistry
Begin ch 1,2, 3 key terms

HW: Study for Safety Test

 
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Chem Olympics Safety video
Safety Tour

HW: Return safety contracts by Wed.
Workbook 1.3

Notes 2.1
2.1 Section Review worksheet

HW: Finish worksheet
Safety contract due tomorrow
Study for safety test

Safety Test

Peer Grade HW
Begin Ch 3 Notes: Measurement

Notes: Uncertainty, Erro, Sig Figs

HW: 3.1 workbook

Notes: Sig Figs in calculations
3.1 Section Review

HW: Ch 3 practice worksheet

 
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Review Sig Figs
Notes: 3.2 SI Units
Ch 3 Practice #2

HW: Finish worksheet

Review math
Ch 3 Intepreting Graphics

HW: 3.2 SR

Ch 3 Quiz

Discuss Lab

HW: Prelab

Density Lab

HW: Lab report due Wed.

Return quizzes
Density worksheet
Lab report

HW: Work on lab report

 
30 31          
 

Review for Ch 1, 2, 3 test

HW: KT and WU due tomorrow

         

September  2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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Ch 1, 2, 3 Test

Begin Ch 4

HW: 4.1 in workbook

Notes: 4.2 Atomic Structure
4.1 Section Review

HW: 4.2 Section Review

Notes: 4.3

HW: Atomic Structure Worksheets #1/#2

 
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
 
No School - Labor Day

Cathode Ray Tube Lab

HW: 4.3 Section Review

Min. Day - Back to School Night

Notes: Intro to the Periodic table

HW: Review Sheet

Go over review sheet
Clicker Review

HW: KT and WU due tomorrow

Ch 4 Test
 
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
 

Begin Ch 5 - Electrons

HW: 5.1 workbook

Video - The Atom
5.1 Section Review

HW: Finish worksheet

Notes: electron configuration

HW: Electron config worksheet

Reveiw electron config.
5.2 Section Review
Electron config worksheet #2

HW: finish worksheet

Notes: 5.3 - Atomic Emission Spectra

HW: 5.2, 5.3 workbook

 
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
 

Discuss Lab Reports
Finish notes 5.3

HW: Review worksheet #3

Review 5.3
5.3 Section Review

HW: 5.3 Practice problems, bring colored pencils

Spectroscope Lab Flame Test Lab

Review Ch 5.3 problems
Ch 5 Review Sheet

HW: Lab reports due Thursday

 
27 28 29 30      
 
No School - Fall Break
No School - Fall Break

Periodic Table Video
6.1 workbook

HW: Lab report due Monday

     

October  2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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6.1 Section Review
Chapter 6 Interpreting Graphics

HW: Finish IG worksheet

Go over review sheet
Clicker Review

HW: Lab reports due Monday

 
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
 
Lab reports due
Chapter 5 Test

Begin notes chapter 6 - Periodic table
Favorite element project

HW: Work on project

Continue notes periodic table
periodic table electron config

HW: Work on project

Finish notes 6.1, notes 6.2

HW: Project, 6.2 workbook

   
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
 

Periodic Trend Lab

HW: Finish Element Project

Favorite Element Project Due

Finish Notes 6.3
Assign EC Timeline

HW: 6.3 SR, Periodic Trend Worksheet due Thurs.
EC due Friday

PSAT

Work on last night's homework.

Review chapter 6
Poster presentations

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Ch 6 Review Sheet

HW: Finish Review Sheet

 
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Go over review sheet
Clicker Review

HW: KT/ WU due tomorrow
Periodic Trend lab due Friday

Chapter 6 Test

Begin Notes chapter 7

HW: 7.1 workbook #1-15

Continue Notes

HW: Lab due tomorrow

Periodic Trend Lab due

Chemical Bond Video

Poseter Presentations

 
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
 

Notes: 7.2 Ionic Bonds
7.1 Section Review

HW: Finish 7.1 workbook

Review ionic bonding
Lewis Dot worksheet
e- config of ions worksheet

HW: 7.2 workbook

Review ionic e- config
7.2 Section Review

HW: Finish section review

Ionic electron config worksheet #2
Finish poster presentations

 

Notes 7.3: Metallic Bonding

HW: 7.3 section review

 

November  2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 

Review
Work on Review Sheet

HW: Finish review sheet

Go Over Review Sheet
Begin Ch 8: Covalent Bonding

HW: 8.1 workbook

Clicker Game

HW: KT and WU due tomorrow

Ch 7 Test

Review 8.1
Notes 8.2

HW: 8.1 Section Review

 
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
 

Finish section 8.2 notes
Ch 8 worksheet #1

HW: Finish worksheet, 8.2 SR

Ch 8 worksheet #1-2
workbook 8.2

HW: Finish assignments.

Veteran's Day No School
Chemical Bonding Lab

Notes: Bonding Theories.

HW: Formulas for Modeling lab

 
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  Molecular Modeling Lab          
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Thanksgiving
No School
 
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