Honors Chemistry Calendar

Classroom Information: 

    Classroom Rules & Grading Policy 

Lab Report Information: 

    Formal Report Form

    Informal Report Form

    Lab Summary Form

    Short Summary Form

    Lab Report Process

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WEEK 1 (Sept. 7)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

Intro, rules, books, info cards

Math Review

     Math Review worksheet
Boiling Water in Paper Cup demo – discussion of what science is about

 

Thursday

Rules & sullabus

Create own questions on water box

Unit Analysis
     Unit Analysis Worksheets

Info Card

Water Box Questions

Friday

Mixture types lecture

Significant Figures & Rounding

     Sig Fig worksheet

Read pgs 10-18
Section Review pg. 18

WEEK 2 (Sept. 12)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday
(Family Night)

Chem tools & Usage
Lab Procedures discussion

    Procedures Practice worksheet

Safety Video & worksheet

Read pgs 46-50
Math Review

Unit Analysis pg 1

Safety Contract

Tuesday

Safety – shower, eye wash, fire extinguisher, etc.

Chem tools & Usage

Safety Video Worksheet work

Chem tools & Usage



Wednesday

Safety Review

Chem tools & Usage

Scientific Method
Vital Statistics Lab
     Instructions
     Datasheet

Sig Fig worksheet
Lab Procedure Practice

Unit Analysis pg 3/4

Thursday

Chem tool & Usage
Properties of Matter

Properties of Matter Activity

     Properties of Matter Activity

Mixture lab planning



Friday

Quiz – Dim. Analysis & Chem Tools

Lecture - Phases & Phase Changes

Phase Lab plan & hypothesis 

Unit Analysis pg 5/6 (story problems)

WEEK 3 (Sept. 19)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Precision & Accuracy lecture
Discussion of Phase Lab
Lab Planning


Density Lab

Tuesday

Stream Monitoring w/ Tip of the Mitt

Data entry - Vital Statistics

Phases Lab plan

Wednesday

Discussion - lab report formats
Computer Lab - Phases Lab work

Thursday

Phase Lab

     Formal Lab Rubric

Phase Lab Questions

Properties of Matter Activity

Friday

Computer Lab

Week 4 (Sept. 26)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Lecture - Phases & Phase Changes

Mixtures Lab Planning

     Phases Story

Tuesday

Density Lab

Mixtures Lab plan

Wednesday

Mixture Separation Lab & true values

Thursday

Completion of Mixture Separation Lab

Lab Summary Discussion

Vital Statistics graphing

Friday

Review (answers at the bottom of the document)

Atomic Theory unit intro

     Atomic Theory Unit

Atomic Model Project

Review

Phases Lab Report

WEEK 5 (Oct. 3)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

TEST - Properties of Matter, phases, tools, lab plans & reports, math & graphing, density

Phase Story – E.C.

Tuesday

Exploring the Atom Activity

Assign atom models

     Atom Model Rubric

 

Wednesday

Lecture – Atomic Theory

Practice Periodic Table Quiz

    Periodic Table Quiz form

Skittle Lab - Atoms, Ions, & Isotopes

 

Thursday

Lecture - isotopes, ions, writing

Practice - isotopes & ions

    Atom Theory Practice

Friday

NO SCHOOL

 

WEEK 6 (Oct. 10)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Periodic Table Quiz #1

Average Atomic Mass lecture

Radioactive Decay Activity

Mixture Lab Summary

Tuesday

Lecture - Radioactivity & decay

Discussion - applications of decay

Lecture - Nucleus, Nuclear Reactions

Atomic Theory Practice

Isotopes Practice

Wednesday

Periodic Table Quiz #2

Atom Model Presentation

    Review worksheet

Extra Credit paper

Atomic Theory Practice

Atomic Skittles Lab

Thursday

Video - The Mole

Lecture & practice- Molar Mass

    Molar Mass worksheet

Radioactive Decay lab

Friday

Periodic Table Quiz #3

Lecture – periodic table

Molar Mass practice

WEEK 7 (Oct. 17)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Practice & Review

 

Tuesday

TEST

 

Wednesday

Finish Test

Light lecture

 

Thursday

Periodic Table Quiz #4

Lecture – Electrons & orbitals

 

Friday
MOLE DAY!!

Video – orbitals, bonding

Extra Credit – Chemistry life Lessons

WEEK 8 (Oct. 24)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Lecture – orbitals, rules, electron configuration, orbital notation, etc.

 

Tuesday

Bright Lights lab

Electron Configuration Practice

Quantum Numbers

 

Wednesday

Bright Lights lab

Quantum Numbers

 

Thursday

Quiz – Properties of Light

Short Summary for Bright Lights lab

 

Friday

Position Paper

 

WEEK 9 (Oct. 31)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Review – Electron Configuration, Orbital Notation, Noble Gas Notation, Quantum numbers

 

Tuesday

Quiz – Electron Configuration, Orbital Notation, Noble Gas Notation, Quantum numbers

Bright Lights Short Summary

Wednesday

No School

 

Thursday

Review

Intro to Periodic Table, Valence e- & Octet Rule

 

Friday

Review

    Review Key (last year’s)

Octet rule

Position Paper

2nd Marking Period

WEEK 1 (Nov. 7)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Test

Review due

Tuesday

Lab – graphing atomic size

Lecture –ENC, Families & properties

 

Wednesday

Lecture – ENC, size, IA, EA, EN

 

Thursday

Lecture & Practice – Trends

 

Friday

Periodic Table Trends Review

 

WEEK 2 (Nov. 14)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Periodic Table Trends Quiz

Lecture – Periodic Table

 

Tuesday

 

PT Conferences 6:15 – 8:30

Practice

Test Review

Measuring Radiation

 

Wednesday

Test Review

    Additional Practice (optional)

 

Thursday

 

PT Conferences 6:15 – 8:30

TEST

 

Friday

Bond Types & Properties

 

WEEK 3 (Nov. 21)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Bond Properties

Bond ID Lecture

EN/Bond Types practice

 

Tuesday

Bond Types Quiz

Identifying Bond Types lab plan

 

Wednesday

Thanksgiving Break

Thursday

Thanksgiving Break

Friday

Thanksgiving Break

WEEK 4 (Nov. 28)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Correcting Bond Types Lab Plan

 

Tuesday

Prep for lab

Bond Shapes lecture

 

Wednesday

Bond ID Lab

 

Thursday

Bond ID Lab discussion

     Discussion I questions

Molecule geometry lecture

 

Friday

Lab Report Discussion

Electron Dot & Bond Shape Practice

 

WEEK 5 (Dec. 5)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Electron Dot & Bond Shape Practice

Intermolecular Forces Lecture

 

Tuesday

Lewis Structures Quiz

Molecular Polarity

 

Wednesday

Bond Energy & Length graphing

 

Thursday

Electron Dot & Bond Shape Quiz

Bond Energy & Length lecture

 

Friday

 

 

WEEK 6 (Dec. 12)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Molecule Polarity

Bond Energy Calculations

 

Tuesday

Practice Molecule polarity

Bond Types Lab (Formal) Due

 

Wednesday

Practice Molecule polarity

Bond lengths & Energies graph

Thursday

Molecule polarity & phase quiz

Bond energy calculations

Intro to WebMO

 

Friday

Computer Modeling of Molecules (CSM Lab)

     CSM Login Page

 

WEEK 7 (Dec. 19)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

TEST

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

CHRISTMAS BREAK

WEEK 8 (Jan. 2)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

CHRISTMAS BREAK

Tuesday

Naming Organics

Wednesday

Naming Organics

Naming Covalent Molecules

 

Thursday

Naming Organics Quiz

Naming Ionics

 

Friday

Naming Ionics, polyatomic ions

Calculating % composition

 

WEEK 9 (Jan. 9)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Naming Ionics, polyatomic ions

Formulas from % composition

Tuesday

Naming Ionics Quiz

Test Review

    Test Review Key

Wednesday

Test Review

Thursday

Nomenclature Test

Friday

Exam Review

    Review Key

WEEK 10 (Jan. 16)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Exam Review

Tuesday

Exams (1st & 6th hours)

Wednesday

Exams (2nd & 3rd hours)

Thursday

SNOW DAY

Friday

No School

WEEK 1 (Jan. 23)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

SNOW DAY

Tuesday

Exams (4th & 5th hours)

Wednesday

MP Evaluation

NSTA survey

ACT/MME activity

Thursday

Balancing Reactions

     Practice

 

Friday

Review Balancing Reactions

Types of Reactions

Balancing 1-20 due

WEEK 2 (Jan. 30)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

Review Balancing Reactions

Solubility Rules

Quiz Practice

Tuesday

Types & Balancing Quiz

Ionic & Net Ionic Equations

Balancing 21-50 due

Wednesday

Activity Series

Solubility Table

Thursday

Practice – Ionic Equations, solubility

 

Friday

Quiz – Ionic/Activity Series/solubility

Introduction to Stoichiometry

Balancing 51-90 due

WEEK 3 (Feb. 6)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

PT Conferences 5:30 – 7:30

 

 

Friday

 

Balancing 91-110 Due (Extra Credit)

WEEK 4 (Feb. 13)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

No School

 

WEEK 5 (Feb. 20)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

No School

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

 

 

WEEK 6 (Feb. 27)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

Robotics @ Gull Lake

 

 

WEEK 7 (Mar. 5)

MME Testing 6th – 8th

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

Robotics @ TC Central

 

 

WEEK 8 (Mar. 12)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

No School

 

Friday

 

 

WEEK 9 (Mar. 19)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

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Friday

 

 

WEEK 10 (Mar. 26)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

Thursday

 

Friday

No School – Spring Break

WEEK 1 (Apr. 9)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

No School – Spring Break

 

Tuesday

 

 

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WEEK 2 (Apr. 16)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

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WEEK 3 (Apr. 23)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

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WEEK 4 (Apr. 30)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

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WEEK 5 (May 7)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

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WEEK 6 (May 14)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

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WEEK 7 (May 21)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

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WEEK 8 (May 28)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

No School

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

Thursday

 

 

Friday

 

 

WEEK 9 (June 4)

Theme

Homework
(Due this date)

Monday

 

 

Tuesday

 

 

Wednesday

Exams

 

Thursday

Exams

 

Friday

Exams 4&5

Turn in book/pay for book or don't receive credit for the class!!

 

 

Extra Credit Opportunities:

 

4th marking period research

 

 

Additional Web Resources:

Another Textbook On-Line with quizzes, tests, etc.

Chemistry On-Line

Periodic Table – videos about each element

Mole Day Activity

Mole Day Activity (web page)

Mole Aid Recipe

Intro to Logarithms

Metric Conversions

Learning Styles Profile Program

Ask a Scientist website

 

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