Friday, September 25, 2009

Week 8: September 28 - October 2

Monday, September 28 (38 minute classes)
1. Complete Separation Techniques
2. Separation Analysis

Tuesday, September 29 (48 minute classes)
1. Practice Problems
2. River Pre-Lab

Wednesday, September 30 (48 minute classes)
1. River Lab

Thursday, October 1 (48 minute classes)
1. Complete River Lab Data Collection
2. Write group finding on large paper
3. Rotate to look at other groups' findings & give feedback

Friday, October 2 (25 minute classes)
1. Use feedback to write a final draft report to the chemical company
2. No Homeowrk

Have fun at Homecoming!

Friday, September 18, 2009

Week 7: September 21 - 28


Monday, September 21
1. Review Exam
2. Grape & CD Demos
3. Matter Notes (States of Matter)

Tuesday, September 22
1. Properties of Matter (Physical & Chemical)
2. Sugar Demo
3. Practice Problems

Wednesday, September 23
1. Properties Continues
2. Introduction to Separations based on Properties
3. Distillation Demo

Thursday, September 24
1. Methods of Separations with Modeling
2. Practice Separation Scenerio

Friday, September 25
1. Mini-Quiz on Matter
2. Continue Separation Techniques

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Sig Fig, Sci Not, DA Review Answer Key

Hi Class.

I heard a comment today that Significant Figures were created by the devil. I don't know if that is true, but I can see that they can be frustrating.

Take a deep breath. You will be just fine. : )

Answer Key:

1. 4.5 * 10^-5
2. 1.009 * 10^9
3. 5.2 * 10^13
4. 2 sig fig
5. 4 sig fig
6. 2 sig fig
7. 4 sig fig
8. 11.4
9. 31
10. 73.4
11. 4434

1. 2,400,000 cm/L
2. 17 lbs/min
3. 0.3457 km
4. 876,000 micrograms
5. 0.098 ML
6. 2.1 g/cm3
7. 1,100 g
8. 230 g

Friday, September 11, 2009

Week 6: September 14 - 18


Monday - Fun Day!, September 14
1. Stamp/Review Section B of Large DA Packet
2. Lemonade Fun Activity
3. No Homework

Tuesday, September 15
1. Example Problems from Sections C, D, & E
2. Individual Work Time

Wednesday, September 16
1. Stamp/Review Sections C, D, & E
2. Review Guide for Quiz Thursday (Sig Figs, DA)

Thursday, September 17
1. Sig Fig, Scientific Notation, Metric & DA Quiz
(May be moved to Friday, if students struggle with review guide)

Friday, September 18
(Moving to Concepts! Give the calculators a rest! ... at least for a little while. Thermochemistry is around the corner.)
1. Introduction to States & Properties of Matter
2. Homework: Read pg. 24-29,
Problems, pg. 29: #25, 26, 27

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Week 5: September 8 - 11

Tuesday, September 8
1. Review Sig Fig HW
2. Density Practice Problems
3. Prep for Lab Practical
4. HW: Complete Density Problems, if not completed in class

Wednesday, September 9
1. Lab Practical
2. No Homework

Thursday, September 10
1. Notes on Metric System
2. Large DA Packet

Friday, September 11
1. Continue DA Packet
2. HW: Complete DA Packet, Due Monday