Friday, August 12
Syllabus
Math Check
Monday, August 15
Chapter 1-Introduction to Chemistry
1.1 Chemistry
1.2 Chemistry Far and Wide
1.3 Thinking Like a Scientist
HW page 11 problems 1-7; page 17 problems 8-15; page 25 problems 16-25
Lab-Bubbles (page 23 of text)
Wednesday, August 17
1.4 Problem Solving in Chemistry
examples: page 36 problems 80,81,83
density example problems: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/120Adensity.html
classwork: worksheet-Density
HW page 32 problems 30-33; page 34 problems 56-61
Lab-experiment 3 from Lab Experiments for World of Chemistry (observations of a burning candle)
Friday, August 19
review
Test-chapter 1
Tuesday, August 23
chapter 2-Matter and Change
2.1 Properties of Matter
2.2 Mixtures
HW page 42 problems 1-8; page 47 problems 11-17
Lab Safety sheet must be signed and returned by next class
Lab Safety Video
Lab-Separating Mixtures (chromatography) from p45 of text
Thursday, August 25
2.3 Elements and Compounds
2.4 Chemical Reactions
HW page 52 problems 20-27; page 55 problems 28-34; element flash cards
Go here to print your flashcards: http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cardshowall.php?title=Element-Flash-Cards-1
you will be tested on all of these; both the name and the symbol
Lab-Lab 3 from p33 of Lab Manual (Observing a Chemical reaction)
Monday, August 29
review
Test-chapter 2
Wednesday, August 31
chapter 3-Scientific Measurement
3.1 Measurements and their Uncertainty
examples: page 68 problems 1-2; p69 problems 3-4; p70 problems 5-6; p71 problems 7-8
HW page 72 problems 9-15; page 96 problems 57-62; worksheets on uncertainty and Sig. Figs.
Lab-Accuracy and Precision from p72 of text
Friday, September 2
3.2 The International System of Units
examples: page 78 problems 16-17
3.3 Conversion Problems
examples: page 82 problems 28-29; p83 problems 30-31; p84 problems 32, 33
HW p87 38-44; p96 69-72
Monday, September 5 - NO School (Labor Day)
Wednesday, September 7
3.4 Density
ex p91 46, 47
HW p93 50-56 and "Elements Handbook"; p96 74-77
Lab-Experiment 4:Mass, Volume, Density of Prentice Hall Lab Manual
review-Guided Reading for chapter 3
Friday, September 9
Test - chapter 3
Tuesday, September 13
start chapter 4-Atomic Structure
4.1 Defining the Atom
p103 1-7
4.2 Structure of the Nuclear Atom
p108 8-14
Lab-p108 of textbook-Using Inference: The Black Box
HW p122 34-45
Thursday, September 15
4.3 Distinguishing Among Atoms
ex p111 15, 16
ex p112 17, 18
ex p113 19, 20
ex p116-117 21-24
video - World of Chemistry: The Atom (first 19 minutes or so; rest is for chapter 5)
HW p119 25-33; p122 46-57
review-Guided Reading for chapter 4
Monday, September 19
Test for chapter 4
Wednesday, September 21
start chapter 5-Electrons in Atoms
5.1 Models of the Atom
worksheet-Electron Configuration Practice Worksheet
worksheet-Electron Configuration Worksheet
video-World of Chemistry: the Atom (finish this episode-it talks about orbitals, etc.)
HW p132 1-7; p149 22-29
Friday, September 23
5.2 Electron Arrangement in Atoms
ex p135 8, 9
ex p150 50, 52
Electron Orbital filling interactive webpage
HW p 136 10-13; p149 30-39; p150 57, 62, 64, 68
Tuesday, September 27
5.3 Physics and the Quantum Mechanical Model
ex p140 14, 15
Lab-Atomic Spectra (go here: Spectra, to identify the elements you saw)
chapter 5 review packet
HW p146 16-21; p149 40-49; p150-151 61, 63, 69, 71
Thursday, September 29
Test - chapter 5: Electrons in Atoms
Monday, October 3
start chapter 6-The Periodic Table
6.1 Organizing the Elements
Activity-The Periodic Table Puzzle
HW p160 1-7; p181 24-29
Wednesday, October 5
6.2 Classifying the Elements
video-Assignment Discovery:The Periodic Table
HW p 167 10-15; p181 30-35
Friday, October 7
6.3 Periodic Trends
Activity-p175 Quick Lab-Periodic Trends in Ionic Radii
video-World of Chemistry: The Periodic Table
HW p178 16-23; p181 36-46
Review packet for chapter 6
Monday, October 10 - NO School (Catholic HS Faith Conference)
Wednesday, October 12 - NO classes (school-wide testing)
Thursday, October 13
Test - chapter 6:The Periodic Table
Monday, October 17
Start chap 7: Ionic and Metallic Bonding
7.1 Ions
Ex. p193 1-2
classwork: worksheet-IF Valence Electrons
HW p193 3-11; p207 30-40
Wednesday, October 19
7.2 Ionic Bonds and Ionic Compounds
Ex. p196 12-13
HW p199 14-22; p207 41-47
Lab-textbook p199-Solutions Containing Ions (do NOT use 3 D batteries-not strong enough; try lantern batteries)
Friday, October 21
7.3 Bonding in Metals
HW p203 23-29; p207 48-51
classwork-p208 53, 55-63
classwork (due today) - 3 worksheets: Ionic Bonding, Atoms/Ions/Ionic Compounds, Ionic Bonding Review
Review Sheet
Tuesday, October 25
Test-chapter 7
Thursday, October 27
start chapter 8-Covalent Bonding
8.1 Molecular Compounds
HW p216 1-6; p247 39-41
8.2 Nature of Covalent Bonding
Ex. p220 7-8; p225 9-12
HW p229 13-21; p247 42-52
Monday, October 31
8.3 Bonding Theories
HW p236 23-29; p247 53-56
Lab-Molecular Models (experiment 11 from Lab Manual p73-76)
Wednesday, November 2
8.4 Polar Bonds and Molecules
the polarity of water
chemical bonding animation
polar bonds and electronegativity
Ex. p239 30-31
video-World of Chemistry: Molecular Architecture
worksheets: section 8.4 Polar Bonds and Molecules, Lewis Structures Practice, Ranking Molecules by Increasing Polarity
HW p244 32-38; p247 57-61
Friday, November 4 - NO School (8th Grade Step-Up Day)
Monday, November 7-Thursday, November 10 - Junior Impact Week (no classes for juniors)
Friday, November 11 - NO School (Veterans' Day)
Monday, November 14
Test-chapter 8 (will be open book)
Wednesday, November 16
Start chapter 9 - Chemical Names and Formulas
9.1 Naming Ions
HW p258 3-9; p281 42-46
9.2 Naming and Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds
HW p266 14-19; p281 47-53
classwork-naming worksheets (IF 44-45; Nomenclature 2-4)
Friday, November 18
9.3 Naming and Writing Formulas for Molecular Compounds
HW p270 20-25; p281 54-57
9.4 Naming and Writing Formulas for Acids and Bases
HW p273 26-33; p281 58-61
classwork-naming worksheets
Review Sheet
Tuesday, November 22
Test - chapter 9
Thursday, November 24-Sunday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 28
Start chapter 10
10.1 The Mole
HW p296 9-15; p315 47-57
Classwork-2 worksheets: IF 52-The Mole and Avogadro's Number, IF 49-Gram Formula Mass (molar mass)
Wednesday, November 30
10.2 Mole-Mass Relationship
HW p303 24,26,27; p315 58,59
Classwork-worksheet: IF 50-Moles and Mass
Friday, December 2
10.2 Mole-Volume Relationship
HW p303 25,28-31; p315 60-62
Classwork-2 worksheets: IF 51-Mole and Volume, IF 53-Mixed Mole Problems
Tuesday, December 6
10.3 Percent Composition and Chemical Formulas
HW p312 40-46; p315 63-69
Classwork-2 worksheets: IF 54-Percent Composition, IF 55-Empirical Formulas
Thursday, December 8 (period 1) and Friday, December 9 (period 3)
Lab-Empirical Formula Determination (p85-90) of Lab Manual
Final Review
This site is for the chemistry class taught by Mr. Olson at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino,CA. I am a NGSS@NSTA Curator (High School Physical Science: Energy) as well as a CSTA NGSS Committee member, and a National Board Certified Teacher. Here you will find class assignments and other information relevant to the class.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
2nd Semester Assignments (2011)
Monday, January 10
Start chapter 11-Chemical Reactions
11.1 Describing Chemical Reactions
classwork-Balancing Equations worksheets
HW p324 1-2, p327-329 3-12
Wednesday, January 12
11.2 Types of Chemical Reactions
classwork-worksheets
HW p331-332 13-16, p334-335 17-19, p337 20-21, p339 22-27
Friday, January 14
11.3 Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
classwork-Balancing and Classifying Equations WS
HW p344 30-35
Monday, January 17 - NO School (MLK Day)
Wednesday, January 19
Test - chapter 11
Friday, January 21
Start chapter 12-Stoichiometry
12.1 The Arithmetic of Equations
classwork-review worksheets from section 10.2 (mole-mass and mole-volume)
HW p355 1-2, p358 3-10
Tuesday, January 25
12.2 Chemical Calculations
classwork p360-361 11-14, p364-366 15-20
HW p366 21-24, p379 39-44
Thursday, January 27
Lab-p367 of textbook-Analysis of Baking Soda
Monday, January 31
finish lab
classwork-worksheet: Stoichiometry
Wednesday, February 2
Test-chapter 12
Friday, February 4
12.3 Limiting Reagent and Percent Yield
classwork p370-371 25-28, p374-375 29-32
HW p375 33-35, p379 45-48
Lab-p372 of textbook-Limiting Reagents (H bombs)
Tuesday, February 8
Start chapter 13-States of Matter
13.1 The Nature of Gases
HW p389 3-7
13.2 The Nature of Liquids
HW p395 8-14, p407 26-44
Thursday, February 10
13.3 The Nature of Solids
HW p399 15-20, p407 45-47
Lab-Freezing/Boiling Point of Water with addition of a solute
Monday, February 14
13.4 Changes of State
HW p404 21-25, p407 48-49
Lab-Change of State
Wednesday, February 16
Test-chapter 13
Friday, February 18
Start chapter 14-Gases
14.1 Properties of Gaes
14.2 Gas Laws
classwork-worksheets (Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, Combined Law)
HW p417 1-6; p425 15-22; p439 45-51
Monday, February 21 - NO School (Presidents' Day)
Wednesday, February 23
14.3 Ideal Gases
classwork-worksheets (Ideal Gas Law)
HW p429 25-30; p439 53-58
Lab-CO2 from Antacids (p428)
Friday, February 25
14.4 Gases: Mixtures and Movements
classwork-worksheet (Graham's Law of Diffusion)
HW p436 33-38; p439 59-63
Lab-Diffusion of Gases from lab manual
Tuesday, March 1
Test-chapter 14
Thursday, March 3
Start chapter 15-Water and Aqueous Systems
15.1 Water and its Properties
HW p449 1-5; p465 22-30
Lab-surfactants (textbook p448)
Monday, March 7
15.2 Homegeneous Aqueous Systems
HW p457 8-15; p465 31-47
Lab-Hydrates (water of hydration)-p179 of Lab Manual
Wednesday, March 9
15.3 Heterogeneous Aqueous Systems
HW p462 16-21; p465 48-55
Lab-Solutions and Colloids (textbook p489)
video-World of Chemistry: Water (28 minutes)
Friday, March 11
Start chapter 16-Solutions
16.1 Properties of Solutions
HW p477 3-7; p499 42-49
Lab-Supersaturation (p195 of Lab Manual) - only use 4 g, NOT the 5 g like the manual states
Tuesday, March 15
Quiz-chapter 15
16.2 Concentrations of Solutions
classwork-solutions worksheets
HW p486 16-23; p499 50-55
Wednesday, March 16 - ITED Testing (NO Classes)
Friday, March 18 - NO School (Bishop's Holiday)
Monday, March 21 - NO School (Bishop's Holiday)
Tuesday, March 22
16.3 Colligative Properties of Solutions
HW p490 24-28; p499 56-60
16.4 Calculations Involving Colligative Properties
HW p496 37-41; p499 61-65
Lab-Making a Solution (textbook p497)
Thursday, March 24
Review-Jeopardy game
Monday, March 28
Test-chapters 15 and 16
Wednesday, March 30
Start chapter 17-Thermochemistry
17.1 The Flow of Energy-Heat and Work
HW p510 5-11
17.2 Measuring and Expressing Enthalpy Changes
HW p517 16-20
classwork-worksheet: Specific Heat Problems
Friday, April 1
17.3 Heat in Changes of State
HW p526 27-31
classwork-worksheets on Change of State
Lab-Heat of Fusion of Ice (p522 in textbook)
Tuesday, April 5 (special schedule 5-7-1-x)
STEP Judging - your 5 page paper, project, and poster board are all due in class today for judging
Wednesday, April 6 (special schedule 4-6-2-5)
Chapter 17 Reading Guide
video-World of Chemistry: Water
video-World of Chemistry: The Driving Forces
Monday, April 11
17.4 Calculating Heats of Reactions
HW p532 34-37
Lab-Heat of Combustion of a Candle (p533 of textbook)
Wednesday, April 13
Test-chapter 17
Friday, April 15
video-Chemistry of Fireworks
Tuesday, April 19 STEP Day (special schedule 1-7)
students will present their projects during their class period
Wednesday, April 20-Sunday, May 1
Easter Vacation
Monday, May 2
start Chapter 19-Acids, Bases, Salts
19.1 Acid-Base Theories
HW p593 3-8
19.2 Hydrogen Ions and Acidity
HW p604 17-21
Lab-Estimation of pH (p247-250 of lab manual)
Wednesday, May 4
19.3 Strengths of Acids and Bases
19.4 Neutralization Reactions
HW p616 34-37
19.5 Salts in Solution
HW p622 40-43
Friday, May 6
review
video-World of Chemistry: The Proton in Chemistry
Tuesday, May 10
Test-chapter 19
Thursday, May 12
start chapter 22-Hydrocarbon Compounds
22.1 Hydrocarbons
HW p701 7-12
22.2 Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
HW p703 13-17
Monday, May 16
22.3 Isomers
HW p707 20-25
Lab-Structural Isomers of Heptane (p707 of textbook)
Lab-Hydrocarbon Isomers (p708 of textbook)
Wednesday, May 18
22.4 Hydrocarbon Rings
HW p711 26-29
22.5 Hydrocarbon from Earth's Crust
HW p715 30-36
video-World of Chemistry: Carbon
Friday, May 20
start chapter 25-Nuclear Radiation
25.1 Nuclear Radiation
HW p802 1-6; p821 25-32
25.2 Nuclear Transformations
HW p808 9-14
Lab-Radioactivity and Half Lives (p809 of textbook)
Tuesday, May 24
25.3 Fission and Fusion of Atomic Nuclei
HW p813 15-20; p821 41-43
25.4 Radiation and Your Life
HW p819 21-24; p821 44-46
video-"24 Hours After Hiroshima" or "White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"
Thursday, May 26 (last day of class)
finish video
Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day (NO School)
Tuesday, May 31-Thursday, June 2
2nd Semester Finals
Start chapter 11-Chemical Reactions
11.1 Describing Chemical Reactions
classwork-Balancing Equations worksheets
HW p324 1-2, p327-329 3-12
Wednesday, January 12
11.2 Types of Chemical Reactions
classwork-worksheets
HW p331-332 13-16, p334-335 17-19, p337 20-21, p339 22-27
Friday, January 14
11.3 Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
classwork-Balancing and Classifying Equations WS
HW p344 30-35
Monday, January 17 - NO School (MLK Day)
Wednesday, January 19
Test - chapter 11
Friday, January 21
Start chapter 12-Stoichiometry
12.1 The Arithmetic of Equations
classwork-review worksheets from section 10.2 (mole-mass and mole-volume)
HW p355 1-2, p358 3-10
Tuesday, January 25
12.2 Chemical Calculations
classwork p360-361 11-14, p364-366 15-20
HW p366 21-24, p379 39-44
Thursday, January 27
Lab-p367 of textbook-Analysis of Baking Soda
Monday, January 31
finish lab
classwork-worksheet: Stoichiometry
Wednesday, February 2
Test-chapter 12
Friday, February 4
12.3 Limiting Reagent and Percent Yield
classwork p370-371 25-28, p374-375 29-32
HW p375 33-35, p379 45-48
Lab-p372 of textbook-Limiting Reagents (H bombs)
Tuesday, February 8
Start chapter 13-States of Matter
13.1 The Nature of Gases
HW p389 3-7
13.2 The Nature of Liquids
HW p395 8-14, p407 26-44
Thursday, February 10
13.3 The Nature of Solids
HW p399 15-20, p407 45-47
Lab-Freezing/Boiling Point of Water with addition of a solute
Monday, February 14
13.4 Changes of State
HW p404 21-25, p407 48-49
Lab-Change of State
Wednesday, February 16
Test-chapter 13
Friday, February 18
Start chapter 14-Gases
14.1 Properties of Gaes
14.2 Gas Laws
classwork-worksheets (Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, Combined Law)
HW p417 1-6; p425 15-22; p439 45-51
Monday, February 21 - NO School (Presidents' Day)
Wednesday, February 23
14.3 Ideal Gases
classwork-worksheets (Ideal Gas Law)
HW p429 25-30; p439 53-58
Lab-CO2 from Antacids (p428)
Friday, February 25
14.4 Gases: Mixtures and Movements
classwork-worksheet (Graham's Law of Diffusion)
HW p436 33-38; p439 59-63
Lab-Diffusion of Gases from lab manual
Tuesday, March 1
Test-chapter 14
Thursday, March 3
Start chapter 15-Water and Aqueous Systems
15.1 Water and its Properties
HW p449 1-5; p465 22-30
Lab-surfactants (textbook p448)
Monday, March 7
15.2 Homegeneous Aqueous Systems
HW p457 8-15; p465 31-47
Lab-Hydrates (water of hydration)-p179 of Lab Manual
Wednesday, March 9
15.3 Heterogeneous Aqueous Systems
HW p462 16-21; p465 48-55
Lab-Solutions and Colloids (textbook p489)
video-World of Chemistry: Water (28 minutes)
Friday, March 11
Start chapter 16-Solutions
16.1 Properties of Solutions
HW p477 3-7; p499 42-49
Lab-Supersaturation (p195 of Lab Manual) - only use 4 g, NOT the 5 g like the manual states
Tuesday, March 15
Quiz-chapter 15
16.2 Concentrations of Solutions
classwork-solutions worksheets
HW p486 16-23; p499 50-55
Wednesday, March 16 - ITED Testing (NO Classes)
Friday, March 18 - NO School (Bishop's Holiday)
Monday, March 21 - NO School (Bishop's Holiday)
Tuesday, March 22
16.3 Colligative Properties of Solutions
HW p490 24-28; p499 56-60
16.4 Calculations Involving Colligative Properties
HW p496 37-41; p499 61-65
Lab-Making a Solution (textbook p497)
Thursday, March 24
Review-Jeopardy game
Monday, March 28
Test-chapters 15 and 16
Wednesday, March 30
Start chapter 17-Thermochemistry
17.1 The Flow of Energy-Heat and Work
HW p510 5-11
17.2 Measuring and Expressing Enthalpy Changes
HW p517 16-20
classwork-worksheet: Specific Heat Problems
Friday, April 1
17.3 Heat in Changes of State
HW p526 27-31
classwork-worksheets on Change of State
Lab-Heat of Fusion of Ice (p522 in textbook)
Tuesday, April 5 (special schedule 5-7-1-x)
STEP Judging - your 5 page paper, project, and poster board are all due in class today for judging
Wednesday, April 6 (special schedule 4-6-2-5)
Chapter 17 Reading Guide
video-World of Chemistry: Water
video-World of Chemistry: The Driving Forces
Monday, April 11
17.4 Calculating Heats of Reactions
HW p532 34-37
Lab-Heat of Combustion of a Candle (p533 of textbook)
Wednesday, April 13
Test-chapter 17
Friday, April 15
video-Chemistry of Fireworks
Tuesday, April 19 STEP Day (special schedule 1-7)
students will present their projects during their class period
Wednesday, April 20-Sunday, May 1
Easter Vacation
Monday, May 2
start Chapter 19-Acids, Bases, Salts
19.1 Acid-Base Theories
HW p593 3-8
19.2 Hydrogen Ions and Acidity
HW p604 17-21
Lab-Estimation of pH (p247-250 of lab manual)
Wednesday, May 4
19.3 Strengths of Acids and Bases
19.4 Neutralization Reactions
HW p616 34-37
19.5 Salts in Solution
HW p622 40-43
Friday, May 6
review
video-World of Chemistry: The Proton in Chemistry
Tuesday, May 10
Test-chapter 19
Thursday, May 12
start chapter 22-Hydrocarbon Compounds
22.1 Hydrocarbons
HW p701 7-12
22.2 Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
HW p703 13-17
Monday, May 16
22.3 Isomers
HW p707 20-25
Lab-Structural Isomers of Heptane (p707 of textbook)
Lab-Hydrocarbon Isomers (p708 of textbook)
Wednesday, May 18
22.4 Hydrocarbon Rings
HW p711 26-29
22.5 Hydrocarbon from Earth's Crust
HW p715 30-36
video-World of Chemistry: Carbon
Friday, May 20
start chapter 25-Nuclear Radiation
25.1 Nuclear Radiation
HW p802 1-6; p821 25-32
25.2 Nuclear Transformations
HW p808 9-14
Lab-Radioactivity and Half Lives (p809 of textbook)
Tuesday, May 24
25.3 Fission and Fusion of Atomic Nuclei
HW p813 15-20; p821 41-43
25.4 Radiation and Your Life
HW p819 21-24; p821 44-46
video-"24 Hours After Hiroshima" or "White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"
Thursday, May 26 (last day of class)
finish video
Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day (NO School)
Tuesday, May 31-Thursday, June 2
2nd Semester Finals
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