Pre-Diploma Calendar 1st Quarter                    

21 Unit 2 Notes: Density, Buoyancy, Viscosity, Solubility density column demo;  hmwk: density with bubble fields Project Intro Today/

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

24  August; Welcome Back!

DEMO:

Eye Opening Experience Opener

Eye Wash Station Activity

Class Expectations and Signed Safety Contract due tomorrow

 25 Opener: Mad Scientist Demo

MSDS Sheets Activity

HMWK: Metric Conversions

26  Warm-UP Precision Mixing Activity

27 go over Lab;

Notes: Unit 1: Accuracy and Precision (dart board demo) in measurements : % error;

Activity: Measurements with Volume

Hmwk: % Err

 

 

28  Quiz: Metric/Safety Quiz 

 

Metric notes and

 

31: Go Over Metric practice; finish for hmwk;

Scientific Method PPT: `Drop Lab: Scientific Method; HMWK: Drawing Conclusions QuestionsTAKS Problems Sci. Meth.

1   Notes: Unit 1: Sig Figs; Sci. Notation; Problems: Sig Figs/  HMWK: READ Lab: Numbers in Science from LTF Guide.

Start Lab: numbers in science go over homework problems

 

3  Metric conversions: Dimensional analysis Metric to American finish for homework 4 Quiz: Scientific Method 1 question sig figs 1 question Conversions 1 question; Dimensional Analysis Practice  

HMWK: Unit 1 Review 

7  Labor Day Holiday

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9  Go Over Unit 1 Review 

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Test Unit 1

HMWK: Read Chapter 2

Properties of Matter: Classification of matter Tree; Lab Activity: Categorizing Matter

11  3 weeks progress reporting time Go Over Test; Reflect; Start Unit 2: Solids, Liquids, Gases discussion

14  Can Ice Make Water Boil? Lab Activity; Phase Diagrams; and conclusions finish for hmwk

 

MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT

15 Collect and discuss lab; Heating Curve Lab, with heat calculations conclusions due tomorrow

 

 

 

16 Collect and discuss lab Separation Lab: Follow lab procedures and classify chemical and physical changes  Finish class with a compare and contrast thinking map for physical and chemical changes

 

17 Notes Unit 2: Physical/ chemical properties and changes including intensive and extensive properties

Project Intro due Monday

18 Quiz: Phase diagrams; Physical vs Chemical Changes

 

 

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Receive quizzes back; Notes types of matter;Notes: Solubility PSAT students out

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Solubility Graphing and types of matter

ProblemsHMWK: Solubility Graphing

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Concept Map  Classification of matter Tree

 

Go over types of matter: CER Super saturated Demo: Crystallization of Supersaturated Solutions Practice assign project

 

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Notes: Density Buoyancy and viscosity; density column activity

 Closer sunken ice sunken Ice Demo: Sunken Ice Cube

 

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Project due;  do Density Buoyancy and Viscosity activity  hmwk: density with bubble fields

 28 Finish density buoyancy and viscosity activity

Review  Chem./Phys Changes; and properties; Class. of matter; Properties of Matter

 

 

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Go Over Review

 

 

 30:  Test unit 2 Read ch. 3 Hmwk: Scientists

 

OCTOBER 1    Go Over each item on the test analyze and reflect Reflect on student analysis;  Ch. 3 notes: scientists video t

 2  six weeks progress reporting time Unit 3 notes: Elements/   Atomic Structure Map (triple bubble)  Marbles Activity with Atomic Structure Worksheet

 

 

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Notes:  Average atomic mass;

HMWK: Isotopes and average atomic mass due Tuesday & pre-lab Isotopic Pennies

 

Average atomic Mass Calculations Hmwk

 

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Lab: Isotopic Pennies

Notes: the Mole and Avogadro's number; Class Practice: mol/ molecule/mass calculations   Hmwk: Mols due Thursday

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Finish Lab; Go over quiz; Go over mols hmwk;

Review atomic structure, scientists, isotopes

 

Go over review and check all answers in class

 

October 12 HOLIDAY

 

 

13 Unit 3 Test

 

 

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PSAT:


Go Over Light Calculations

15 Go Over Test/ Reflect Unit 4  Notes: Light and Electrons; HMWK: Light Calc DEMO: diffraction glasses;

 

16 Lab: Flame Test

 

 

 

19   Notes:  Electron Configuration;Lewis Dot Diagrams;tElectron Configuration Spreadsheets hmwk due thursday

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Orbital notation notes finish spreadsheet

Electron Configuration Bingo,

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Notes over Quantum numbers and Quantum numbers Quantum number bingo;

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Quiz: Electron configurations; Orbital notation and Quantum numbers

 hmwk: Mol day parade

 

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End of 9 weeks Grades due; Mol Day: Mol Parade;Opener: Labeling the periodic table; Unit 5  Notes: Periodic Table; Notes: Metals; Non-metals; Metalloids: C-notes format Grid Practice;

 

 

26  Metals Lab activity 27

 Periodic Trends Practice

HMWK: Pre-Lab: Density is a Periodic Property

 

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Lab: Is Density a Periodic Property?

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