Honors+Chem+Daily+Activity+2016-2017

=Fall Semester=

August 15 - 19
8/15: Student orientation. 8/16: Handed out textbooks and covered syllabus, as well as safety features of the classroom. Recommended students purchase a lab notebook this week. Tomorrow, discuss how to write lab reports for chemistry. 8/17: Assigned lab partners and discussed writing a lab report. Tomorrow, present LoggerPro lab software. 8/18: Presented LoggerPro software and how to access experiments done with probeware. Also, handed out "Student Safety Contract" to be completed and returned on Monday, 8/22. 8/19: Discussed and presented examples for prelab on "Find the Relationship" lab, to be started on Monday, 8/22.

August 22 - 26
8/22: Started lab "Find the Relationship." 8/23: Finished lab and started chapter 1, discussing organization of the chapter and presented the "particle model." 8/24: Started chapter 1 by discussing atoms, molecules, structure and function and the scientific method. Continue in chapter 1 tomorrow. 8/25: Discussed physical and chemical changes. Assigned for homework, problems 1.1-1.17, odd. 8/26: In chapter 1, discussed energy and units of measurement. On Monday, lab report on "Find the relationship" lab due and there will be a lab quiz.

August 29 - September 2
8/29: Lab report due and there was a lab quiz. Continued in chapter 1 discussing metric scales for temperature and volume. Tomorrow, measurement. 8/30: Worked on homework assigned for chapter 1. 8/31: In chapter 1, presented material on measurement and significant figures. Tomorrow, discuss prelab for "Did Pete Cheat?" lab to begin next Tuesday. 9/1: Discussed significant figures and prelab. Students prepared their chromatograms for next Tuesday. Also, extended the homework assignment for chapter 1 to include 1.19-1.49, odd. 9/2: Faculty Retreat, no classes.

September 5 - 9
9/5: Labor Day, no classes. 9/6: Chromatography lab. 9/7: In chapter 1, covered significant figures and the rules governing rounding of sig figs in multiplication/division and addition/subtraction. 9/8: Discussed precision and accuracy and introduced dimensional analysis. Assigned the remainder of the odd problems, 1.51-1.61. Chapter 1 test is scheduled for next Friday, 9/16. 9/9: Discussed science research project topic proposal, which will be due 9/19. Also, continued with presentation of dimensional analysis.

September 12 - 16
9/12: Handed out and discussed topic proposal form. Practiced doing dimensional analysis problems. Tomorrow, post-lab for "Did Pete Cheat" lab due and lab quiz. Also, begin chapter 2. 9/13: Lab report due today along with a lab quiz. Also, started chapter 2. 9/14: In chapter 2, discussed law of definite proportions. 9/15: Reviewed for chapter 1 quiz tomorrow. 9/16: Chapter 1 quiz.

September 19 - 23
9/19: Covered prelab for "Sugar Content in Drinks" and discussed Dalton's Atomic Theory. 9/20: Presented three important experiments leading to understanding of the structure of the atom: Thomson's Cathode-Ray Tube experiment, Millikan's Oil-drop experiment, and Rutherford's Gold-Foil experiment. 9/21: Discussed discovery of neutrons and demonstrated how to determine number of neutrons by knowing the atomic and mass numbers. Also, discussed isotopes. 9/22: Handed back chapter quizzes for corrections and allowed students to use time in class to work on corrections. They are due on Tuesday, 9/27. Start lab on Monday. 9/23: Mission Day, no classes.

September 26 - 30
9/26: Started "Density" lab. 9/27: Finished lab. Lab report due 10/3. 9/28: Back in chapter 2, discussed isotopes and how atoms form ions. Assigned for homework problems 2.1-2.33, odd. 9/29: Continued with chapter 2 by discussing ion formation and the periodic table and its organization. Chapter 2 quiz is scheduled for Friday, 10/7. 9/30: Discussed how to write an annotated bibliography and the requirement for 5 primary-source, research articles. This assignment is due Thursday, 10/27. Also, instructed students on finding the necessary forms for the Intel ISEF competition which they need to complete by Monday. Reminded students about their lab reports due and lab quiz on Monday.

October 3 - 7
10/3: Lab reports due and a lab quiz today. Tomorrow, back into chapter 2. 10/4: Reviewed chapter 1 quiz and continued in chapter 2 by discussing properties of alkali, alkali earth, Noble gases, and halogens. Also, presented the method for determining the average atomic mass of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element. Extended chapter 2 homework, 2.35-2.57, odd. 10/5: Finished chapter 2 by discussing mole concept and how to calculate number of atoms from moles, grams from moles and number of moles from mass or number of atoms. Tomorrow, review for chapter 2 quiz. 10/6: Reviewed for the chapter 2 quiz tomorrow. 10/7: Chapter 2 quiz.

October 10 - 14
10/10: Started chapter 3 by discussing molecules and compounds and how their properties differ from those of the elements that compose them. Also, assigned row 4 of the Periodic table to be learned before next chapter quiz. 10/11: Described how students are to submit a quiz drop-request by Friday, 11/14, for the first quarter and lectured from chapter 3 about molecular and ionic compounds. 10/12: In chapter 3, discussed writing formulas for and naming ionic compounds, including those which have polyatomic ions. 10/13: Service Day, no classes. 10/14: Continued with naming ionic compounds.

October 17 - 21
10/17: Finished discussion on naming ionic compounds by covering the naming of hydrates. Also, started rules for naming molecular compounds. 10/18: Discussed prelab for "Nuclear Pennies" lab and in chapter 3, continued with naming molecular compounds and started with acids. 10/19: PSAT, no classes. 10/20: Students worked on their prelabs and/or homework from chapter 3. 10/21: "Nuclear Pennies" lab.

October 24 - 28
10/24: "Nuclear Pennies" lab. 10/25: Back in chapter 3, covered naming oxyacids and determining the mass of a compound based on its formula. Also, showed students how to calculate number of molecules of formula units from mass and vice versa. 10/26: Discussed percent composition and worked on SEFI paperwork. Annotated bibliography for research project is due tomorrow. 10/27: Discussed percent composition as a conversion factor as well as the formula for a compound. Worked on SEFI paperwork, due Monday. 10/28: No classes.

October 31 - November 4
10/31: Discussed computing empirical formula from elemental analysis and percent composition. 11/1: Introduced combustion analysis and gave students their lab quiz. Tomorrow, finish chapter 3. 11/2: Finished chapter 3 by working example for combustion analysis and determining empirical formula and balancing chemical equations. Tomorrow, review for chapter 3 quiz. 11/3: reviewed for chapter 3 quiz tomorrow. 11/4: Chapter 3 quiz.

November 7 - 11
11/7: Started chapter 4 by introducing stoichiometry. Also, handed out prelab for "Household Acids and Bases" lab, which is scheduled for Tuesday, 11/15. 11/8: In chapter 4, discussed limited reactant and theoretical yield. Also, introduced actual yield and percent yield computations. 11/9: Introduced solutions and concentration, molarity. Also, reviewed problems in naming compounds in preparation for Friday's quiz. 11/10: Worked examples of calculating molarity of solutions. Also, reviewed how to name compounds for tomorrow's quiz. 11/11: Worked how to calculate dilutions from concentrated solutions. Assigned 1-35, odd for homework.

November 14 - 18
11/14: Students worked on either prelab for "Household Acids" or their homework from chapter 5. 11/15: Performed "Household Acids" lab. 11/16: Introduced solution stoichiometry. Lab reports due 11/28. 11/17: Discussed in detail acid-base neutralization reactions, strong vs. weak acids and bases, and electrolytes vs. nonelectrolytes. Tomorrow, naming compounds quiz 2. 11/18: Naming compounds quiz 2 and handed back chapter 3 quizzes for corrections, which are due Monday, 11/21.

November 21 - 25
11/21: In chapter 4, discussed precipitation reactions and how to predict them. Also, presented how to write out total and net ionic equations for a precipitation reaction. 11/22: Discussed computations involved in calculating pH from hydrogen ion concentration and determining hydrogen ion concentration from pH. 11/23: Thanksgiving, no classes. 11/24: Thanksgiving, no classes. 11/25: thanksgiving, no classes.

November 28 - December 2
11/28: Lab quiz and started chapter 15 on acid/base chemistry. 11/29: Acid/base properties and general introduction of chapter 15. 11/30: Students worked on chemistry homework. 12/1: Students worked on chemistry homework. 12/2: Naming compounds quiz #3 and discussed Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases. Assigned problems 15.1-15.15, odd as additional homework.

December 5 - 9
12/5: Started "Alka Seltzer" lab. 12/6: Finished "Alka Seltzer" lab. Tomorrow, back into chapter 15. 12/7: In chapter 15, discussed concept of conjugate acid/base pairs, acid ionization constant and the ionization product for water. 12/8: Practiced problems calculating pH, pOH, [H3O+], and [OH-]. Tomorrow, present how to calculate pH and pOH of weak acids and bases. 12/9: Discussed how to calculate pH and pOH for weak acids or bases using an ICE table.

December 12 - 16
12/12: In chapter 4, covered gas evolution reactions. 12/13: Introduced redox reactions and discussed what oxidation and reduction are chemically. 12/14: Finished chapter 4 by presenting rules for assigning oxidation states. 12/15: Started review game in preparation for semester final exam. 12/16: Finished review game for final exam.

December 19 - 23
12/19: Snow day, no classes. 12/20: Final exams. 12/21: Final exams. 12/22: No classes. 12/23: No classes.

=Spring Semester 2016-2017=

January 2 - 6
1/2: Break, no classes. 1/3: Break, no classes. 1/4: Break, no classes. 1/5: Back in class. Outlined second semester material to be covered. Tomorrow, begin chapter 5. 1/6: In chapter 5, began by reinforcing the particle model and using this model to predict the relationships between the four variables that influence the behavior of gases, i.e., P, V, n, and T. Also, project boards with preliminary data are due Monday, 1/9. Allowed students to choose new lab partners and assigned the lab groups new lab stations and drawers.

January 9 - 13
1/9: Discussed the major gas laws, including the ideal gas equation. 1/10: Reviewed gas laws and presented the idea of standard state and molar volume. Also, assigned as homework from chapter 5: 5.1-5.45, odd. 1/11: Discussed density and molar mass computations using ideal gas equation and molar volume. On Friday is the next naming compounds quiz. 1/12: Discussed Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures and worked several examples. Tomorrow is first Naming Compounds quiz of the semester. 1/13: Naming Compounds quiz and calculating volume of gases from reactions using the Ideal Gas Law. Also, discussed pre-lab for next lab, "Effect of Temperature of Solubility of a Salt."

January 16 - 20
1/16: MLK Day, no classes. 1/17: Students worked on homework and pre-lab. 1/18: Same as yesterday. 1/19: Discussed Kinetic Molecular Theory and its application to gas laws. 1/20: Reviewed for chapter 5 gas laws quiz on Monday, 1/23.

January 23 - 27
1/23: Chapter 5 quiz, and tomorrow start lab on Temperature and Solubility. 1/24: Started lab on Temperature and Solubility. 1/25: Finished lab. Tomorrow, hand back chapter 5 quizzes and homework from the chapter. Also, hand back final exams from first semester and review Scanton sheets for accuracy and cover final project board requirements and due date. 1/26: Handed back final exams, poster evaluations and chapter 5 quizzes. Post labs are due next Tuesday and chapter 5 quiz corrections are due Monday. 1/27: Started chapter 6 on Thermochemistry discussing energy and it's manifestations.

January 30 - February 3
1/30: Quiz corrections for chapter 5 were due today. In chapter 6, covered conservation of energy and system/surroundings issues. Tomorrow, lab reports due and lab quiz. 1/31: Lab reports were due and there was a lab quiz. Also, in chapter 6 discussed internal energy and defined state functions. 2/1: Worked on chapter 6 homework and tri-fold project boards. 2/2: Same as 2/1. 2/3: Same as 2/1.

February 6 -10
2/6: Discussed internal energy of a system and the concepts of heat (q) and work (w). 2/7: Continued discussion of heat and included heat capacity, specific heat and molar heat capacity. Also, worked some examples using the formula q = m S delta T. Finally, handed back chapter 5 quiz corrections and gave students the correct answers. Problem solutions will now be posted on the H. Chem. Tests page. 2/8: Discussed P delta V work and worked on a few sample problems. 2/9: Presented constant volume calorimetry using a bomb calorimeter and worked some sample problems. Tomorrow, naming compounds quiz. 2/10: Naming compounds quiz and introduced concept of enthalpy.

February 13 - 17
2/13: Students worked on homework from chapter 7. 2/14: Students worked on homework from chapter 7. 2/15: Thermochemistry homework quiz and watched video on enthalpy. 2/16: Watched video on calorimetry. 2/17: Discussed Hess' Law and the indirect method for calculating enthalpies of reaction. Handed out prelab for "Heat of Fusion for Ice." Prelab is due next Tuesday, 2/21 and chapter 6 quiz is next Friday, 2/24.

February 20 - 24
2/20: President's Day, no classes. 2/21: "Heat of Fusion for Ice" lab. 2/22: Discussed direct method for calculating enthalpy of reaction and worked on post-lab. Tomorrow, review for chapter 6 quiz. 2/23: Reviewed for chapter 6 quiz. 2/24: Chapter 6 quiz.

February 27 - March 3
2/27: Started chapter 7 on Quantum Mechanics by covering properties of waves and the relationship between frequency and wavelength. 2/28: Discussed electromagnetic spectrum, relationship between energy and frequency, and visible spectrum. Also, started discussion of major experiment leading to Quantum Mechanics, the Photoelectric Effect. 3/1: Continued discussion of Photoelectric Effect and performed examples of how to calculate energy of a photon or frequency (or wavelength) of radiation with a certain amount of energy. Also, assigned the odd problems in the back of chapter 7 for homework. 3/2: Sophomore retreat, boys gone today so girls worked on chemistry homework. 3/3: Sophomore retreat, girls gone today so boys worked on chemistry homework.

March 6 - 10
3/6: Continued with chapter 7 by discussing emission spectra. 3/7: Discussed the Bohr model and De Broglie wave equation. Also, introduced Atomsmith software. 3/8: Introduced quantum mechanics and the wave equation. Also, started presentation on quantum numbers. 3/9: Students worked on their chapter 7 homework and their Atomsmith minilabs covering Bohr and Schrodinger view of the atom. 3/10: Same as yesterday.

March 13 - 17
3/13: Continued in chapter 7 by discussing in more detail the quantum numbers and how they are calculated, as well as the shape of the s, p, and d orbitals. 3/14: Discussed radial probability functions. 3/15: Finished chapter 7 by covering quantum numbers and orbitals, as well as how orbitals fill (Hund's Rule) and that only two electrons per orbital. 3/16: Review for chapter 7 quiz on Monday. 3/17: Auction Friday, no classes.

March 20 - 24
3/20: Chapter 7 quiz. 3/21: Started chapter 8 by introducing the organization of the periodic table based on Mendeleev's work. 3/22: In chapter 8, covered spin quantum number and electron interactions, shielding and penetration to explain not degenerate orbitals in an energy level. 3/23: Continued with chapter 8. 3/24: Discussed prelab on Flame Testing.

March 27 - 31
3/27: "Flame Test" lab. Postlab is due Monday, 4/10. 3/28: In chapter 8, covered relationship between electron configuration and position in groups in the periodic table. Also, discussed handout over accomplishment of Dmtri Mendeleev. 3/29: Discussed the periodic trend in atomic radius. Assigned problems 8.1-8.41, odd, for homework. 3/30: Discussed periodic trends in ionic radius and first ionization energy. 3/31: Discussed exceptions to first ionization trends and how ionization energy increases substantially once valence electrons are removed and core electrons are now being removed.

April 3 - 7
Spring Break, no classes.

April 10 - 14
4/10: Finished chapter 8 by discussing trends in electron affinity and metallic character. Tomorrow, Minilab on trend in electronegativity, due on Tuesday, 4/18. Chapter 8 quiz scheduled for Thursday, 4/13. 4/11: Minilab: Trends in Electronegativity. Tomorrow, review for chapter 8 quiz. 4/12: Chapter 8 review for tomorrow's quiz. 4/13: Chapter 8 quiz. 4/14: Good Friday, no classes.

April 17 - 21
4/17: Easter Monday, no classes. Minilab on Electronegativity due tomorrow. 4/18: Started chapter 9 on Bonding, presenting Lewis theory. 4/19: Discussed Lewis electron dot representation of elements' valence electrons. Also, presented lattice energy for ionins compounds and how ion charges and inter-ion distances affect lattice energy. Also, demonstrated trends in lattice energy. 4/20: Discussed trends in melting points based on lattice energies for ionic compounds. Started discussion of convalent bonding by introducing bonding vs. nonbonding pairs of electrons and how single, double, and triple bonds are represented. 4/21: Minilab on chemical bonding, experiment #3: Lewis Structures.

April 24 - 28
4/24: Worked on finishing Minilab and continued with chapter 9 by discussing polar covalent bonds, bond polarity and electronegativity. 4/25: In chapter 9, discussed dipole moment, % ionic character and rules for drawing molecules based on Lewis structures. 4/26: Demonstrated how to calculate formal charges of atoms in molecular compounds to help determine most probable Lewis structure when more than one structure is possible. Tomorrow, chapter 8 quiz corrections are due. 4/27: Discussed resonance structures and how to use formal charges to choose better/best Lewis structure. 4/28: Finished chapter 9 by discussing using average bond energies to calculate heats of reaction. Monday there will be a WUD over material from chapter 9.

May 1 - 5
5/1: WUD today followed by introduction to chapter 10 and molecular geometry. 5/2: Introduced VSEPR Theory and the 5 groups of electronic geometries, as well as their derivatives. 5/3: Practiced predicting geometries from Lewis structures and discussed using bond polarity and geometry to predict polarity of molecules. 5/4: Presented Valence Bond Theory, orbital hybridization to explain various bond angles observed in the geometry groups. 5/5: Minilabs on covalent bonding and orbital hybridization. Monday, work on minilabs and review for chapters 9 & 10 test next Tuesday.

May 8 - 12
5/8: Reviewed for tomorrow's chapters 9 & 10 quiz and worked on minilabs which are due on Friday. 5/9: Chapters 9 & 10 quiz. 5/10: Started chapter 20 on Organic Chemistry and covered naming first 10 alkanes.. 5/11: Chapter 20, basics of hydrocarbon chemistry, including families of functional groups and aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. 5/12: Discussed isomers and started process of naming alkanes. Also, handed out pre-lab for Molecular Geometry lab starting Monday.

May 15 - 19
5/15: Molecular Geometry Lab. 5/16: In chapter 20, discussed functional groups, stereoisomers, optical rotation, and naming alkanes. Also, assigned problems 1-31, odd for homework. The quiz for this chapter will be next Tuesday, 5/23. Review days for the final exam will be next Wednesday and Thursday, 5/24 and 5/25. 5/17: Worked on naming alkanes, alkenes and alkynes. 5/18: Presented cis, trans isomerization and how to name benzene compounds. 5/19: Discussed families of organic compounds.

May 22 - 26
5/22: Reviewed organic chemistry. 5/23: Established teams for chem review competition, cleaned classroom and emptied lab station drawers. Tomorrow begins competition. Also, chapter 20 homework due. 5/24: Started final review game. 5/25: Finished final review game. 5/26: Open study for finals.