Honors+Chem+Daily+Activity+2011-2012

=Fall Semester 2011= =August 15 - August 19= 8/15: Teacher orientation. 8/16: Student orientation. 8/17: Handed out textbooks and class syllabus. Students need to purchase lab notebooks from bookstore and gloves for use during labs. 8/18: Demonstrated usage of doc-u-ment website, textbook, and LoggerPro software for labs. Also, assigned reading sections 1.1-1.5 of Tro and instructed students to learn the names of the first three rows of elements in the periodic table. 8/19: Handed out Lab Techniques and Lab Format instructions, as well as lab on "Finding The Relationship." Pre-lab is due Monday.

=August 22 - August 26= 8/22: Started "Finding the Relationship" lab. Finish lab tomorrow. 8/23: Finished lab "Finding the Relationship" and discussed the particle model to be used in Unit 1 based on dalton's Atomic Theory. Also, viewed two short films from the Eureka series over Inertia and Mass. Tomorrow, further discussion of the model and chapter 1. 8/24: Covered scientific laws, theories, hypotherses, and obervations from chapter 1. Tomorrow, will discuss the Unit 1 model and how to represent the model pictorially depending on state. 8/25: Discussed states of matter and how to represent them with particle model. Tomorrow start lab on "Mass and Change." 8/26: Started lab, "Mass and Change." Finish lab on Monday. Also on Monday, "Find the Relationship" lab is due and their will be a lab quiz.

=August 29 - September 2= 8/29: Finished lab on "Mass and Change." Lab quiz rescheduled for tomorrow. 8/30: Lab quiz over "Finding the Relationship" and discussed composition of matter, including pure substances, e.g., elements and compounds, and mixtures. Tomorrow, WB data from "Mass and Change" lab. 8/31: Changed schedule: instead of WB we discussed physical and chemical changes/properties and SI units. Tomorrow we will begin a discussion of the data from the lab "Mass and Change." 9/1: WB the six parts from the lab "Mass and Change." Continue with WB of the results tomorrow. Lab reports are due on Tuesday at which time there will also be a lab quiz. 9/2: Finished WB exercise for the lab "Mass and Change." Monday lab reports are due and there will be a lab quiz.

=September 5 - September 9= 9/5: Labor Day, no classes. 9/6: Lab "Mass and Change" due today and lab quiz. Returned "Find the Relationship" lab. Tomorrow, back into Unit 1 discussing units of measurments, precision, accuracy, and significant figures. 9/7: In chapter 1, we discussed units of volume and density. Tomorrow, we will begin a discussion of measurement and sig. figs. 9/8: Discussed measurement, precision, and sig. figs. Tomorrow, continue discussion covering rules for sig. figs. and dimensional analysis. 9/9: Handed out three worksheets: Scale Reading, Uncertainty and Significant Figures; Worksheet 2-Reading Scales; and Metric Conversions with Factors. Also, handed out "Sugar Content in Beverages" prelab for next Tuesday, 9/13. Covered how to handle sig. figs. when multiplying and dividing or when adding and subtracting. Also, discussed accuracy and precision and assigned homework problems: 1.5-1.17 odd, 1.23, 1.25, 1.27, 1.29, 1.33, 1.37, 1.41, 1.43, 1.45, 1.49, 1.51, and 1.57. Monday we will cover problem solving in chemistry and dimensional analysis.

=September 12 - September 16= 9/12: Discussed problem solving startegy using dimensional analysis (factor-label) and went through several examples. This comlpetes Unit 1; review Thursday and test will be on Friday. Tomorrow, lab on "Sugar Content in Beverages." 9/13: Started lab "Sugar Content in Beverages." Finish lab tomorrow. 9/14: Finished first portion of the lab, but will need to extend the lab to include each group tasting 5 beverages and then measuring their densities. Once measured, lab groups will determine % sugar using their measured density values and the calibration curve of the 5 beverages. These % sugar values will be compared to perceived sweetness. Tomorrow review for Unit 1 quiz. 9/15: Reviewed for Unit 1 quiz tomorrow. 9/16: Unit 1 quiz.

=September 19 - September 23= 9/19: Started Unit/Chapter 2 on Atoms and Elements. Read pp. 40-46. Tomorrow continue the lab on "Sugar Content in Beverages." 9/20: Continued the lab "Sugar Content in Beverages," as outlined in classroom activity notes from 9/14. 9/21: Finished lab "Sugar Content of Beverages." Tomorrow, back in chapter 2 beginning on page 46, Discovery of the Electron. Lab reports due on Tuesday, September 27. 9/22: Constructed class data table for the densities of the five beverages used in the lab. Also, demonstarted how to calculate means and standard deviations for the densities of each beverage using students' scientific calculators. Students are to report mean densities + or - the SD. 9/23: Discussed calculations involved in "Sugar Content of Beverages" lab for determining the % sugar in each beverage and the % error in the experimental values. Also, continued in chapter 2 by introducing JJ Thomson's Cathode Ray Tube experiment and the discovery of electrons. Continue in chpater 2 on Monday. Lab is due Tuesday.

=September 26 - September 30= 9/26: In chapter 2, reviewed Thomson's discovery of electrons and discussed Millikan's Oil-Drop experiment and determination of the charge and mass of the electron. Finished with Thomson's Plum Pudding model of the atom. Tomorrow, continue in chapter 2 and hand out pre-lab for "Nuclear Pennies" lab. 9/27: Lab quiz over "Sugar Content in Beverages" and continued in chapter 2, discussing Rutherford's Gold Foil experiment. Also, handed out prelab for "Nuclear Pennies" lab. 9/28: Reviewed Unit 1 quiz and started discussion of "Nuclear Pennies" prelab. Continune with prelab tomorrow and chapter 2. "Nuclear Pennies" lab will start on Monday. 9/29: Finished discussion on "Nuclear Pennies" prelab. Continued in chapter two by discussing results of Rutherford's Gold-Foil experiment, including presentation of the idea of relative charge and mass, and the rsults of Chadwick's experiment where he discovered the neutron. Tomorrow continue with chapter 2. 9/30: In chapter 2, discussed atomic number, mass number and isotopes and introduced the concept of ion formation and the transfer of electrons. On Monday, begin the "Nuclear Pennies" lab. Also, assigned for homework problems 2.1-2.21, odd from pages 68 & 69 in Tro.

=October 3 - October 7= 10/3: Started the "Nuclear Pennies" lab. Finish lab tomorrow. 10/4: Finished lab "Nuclear Pennies." Tomorrow, back into chapter 2. 10/5: Discussed % Sugar lab quiz and "Nuclear Pennies" lab. Continued with chapter 2 by discussing ion formation and organization of the periodic table. Tomorrow, continue with chapter 2. 10/6: In chapter 2, discussed organization of the periodic table and extended homework assignment to include 2.23-2.33, odd on page 69. 10/7: Discussed the alkali earth metals, halogens and noble gases. Monday, "Nuclear Pennies" lab is due and there will be a lab quiz.

=October 10 - October 14= 10/10: Lab quiz and "Nuclear Pennies" post lab due. Also, continued in chapter 2 discussing how to compute average atomic mass and introduced concept of the mole. 10/11: Finished chapter 2 by discussing the mole concepts and how to covert from number of particles to moles to mass or from mass to moles to number of particles. Also, gave the final homewrok assignment for the chapter: 2.35-2.57, odd. Tomorrow is the PSAT exam and on Thursday review for the chapter 2 quiz. 10/12: PSAT 10/13: Review for the chapter 2 quiz. 10/14: Chapter 2 quiz.

=October 17 - October 21= 10/17: Started chapter 3 discussing compounds and formulas. Continue chapter 3 tomorrow. 10/18: Handed back the "Nuclear Pennies" lab reports and quizzes, also chapter 2 homework assignment and the chapter 2 quiz. Quiz corrections are due Monday, October 24. Continued in chapter 3 and reviewed empirical and molecular formulas. Continue in chapter 3 tomorrow. 10/19: Continued in chapter 3 covering types of atoms and compounds, as well as the rules for naming binary ionic compounds. As homework, assigned problems 3.11-3.25, odd, on pages 109 and 110. Tomorrow, back in chapter 3. On Friday, students can work on their quiz corrections, prelab and/or homework assignments. 10/20: In chapter 3, discussed naming ionic compounds using cations with more than one charge and ionic compounds containing polyatomic ions. Assigned additional homework problems 3.27-3.41, odd. Also, handed out pre-lab for "Chemical Nomenclature, Part 1: Naming Ionic Compounds." Tomorrow, students are to work on their quiz corrections, homework from chapter 3, or pre-lab. 10/21: Students worked on their chapter 3 homework, pre-lab or quiz corrections from chapter 2. Quiz corrections and pre'labs are due on Monday, 10/24.

=October 24 - October 28= 10/24: Collected Chapter 2 quiz corrections and continued discussion of naming compounds. Today reviewed naming ionic compounds and presented rules for naming molecular compounds, binary acids, and oxyacids. Lab " Naming Ionic Compounds" starts tomorrow. 10/25: Started lab "Naming Ionic Compounds." Tomorrow, back into chapter 3. Labs are due next Tuesday, November 1. 10/26: Continued in chapter 3, covering formula/molecular and molar masses of compounds as well as percent composition. Assigned for homework additional problems 3.35-3.55, odd. 10/27: Discussed using percent composition and chemical formulas as conversion factors and how to compute the empirical formula from percent composition or mass of individual elements in a compound. Lab report on "Naming Ionic Compounds" is due next Tuesday. Monday, continue in chapter 3. 10/28: Teacher day off, no classes.

=October 31 - November 4= 10/31: Covered Chapter 2 quiz corrections and discussed empirical formulas and how to calculate molecular formulas from empirical formulas and empricial formulas from combustion analysis. Also, assigned additional homework problems 3.57-3.67, odd. Tomorrow, lab is due and there will be a lab quiz. 11/1: Lab quiz; discussed some of the homework problems. 11/2: Finished chapter 3 by discussing how to balance chemical equations. Assigned final homework set: 3.69-3.77, odd. Chapter quiz has been rescheduled for Monday, November 7. Tomorrow is review day for the chapter quiz. 11/3: Reviewed for chapter 3 quiz sceduled for Monday.

=November 7 - November 11= 11/7: Quiz over chapter 3. 11/8: Introduced chapter 4 by talking about extending mass relationships to those involved in chemical reactions, i.e., predicting amounts of product produced given amounts of reactants and the amount of reactant required to produce a specific amount of product. Also, discussed types of chemical reactions students will need to know from this chapter. 11/9: Started chapter 4 by covering stoichiometry, limiting reactant and theoretical yield. Material through PowerPoint slide number 20 was presented. 11/10: Covered limiting reactant, theoretical yield, actual yield and percent yield and worked through an example involving all these calculations. Stopped at slide 35 of the PowerPoint lecture. Naming compounds quiz #2 tomorrow. 11/11: Naming compounds quiz #2 and room cleanup for open house on Sunday.

=November 14 - November 18= 11/14: Continued in chapter 4 by reviewing limiting reactant, theoretical yield, actual yield and percent yield and going through a sample problem. Also, introduced concept of solute, solvent, and solution concentration, i.e., Molarity or moles/L and demonstrated how solution concentration related to stoichiometry. Quiz corrections were due today. Handed out prelab for "Nomenclature and Reaction Stoichiometry," which we will start Friday. 11/15: Due to "fog," we were on an F schedule, so students worked on homework problems 4.1-4.27, odd. 11/16: Reviewed solution concentration and discussed solution dilution. Tomorrow we'll cover solution stoichiometry and introduce types of chemical reactions. Friday will be the lab. 11/17: Worked examples of dilution problems and introduced solution stoichiometry, working some problems as examples. Assigned additional homework problems 4.28-4.37, odd. Tomorrow is the "Nomenclature and Stoichiometry" lab. 11/18: Lab "Nomenclature and Stoichiometry." Also, handed out pre-lab material for the next lab "Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Limiting reagent and Determination of NaHCO3 in Alka Seltzer Tablets." The pre-lab for the Alka Seltzer experiment and the post-lab for "Nomenclature and Stoichiometry" are due Monday, November 28.

=November 21 - November 25= 11/21: Discussed electrolytes/nonelectrolytes, strong/weak acids, and solubility using the solubility table and precipitation reactions. 11/22: Continued in chapter 4, practicing precipitation reactions and writing total and net ionic equations. Acid/base neutraliztion reactions were discussed. Tomorrow, redox reactions will be addressed. 11/23: Covered quiz over chapter 3 corrections. Discussed redox reactions and oxidation states. Assigned homework problems: 4.39-4.63, odd. Quiz over chapter 4 scheduled for Friday, December 2. 11/24: Thanksgiving, no classes. 11/25: Thanksgiving, no classes. On Monday, November 28, Lab "Nomenclature and Stoichiometry" is due and lab "Stoichiometry of Alka Seltzer" will start.

=November 28 - December 2= 11/28: Started "Stoichiometry of Alka Seltzer" lab and "Nomenclature and Stoichiometry" lab due today. Also, announced that the next quiz is moved to Friday, December 9 and will inlcude information from chapter 15 of pH of acids and bases. 11/29: Finished "Alka Seltzer" lab. 11/30: Discussed calculations necessary for completing the "Alka Seltzer" lab and how to graph the data. Also, covered the corrections for Chapter 3 quiz. 12/1: Reviewed redox reactions and assigning oxidation numbers. Introduced chapter 15 and reviewed properties of acids and bases. Tomorrow there will be a naming compounds quiz. 12/2: Naming compounds quiz. In chapter 15, discussed Arrhenis' and Bronsted's definitions of acids and bases. Monday, "Alka Seltzer" lab is due and there will be a lab quiz.

=December 5 - December 9= 12/5: "Alka Seltzer" lab due today and there was a lab quiz. Also, covered concept of acid/conjugate base pairs when a Bronsted acid/base react with water. 12/6: Reviewed conjugate acid/base pairs and discussed strong vs weak acids and bases in terms of solution conentrations of hydrgen and hydroxide ions. Introduced the ion product constant for water and when a solution is acidic or basic depending on the concentrations of these ions. Assigned homework for chapter 15, 15.1-15.19, odd. Tomorrow, will present concept of pH and how to calculate ion concentration or pH. 12/7: Finished material in chapter 15 by explaining concept of pH and pOH and how to calculate these values from concentrations. Also, demonstrated how to go from pH to concentration. Handed out prelab for "Microscale Acid Base Titration," which will start next Monday. 12/8: Reviewed for quiz over chapters 4 and 15 scheduled for tomorrow. 12/9: Quiz over chapters 4 and 15.

=December 12 - December 16= 12/12: Quiz over chapters 4 and 15. 12/13: Reviewed the quiz. Tomorrow, demonstrate the microtitration lab. On Thursday and Friday will be review for final exam. 12/14: Demonstrated microtitration lab. Tomorrow, we will start the final review game. 12/15: Final review game. 12/16: Final review game.

=December 19- December 23= 12/19: Final exams. 12/20: Final exams. 12/21: Final exams. 12/22: Christmas break. 12/23: Christmas break.

=Spring Semester 2012= =January 2- January 6= 1/2: Christmas break. 1/3: Christmas break. 1/4: Christmas break. 1/5: Assigned new lab partners and reviewed first semester final exam. Tomorrow start "Microtitration" lab. 1/6: "Microtitration" lab.

=January 9 - January 13= 1/9: Finish "Microtitration" lab. Tomorrow start chapter 5, Gases. 1/10: Started chapter 5 on Gases by discussing the particle model and pressure and its units. This Friday, first naming compounds quiz of the semester. Also, "Microtitration" lab is due next Tuesday, Jan. 17, and there will be a lab quiz. 1/11: Continued in chapter 5 by covering Boyle's and Charles' laws. 1/12: Covered Avogadro's law, the combined gas equation, the ideal gas equation nad molar volume of a gas at STP. Assigned homework problems 5.1-5.9, odd on page 198. Tomorrow is a naming compounds quiz. 1/13: Snow day, no classes.

=January 16 - January 20= 1/16: MLK day, no classes. 1/17: Lab quiz over "Microtitration" lab. In chapter 5, discussed computation of density at STP or any condition using the ideal gas equation. 1/18: Discussed computation of molar mass of an unknown gas using the Idea; Gas Equation and introduced Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure. Assigned problems 5.1-5.29, odd, for homework. Also, handed out prelab "Exploring the Properties of Gases" to begin next Monday, January 23. 1/19: Continued discussion of Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure by introducing the concept of mole fraction and how to use mole fraction to solve for the partial pressure of of gases in a mixture. Tomorrow there will be a naming compounds quiz. 1/20: Naming compounds quiz today and there was a discussion of how Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure could be applied to solve problems of gas collection over water. Also, reviewed procedures for "Properties of Gases" lab to start Monday.

=January 23 - January 27= 1/23: Started the "Properties of Gases" lab. Continue lab tomorrow. 1/24: Finished "Properties of Gases" lab. Lab reports will be due next Tuesday, 1/31. Tomorrow we will return to the chapter and discuss reaction stoichiometry. Assigned additional homework problems 5.31-5.39, odd, on page 199. 1/25: Discussed gas stoichiometry problems using the ideal gas equation. Added problems 5.41-5.49, odd, and 5.59 to chapter homewrok assignment. Chapter test was rescheduled for next Monday, 1/30. 1/26: Finished chapter 5 by discussing kinetic molecular theory and deviations from ideal gas behavior. Tomorrow is the review day for the chapter quiz on Monday. 1/27: Reviewed for chapter 5 quiz on Monday.

=January 30 - February 3= 1/30: Chapter 5 quiz and homework. 1/31: Started chapter 6 on Thermochemistry by using the particle model to explain energy transfer. Also, "Gas Laws" post-lab was due and there was a lab quiz. Tomorrow continue with chapter 6. 2/1: Continued in chapter 6 reviewing the particle model and its application for thermochemistry and discussing potential and kinetic energy and the first law of thermodynamics. 2/2: Discussed changes in the internal energy of a system vs. surroundings and equated this change to the change in thermal energy (q) and the amount of work done (w). The change in internal energy = q + w. Reviewed for naming compounds quiz tomorrow. 2/3: Discussed heat capacity, specific heat capacity and molar heat capacity. Assigned homework problems 6.5-6.11, odd. Also, there was a naming compounds quiz.

=February 6 - February 10= 2/6: Lectured over quantification of heat exchange using formula q=mCT. Assigned additional homework problems 6.13-6.21, odd. 2/7: Discussed pressure-volume work and the bomb calorimeter. Assigned problems 6.23-6.29, odd. 2/8: Introduced the concept of enthalpy as a state function and that the change in enthalpy for a chemical reaction is q at constant pressure expressed as kJ per mole. 2/9: Reviewed for naming compounds quiz tomorrow and discussed constant pressure calorimetry and Hess' Law. Naming compounds quiz tomorrow. 2/10: Discussed enthalpy at standard conditions and standard heats of formation. Also, we had the first 'team' naming compounds quiz. Handed out the prelab for "Heat of Fusion of Water" which will start Monday.

=February 13 - February 17= 2/13: Completed lab "Heat of Fusion of Water." Tomorrow, back into chapter 6. 2/14: Recommendations and sign up for next year's science classes. Assigned homework problems 6.31-6.41, odd. Tomorrow, continue in chapter 6. 2/15: Continued in chapter 6 by discussing heats for formation and how they can be used to calculate heats of reaction. Finished homework assignment for chapter 6: 6.43-6.51, odd. Chapter quiz was moved to next Monday and this Friday will be another naming compounds quiz. Labs reports are due next Tuesday. 2/16: Finished chapter 6 by discussing energy usage and the environmental impact of fossil fuel combustion. Tomorrow, naming compounds quiz and review for chapter 6 quiz, which will be Monday. 2/17: Naming compounds and review for chapter 6 quiz on Monday.

=February 20 - February 24= 2/20: Chapter 6 quiz, tomorrow lab "Heat of Fusion of Water" is due. 2/21: Reviewed lab computations and started Chapter 7. 2/22: Continued with chapter 7 by discussing characteristics of light and the realtionships between amplitude, frequency and wavelength of electromagnetic radiation. 2/23: Continued chapter 7 by discussing property of interference (viewed Dr. Quantum film of two-slit experiment and the wave nature of electrons) and defraction. 2/24: In chapter 7, discussed the photoelectric effect and Einstein's explanation. Assigned for homework problems 7.1-7.11, odd. Also, in periods 1 and 5/6, took a naming compounds quiz.

=February 27 - March 2= 2/27: In chapter 7, discussed spectra and the Bohr model of the atom which explains energy transitions for electrons. Also, discussed DeBroglie's hypothesis that electrons behave as waves and this explains way only certain energy transitions of electrons are allowed in the atom. Introduced Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and the Schrodinger equation, the solution to which involves the quantum numbers. Talked about quantum numbers n and l. 2/28: In chapter 7, discussed quantum numbers n, l, ml and how they apply in explianing the arrangement of elements in the periodic table. Extended the homework assignment to include 7.13-7.33, odd. 2/29: Finished chapter 7, discussing radial probability functions and orbital shapes. The chapter quiz will be next Monday and tomorrow there will be a review of chapter 7. 3/1: Reviewed for chapter 7 quiz on Monday. Also, homework from chapter 7 is due on Monday as well. 3/2: ICF day, no classes.

=March 5 - March 9= 3/5: Chapter 7 quiz. Tomorrow, start chapter 8. 3/6: Started chapter 8 by discussing organization of the periodic table and electron configuration and quantum numbers. Introduced the spin quantum number ms. 3/7: Discussed energy level splitting due to electron charge interaction, shielding and penetration, the Aufbau principle and Hund's Rule. Discussed electron configuration again using orbital diagrams and the periodic table. Handed out next lab using paper chromatography entitled, "Did Pete Cheat." Lab will start next Tuesday. Assigned for homework problems 8.1-8.21, odd. 3/8: Study day (Symposium). 3/9: Study day (Symposium).

=March 12 - March 16= 3/12: Discussed electron configuration and the periodic table and valence electrons. Lab "Did Pete Cheat" starts tomorrow. 3/13: Reviewed lab and students prepared their chromatographs to begin analysis tomorrow. Also, tomorrow will review quiz corrections from chapter 6. 3/14: Chromatography lab, "Did Pete Cheat?" 3/15: Back into chapter 8, covering how atoms achieve noble gas configuration and stability and trends in atomic radius. Tomorrow, there will be a naming compounds quiz for period 1. Periods 3 and 5/6 will work on thier lab write-ups and homework from chapter 8. Lab "Did Pete Cheat" is due next Wednesday. 3/16: Naming compounds quiz for 1st period, 3rd and 5/6 periods work on homework and lab write-up. Also, extended homework assignment from chapter 8 to include 8.23-8.35, odd. Monday, continue in chapter 8.

=March 19 - March 23= 3/19: Continued in chapter 8 by covering trends in ionic radius and ionization energy. 3/20: In chapter 8, discussed trends in electron affinity and metalic character. Assigned problems 8.37-8.41, odd, to complete the homework assignment for this chapter. Reminded students that the post-lab report on "Did Pete Cheat" is due Wednesday and the chapter 8 quiz will be Friday. 3/21: Homework day. 3/22: Finished chapter 8 and reviewed for tomorrow's quiz. 3/23: Chapter 8 quiz; homework for chapter 8 also due.

=March 26 - March 30= 3/26: Started chapter 9 by discussing theory of bonding and Lewis structures based on valence electrons. 3/27: Continued in chapter 9, covered ionic compounds and Lewis theory and discussed lattice energy. Assigned for homework problems 9.1-9.11, odd. Also, handed out prelab for "Effect of Temperature on Solubility of a Salt." 3/28: Quiz corrections. 3/29: Quiz corrections. 3/30: Quiz corrections due at the end of the period.

=April 9 - April 13= 4/9: Spring break, no classes. 4/10: In chapter 9, covered covalent bonding. 4/11: Covered polar covalent bonds, electronegativity trends, and dipole moments. 4/12: Reviewed chapter 8 quiz and the lab on "The Effect of Temperature on the Solubility of a Salt," which will start tomorrow. 4/13: Started lab.

=April 16 - April 20= 4/16: Finished lab, "The Effect of Temperature on the Solubility of a Salt." 4/17: Continued chapter 9 covering formal charges and resonance structures. Tomorrow, finish chapter 9 and begin chapter 10. 4/18: Finished chapter 9 by discussing metallic bonds and started chapter 10 by introducing the concept of molecular geometry and VSEPR theory. Assigned additional homework from chapter 9: 9.13-9.35, odd. Post-lab "Solubility of Salt" due Friday and there will be a lab quiz. 4/19: Presented the 5 basic models of molecular geometry and derivatives of trigonal planar and tetrahedral. Assigned problems 10.1-10.15, odd. 4/20: Lab quiz and work on homework problems.

=April 23 - April 27= 4/23: Continued in chapter 10 by discussing derivatives of trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral geometries. Also, discussed how to predict the geometry of a molecule when given only the molecular formula using Lewis structure and VSEPR. 4/24: Discussed vector addition and its use in predicting the polarity of molecules. Added problems 10.17-10.21, odd, to the homework assignment. 4/25: Introduced Valence Bond Theory and orbital hybridization to explain geometries and bond angles of molecules. 4/26: Discussed AB2 and AB3 hybridization. 4/27: Finished hybridization by presenting AB, AB3D, and AB3D2 hybridization. Assigned problems 10.23-10.37, odd. Also, handed out prelab for "Molecular Geometries" lab to start Monday.

=April 30 - May 4= 4/30: Started "Molecular Geometry" lab. 5/1: "Molecular Geometry" lab. Tomorrow, introduce chapter 14 on Equilibrium. 5/2: Introduced chapter 14 on Equilibrium, tomorrow, review for quiz over chapters 9 and 10. 5/3: Reviewed for chapters 9 and 10 quiz tomorrow. 5/4: Chapters 9 and 10 quiz. "Molecular Geometry" lab is due Monday.

=May 7 - May 11= 5/7: Started chapter 14 on Equilibrium. 5/8: Continued with chapter 14, discussing equilibrium constant using either molar concentrations (Kc) or partial pressures (Kp) and the relationship between Kc and Kp. Also, discussed heterogeneous equilibrium. 5/9: Discussed ICE tables and worked an example of calculating equilibrium concentrations knowing initial and one equilibrium concentration. Handed back chapters 9 & 10 quizzes for corrections, which are due next Monday, 5/14. 5/10: Discussed problems involving determining concentrations and equilibrium constants. Assigned problems 14.1-14.27, odd, for homework. 5/11: Discussed using ICE tables to calculate equilibrium concentrations of reactants and products when only initial concentrations are given and the equilibrium constant.

=May 14 - May 18= 5/14: Discussed LeChatelier's principle. Added 14.29-14.49, odd. 5/15: Finished chapter 14 and reviewed for tomorrow's chapter quiz. Homework from chapter 14 is due on Friday, 5/18. 5/16: Chapter 14 quiz over equilibrium. Tomorrow, review game for final exam. 5/17: Started semester final exam review game. 5/18: Finish chapter 14 homework and review for final.

=May 21 - May 25= 5/21: Finished final exam review game. 5/22: Final exam for periods 1 and 3. 5/23: Final exam for period 5/6. 5/24: Final exam week. 5/25: Semester ends.