ACP+Chem+Daily+Activity+2015-2016

March 14 - March 18
3/14: Finished kinetics lab. 3/15: Started video #4: Butanes. 3/16: Finished video #4 and started chapter 3 handout on "Alkanes." First naming compounds quiz next Thursday, 3/24, covering the ten basic alkanes. 3/17: Started chapter 3 on "Alkanes." 3/18: Professional development for teachers, no classes.

March 21 - March 25
3/21: Watched video #5, Cycloalkanes. Tomorrow, lab portion (C125) of IU final exam. 3/22: IU Laboratory final exam. Tomorrow, part 1 of the lecture final exam. 3/23: IU Lecture final, part 1. Tomorrow, part 2. 3/24: IU Lecture final, past 2. 3/25: Good Friday, no classes.

March 28 - April 1
3/28: Easter Monday, no classes. 3/29: Watched video #6 Cycloalkanes 2. Tomorrow, first naming compounds quiz for organic chemistry. 3/30: Naming compounds quiz #1. Watched video #7, Addition Reactions. Also handed out chapter 4, "Unsaturated Hydrocarbons." 3/31: Watched DVD #8 Alkenes and started chapter 4, "Unsaturated Hydrocarbons." 4/1: In chapter 4, worked through examples of naming alkenes and covered the rules for naming alkynes. Introduced aromatic compounds and the use of common names for naming benzene derivatives.

April 11 - April 15
4/11: Finished chapter 3 on Unsaturated Hydrocarbons by practicing naming various aromatic compounds. 4/12: Watched DVD #9: Reaction Energy Diagrams and started chapter 5 on Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, etc. 4/13: Discussed procedure for identifying and naming alcohols. 4/14: Covered phenols, ethers and thiols and finished chapter 5. Tomorrow, naming compounds from alkanes through thiols. 4/15: Handed our chapter 6, "Aldehydes and Ketones" and took seconf naming compounds quiz. Also, viewed the next DVD #10: Carbocation, which we need to finish next week. On Monday, start lab on Intermolecular Forces.

April 18 - April 22
4/18: Started Intermolecular Forces lab. 4/19: Finished lab. 4/20: Started chapter 6 on Aldehydes and Ketones. 4/21: Finished chapter 6 and watched DVD#10 Carbocation. 4/22: Students worked on correcting their previous naming compounds quizzes.

April 25 - April 28
4/25: Finished chapter 6 and practiced naming compounds. 4/26: Watched DVD#11 Electrophilic Reactions 1. 4/27: Started chapter 7 on Carboxylic acids and derivatives. 4/28: Practiced naming carboxylic acids, salts and esters. 4/29: Naming compounds quiz and field day.

May 2 - May 6
5/2: Handed out chapter 8 on "Amines and Amides," and the two prelabs for synthesizing, recrystallizing, and testing the purity of aspirin. Started chapter 8 by covering rules for naming amines. 5/3: Discussed the upcoming series of labs about aspirin. 5/4: Free day, most students taking AP English exam today. 5/5: Started Chapter 8 by discussing naming amines. Also, started DVD #12: Halohydrin Formation Reactions. 5/6: Finished DVD #12 and finished chapter 8 by discussing naming amides. Quiz covering all compounds on Monday. Also, Aspirin prelab due on Monday.

May 9 - May 13
5/9: Naming compounds quiz and checked prelabs for "Aspirin" lab. Handed out chapter 9, "Stereoisomerization." 5/10: Started "Aspirin" lab. 5/11: Aspirin lab. 5/12: Aspirin lab. 5/13: Aspirin lab.

May 16 - May 20
5/16: Aspirin lab. 5/17: Handed out take home exam for organic chemistry. 5/18: Work on Aspirin postlab and/or Organic takehome. 5/19: Same as yesterday's schedule. 5/20: As above.

May 23 - 27
5/23: Organic takehome. 5/24: organic takehome. 5/25: Final exams. 5/26: Final exams. 5/27: Final exams.