Friday, December 4, 2015

Bonding Unit 4

Chemical bonding content is in chapter 6 (complete review 15 to 49 odd) and chapter 7 (complete review 1 to 13 and 23 to 37 odd).  This unit will last until just after winter break.  Study a bit at a time. Work on memorizing ions (p 205 and p 210) for nomenclature.

FINAL EXAM REVIEW... In addition to study of the text and your class notes you should consider the internet, especially YouTube chemistry channels, an essential part of learning chemistry well.  WATCH THE VIDEOS... you will slowly build important concepts... A good review channel for the final (watch atomic structure, periodicity and bonding SL videos)

DUE DATES 
periodic table of ions

Chapter 6 review 15 to 49 odd and chapter 7 1 to 13 and 23 to 37 odd
Worksheet 6.1 Dot Diagrams due 12/10
Lab 6.1 Chemical Bonding due 12/8
Candy Lab Chemistry Post lab due 12/18
Lab 7.1 Ionic Formulas due 1/11
Worksheet 7.1 Nomenclature 
Worksheet 7.5
Lab 7.2: Percent Composition of Potassium Chlorate

ONLINE 

Chemspider database and 3D structure finder
Bonding Crash Course                                       
Lewis electron dot diagrams Brightstorm
Polar vs NonPolar molecules Crash Course
Bonding models and lewis structures Crash Course
Solids Crash Course
Network Solids Crash Course
Intro to writing ionic formulas
Ionic nomenclature Brightstorm
Naming acids Brightstorm
Nomenclature1 Crash Course
VSEPR theory Brightstorm
VSEPR theory Oregon State University
VSEPR theory (more advanced) Bozeman Science
lewis/valence dot periodic table image
Sugar manufacturing video
Chemist tree...whee...
Chemical Bonding SLIDES Presentation
Chemical Bonding and VSEPR SLIDES Presentation
Bonding playlist Thornley


Molecule Shapes
VSEPR theory Simulation

Build a Molecule

Friday, November 13, 2015

Periodicity Unit 3

We will study Periodicity (patterns and trends of the periodic table) the rest of this month in Chemistry.  You should study Chapter 5 in Modern Chemistry and complete questions 1 to 37 odd by 11/24.  We will have a test on this unit on 12/2.

 In addition to study of the text and your class notes you should consider the internet, especially YouTube chemistry channels, an essential part of learning chemistry well.  WATCH THE VIDEOS... it helps build important concepts...

DUE DATES

Lab 5.2: Reactivity of Halide Ions due 11/20
Worksheet 5.1 The Periodic Table due 11/20
Ptable worksheet and graphing worksample and an example spreadsheet due 11/24
Periodic Law Cut n' Paste Puzzle 
Make-a-Mole due by winter break.
Test Review
Na + H2O => NaOH + H2


ONLINE

PTABLE.COM
The new periodic table song
The old periodic table song
Introduction to periodicity video Thornley youtube channel.
Introduction to periodicity video Crashcourse youtube channel.
Periodic table overview Brightstorm youtube channel
Alkali metals in water (reactivity) video 
More detailed reaction of alkali metals with water RSC channel
Ionization energy and electronegativity defined Thornley youtube channel
Periodic trends in radii and electronegativity Thornley youtube channel
More on trends Thornley youtube channel
What is the rarest precious metal?
NaCl explosion Theodore Gray
dot structures for main group valence electrons
NaCl Formation UC Berkeley
About Glenn Seaborg shaking up the periodic table
Great Minds: Dmitri Mendeleev Sci Show
Periodic Table SLIDES Presentation
Periodicity playlist Thornley


Atomic Interactions
Atomic Interactions Sim


Thursday, September 24, 2015

Atomic Theory Unit 2

We will study atomic theory for about a month.  In the Modern Chemistry text you should be studying in both Chapter 3 (complete review problems 1 to 23 odd due 10/20) and in Chapter 4 (complete review problems 1 to 29 odd due 11/9) .
In addition to study of the text and your class notes you should consider the internet, especially YouTube chemistry channels, an essential part of learning chemistry well.  WATCH ALL VIDEOS...


DUE DATES  

Lab: Acetylene Relative Density due 9/28
W/S 3.2 Isotopes due 9/29
L 3.1: Conservation of Mass due 10/5
W/S 3.3 Build an Atom Phet Simulation due 10/7
Lab: Chalk Activity due 10/12
W/S 3.4: Ions
L 3.2: Emperical formula of magnesium oxide lab report due 10/27
For Lab 3.2 the empirical formula of magnesium oxide you will need to enter your class data on this spreadsheet and you will use the data set from all the classes in your formal lab write up.
W/S 3.5: The Mole due 10/29
L 3.3 Flame Tests packet due 10/29
W/S 3.6 electron configuration
Test on Unit 2 11/12 

Magnesium Oxide Empirical Formula Lab

VIDEOS AND ONLINE

Link to SYNERGY (your online grade)
creation of chem: law of conservation of mass crash course 
the history of atomic chemistry crash course youtube
how electrons, protons and neutrons were discovered
isotopes brightstorm
ions what are they? fuse school
calcium carbide fire ice demo periodic table of videos 
Calcium carbide explosion Flinn Scientific 
the mole Ted-Ed (1)
stoichiometry the mole crashcourse (4)
The mole brightstorm (2)
molar mass brightstorm (3)
About spectrum types Thonley
Flame tests video
What is Fire?
10 minute visual history of the universe... where matter comes from
the big bang big history crashcourse 
Great interactive website on scale in the measurable universe is at http://htwins.net/scale2/
emission spectra of elements
Flame Test Spectroscope Lab

How scientists 'see' atoms
atomic emission spectra Richard Thornley 
 A short history of atomic theory chp. 3 SLIDES presentation
Arrangement of electrons chp. 4 SLIDES presentation
electromagnetic spectrum intro (1)
electromagnetic spectrum brightstorm (2)
electromagnetic spectrum documentary(3)
electron configurations crashcourse (4)
visual build up of atomic orbitals
writing electron configurations tutorial
Carbon dating how does it work?
standard model particle physics fermilab
stopping light and quantum computers (extra topic brought up in class)
Atoms and Staab Cleveland student video
Atomic Theory IB SLIDES Presentation
Atomic theory playlist Thornley

Here's a link to PTABLE.COM

Build an Atom

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Intro Quantitative Chemistry Unit 1

WELCOME TO CLEVELAND CHEMISTRY...
 This is the introduction unit for Chemistry year 1.  In Modern Chemistry you should read and study chapter 1 and complete the odd questions 1 to 23 at the end of the chapter.  There will be a quiz on 9/15 and the questions are due by the class day before this.  You should also read and study chapter 2 and complete odd questions 1 to 45 at the end of the chapter.  There will be a test on 9/23 on this unit and all work in the unit is due by this day at the latest.  No work will be accepted for this unit after 9/23.

You need to know HOW TO STUDY CHEMISTRY.  This course can quickly become difficult if you do not have study skills and do not PRACTICE study skills.  Read page 904 to 907 in the text book on study skills, it has some quite useful advice.  The most useful is to read and problem solve ahead of class.  

Students who are not prepared in math skills are the students who struggle the most and have to spend the most time on chemistry.  If you are not concurrently enrolled in algebra 3-4 or above you may not really have the prerequisite math ability for chemistry.  Students in geometry will need to spend more time on parts of chemistry, especially in the second semester to keep up.  If you have questions about your ability to do math and chemistry please talk to me right away.

Please read the syllabus and put the important websites from this link into your notes.  In addition to study of the text and your class notes you should consider the internet, especially YouTube chemistry channels, an essential part of learning chemistry well.  WATCH THE VIDEOS... you will slowly build important concepts...



DUE DATES

You and your parents/guardians must read and sign the safety contract which will be passed out in class; this is due by Monday 8/31.

Chapter 1 review questions 1 to 23 odd are due 9/11.
Chapter 2 review questions 1 to 45 odd are due by 9/21.

Lab 1.1: Physical and Chemical Change is due 9/4.
Worksheet 1.1 Atoms and isotopes due 9/11
Lab 1.2:  Cents-ible Chemistry is due 9/11.
Lab 1.3 Practicing Measurement, Intro Graphing is due 9/17
Worksheet 2.2/Test Review KEY due 9/21

Quiz 9/15 Test 9/23

VIDEOS AND ONLINE

Online chem tutorials
Learn Chemistry RSC
The nucleus crash course chem
Introduction to atoms khan academy youtube video
copper in nitric acid
Powers of ten youtube video
The known universe
Standard Model of Particles
Scale in the universe (interactive website)
Cosmic Voyage IMAX 
Unit conversion significant figures crash course chem youtube video
Significant figures brightstorm
Dimensional Analysis brightstorm
Unit conversion Khan Academy
Intensive vs extensive properties youtube video
'Centsible' Chemistry Lab staab youtube channel
About the most common state of matter sci show
The birth of the universe and elements
The woman who saved the U.S. space race
Gold penny demo.
Coke can in liquid nitrogen
Giant koosh ball in liquid nitrogen
Liquid nitrogen and ping pong balls
Cool way to multiply large numbers without calculator
Slim the chemist 
A nice RELAXING video after studying chemistry...