Thursday, June 2, 2016

End of year survey

Please take some time to thoughtfully reply to the end of the year survey.  This will provide feedback that should help me improve the course next year.  Thank you.

End of year survey

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Final Exams: Qualitative Analysis and Paper: Unit 9

For the last few weeks of school we will be working on lab qualitative analysis of unknown solutions. This is one half of your final exam in Chemistry.   This extended lab will summarize many of the reaction types we have studied this year and will increase student analytical skills.

The paper final exam will be comprehensive.  Students should review all notes from the year, study chapter reviews, use the blog resources and videos and complete a practice exam during the last days before the final exam.

Online
Suggested Review...
Richard Thornley IB review videos
Review only qualitative analysis, atomic structure, periodicity, bonding, equilibrium and acids/bases videos for the chem year one final...and your notes...





Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Acids and Bases Unit 8

This unit is on caustics.  Study all of Chapter 15 and complete chapter review problems 1 to 31 odd and all of Chapter 16 and complete chapter review problems 1 to 25 odd.  The unit quiz will be on 5/?


DUE DATES
Worksheet 1: Acids and Bases due 5/6
Worksheet 2: Calculating pH due 5/10
Worksheet 3: pH and pOH
Worksheet 4: Buffers and Vampire Slayers...
Lab 1 : Titration of Unknown Concentration due 5/6
Lab 2: Solution Dilutions with pH data table set up  Data due 5/18
Lab 3 : Determining Hydrogen Ion Concentration Strong and Weak Acids 
Alternative assignment second semester
Chemistry Acids and Bases worksheet for the quiz ANSWER sheet
Acid Bases ENDMEMO
pH scale

ONLINE
Dissolving Gold nurdrage
Dissolve Gold with Poison nurdrage
Make Gold from chloroauric acid nurdrage
Reaction of Copper with Nitric Acid RSC
Reaction of metals with strong acids hegelrast
Conjugate acids and bases brightstorm
Acid base reactions in solution crashcourse
Strength of acids and bases brightstorm
pH and pOH crashcourse
pH scale explained IB style
Universal
pH, pOH, pKw khan academy
Setting up and performing a titration 
Titration calculation
How to do Titrations Staab
Universal indicator demo
Cheeseburger in HCl
Coke cans in HCl and NaOH
Goose skull in HCl
Buffers crashcourse
pHunny Acid Base Song
IB Acid and Bases Playlist Thornley
Acids and Bases SLIDES Presentation
IB Acids and Bases SLIDES Presentation


Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Equilibrium Unit 7

This unit is on equilibrium.  In chapter 12 study section 12-3 only p. 372 to 382.  Complete chapter 12 review problems 8 to 15 all.  In chapter 18 study the whole chapter p. 553 to 584 except skip section 18-3 and complete 1 to 37 odd review problems.  This unit will be tested on the final exam.

 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...

Invention Bootcamp at PSU this summer...'a crash course in creative thinking'

DUE DATES
Lab 10.1 Determining the Density of Carbon Dioxide  due by 4/18
Equilibrium simulation lab (3 labeled graphs done on excel or sheets) due 4/18
Worksheet 1: Dynamic Equilibrium/Le Chatelier's principle  due 4/26
Lab E 1(34): Chemical Equilibrium and Le Chatelier's 4/26
Worksheet 2: Equilibrium constant/calculations
Lab E 2(35): Solubility Product Constant
Worksheet 3: Solubility Product Constant/Le Chatelier's
Alternative assignment second semester

ONLINE
Equilibrium playlist Thornley IB 
Waco Texas Ammonium Nitrate Explosion
Equilibrium Crashcourse
Chemical equilibrium OSU chem 
Le Chatelier's principal Khan academy
Le Chatelier's principal Bozeman science
About Fritz Haber
The dawn of chemical warfare
Industrial production of ammonia
Haber Bosch process
Water and solutions Crashcourse
Solubility equilibrium Brightstorm
Solubility product constant table 25 C
Tracking pollution chemists celebrate earth day
Equilibrium SLIDES Presentation
Solutions SLIDES Presentation

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Gases Unit 6

This unit is on Gases.  Topics include the ideal gas law (PV = nRT), the combined gas law, Dalton's, Boyle's, Charles's, Gay-Lussac's, and Avogadro's gas laws. Study Chapter 10 and complete chapter review problems 1 to 33 odd and Chapter 11 (sections 11-1 to 11-3 only) and complete chapter review problems 1 to 29 odd.  Quiz 4/12

 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 build important concepts...

DUE DATES
Lab H: Hydrate Analysis Summative Lab due on google classroom  due 3/3
3-D models of alka-seltzer CO2 reaction
Worksheet 10.1 Gas Properties (PhET SIM) handout due to inbox 3/9
 + assigned graph turned in on google classroom also due 3/9
Additional directions for gas properties SIM
Lab 10.1a Acetylene combustion ratio lab due 3/9
Lab 10.1 Boyle's Law and Charles's Law Experiments due on google classroom due 3/30
An example spreadsheet for Lab 10.1 with functions...
Worksheet 10.2 Boyle's Law due 3/30
Worksheet 10.3  Ideal Gas Law due 4/7
Lab 10.2 Mass-Volume Relationships in Reactions
Lab 10.3 Determining the Density of Carbon Dioxide due date extended to 4/18
QUIZ 4/12

ONLINE
Ideal Gas Law Crashcourse
Gases Bozeman Science
Stoichiometry in combustion of acetylene
The race for absolute zero nova documentary
explosion = rapid expansion of gases
The conquest of cold nova documentary

Friday, January 22, 2016

Stoichiometry Unit 5


This unit is on Stoichiometry (measuring elements).  You will be studying chemical formulas, reactions, equations and the mole concept. There will also be some work done learning mass and gaseous volume relationships; the ideal gas equation. Chapter 8 complete questions 1 to 35 odd.  Chapter 9 complete questions 1 to 29 odd.  There are many online videos that can help you learn stoichiometry.  Outside of what we learn in class, I suggest using Khan academy or Brightstorm to 'pick it up the first time' and reviewing with the IB style Thornley videos or CrashCourse... see links below.  Continue to work on memorizing ions from the previous unit if you have not learned them all yet. You will use them throughout the rest of the year. If you have a difficult time with math plan on spending more time on this unit. Get help early if you need it.  Keep memorizing ions!  Test on 3/1

 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 build important concepts...

DUE DATES
Lab 8.1: Types of chemical reactions (staple word equations/balancing worksheet to lab) due 2/1
Lab 8.2: Relating Moles to coefficients of a chemical equation due 2/3
Chemical Equations take home 'quiz' due 2/5
Worksheet 9.1: the mole/stoichiometry (staple to Lab 9.2) due 2/22
Worksheet 9.2 Mass/Mass stoichiometry
Lab 9.1 Mole and Mass relationships due 2/11
Lab 9.2 Mass-Mass Relationships (staple w/s 9.1 to lab) due 2/22
Stoichiometry take home 'quiz' due 2/22
Lab H: Hydrate Analysis Summative Lab due on google classroom 3/3
Stoichiometry Practice Test
Chapter review problems due by the class day before the test on 3/1.

ONLINE
Ammonium Dichromate Volcano decomposition
limewater reaction atomic movement
Balancing chemical equations Khan academy
Intro to balancing chemical equations
Balancing chemical equations practice
Online chem tutorials
molecules.
Precipitation Reactions crash course
Beautiful chemistry website.  Awesome.
How big is a mole? Mole intro
IB style 'the mole' stoichiometry thornley
IB 'number of particles' stoichiometry thornley
IB 'relative atomic mass/molecular mass' thornley
IB 'mass of a mole' thornley
IB 'mole problems' thornley
stoichiometry crash course
stoichiometry khan academy
limewater test for carbon dioxide
lead iodide class data set period 5
Period 1 Lab 8.2 spreadsheet
Hydrate anhydrate video
Stoichiometry SLIDES Presentation
Nomenclature and Equation Writing SLIDES Presentation
Stoichiometric Relationships playlist Thornley

pHet simulation balancing chemical equations handout

Balancing Chemical Equations

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