Honors Chemistry Daily Calendar

Week 6
Mon 10/3

Achieve 3000: As Good As Ice Cream?

Tue 10/4

Basic Atomic Structure (finish)

Purpose of ionization
Effect of ionization on Bohr Model
Calculating Atomic Mass Worksheet
Homework: Basic Atomic Structure Practice Quiz 1
Announce: Basic Atomic Structure Test next Tuesday

Wed 10/5

Homework check; Review Basic Atomic Structure Practice Quiz 1

Basic Atomic Structure Practice Quiz 2

Thu 10/6

Introduction to Scientific Notation

Lab: Making Slime

Fri 10/7

Review Basic Atomic Structure Practice Quiz 2

Week 1
Thu 9/1
Fri 9/2
Week 2
Tue 9/6

Syllabus: Introduction to course - Expectations, Grading policies, etc.

Lab Safety/Safety Contract
Notebook homework: List and describe the properties of matter
Due: Safety Contracts
What is the definition of Chemistry?
Video: Definition of chemistry matter and its changes
Nature walk and talk (bring notebooks):
Formulate questions about chemistry based on outdoor
observations of nature.

Wed 9/7

Sophomore class meeting Hour 2.

Before meeting, write at least 5 questions from nature walk
on large index card and submit.
Hour 1: Burning dollar demo; Whoosh Demo;
Penny challenge greatest # drops of water on a penny

Thu 9/8

Index cards: Submit at least 5 questions on nature from nature walk.

Laboratory Safety Quiz

Fri 9/9

Lab: Math in Nature - The Fibonacci Series and the

Golden Ratio
Week 3
Mon 9/12

Achieve 3000: Making a Better Sunflower

Tue 9/13

Discuss: what is plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Math in Nature Lab: Makeup questions to improve grade.
Properties of Matter: What is Density? Rearranging the formula.
The density triangle.
Video and discussion: intensive vs extensive properties
Videos: 5 Facts About Density; Volume and Density; Water Density
Density Handout: background information
Homework: Density Prelab

Wed 9/14

Science and Engineering Preassessment

Thu 9/15

Introduction to dimensional analysis

Start Density of Water Lab

Fri 9/16

More examples: dimensional analysis

Finish Density of Water Lab
Homework: Unit Conversions Practice 1

Week 4
Mon 9/19

Achieve 3000 : Shaping the Forests Future

Due: Density of Water Lab
Due: Unit Conversions Practice 1

Tue 9/20

Lab: The Cartesian Diver (due same day)

Wed 9/21

Lab: Density of Colored Liquids Challenge (due same day)

Thu 9/22

Lab: Making Oobleck a dimensional analysis challenge (due same day)

Fri 9/23

Quiz: Dimensional Analysis

Week 5
Mon 9/26

Achieve 3000: The Molecule Movie

Tue 9/27

Basic Atomic Structure

Worksheet Nitrogen Model
Density Homework 1

Wed 9/28

Basic Atomic Structure

Worksheet Basic Atomic Structure Worksheet 1
Density Practice Worksheet

Thu 9/29

Basic Atomic Structure (continue)

Review: Density concepts and formula

Fri 9/30

Density Quiz

Week 6
Mon 10/3

Achieve 3000: As Good As Ice Cream?

Tue 10/4

Basic Atomic Structure (finish)

Purpose of ionization
Effect of ionization on Bohr Model
Calculating Atomic Mass Worksheet
Homework: Basic Atomic Structure Practice Quiz 1
Announce: Basic Atomic Structure Test next Tuesday

Wed 10/5

Homework check; Review Basic Atomic Structure Practice Quiz 1

Basic Atomic Structure Practice Quiz 2

Thu 10/6

Lab: Making Slime

Introduction to Scientific Notation

Fri 10/7

Review Basic Atomic Structure Practice Quiz 2