Assessment Plan

Entry-Level

Kahoot online game students will answer

introductory questions on
the topic of bond energies
and reaction enthalpies

Formative

Summative

Chemical Thermodynamics
& Bonding Ethalpies PPT
with Guided notes

Reaction Enthalpy article

and worksheet this covers
calorimetry and reaction
enthalpy problems

Sequence Guide Soda Can

Calorimetry (Lab activity)

Webercise Argument
Guide: Vinegar & Baking
Soda Activity (includes Lab
activity and class work)
Quizlet Flashcards
Chemical Reactions & Bond
Energies

Soda Can Calorimetry Quiz

Chemical Reactions & Bond

Energies Unit Exam
(multiple-choice and short
answer)

Summary
Students will be introduced to the topic Chemical Reactions and Bond Energies through an
online Kahoot game, which they will access through the use of tablets/computers in the
classroom. The Kahoot game indicates whether the students selected the correct answer after
each question is completed, students will therefore be able to assess themselves. The teacher will
also inform the class of how it did on each question.
Students will watch and listen to a Power-point presentation on Chemical Thermodynamics &
Bonding Enthalpies, which will introduce important concepts like chemical bond energies,
exothermic and endothermic reactions, bond enthalpy, and get them to perform bond energy
calculations, using a bond energy table. Students will engage with the presentation, by
completing Guided notes that will be handed to them at the beginning of class. The teacher will
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also pose questions to the students (shown on several slides), which students with discuss with
their shoulder partners and answer out-loud when called upon. The teacher will use the student
verbal responses and their answers to the Guided notes to assess their comprehension of the
material. (This activity will take 2 days.)
Students will perform a close reading on an article about Reaction enthalpies and
calorimetry. Students will annotate the article, by highlighting key ideas and creating notes in
the margins, briefly summarizing new information. The teacher will read through the article
once, before students read on their own and annotate the article. Students will answer several
questions about the article to demonstrate their understanding. The teacher will then hand the
students a worksheet on reaction enthalpies and calorimetry, which includes problems students
will have to perform calculations on to solve. The teacher will show the students how to do
several problems on the worksheet, then have the students do some problems on their own.
Students will return the following day, with questions, which the teacher will answer. The
teacher will have the students complete the worksheet in class, and go over problems/answers at
the end.
Students will work on a Webercise activity on their tablets/computers, which pertains the
reaction between vinegar (acetic acid in water) and baking sodium (sodium bicarbonate). In this
activity, which includes a lab activity, students will first watch a youtube video of the reaction
and formulate a claim about the thermodynamic nature of the reaction (exothermic or
endothermic?) or a possible product. Students will then do the reaction in class, make and record
observations, and answer the prompts on their argument guide. The teacher will walk around the
classroom during this activity to check on student progress and understanding. (This activity
will take 2 3 days).
For a summative assessment, students will set-up a soda can calorimeter apparatus, which will
first be modeled/demonstrated to the students by the teacher. Using the apparatus, students will
complete a job aid/sequence guide on the combustion reactions of several food items. For this
lab activity, students will answer whether or not the nutrition labels connected to these foods are
accurate, by doing initial online research on the food items (the caloriecounter.com), and
calculating the caloric energy in each of their food samples. The teacher will quickly reteach the
content on calorimetry and combustion reactions before students do this lab activity; the teacher
will walk around the classroom and answer questions/clarify misconceptions as the students
work. (This activity will take 2 days.)
Students will then take an online quiz on the soda can calorimetry activity by logging into
QuizStar on their tablets/computers, and selecting Soda Can Calorimetry Quiz. The quiz will
consist of 11 multiple-choice problems and 3 short answer problems. To prepare for it, students
will be told to review their Soda Can Calorimetry Sequence guide for this quiz
The students will review for the Unit Exam by consulting a set of flashcards on Quizlet on the
Unit topic. There, students will learn/strengthen their knowledge of important vocabulary terms
and concepts. Students will also be given a review sheet of important information that will be
found on the Unit Exam. The teacher will go over the review sheet and do sample problems with

the students during class, to prepare them for the exam. The teacher will take questions from the
students, answer them, and clarify misconceptions.
The students will take the Unit Exam on Chemical Reactions and Bond Energies. This exam
will include everything covered in this unit, including reaction enthalpies, bond energies,
reaction thermodynamics, bond enthalpy and reaction enthalpy calculations, calorimetry, and
combustion reactions. The exam will consist mostly of multiple-choice problems, but will have
several short answer problems. If 30 percent of the students or more fail the exam (receive a
score of 60% or less), content that students struggled with will be retaught, before students
proceed into the subsequent Unit.