Chemistry Unit Overview

Day 1

Overhead - Chemicals and Chemical Change

Homework: Handout: Physical vs. Chemical Change

Day 2

Review of Elements

Homework: Handouts:          Chemical Nomenclature, Element Crossword/ Element Riddles, Element Code

Day 3

Review Standard Atomic Notation and Bohr-Rutherford Diagrams

Homework:    Read Pg. 185-187 - Elements and Atomic Structure

                        Pg. 187 #1-8

Day 4

Read Pg. 658 - Safety Conventions and Symbols

Read over Investigation 5.3 Pg. 180 - Testing Properties of Substances

Homework: Make data tables for Parts 1, 2, and 3

Day 5

Quiz 1- Element dictation

Lab 1 - Investigation 5.3 Pg. 180 - Testing Properties of Substances

Homework:     Informal Lab due in three days. You must complete: Data tables, Analysis questions: b, c, d, e, Understanding Concepts: 1-3

Day 6

Demonstration of conductivity portion of Investigation 5.3

Overhead note: Ionic Compounds

Homework: Pg. 189 #1,2,4,5 and Ionic Substances Handout

Day 7

Blackboard note: Synthesis and decomposition reactions

Day 8

Day 9

Overhead Note: Molecular Compounds

Homework:     Pg. 204 # 1,2, 4,5

                        Molecular Compounds Worksheet

Day 10

The Bunsen Burner
 

Day 11

Activity: Mystery of the Miraculous Molecular Material

Day 12

Overhead - Polyatomic Compounds (no acids)

Homework: Pg. 198 #2, 3, 4 and Polyatomic Compounds worksheet

Day 13

Lab 2 due

Quiz 2 - Ionic and Molecular Compounds

Blackboard note: Types of reactions

Homework: types of reactions handout

Day 14

Double and Single Displacement Activity

Homework:     Review Sheets on Nomenclature

Pg. 214 #1 (skip e), 2 (skip f), 3 (skip j), 4-11

Day 15

Review

Day 16

Quiz 3 - Chapter 5: Chemicals in Action

Day 17

Balancing Equations

Homework: Balancing equations worksheet

Day 18

Balancing equations

Homework: Balancing equations worksheet 2

Day 19

Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions Activity

Day 20

Overhead note: Rate of Reaction

Homework: Pg. 264 # 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10

Day 21

Overheads:     Acids and Bases

                        Acid Nomenclature (Part 2 of Polyatomic Compounds)

Homework:     pg. 295 #3 and 4

                        Acids from overhead

                        Acids from polyatomic compounds sheet

Day 22

Note: Neutralization Reactions

Introduce logarithms

Homework:     pg. 299 #2-7, 10

pg. 319 # 2a, 3, 4

Review Questions

                        pg. 252 #4, 5, 6, 7

                        pg. 286-7 #4, 6, 8

                        pg. 326-7 #2, 5, 7, 8, 9 

Day 23

Review

Homework:    Balancing equations review sheet

pg. 330-1 #1, 3, 5-12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21

Day 24

Test