Honors Chemistry

Properties of Gases Lab (scroll to the bottom for questions)

Chapter 13 States of Matter

Chapter 12

Chapter 11

The Mole
To review for the Chapter 3 Test, the best thing is to practice, practice, practice.  Here are some links to pages that have practice problems and the answers.
Try this page for unit conversion practice problems.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page for even more links.
Go to this page for practice with significant figures in calculations.
This page has metric conversion practice problems.
This page is specifically for making unit conversions of density measurement.
Don't forget that lower down on this page is a link for practicing scientific notation.

Density

SI and Conversions

Lab #4 Conclusion:  Write a paragraph in which you identify metals A and B and tell whether the copper sample is pure or not.  Explain how you reached these conclusions.
Period 2 excel sheet for lab #4.
Period 3 excel sheet for lab #4.

You can practice scientific notation here.   Sci Not and Error

Chapter 9 Notes

Covalent Bonding

Ion Notes

Periodic Table Notes h2
Light and Waves

Electron Models H1

Atomic Traits

Chapter 4 Problem Set
Atomic Theory Timeline





Lab Assignments

Honors 02
Alkali Metals
Morgan and Kate
Joanna and Dannielle
Alkaline Earth Metals
Cristina and Mary
Taxia and Gaby
Halogens
Kathryn and Christina
Taylor and Wendy

Honors 03
Alkali Metals
Jaime and Anna
Katie and Nicole
Alkaline Earth Metals
Sadie and Cat
Kira and Addie
Halogens
Alexa and Taylor and Abby
Noble Gases
Claire and Katie

Introduction
The goal of this class is to prepare you for taking the SAT II Chemistry subject test and introduce topics that will be discussed in greater depth in college chemistry coursework.

Learning chemistry is more than accumulating facts and knowledge. All science students must apply problem solving skills and reasoning through the scientific method in order to form sound conclusions. Furthermore, the SAT subject test expects you to, “organize and interpret results obtained by observation and experimentation and to draw conclusions or make inferences from experimental data, including data presented in graphic and/or tabular form.” To that end, you will be expected to perform weekly laboratory activities and occasional projects centering around good scientific practice.

Required Materials
Angier, Natalie.  The Cannon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science.  New York: Houghton Mifflin; 2007.
Matta, Staley, Waterman, Wibraham. Chemistry. 4th ed. Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2005.

Supplies: You will need a bound composition book with graph ruled pages and a calculator (not a fancy one, just one to speed up simple calculations).

Expectations
1) Do your best to be on time. I know that the lack of bell in the other building sometimes makes it hard to be on time, but please do try. Tardiness is rude, both to me and the students who were on time, not to mention that you might miss something important.
2) Turn in your work on time. I do not accept late work (unless you were absent and we'll get to that later). It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure you know what assignments are due when, that you have the materials you need to complete those assignments, and that you have printed anything to be turned in BEFORE class.
3) Be in uniform. You know what the uniform is. You agreed to wear the uniform when you decided to go to this school. One of my least favorite things to do is to take time away from class and learning (which is what we are all here for) to quibble about what you are wearing. Do us all the courtesy to just be in uniform.
4)  Bring your laptop and textbook to class EVERYDAY.
5)  Cell phones should be off.  (If you have difficulties controlling your cell phone impulses, I invite you to put your phone in the basket at the beginning of class).

Deviation from any of these expectation will be grounds for referral to detention, at my discretion.

Grading
Your grade will come from lots of different things. Tests and quizzes, of course, but also some projects, a wide variety of homework assignments, your science journal, etc. Rather than grading on percentages (i.e. tests are worth 30% of your grade, homework is worth 20%, and so on), I grade on straight points. That means that whenever you are given an assignment or test it is worth a certain number of points. All the points will accumulate and your final grade will be the fraction of points you earned over the total number of points possible. Therefore, the more points something is worth, the more it will affect your grade, and the more important I think it is.

Outline of Topics:
The Structure of Matter
    Atomic Structure and the Importance of the Electron
        Chapters 4 and 5
    Molecular Structure and Bond Types and Formation
        Chapters 7 and 8
Math Review for Science
        Chapter 3
Descriptive Chemistry
    The Behavior of Matter
        Chapter 2
    The Periodic Table
        Chapter 6
    Nomenclature
        Chapter 9
Chemical Quantites
    The Mole
        Chapter 10
    Stoichiometry
        Chapter 12
The States of Matter (Chapter 13)
    Gases
        Chapter 14
    Aqueous Systems and Solutions
        Chapters 15 and 16
Chemical Reactions (Chapter 11)
    Acids and Bases
        Chapter 19
    Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
        Chapter 20
Equilibrium and Reaction Rates
    Equilibrium Systems
        Chapter 18.1-18.3
    Entropy, Energy and Rates of Reactions
        Chapter 18.4-18.5
Thermochemistry
        Chapter 17
Introduction to Organic
    Hydrocarbons
        Chapter 22
    Nomenclature and Other Organic Compounds
        Chapter 23 and 24