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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 1 March 31, 2010 - April 2, 2010 |
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Wednesday |
Last Day of 3rd Marking Period CW: 1) Correct Practice Problems #10, 11 & 12, p. 420. 2) Do SG 12.2 "Using Moles" p. 49 - 50. 3) Do CT&PS "Just How Big Is It?" p.13 HW: 1) Complete CW as needed. |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 2 April 5 - April 8, 2010 |
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Tuesday |
First School Day of 4th Marking Period
CW: 1) With assistance individually work on solutions to S.G. 12.2 "Using Moles" p. 49 -50, Problems 8, 9 &10. HW: 1) DO CR&A "Chemical Quantities" p. 72 - 73. |
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Wednesday |
CW: 1) Ch 12 Vocabulary Quiz Today |
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Thursday |
CW: 1) Graded Assignment Due Today: "Diffusing Africa's Killer Lakes" 2) With assistance individually work on solutions to S.G. 12.2 "Using Moles" p. 49 -50, Problems 11 - 15. 3) Continue doing CR&A "Chemical Quantities" p. 72 - 73. Show all work for problems 9 & 10. HW: 1) Study for upcoming Test. |
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Friday |
CW: 1) Correct S.G. 12.1 "Counting Particles of Matter" p. 47 -48. 2) Individually show all the work for Problems #3-8 on CR&A "Chemical Quantities" p. 72 - 73. 3) Correct CR&A "Chemical Quantities" p. 72 - 73. HW: 1) Study for upcoming Test scheduled for Wednesday |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 3 April 11 - April 15, 2010 |
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Monday |
Begin Ch 13 11th Grade taking PSSA CW: Read text p. 435 - 450. HW: Study for Test on Wednesday |
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Tuesday |
CW: 1) Review Gas Law Problems. Do #4 & 5 on p. 381 Do # 6 & 11 on p. 389. Do # 14 & 16 on p. 393. Do # 17 & 18 on P. 396. Do # 11 & 12 on p. 420. Correct all. 2) Each student reworks Problems on S.G. 12.1 and S.G.12.2 as needed. HW: 1) Study for Ch 11/12 Test which is tomorrow. |
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Wednesday |
Test CH 11 & CH 12 Today. |
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Thursday |
CW: 1) Review Table 13.1 & Figures 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 13.9 & 13.10 pp. 437 - 444. 2) Demonstration. To demonstrate surface tension; compare a droplet of water with a droplet of oil on three different surfaces: plastic, metal & glass. To demonstrate capillarity, place two different capillary tubes and a plastic tube of similar diameter into a beaker of water. Compare the difference in the height of the water in each tube. 3) Do BCT 13.1 "Surface Tension and Capillarity" p. 69 - 70. HW: 1) Complete CW as necessary 2) Complete CH 12 Quiz remediation which is due Friday 4/16/2010, tomorrow. |
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Friday |
CW: 1) Quiz remediation due today. 2) Read Txt. p. 451-460 including "Soaps & Detergents" 3) Do S.G. 13.1 "Uniquely Water" p. 51 - 52. HW: 1) Complete CW as necessary. 2) Four students earned less than 70% on the "Killer Lakes" assignment. Those four students must write a short summary of the article at least three paragraphs in length utilizing at least twenty-one (21) appropriate science related words . Assignment due date Wednesday April 21, 2010. |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 4 April 18 - April 22, 2010 |
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Monday |
CW: 1) Correct BCT 13.1 "Surface Tension and Capillarity" p. 69 - 70. 2) S.G. 13.1 "Uniquely Water" p. 51 - 52. 3) Review txt. table 13.2, figures: 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 13.15, 13.16, 13.17. Read Txt. p. 455 "How Soaps & Detergents Work." HW: 1) Read txt. 464 - 473. |
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Tuesday |
11th Grade takes PSSA CW: 1) Read Txt. p. 470 -473 2) Demonstration: Show the "Tyndall Effect." Put a few drops of milk (soy milk) in a beaker of water and shine a flashlight through the colloidal suspension. Shine a flashlight through a sugar water solution to show that true solutions don't disperse the light beam. 3) DO BCT #36 "Solubility Curves" p. 71-71. HW: 1) Complete CW as necessary. |
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Wednesday |
CW: 1) "Killer Lakes" make-up assignment due today. Required for 4 Students only. 2) Read (2nd Period) or Review(3rd period) Read Txt. p. 470 -473. 3) Repeat tyndall effect demonstration for the 2nd Period class. 4) Review figs. 13.18, 13.22 & Sample Problem #1 p. 458 - 462. 5) Do practice problems 1-4 P. 463. 6) Return, Review and assign remediation for Ch 11/Ch 12 Test. Due Friday 4/23. HW: 1) Complete CW as necessary. 2) Test remediation. |
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Thursday |
Test remediation due date changed to Monday 4/26 CW: 1) Correct BCT #36 "Solubility Curves" p. 71 - 72. 2) Using the BCT #36 graph, discuss the three types of solutions; unsaturated, saturated and supersaturated. 3) Read & Review Figs. 13.23, 13.24 and "Antifreeze" p. 464-466. 4) Do SG 13.2 Solutions & Their Properties" p. 53. HW: 1)Complete CW as necessary. |
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CW: 1) Review the three types of solutions; unsaturated, saturated and supersaturated. 2) View the following two videos demonstrations depicting the precipitation of Sodium acetate from a supersaturated solution; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmrNJvyQ74k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wifFbGDv4I&feature=related 3) Discuss osmosis and reverse osmosis. Read fig. 13.25 and "A Portable Reverse Osmosis Unit" txt. p. 467 - 468. 4) View video demonstrations on osmosis and reverse osmosis: http://science.howstuffworks.com/reverse-osmosis.htm http://highered.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/ chapter2/animation__how_osmosis_works.html 5) Discuss the effect of temperature on the solubility of gases. Read fig 13.26 p. 469. 6) Do SG 13.2 Solutions & Their Properties" p. 54. HW: 1)Complete CW as necessary. |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 5 April 25 - April 29, 2010 |
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Monday |
Test Remediation Due
College Fair Trip (most 11th graders on trip) Begin CH 20 CW: 1) Read & review handout "Heats of solution" p. 410 [Modern Chemistry: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.] 2) Read txt. p. 706 - 718. 3) Answer the following questions on a separate paper which will be collected tomorrow. Section Review p. 718, questions #1-4. HW: 1) Complete CW as necessary. |
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Tuesday |
CW: 1) Read & review handout "Heats of solution" p. 410 [Modern Chemistry: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.] 2) Review dissolving, dissolution, dissociation, solution, colloid, freezing- point-depression and boiling-point elevation. 3) Correct SG 13.2 "Solutions & Their Properties" problems #1 - 14. HW: 1) Study for Ch 13 vocabulary quiz which is tomorrow. |
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Wednesday |
CW: 1) Ch 13 Vocabulary Quiz 2) Do BCT #55 " Heat of Reaction and Entropy" 3) Correct SG 13.2 "Solutions & Their Properties" problems #17 -21. HW: 1) No Homework tonight. |
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Thursday |
CW: 1) Read txt. p. 719-724. 2) Discuss entropy, review figs. 20.7 & 20.8 p. 716 - 717. 3) Demonstration: begin "electrolysis of water " demonstration. Discuss: electrolyte, sodium sulfate, the ratio and identity of the gasses formed, endothermic , exothermic. Balance the decomposition of water chemical equation. 4) View Ch 13 text related videos: a) "Unique properties of water" b) "Dissolving table salt (dissociation), c) "Making soap" d) "Surface Tension." HW: 1) Do SG 20.1 "Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions." p. 81 -82. |
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Friday |
CW: 1) Correct SG 13.2 "Solutions & Their Properties" (completed as needed.) 2) Review & discuss; freezing-point-depression, dissociation, solutions, colloids, entropy, spontaneous, exothermic. 3) Read & Review fig 20.6, "Catalytic Converters" p. 714 -715, look at a sample piece of an automobile's catalytic converter, discuss the relationship of surface area and connect it to the speed of the reaction/rapid ignition of lycopodium powder demonstrated earlier this year. 4) Correct: Section Review # 1- 4 p. 718. HW: 1) No Homework. |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 6 May 2 - May 7, 2010 |
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CW: 1) Correct Practice Problems #1-4 p. 463. 2) Read txt. p 719 -720. 3) Do Sample Problem #1 p. 720 & Practice Problems #1-3 p. 721. HW: 1) BCT #56 "Calorimetry" p. 111 -112. 2) Ch 20 Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday 5/6 3) CH 13/CH 20 Test on Wednesday 5/12 |
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Tuesday |
CW: 1) Review: "C"alorie, calorie, kilocalorie and joule. Read txt. p. 721 1 "C"alorie = 1 kilocalorie = 1000 calories = 4184 joules =4.184 kJ 2) Read & discuss text p. 725 - 732. 3) Do SG 20.2 " Measuring Energy Changes" p. 83 - 84. HW: 1) Complete CW as necessary. 2) Ch 13 Vocabulary Quiz remediation Due Friday. |
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Wednesday |
CW : 1) Correct BCT #55 " Heat of Reaction and Entropy" 2) Correct SG 20.1 "Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions." p. 81 -82. 3) Review the mathematics on S.G. 20.2 problem#13. HW: 1) Study for tomorrow's Ch 20 Vocabulary Quiz. 2) Do Ch 13 Vocabulary Quiz remediation, due Friday. |
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Thursday |
CW: 1) Ch 20 Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday 5/6
2) Correction: BCT #55 needs to be edited. The publisher's answer to question #1 should be changed to read " the exothermic reaction." Question #2 should be discarded. 3) Correct BCT #56 "Calorimetry" p. 111 -112. 4) Correct SG 20.2 " Measuring Energy Changes" p. 83 - 84. HW: 1) Prepare for the Ch 13/Ch20 test scheduled for Wednesday. |
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Friday |
CW: 1) Ch 13 Vocabulary Quiz remediation Due . 2) Discuss Chem Lab: "Energy Content of Some Common Foods" txt. p. 722-723. 3) Do "Mid-Morning Experiment: Speed of Light" aka the Chocolate Lab. HW: 1) Have a nice weekend! |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 7 May 10 - May 14, 2010 |
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CW: 1) Read ChemLab "Energy Content of Some Common Foods" p. 722- 723. 2) Weigh and Prepare food samples to prepare for lab. HW: 1) Study for Ch 13/Ch 20 Test. |
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CW: 1)Read the manufacturer's "Nutrition Facts" label. Write down these "theoretical" values for each food item: serving size (grams), "C"alories (technically known as kilocalories), "C"alories from fat. 2) Lab: Perform ChemLab "Energy Content of Some Common Foods" p. 722- 723. HW: 1) Study for Ch 13/Ch 20 Test which will be given tomorrow. |
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Wednesday |
CW: 1) CH 13/CH 20 Test on Wednesday 5/12
2) View and discuss these ecological disasters. Use the on-line link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/11/the-worlds-most-bizarre-m_n_571043.html HW: 1) No Homework. |
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Thursday |
CW: 1) Preliminary Lab Report work completed; "Analyze and Conclude" item #1. Sample data used to perform all necessary calculations and conversions. 2) Students completed all required calculations. 3) Students answered remaining "Analyze and Conclude" items and began "Apply and Assess" items. HW: 1) No Homework. |
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Friday |
CW: 1) Explanation of the process of writing a lab report. Students given " Lab Report Components and Grading Criteria" check sheet. Students were given a paper which explains the requirements for writing the lab report conclusion. 2) Students continued working on their lab reports. Students who were absent the day the lab was performed obtained data and observations from fellow students. HW: 1) Enjoy the weekend. Please come out this weekend to watch the school play. |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 8 May 17 - May 21, 2010 |
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CW: 1) View on-line and discuss "Nine Shocking Things Made from Oil" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/11/9-shocking-things-made-fr_n_570796.html 2) Read and discuss the first four paragraphs of the Wikipedia article on "Polymers." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer 3)Surf the PolymerProcessing.com webpage "Formula Listings." Click on various polymer links and review polymer properties and monomer formulas. At a minimum click on the link and read about; nylon- 6,6 , polystyrene, and polyethylene. 4) Read C &I " Nylon: A Thousand and One Uses" p. 49 - 52. 5) Discuss the environmental impact of nylon manufacturing. View the website http://www.instyle.com.au/impact_of_textiles/Synthetic%20-%20Nylon.pdf Students are encouraged to find additional web-based resources concerning science-based issues including alternative positions and too evaluate the credibility of the source information. 6) Discuss alternatives to petrochemical based polymers. Discuss biomass sources of long-chain carbon starting material. View the on-line web page which discusses the comparative properties of three biomass based fabrics: 1) Ingeo(corn based), 2) bamboo based, 3) soy based. http://www.natureworksllc.com/product-and-applications/ingeo-biopolymer/technical-resources/~/media/Product%20and%20Applications/Ingeo%20Fibers/Technical%20Resources/ Fact%20Sheets/FactSheet_Fabrics_ComparisonSoy_Bamboo_pdf.ashx HW: 1) Quiz remediation due tomorrow. Lab Report due Wednesday. |
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Tuesday |
CW: 1) Ch 20 Quiz remediation due. 2) Complete and correct C &I " Nylon: A Thousand and One Uses" p. 49 - 52. 3) Read and discuss the newspaper article "Corn plastics: green product shakes up the oil based industry." Pocono Record May 6, 2003. Discuss the implications of using a food (the corn kernel) as a source for producing plastics and ethanol currently put in gasoline versus using the corn biomass (corn leaves & stalks ). 4) Discuss local recycling of plastics, paper and cardboard. View the recycling website: "What do those triangles mean?" http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/faces/poly/readings/rec.htm HW: 1) Lab Reports due tomorrow. |
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Wednesday |
CW: 1) Lab Reports due. 2) Begin CH 21 Nuclear Chemistry. Read txt. p. 743 - 750. 3) Watch Video "Physical Science: Nuclear Energy" found on the "How Stuff Works" website. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/19664-physical-science-nuclear-energy-video.htm HW: 1)Ch 13/20 Test remediation due Tuesday 5/25. |
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Thursday |
CW: 1) Read txt p. 751, 756-757, 760, 754 & 755. 2) Discuss the radioactive decay series of Uranium-235. Read the half-life of each nuclide in the series. Particularly note the half-life of gaseous Radon (Rn) which can be found in many of our homes. If we inhale gaseous Radon and then it decays it transmutes into solid radioactive Polonium (Po)which can become trapped in our lungs. Radon is a known cause of lung cancer. Consider going to the hardware store and buy an easy to use radon detector. Radon is a common in the Poconos. 3) Read txt. p. 761-764. HW: 1) No homework. |
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CW: 1) Watch on-line the first 40 minutes of "The True Battle of Chernobyl: Uncensored." http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5384001427276447319# HW: 1) No Homework. |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 9 May 24 - May 28, 2010 |
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CW: 1) Continue watching "The True Battle of Chernobyl: Uncensored." Begin at 32:00 min. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5384001427276447319# HW: 1) Ch 13/Ch20 Test remediation due tomorrow. |
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CW: 1) Read txt. Fission reactors p. 764 - 765 and Nuclear Fusion p. 755 -767. Review Fig. 21.11 "A Fission Chain Reaction." Discuss the consequences of uncontrolled nuclear reactions within a setting designed for nuclear power generation. 2) Watch the conclusion of "True Battle of Chernobyl: Uncensored." Begin at 1:10:00 min. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5384001427276447319# 3) Discuss: a) the nature of "an accident" and b)the role of a Risk versus Benefit Analyses in decision making. 4) View the topic "Nuclear and Radiation Accidents." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents Note the number of accidents. Have you heard of any of these accidents? Why?/Why not? Scroll down to the table which summarizes these accidents and look for common causes. Pay attention to relief valves. Scroll up to the diagram "Atmospheric radiation to human.jpg" and discuss the various ways humans can be contaminated. Remember that it was reported that 8,000,000 people today in Ukraine & Belorussia are living in contaminated areas and have been or continue to be exposed to each of the pathways for radiation exposure depicted in the diagram. HW: 1) No Homework. |
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CW: 1) Watch the US Department of Energy (DOE) video "Yucca Mountain: The Making of an Underground Laboratory." For further information browse the DOE website http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/index.shtml 2) Read text "Nuclear Tools" p. 768 - 776. HW: 1) No Homework |
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Thursday |
CW: 1) Read Txt. p. 776 - 779 including "Radon- An Invisible Killer." 2) View the Office for Civilian Radioactive Waste Management website. http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/index.shtml From the left sidebar, select the link for Media Center. Select "Historical Videos" and view each of the videos which show the durability of nuclear waste transportations casks subjected to simulated accident conditions. Next, from the left sidebar, select the link for Yucca Mountain License Application Activities. Read the page. Next, from the left sidebar, select the link for Home. Read the page. Discuss the implications of this decision. In the future, keep alert for information from the Office of Nuclear Energy. 3) There will be a fill-in-the-blank style quiz on Wednesday drawn from the "Reviewing Main Ideas" chapter summary on page 780. You only need to study that page. You will have review time on Tuesday. HW: 1) Prepare for the quiz now so you can enjoy your holiday weekend. |
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Friday |
CW: 1) Study the "Reviewing Main Ideas" (chapter summary) on page 780. In preparation for the final Chapter 21 quiz scheduled for Tuesday. HW: 1) No homework. Have a nice Memorial Day Weekend. |
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Chemistry 4th Q: Week 10 May 31 - June 4, 2010 |
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Holiday |
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CW: 1) Study the "Reviewing Main Ideas" (chapter summary) on page 780. In preparation for the final Chapter 21 quiz scheduled for Tuesday. HW: 1) Study for the final quiz given tomorrow. |
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Wednesday |
CW: 1) Chapter 21 quiz today. 2) Students return textbooks. HW: 1) Have a great summer ! |
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