Chemistry 2

a.k.a. Tech Chem/Bio

Course Overview Documents

SHS Chemistry 2 Overview
Lab Safety Rules (RTF file)
Three-ring Binder Information
Alternate Grade Scale for Labs/Projects (html)

Assignments listed in roughly chronological order:

First Quarter

Math Skills

Group Activity: SI Conversions 1 (html)
Group Activity: SI Conversions 2 (html)
Dimensional Analysis Notes and Practice (doc)
Group Activity: Dimensional Analysis (html)
Soda Straw Balance Lab (no web document available yet)
Dimensional Analysis Homework (html)
Group Activity: Scientific Notation (html)

Density


Group Activity: Density (html)
Density Lab (PDF)
Lab: Thickness of Al Foil and Diameter of a Cu Wire (html)


Second Quarter

The Periodic Table


Periodic Table (PDF) from http://www.webelements.com/
Periodic Table Image suitable for printing
Periodic Table colored by groups
from http://www.chemicool.com/
Group Activity: Atomic Structure (html)
Group Activity: Practicing Atomic Structure 1 (html)
Lab: Beans for Protons and Neutrons
Group Activity: Practicing Atomic Structure 2 (html) color the periodic table by groups
Group Activity: Average Atomic Mass
Homework: Average Atomic Mass
Lab: Shapes and the Rutherford Scattering Experiment

Nuclear Chemistry


Group Activity: Alpha and Beta Radiation (html)
Group Activity: Positron and Electron Capture Radiation (html)
Worksheet: Thoughts on the movie Fat Man & Little Boy (html)
Homework: Radiation (html)


Third Quarter

Energy and Matter

Video Questions: Einstein’s Big Idea (NOVA) (html)

The Conservation of Matter

Lab: Conservation of Matter (Citric Acid and Baking Soda) (html)

Electron Structure of Atoms

Group Activity: Atomic Structure, Part II: Electrons (html)
Homework: Atomic Structure II (html)

Chemical Formulas

Group Activity: Chemical Formulas and Compounds (html)
Homework 1: Chemical Formulas and Compounds (html)
Ions Reference Handout (html)

Other

Article about Flatus from ChemMatters


Fourth Quarter

Organic Chemistry Modeling

Activity: Organic Modeling 1 (html)
Assignment: Build the models on the back of the handout (not available electronically). Building all 8 is worth 70%. Each additional model you build is worth 5 points up to a total of 100%.
Activity: Organic Modeling 2 (html)
Article about NASCAR racing from ChemMatters (html)
Project: Research about the Chemistry of NASCAR (html)

Temperature

Activity: Temperature (html)
Lab: Salt, Ice and the Coldest Mixture (html)

Dialysis: Membranes and Osmosis

Activity: Questions about Kidney Dialysis: The Living Connection from the 4/2001 ChemMatters (html)
Lab: Inquiry into Dialysis (html)

Climate Change

Global Climate Change Questions (html)




Group Work Defined


Working in small groups to solve problems is a great way to learn science. Here are a few documents to give group work some shape and definition so that it can be a self-regulating learning tool:
Group Work Definitions
Group Work Process
Group Work Observer Form
Group Work Recorder Form
Group Work Presenter Grading Form


A few useful links

Chemistry Links
Periodic Table (PDF) from http://www.webelements.com/ Link goes outside the Scarborough School Department Web Site
Periodic Table Image suitable for printing
Periodic Table colored by groups from http://www.chemicool.com/ Link goes outside the Scarborough School Department Web Site
A Reference Sheet of Common Atomic and Polyatomic Ions
Examples of Chemistry Problems
Vapor Pressure of Water Data
A fully-functional scientific calculator for chemistry including a table of useful constants.
A Partial Bibliography of works consulted
And here’s a useful download: a program that will quickly and easily convert units for you. Download and unzip to use.

Teachers and other Professionals:


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