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Chemistry
Course Home Page, Chemistry 3
Course Home Page, AP Chemistry
Course Overview Documents
Lab Safety Rules (RTF
file)
Three-ring Binder Information
Common Lab
Report Format (SHS) (Word doc)
Lab Report Writing
Information (html)
Lab Grading Outline (html)
How labs are graded
Math Skills
Group
Activity: Scientific Notation
Homework:
Scientific Notation
Group
Activity: Dimensional Analysis 4 hrs
Homework 1:
Dimensional Analysis
Homework 2:
Dimensional Analysis
Group Activity:
Metrics, Part I 3 hrs
Group
Activity: Metrics, Part II
Homework:
Metrics
Square
and Cubic Units Construction
Group
Activity: Square and Cubic Units 1 hr
Homework:
Square and Cubic Units
Group Activity: Size
of the Solar System (html)
I no longer use the following:
Group Activity: SI
Conversions 1 (html)
Group Activity: SI
Conversions 2 (html)
Conversions Homework (PDF)
Activity: Temperature
(html)
Conversion Competition
(PDF)
Dimensional Analysis
Notes and Practice (doc)
Scientific Notation Drill (w/answers) (html)
Group Activity:
Scientific Notation and the Mole
Uncertainty, Significant Figures and Measurement
Lab: Measurement and Significant Figures
Group Activity: Measurement
Uncertainty (html)
A New Standard for
Measurement Activity (PDF)
Group Activity: Significant Figures
ID (from ChemTeam) (pdf)
Homework:
Significant Figures Identification (html)
Group
Activity: Calculations with S.F. (Mult/Div) (html)
Homework: Calculations with
S.F. (Mult/Div) (html)
Group
Activity: Calculations with S.F. (Add/Sub) (html)
Homework: Calculations with
S.F. (Add/Sub) (html)
Homework: Significant
Figures Fable (inspired by ChemTeam) (html)
Density and Intensive/Extensive Properties
Group
Activity: Density
Homework: Density
Graphing for Density
Lab:
DensityLab: Thickness of
Al Foil and Diameter of a Cu Wire
No longer used:
Density Lab (PDF)
Lab: The Size of a Molecule
Intensive/Extensive
Properties Activity (PDF)
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: the Periodic Table and Atomic Structure
Homework: Atomic Structure (html)
Group Activity:
Atomic Structure, Part II: Electrons (html)
Homework: Atomic
Structure II (html)
Group Activity:
Average Atomic Mass (html)
Homework: Average Atomic
Mass (html)
Lab: Atomic Mass and Average Atomic Mass
Lab: Beans for Protons and Neutrons
(html)
Lecture Notes: Periodic Trends
(html)
Lecture Notes: Creation of
the Elements (html)
Demo: Lithium, Sodium, Potassium Reactivity
(html)
Pre-lab: Atomic Emission Lamps
Lab: Atomic Emission Lamps
Emission Spectrum Data Recording Page (PDF)
Pre-lab: Flame Tests
Lab: Flame Tests (html)
Group Activity:
Electron Configuration (html)
Homework: Electron Configuration
(html)
Lab: Electron Configuration
(PDF) this activity is courtesy of the University of Souther Maine PLTL
program
Lab: Shapes and the
Rutherford Scattering Experiment (html)
Nuclear Chemistry
Activity: Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry
I no longer use the following activity because students find it too confusing:
Group Activity: The Table
of Isotopes (html)
Homework: The Table of
Isotopes (html)
Group Activity:
Alpha and Beta Radiation (html)
Group Activity:
Positron and Electron Capture Radiation (html)
Homework: Radiation (html)
Lab: Shapes and the
Rutherford Scattering Experiment
Group Activity: Half-lives
(html)
Worksheet: Thoughts on
the movie Fat Man & Little Boy (html)
Project: Nuclear
Chemistry (html)
Activity: Mass Defect, Fission and Fusion
Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Group
Activity: Light
Homework:
Light
Additional
Problems: Light
Activity:
Graphing Wavelength, Frequency and Energy
Other assignments: Find the wavelength of three radio stations
Create an annotated and æsthetically pleasing
Electromagnetic
Spectrum
Lab:
Hydrogen Atom SimulatorPre-lab: Atomic Emission Lamps
Lab: Atomic Emission Lamps
Emission Spectrum Data Recording Page (PDF)
Pre-lab: Flame Tests
Lab: Flame Tests
Elements, Mixtures, and Compounds
Group Activity: Atomic
Structure and the Periodic Table (html)
Group Activity:
Atomic Structure (html)
Group
Activity: Practicing Atomic Structure 1 (html)
Group
Activity: Practicing Atomic Structure 2 (html) color the periodic table by
groups
Group Activity:
Atomic Structure, Part II: Electrons (html)
Lecture Notes: Ionic Compounds
(html)
Lecture Notes: Naming
Ionic Compounds (html)
Group Activity: Naming
Ionic Compounds (html)
Lecture Notes: Types of
Formulas (html)
Demo: Burning Magnesium (html)
Lab: Iron Cereal Separation
(PDF)
Group Activity:
Chemical Formulas and Compounds (html)
Lab: Solubility of Salt in Polar and
Non-polar Solvents (html)
Homework 1: Chemical
Formulas and Compounds (html)
Homework: Using the
Ionic Construction Kit (html)
Homework 2: Chemical
Formulas and Compounds (html)
Homework 3: Chemical
Formulas and Compounds (html)
Ions Reference Handout
(html)
The Mole
Lecture Notes: The Mole (html)
Activity: the Mole,
Chemical Equations, and Solutions
Group Activity:
Scientific Notation and the Mole
Molar Mass Competition
(html) or do these as practice
Lab: Iron/Copper Moles (html)
Bonding and Lewis Structures
Activity: Modeling the Molecular Level
Lecture Notes: Covalent
Bonding (html)
Lecture Notes: Lewis
Structures (html)
How
to Draw Lewis Diagrams
Molecules
to Draw Lewis Diagrams for
Lewis Diagrams, VSEPR
Homework:
Drawing Lewis Diagrams
Group Activity: Bonding (PDF) (courtesy of USM PLTL program)
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)
Chemical Equations
Lecture Notes: Chemical
Reactions and Chemical Equations (html)
Activity: the Mole,
Chemical Equations, and Solutions
Group Activity:
Balancing Chemical Equations (html)
Extra Credit: Balance
Chemical Equations (html)
Lab: Finding an Empirical
Formula (html)
Lab: Theoretical vs. Actual
Yield (html)
Stoichiometry
Lecture Notes: Stoichiometry
(html)
Group Activity:
Stoichiometry (html)
Lab: Theoretical vs. Actual
Yield (html)
Extra Credit: solve
stoichiometry problems for a homework grade (html)
Gas Laws
Activity: Temperature
(html)
Group Activity: Gas Laws
Introduction (html)
Group Activity: Gas Laws
Problem Set 1 (html)
Group Activity: Gas Laws
(html)
Lab: Boyle’s Law (html)
Lab: Mass of a Text Book (html)
Lab: Molar Volume of a Gas at
Room Temperature and Pressure (html)
Lab: The Gas Laws in Action
(html)
Lab: Illustrating the Gas Laws
Graphically--advanced (html)
Solutions
Lecture Notes: Solutions (html)
Group Activity: Solutions
(html)
Activity: the Mole,
Chemical Equations, and Solutions
Lab: Conductivity (html)
Lab: Solubility of Salt in Polar and
Non-polar Solvents (html)
Lab: Salt, Ice and the
Coldest Mixture (html)
Chemical Equilibrium
Lecture Notes: Equilibrium I
(html)
Group Activity:
Equilibrium I (html)
Lecture Notes: Equilibrium II
(html)
Group Activity:
Equilibrium II (html)
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic vs. Kinetic Stability
Kinetics
Chemical Kinetics Basic Reference
Interesting Articles, etc.
Article about
the viability of liquid explosives as a tool for terrorists
Article about Flatus
from ChemMatters
Article about NASCAR
racing from ChemMatters
Labs
How to Keep a Good Lab Notebook
(html)
Lab: Observing a Candle
(html)
Lab: Observing a Candle, Inquiry Style (html)
Lab:
Observing a Candle (check-in)Sample Lab Report
for Observing a Candle (doc)
Lab: Soda Straw Balance (html)
Density Lab (PDF)
Lab: Density (Inquiry Style)
Lab: Atomic Mass and Average Atomic Mass
Lab: Beans for Protons and
Neutrons
Lab: Thickness of
Al Foil and Diameter of a Cu Wire
Lab: The Size of a Molecule
Lab: Theoretical Yield in
Stoichiometry (html)
Lab: Boyle’s Law (html)
Lab: The Molar Volume of
H2 (html)
Lab: The Gas Laws in Action
(html)
Lab: Illustrating the Gas Laws
Graphically--advanced (html)
Lab: Mass of a Text Book (html)
Lab: Extracting Iron from Fortified Cereal (PDF)
Lab: Iron/Copper Redox
Stoichiometry (html)
Lab: Glurch and Oobleck (Colloid Chemistry) (html)
Lab: Shapes and the Rutherford Scattering Experiment
Lab: Introduction to the Conservation of Matter
Lab: The Conservation of Matter (Citric Acid and Baking Soda) (html)
Lab: Introduction to the Bunsen Burner (html)
Instructions for the Bunsen Burner (html)
Lab: Solubility of NaCl in Water and Isopropyl Alcohol
Lab: Salt, Ice and the Coldest Mixture (html)
Lab: Calorimetry (html)
Pre-lab: Atomic Emission Lamps
Lab: Atomic Emission Lamps
Emission Spectrum Data Recording Page (PDF)
Pre-lab: Flame Tests
Lab: Flame Tests
Lab: Dialysis (html)
Lab: Hard Water (html)
Preparing for the Lab: the Size of a Molecule
Lab: Size of a Molecule (html)
Physics
Course Home Page, Physics 3
Course Overview Documents
SHS Physics 3 Overview
Three-ring Binder Information
Lab Notebook Information
Common Lab Report Format
(SHS) (Word doc)
Lab Report Writing Information
Alternate Grade Scale for
Labs/Projects
Math Skills
Lab: Physics Measurement
(doc)
Group Activity: SI
Conversions 1 (html)
Group Activity: SI
Conversions 2 (html)
Conversions Homework (PDF)
Conversion Competition
(PDF)
Dimensional Analysis
Notes and Practice (doc)
Group Activity:
Dimensional Analysis (html)
Dimensional Analysis
Homework (html)
Group Activity: Size
of the Solar System (html)
Labs
Excel: Graphing Ticker Tape
Data (xls)
Lab: Free Fall (using gravity to measure
the height of an object) (html)
Lab: Acceleration and
Distance—Rolling Ball (html)
Excel: Rolling
Ball Spreadsheet Example (xls)
Lab: F = ma Cart Lab (doc) from G.
Bither
Lab: Atwood’s Machine
(html)
Lab: Physics Measurement
(doc) from G. Bither
Lab: Projectile Motion (doc)
from G. Bither
Excel: Projectile Motion
Spreadsheet Example (xls)
Lab: Friction (html)
Lab: Measuring the Speed of Sound
(html) from G. Bither
Lab: Moment of Inertia (doc)
from G. Bither
Lab: Angular Momentum (doc)
from G. Bither
Kinematics (Physics of Motion)
Kinematics Equations
(html)
Graphing
Slopes: Relation between Velocity and Acceleration (xls)
Lab: Free Fall (using gravity to measure
the height of an object) (html)
Lab: Acceleration and
Distance—Rolling Ball (html)
Excel: Rolling
Ball Spreadsheet Example (xls)
Excel: Graphing Ticker Tape
Data (xls)
Lab: Projectile Motion (doc)
Newton’s Laws
Hmwk: Newton’s Laws
Part 1 (html)
Hmwk: Newton’s Laws
Part 2 (html)
Lab: F = ma Cart Lab (doc)
Lab: Atwood’s Machine
(html)
Group Activity: Friction
(html)
Homework: Friction (html)
Lab: Friction (html)
Waves
Lab: Speed of Sound (html)
Rotation, Torque, Angular Momentum
Lab: Moment of Inertia (doc)
from G. Bither
Lab: Angular Momentum (doc)
from G. Bither
Simple
Rotation Worksheet (doc) from G. Bither
Rotational
Motion Worksheet (doc) from G. Bither
Rotational Motion
Homework (doc) from G. Bither
Homework: Rotation and
Angular Momentum (html)
Gravitation
Notes: Gravity (doc) from G.
Bither
Worksheet:
Universal Law of Gravitation (doc) from G. Bither
Lab: Gravity Simulator (doc) from G.
Bither
Electricity and Magnetism
The following are all from G. Bither
Electricity Notes (doc)
Ohm’s Law Lab (doc)
Series
& Parallel Circuits Worksheet (doc)
Lab: Series &
Parallel Circuits (doc)
Lab: Electric Motor (doc)
Astronomy
Course Home Page, Astronomy
Gravity
Worksheet:
Universal Law of Gravitation (doc) from G. Bither
Lab: Gravity Simulator (doc) from G.
Bither
Solar System
Web Assignment: Prove that the Earth is Round (html)
The Motions of the Sun
The Size of the Sun
Project: Motions of the Moon
Activity: Size of the Solar System
The Size and Scale of the Solar System
Asteroids, Part I
Asteroids, Part II
Asteroids, Part III
Asteroid Facts Worksheet
Asteroids: What should be done about Apophis?
Activity: Orbits and Ellipses .
Demo: Blue Sky, Red Sunset
Activity: The Planets an on-line research activity
Stars
A List of Constellations
Introduction to the Planisphere, Part I
Planisphere, Part II
Questions about Sky Motion
Questions about the Stars
Questions about the Stars 2
Exploring Astronomy Online
Web Assignment: Sky View Café
Link for Sky View Café
Latitude, Longitude and the Seasons
Activity: Latitude and Longitude
Introduction to the Seasons
Basic Coordinates and Seasons Module (from NAAP, not by me)
Questions: Motions of the Sun
Phases of the Moon
Observation Assignment: Observe the Phases of the Moon
Moon Phases: Hand-held Simulator
Phases of the Moon
Moon Phases and Rise and Set Times
Use the
NAAP Moon Simulator and these questions:
Moon Phases with Simulator
Here is an illustration that helps to explain why the cycle of the Moon’s Phases is 29.5 days but the time it takes for the Moon to orbit the Earth is only 27.3 days.
Moon Poster Project .
Moon Poster Grading Rubric
Useful Information
top Group Work Defined
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
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:
You will have to remove the spaces to use this address.
Important note regarding printing
Make the left margin 0.75 in (1.9 cm) and the other margins 0.5 in (1.3 cm)
so that the page breaks I built into the pages work as intended. Use only
Internet Explorer or Opera browsers to print as Netscape and Firefox both seem
to mess things up a bit.
Some of the files are PDFs and you need the Acrobat Reader available from
Adobe . Some files are MS Word 97 or
RTF documents, which just about anyone should be able to view. Several files
are MS Excel spreadsheets. If you have trouble, try going to www.microsoft.com to download the Word Viewer
and/or the Excel Viewer.
Last updated:
Feb 13, 2011
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