Wednesday September 17  We spent a good deal of our classtime reviewing Chapter 3 Exercises 14 and 17 and Problem 2.  We began a discussion of ions.
Assignment for Friday Sept. 19
1. Read distributed article The Birth of the Elements.
2. Chapter 6 Exercises 1, 2, 4, 5, 7. (to be submitted) NOTE:  We will work on exercises 4 and 5 at the start of Friday's class.
3. READ Chapter 6 sections 6.4-6.5 and complete review questions 19-29 (Not to be submitted.)

Monday September 15  The Chapter 3 bonus quiz was reviewed and questions relative to Chapter 3 material were answered.  Our discussion of Chapter 6 was begun with an overview of section 6.1 and selected Chapter 5 material.
Assignment for Wednesday Sept. 17
1. READ Chapter 6 sections 6.2-6.3 and complete review questions 7-18 (Not to be submitted.)

Friday September 12  We finished our discussion on Chapter 3 by discussing the structure of the atom and the terms atomic number, isotope, mass number and atomic mass.  We took a group bonus quiz on Chapter 3 material.
Assignment for Monday Sept. 15
1. Chapter 3 Exercises (to be submitted) 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33
2. Chapter 3 Problems (to be submitted) 1,2
3. READ Chapter 6 section 6.1 and complete review questions 1-6 (Not to be submitted.)

Wednesday September 10  We finished our discussion of the material presented in section 2.6 by reviewing the organization of elements in the periodic table and identifying how the periodic can be used to provide useful information.  We then side tracked a bit to discuss the nature of science in the context of the story Researchers Retract Study on Ecstasy Brain Damage from All Things Considered, Tuesday , September 09, 2003.  You can access the story at http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2&prgDate=current. We then began our discussion of Chapter 3.  We will finish our Chapter 3 discussion on Friday.
Assignment for Friday Sept. 12
1. Project Topics

Assignment for Monday Sept. 15
1. Chapter 3 Exercises (to be submitted) 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33
2. Chapter 3 Problems (to be submitted) 1,2

Monday September 8  Homework and the bonus quiz was returned.  The Submicroscopic Practice Sheet was reviewed.  We then discussed matter classification and the periodic table as discussed in Chapter 2 of the text.  An in-class group activity involving the periodic table was completed.
Assignment for Wednesday Sept. 10
1. Project Topics
2. Complete Melting Points and Densities of the Elements worksheet (to be submitted).
3. Read Chapter 3 section 4 through 6.
4. Complete Subatomic Particles Worksheet (not to be submitted).

Friday September 5  Homework was returned and several selected problems were reviewed.  We began discussion of Chapter 2 material by looking at chemical and physical properties and changes.  We also discussed some different classifications of matter as presented in sections 2-4 of chapter 2.  A worksheet relative to The Submicroscopic presentation in Chapter 2 was distributed.  We ended with a 4 point bonus quiz.
Assignment for Monday Sept. 8
1. Chapter 2 Exercises 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 14, 15, 17, 20a
2. Read Chapter 3 sections 2 and 3.
3. Chapter 3 Review Questions (Not to be submitted) 8,12,14,15,17

Wednesday September 3  The focus of our class was mass, volume and density.  We discussed the Hands-on chemistry experiments we did out of class and then looked closely at the relationship between mass, volume and density with a number of examples.  We identified several examples of physical and chemical changes and identified the importance of the terms atoms, elements and compounds.
Assignment for Friday Sept. 5:
1. Chapter 1 Exercises 31 and 33 and Problems 5 and 6. (To be submitted – Format should be something you would be willing to show a prospective employer)
2. Read the remainder of Chapter 2 (sections 4-6).
4. Chapter 2 Review Questions (Not to be submitted) 17, 20, 23, 29, 32

Friday August 29  We discussed concepts presented in chapter 1: Science as a way of understanding, measured physical quantities, the molecular view of particles relative to energy, temperature and phase.  We will discuss chapter 1 concepts mass/volume/density as well as begin discussion of Chapter 2 on Wednesday September 3.
Assignment for Wednesday Sept. 3:
1. Complete ONE of the Chapter 1 Hands-on Chemistry experiments and prepare a typed report including a description of procedure and results, and answers to any questions asked in the procedure description or at the end of the chapter (page 33)
2. Chapter 1 Exercises (To be submitted – Format should be something you would be willing to show a prospective employer) 1, 5, 8, 12, 23, 26, 29
3. Read Chapter 2 Sections 1-3
4. Chapter 2 Review Questions (Not to be submitted) 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 ,10, 11

Wednesday August 27  The class syllabus and details of the required class project were distributed.  The format of the class was reviewed and a general overview of the course content given.  Students provided information on index cards.
Assignment for Friday Aug. 29:
1. Read all of chapter 1.
2. Answer Review Questions: 6, 8, 10, 11, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 33, 34, 35, 37, 41, 43, 44

Documents to download:
Syllabus
Project Details
The Submicroscopic Practice Sheet (9/5)
Chapter 1 Bonus Quiz (9/5)
Melting Points and Densities of the Elements Practice Sheet (9/8)
Periodic Properties In-class Activity (9/8)
Subatomic Particles Practice Sheet (9/8)
Birth of the Elements Handout (9/17)
Chapter 7 and 8 Powerpoint
Chapter 7 Practice Sheet Solutions
Test 2 Solution Key
Chapter 9 Practice Sheets
Chapter 10 Practice Pages (distributed 10/29)
Neutralization Group worksheet (distributed 10/29)
Chapter 10 Powerpoint Presentation
Test 3 Solution Key
Overview of remainder of Semester 11/14 through 12/10
Field Trip Information and Registration Form
 

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