Thursday, January 29, 2015

Week of Jan 26 to Jan 30th (short week....snow days)

Snow, Snow, Snow


AP Chem (per 1):

Due Fri block:   Read/Notes p 152, 153  and Read/Notes All of Section 17-3



Chem-I (per 2,3,6)

Due Thurs/Fri Block:

Read/SSS All of Section 25-1 and do problems p 802 numbers 1 thru 6.


Chem-IA (per)

Due Thurs Block:

Read/SSS all of section 25-3 and do problems p 813 numbers 15 thru 20.

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Week of Jan 12 to Jan 16, 2015

Last regular week of the first semester.  Mid-Years next week.  Note that Wednesday is an early release day.  Block days will be Thurs (Thurs Block) and Fri (Wed block schedule).

As always, plans and assignments are subject to changes and/or adjustments.

AP chem (per 1):

Monday:   Finish test on Chapt 13.  Due on Tuesday:  Reading and notes from some sections in chapter 6 and chapter 15 (to be described in class on Monday).

Tuesday:  Going over test.   Starting coverage of Acids and Bases.   General Characteristics.  Classifications (Arrhenious, Bronsted-Lowry, Lewis).  Identifying conjugate pairs.

Wed:   Short period.   Finishing characteristics, starting pH concept/calculations.

Friday (block):  Continuing pH.   Possibly starting lab (?).  Prepping for exam day.


Chem-I (per 2,3,6):  

Monday:  Assignment from Section 6-1 is due (Read/SSS 6-1 and problems page181 #24 thru 29).  Going over quiz taken Friday.  Starting Unit 3E:   Periodic Table.   HW for Tues:  None.

Tuesday:  Continuing Unit 3E on periodic table.  

Wed:  short periods:   Finishing 3E.  Starting Review for exam.

Block days (thurs and friday):  Reviewing for exams.


Chem-IA (per 7):

Monday:   Assignment from 25-2 due (Read/SSS 25-2 and problems page 808 numbers 9 thru 14.  Going over quiz taken Friday.  Continuing with Radiation:  topics half-life and transmutation rxns.  HW problems TBA.

Tuesday:  Continuing with radiation (half-life and transmutations).   Probable quiz on Wednesday.

Wednesday (early release day):  probable quiz on half-life and transmutation rxns./  starting review for exam.

Thurs block:   Reviewing for exam.


Sunday, January 4, 2015

Week of January 5 to January 9, 2015

I hope everyone had a nice two-week vacation.  It's hard to believe that we have two school weeks before we have mid-year exams.

As always, plans, assignments and due dates are subject to changes and adjustments.


AP Chemistry (per 1):

Monday:   going over quiz on solutions.  Introducing Colligative Properties.   Homework:   worksheet/problems.  Note:   Test on Chapter 13 on Friday.

Tuesday:  going over worksheet/problems.  Finishing Chapter 13 with relationship between Collig Properties and molecular mass.

Wednesday Block:   Reviewing for Chapter 13 test.  Review/practice Problems.

Friday:  Test on Chapter 13 (NOTE:  most will need to finish test on Monday)


Chem-I (per 2,3,6):

Monday:  Finishing grading of projects.   Introducing electron configurations:  3 rules.   Examples.   HW:   TBA (none?)

Tuesday:   continuing with electron configurations.  Filling in numbered diagram.  HW:  TBA (possible worksheet).

Block Day:   Finishing electron configurations and "return to Quantum Numbers".   Examples, problems.  HW:   Quiz on Friday.

Friday:   Quiz on electron configurations and quantum numbers.  MLK day is coming soon.  Summer, 1963, Lincoln Memorial, famous speech.... "I have a _______".   

NOTE:   Due Monday:   Read/SSS Section 6-1 from text and do problems on page 181 numbers 24 through 29.



Chem-IA (per 7)

Monday:   review of radiation basics ("survey").  Starting coverage of particle radiation.   HW:  Problems page 821 numbers 29 through 32.

Tuesday:  Continuing with particle radiation.  Covering nuclear stability.   HW for Thursday will be a pre-lab.   Probable quiz on Friday.

Thursday block:   Pre-lab due.  Lab Activity on Density as a Group Trend. 

Friday:   Finishing lab (if necessary).  Quiz on radiation, nuclear decay rxns and nuclear stability.   MLK day is coming soon.  Summer, 1963, Lincoln Memorial, famous speech.... "I have a _______".      

NOTE:   Due Monday:   Read/SSS Section 25-2 and do problems page 808 numbers 9 through 14.