Week of April 27 to May 1, 2015

Return from April vacation.  May starts at the end of the week.   Not many weeks left, but still LOTS of stuff to do!

As always, plans, assignments and due dates are subject to change and/or adjustments.


AP Chem (per 1):   Final week before Exam!  Wow.  

Monday:  wrapping up thermodynamics with relationship between enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy.  Summaries by Bozeman science.  Assignment for Tuesday will be to do online problems from the UCDavis Chem Wiki as assigned.

Tuesday:  Working on sample MC questions for exam (small groups).

Wednesday:  Continuing review and practice.

Friday:  Last day to review/practice.  (party???)


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

Monday:  review skeleton equations.  Demos of simple reactions, writing skeleton equations.  Homework for Tuesday will be worksheet on skeleton equations.  Note that a "SubUnit Test" is planned for block day.

Tuesday:  worksheet due.   Starting balancing equations.  HW:  worksheet on balancing.  There will be an open-note 25 pt SubUnit Test on skeleton equations and balancing equations on Wed/Thursday block.

Wed/Thurs block:   review/practice.   SubUnit Test.   Working on book assignment for Friday.  Due Friday:   Read/SSS pages 330 thru 332 (Combination and Decomposition Rxns).  Problems page 331 numbers 13,14 and page 332 numbers 15,16.

Friday:  Assignment due (See above).   Going over SubUnit Test.  Starting Classifying rxns. 


Chem-IA (per 7):   

Monday:   problem solving using conversion factors ("factor-label" method) using simple problems.  Homework will be a worksheet of problems.  Note that there will be a quiz on Tuesday on using conversion factors in problem solving.

Tuesday:  problems due.   Quiz on Problem Solving.  When done,  book assignment due for Thursday:  Read/SSS in Chapter 10, Section 10-1 and do problems page 315 numbers 47 through 50.

Thursday block:  going over quiz.  Starting the "MOLE" concept.   Examples.  Avogadro's number.  Probably starting a lab activity, "pea beans".   Possibly some mole conversions for HW, too.

Friday:  Finishing lab activity, continuing with mole concept.

Week of April 13 to April 17, 2015

Final week before vacation.  Snow is finally gone.  The days are actually feeling warm.  Start of the final quarter. 

As always, plans, assignments and due dates are subject to changes and adjustments.  Note that Mr. Cat will be out on Monday at a science deptartment meeting.


AP Chem (per 1):

Monday:   Quiz on Reversible rxns, Equilibrium, Kc, ICE problems.  Due Tuesday, lab prep.

Tuesday:  starting lab on equilibrium.

Wed Block:  continuing and finishing lab.

Friday:  TBA


Chem-I (per 2,3,6)

Monday:  working from textbrook on the following:   Read/SSS section 11-1 and complete problems page 347 numbers 36 through 40.   Anyone who was absent (excused) from the test on Friday will be taking the test during class time today.

Tuesday:  passing back test on compounds and checking quarter grades.  Starting Chapter 11, Unit 6.  Skeleton Equations.

Block Day:  Continuing skeleton equations.  Possible "science movie".

Friday:  TBA


Chem-IA (per 7):

Monday:   Reviewing for Test (review worksheet).   Allowed for test 1 note sheet.

Tuesday:  Test on Unit 6 chemical rxns.

Thursday block:  going over test.  other....TBA

Friday:  TBA.