Thursday, April 30, 2015

5/8/15 Organic Chem Quiz

Date: 5/8/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will demonstrate their ability to draw and name organic compounds.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1 and 9-12.P.1-2

Student Needs: Time

Assessment Plan: Quiz

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Give directions for quiz > Monitor quiz progress > Go over correct answers > HW: Write down 20 questions you think could be on the final, on a separate document or paper write down the answers.

5/6/15 Organic Chem 4

Date: 5/6/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will continue to master naming simple Organic Compounds

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1 and 9-12.P.1.2

Student Needs: Redirection

Assessment Plan: DNA Paper

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Practice naming and drawing > Crash Course Organic Chem videos > Paper on DNA: What is the chemical structure of DNA? What intermolecular forces are important to DNA? Why is it an acid? > HW: Quiz Next Time.

5/4/15 Organic Chem 3

Date: 5/4/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will continue to master naming simple Organic Compounds

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1 and 9-12.P.1-2

Student Needs: Redirection

Assessment Plan: Naming and Drawing Organic Molecules Worksheet

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > What is the molecular shape of O2, NH3? > What are some of the different functional groups? > Crash Course Chemistry: Nomenclature video > Individually, try to figure out how to name/draw the molecules on the worksheet > After 15minutes, check how they are doing and allow them to work in groups > HW: Finish worksheet/start studying for the final.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

4/28/15 Organic Chem 2

Date: 5/5/14
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to identify the different functional groups used in organic chemistry.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.1 and 9-12.P.1.2

Student Needs: Redirection

Assessment Plan: Ticket-to-Leave; Quick worksheet on naming organic molecules.

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > What is the molecular shape of H2O, CO2 and CH4? > What is the difference between alkanes, alkenes and alkynes? > Handout functional groups reference sheet > Explain naming rules with a lot of practice problems on the board. > Handout Naming Worksheet that has 6 problems on it. Allow students to work in groups. > HW: Find some examples to practice on your own (book would be a good place to start)

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

4/23/15 Electrochem Lab and Organic Chem 1

Date: 4/29/14
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will determine the voltage difference between lemons and potatoes and see what happens when the two cells are connected.

Standards: 9-12.P.3.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Lab Report

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > How many covalent bonds will carbon form? If 2 carbons are singly bonded together, how many H's are needed to make the C's happy? > Tell me about hydrocarbons. > Correct Quiz > Lemon/Potato Lab > HW: Read 21.2 pgs 750-758 What are the rules for naming straight chain, branching and cyclo-alkanes? What are some properties of alkanes?

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

4/21/15 Electrochemistry 4

Date: 4/21/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to describe the processes of Electrolysis and Electroplating.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.3

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Quickwrite on commercial uses of electroplating

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > How many covalent bonds will phosphorus typically form? How many Hydrogens are needed to make it happy? > Electrochemical practice > Notes over 20.3 > Electroplating Quick-write or Electrochem Lab > Acid/Base practice > HW: Electrochemical Cell Worksheet

Thursday, April 9, 2015

4/17/15 Electrochemistry 3

Date: 4/17/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain electrolysis and electroplating.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.3

Student Needs: Organization

Assessment Plan: 20.3 Assessment questions pg. 732 (22-27)

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > What is an endothermic reaction? What makes something an acid? A base? > According to the table on pg. 712 what has the higher electric potential: gold or silver? > Electrochemical cell practice > Worksheet over reduction potentials > HW: 20.3 Assessment questions pg. 732 (22-27)

4/15/15 Electrochemistry 2

Date: 4/15/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain how batteries and hydrogen fuel cells work.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.3

Student Needs: Organization

Assessment Plan: Worksheet on electrochemical cells.

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > How many outer-shell e- does Zinc have? How many shells? If Zinc and Oxygen form ions and ionic bond together how many of each will be needed? > What is entropy? Tell me about voltaic cells. > Notes over 20.1 and 20.2 > Electrochemical Worksheet > Hydrogen Fuel Cell quick write > HW: Read 20.3 pgs. 728-732 What are some commercially valuable products of electrolysis?

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

4/13/15 Electrochemistry 1

Date: 4/13/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to describe how an electrochemical cell works.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.3

Student Needs: Writing Time

Assessment Plan: Paper on electrochemical cells and how to find electrochemical potential

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > What charge will Magnesium form? Fluorine? Ionic formula for Potassium oxide? > Brief explanation of oxidation-reduction (LEO goes GER) > Assign paper on voltaic cells. Parts to include are who invented it, how and what did he use when he created it, how it works, how do we find electrochemical potential and what is the base we use to determine it. > Have students share what they're finding > HW: Read 20.1 and 20.2 pgs 706-727 Take notes, possible quiz?

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

4/9/15 Acids and Bases 2

Date: 4/9/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will describe what buffers are and how they work.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5

Student Needs: Writing time

Assessment Plan: Paper on how human blood maintains a pH of 7.4

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > How many electron shells does Bromine have? How many neutrons does Se-78 have? > What does pH tell us? How does titration work? > Notes over the rest of Ch. 18 > HW: Blood Paper 

4/7/15 Titration Lab

Date: 4/9/14
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will use titration to determine the molarity of an unknown concentration of acid.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Lab Report

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > What is an endothermic reaction? What kind of reaction is drawn on the board (single replacement)? > What is an acid? A base? > Acids and bases can cancel each other out to produce a salt and water (HCl and NaOH). Titration is a method of using that to help us determine the molarity of an unknown acid by adding a known concentration of base. > Titration Lab > Results Analysis as a group. > HW: Read 18.4 pgs. 660- 668 What makes something a good indicator?

Monday, March 30, 2015

4/1/15 Acids and Bases 1

Date: 4/2/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will explain what makes something an acid or a base.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5

Student Needs: Note organization

Assessment Plan: Ticket-to-Leave: identify the following as acids or bases

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Draw a molecule of NH3, NH4+ > Tell me about what you read about in 18.1 > Notes over 18.1 > Khan Academy videos on Molarity and Equilibrium Constant > Read 18.2 in class > Ticket-to-Leave: identify the following as acids or bases > HW: Read 18.3 pgs 650-658 What are pH and pOH and how are they useful?

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

3/30/15 Thermochemistry Quiz

Date: 3/30/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will show what they know about thermal energy.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.3A

Student Needs: Time, alternate setting

Assessment Plan: Quiz over thermal energy.

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > What happens in alpha decay? What is the difference between ionic and covalent bonds? > Quiz time, students are allowed notes, equation notecard, calculator, scratch paper and writing utensil. > Afterwards grade short-answer questions > HW: Read 18.1 pgs. 634-643 What are acids and bases and what is the difference between the Lewis and Bronsted-Lowry models?

Thursday, March 19, 2015

3/26/15 Thermochemistry 3

Date: 3/26/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will describe the link between entropy and enthalpy.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5.A

Student Needs: Note help

Assessment Plan: Ticket-to Leave = In your words describe why it takes energy to make bigger molecules.

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Draw a molecule of Cl2. What intermolecular forces will exist between two of them? What has higher specific heat, graphite or iron? Cl2 or H2O? > What is enthalpy? > Notes over 15.4 and 15.5 > Write some chemical equations and predict their changes in entropy. > Ticket-to-leave: In your words describe why it takes energy to make bigger molecules. > HW: Quiz next time, study notes and book.

3/24/15 Thermochemistry 2

Date: 3/24/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to correctly calculate specific heat, change in temp, mass or heat energy given the 3 others.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5.A

Student Needs: Math help

Assessment Plan: Practice problems

Lesson Outline: Draw a molecule of C6H12O6. If a molecule of H2O gets close to it, will there be hydrogen bonding? What are the 3 intermolecular forces and what are they? > What is specific heat? What is thermal energy? Was there anything else important in 15.1 and 15.2 notes? > Practice specific heat equations and change in enthalpy > Worksheet over specific heat and heat energy. > HW: Read 15.4 What is meant by the standard enthalpy of formation?

Monday, March 16, 2015

3/19/15 Thermochemistry Lab

Date: 3/19/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain the effect mass and the identity of a substance has on heat transfer and temperature change.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.2.A

Student Needs: Time management

Assessment Plan: Lab report

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > What are the steps of the scientific method? what are the 4 parts of an experiment? > What is it about coolers that allow them to stop the temperature inside them from changing? > Give students a few moments to read the directions for the lab then call on students to explain different parts of the lab > *Warn students about hot objects and boiling water* > Monitor students > Have students fill their data in on a table on the whiteboard > Give students a few moments to look at the data then ask if anyone notices any trends > Students will finish lab reports and submit > HW: Read 15.2 pgs 523-528 Describe how the number of products or reactants helps know whether heat will be absorbed or given off.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

3/17/15 Thermochemistry 1

Date: 3/17/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to use the specific heat equation to calculate heat transferred, mass, specific heat or change in temperature.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5.A

Student Needs: Math help

Assessment Plan: Worksheet practicing specific heat

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Draw a molecule of SF2, what intermolecular forces will be present? > Notes over 15.1 and 15.2 > Students will complete a worksheet using the specific heat equation in class > HW: Read 15.3 pgs. 529-533 Why does it take energy to change from solid to liquid and from liquid to gas?

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

3/11/15 Stink Video

Date: 3/11/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to describe the chemical nature of scents and smelling.

Standards: Everyday Chem

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Ticket to leave = What are 3 things you learned from the video.


Lesson Outline: Gas stoic practice > Explain biologically how smelling works > Modern Marvels Stink video > Explain why volatile materials smell bad to us > Stoich practice > Ticket to Leave

3/10/15 Gas Laws Wrapup

Date: 3/10/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to describe changes in gas variable, correctly use the ideal gas law and gas stoichiometry.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.7.A

Student Needs: Math Help

Assessment Plan: Open book quiz


Lesson Outline: Go over questions on ideal gas worksheet > Show 3 gas stoichiometry problems on the board > Students will answer Ch. 13 Assessment questions on pg. 468-469 (50-53, 57ab; 61-65, 67ab, 71; 79-82, 84, 85) > When there is 15 minutes left they may help out their table partner > HW: Make sure quiz is uploaded to schoology.

Friday, March 6, 2015

3/4/15 Gas Laws 2

Date: 3/4/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to accurately use the Ideal Gas Law and apply molar volume to stoichiometry.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.7.A

Student Needs: Math help.

Assessment Plan: Worksheet


Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Draw a molecule of COCl2 > Stoich problem > Go over answers to Combined Gas Laws worksheet. > Students will read and take notes over 13.2 pgs 452-455, 13.3 pgs. 460-464. > Practice Ideal Gas Law and Gas Stoichiometry > Students will have time to work on the worksheet > HW: Finish worksheet.

3/6/15 Gas Laws 3

Date: 3/6/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to correctly use the ideal gas law and gas stoichiometry.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.7.A

Student Needs: Math help/time

Assessment Plan: Worksheets over ideal gas law and gas stoichiometry


Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Stoichiometry practice problem > Review concepts from last class > Practice with the two equations, students using whiteboards until everyone is comfortable with the equations > Give students time to work on worksheet > HW: Finish worksheet

Monday, March 2, 2015

3/2/15 Gas Laws 1

Date: 3/2/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain how Temperature, Pressure and Volume of gases are related.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.7.A

Student Needs: Math Help

Assessment Plan: Worksheet

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Finish quiz > Draw a molecule of F and Cl, NSF. Will sulfur dihydride have hydrogen bonding with itself? > Ask about the states of matter, intermolecular forces, what determines the properties of solids and liquids. > Gases are really straightforward. It doesn't matter if the gas is a single atom or a bigger molecule, they follow the same rules. > Explain Boyle's, Charles's and Gay-Lusaac's Laws > Have students come up with a real world application that shows each of the 3 laws. > HW: Worksheet over the 3 Laws

2/26/15 States of Matter Quiz

Quiz over Ch. 12.
HW: 13.1 Reading Purpose

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

2/24/15 States of Matter 3

Date: 2/24/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to describe the 6 types of phase changes.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.7A

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Discussion questions

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > How many protons does Ga have? How many neutrons are in Br-80? What are the 5 types of reactions? > Tell me about solids, liquids and gases. What are the 3 intermolecular forces? What factors determine the properties of liquids and solids? > Moving into how do materials change their state or change phase. > Students will read 12.1 in class > HW: Students will practice note-taking with 12.4. When they finish they need to have the teacher check their notes with the teacher. 

Friday, February 13, 2015

2/20/15 States of Matter 2

Date: 2/20/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will identify the factors that determine the properties of liquids and solids.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.7A

Student Needs: Reading time, alternate setting

Assessment Plan: Section questions

Lesson Outline: How many neutrons are in Xe-131? How many electron shells does O have? S? What is electronegativity? > What are the 3 intermolecular forces? Which one is the strongest? Which the weakest? > Those forces are determined by the atoms and the arrangement of the atoms in a molecule. > Students will answer questions 18-26 on pg. 424 and list the pg. # they got their answer from. When people start to finish they will compare their answers with one partner. We will then discuss the questions as a class. > HW: Read 12.4 pgs 425-430 What are the six types of phase changes and describe them

2/18/15 States of Matter 1

Date: 2/18/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to identify which molecules will undergo dipole interactions and/or hydrogen bonding.

Standards:  9-12.P.1.7A
Student Needs:

Assessment Plan: Have students copy a molecule onto a notecard then have them identify where a dipole-dipole interaction or hydrogen bonding would occur.

Lesson Outline: What is the e- configuration for chlorine? Draw a molecule of NH3 and give the polarity and shape. > Finish Stoichiometry Lab > Have students read through 12.2. > Students will be put into groups of 3, each member will be assigned Dispersion Forces, Dipole-Dipole Forces or Hydrogen Bonds, they will Jigsaw their notes on their subject > Draw molecules on board and identify where dipoles would form or if they undergo hydrogen bonding. > HW: Read 12.3 pgs 415 - 424 What are the main properties and characteristics of solids and liquids?

Saturday, February 7, 2015

2/13/15 Percent Yield Lab

Date: 2/13/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will use a lab to show the difference between theoretical yield and actual yield.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.6A

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Lab Report with yield practice.

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Practice a stoichiometry problem > Explain that theoretically what stoichiometry tells us we should get isn't always how it works out in real life. > Give directions for lab > Demonstrate how to do lab. > After lab ask for their starting and ending masses > Go over how to find theoretical and actual yields and then the percent difference. > Read 12.1 pgs 402-410 How does the kinetic-molecular theory explain how diffusion works?

2/11/15 Stoichiometry Quiz

Quiz over converting the moles of one part of a reaction to moles of all other parts. Once all students have finished, grade in class going over each problem. HW: Research how chemists maximize yields, 2 paragraph write-up. Lab next time.

2/9/15 Modern Marvels Waterproof

Date: 2/9/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will start to explain what makes an object hydrophobic.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.5

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Quick write


Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Stoichiometry, Limiting agent and Percent yield problem > Hand in worksheet > Discuss current chemistry research > Modern Marvels episode "Waterproof" > Quick write on schoology about what properties can make something waterproof > HW: Quiz next time over Stoichiometry, Limiting agent and Percent Yield.

Friday, January 30, 2015

2/5/15 Stoichiometry 3

Date: 2/5/14
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to predict which reactant is the limiting reagent given a chemical equation and the masses of two reactants.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.6A

Student Needs: Math help.

Assessment Plan: Limiting Reagent Worksheet

Lesson Outline: Draw a molecule of NH3. What charge will Mg take if it forms an ion? > How many of you watched a stoichiometry video over this week? > Go over answers to Stoichiometry Worksheet > Discuss Limiting Reagents and do some example problems > HW: Limiting Reagents Worksheet

2/3/15 Stoichiometry 2

Date: 2/4/14
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to predict the mass of products produced given a chemical equation and the mass of one reactant.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.6A

Student Needs: Math help.

Assessment Plan: Stoichiometry Worksheet

Lesson Outline: What is the most stable configuration for the molecule C2H6? How many neutrons does Pt- have?  > Khan Academy Stoiciometry Example Problem 2 video > Go over front page of worksheet > More in class examples > HW: Stoichiometry Worksheet due next time.

Monday, January 26, 2015

1/30/15 Stoichiometry 1

Date: 1/30/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to predict the mass of products produced given a chemical equation and the mass of one reactant.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.6A

Student Needs: Math help.

Assessment Plan: 11.2 Section Questions

Lesson Outline: What is the most stable configuration for the molecule SCl2? How many neutrons does Cl-36 have? > Tell me about 11.2 > Khan Academy Stoiciometry video > Go over one more example > HW: Stoichiometry Worksheet due next time.

1/28/15 Hydrate Lab

Date: 1/28/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will experimentally determine the number of water molecules present in a hydrate of copper (II) sulfate.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.6A

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Lab Report

Lesson Outline: What will be the chemical formula for an ionic compound containing Cu (II) and SO4? How many protons does sulfur have? > Lab for today involves heating up copper (II) sulfate hydrate crystals to see what happens. Explain directions for lab. > As a class determine the average amount of water dehydrated from the samples. > HW: Read 11.3 What makes something a limiting agent?

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

1/26/15 Mole Quiz

Quiz over Moles, Mass and Formula Units. HW: Read 11.1 pgs 368-372 Why are mole ratios useful?

1/22/15 Mole 3

Date: 1/22/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to predict the mass of compounds given moles and molecular weight.

Standards:  9-12.P.1.6A

Student Needs: Math Help

Assessment Plan: Worksheet

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > How many neutrons does H-3 have? How many 5d electrons does Yttrium have? How many 4d? Any reaction that involves a compound combining with oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water is what? > Statue of Liberty copper atoms > What did you read about for today? Practice determining the number of moles of each element in a compound and determining molecular weights. > Assign worksheet of 16 mass, mole and number of particles problems > HW: Read 10.4 When is percent composition by mass or by chemical formula useful?

Saturday, January 10, 2015

1/20/15 Mole 2

Date: 1/15/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to use the mole and molecular weights to convert from the mass of a substance to the number of particles of that substance.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.6A

Student Needs: Math help

Assessment Plan: 

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > What are the 6 parts of the scientific method? What is the purpose of a control? How many protons does Krypton have? How many outer shell electrons does Bromine have? > How much is a mole? > If you have 3.5 moles of Oxygen gas (O2) how many atoms of of O are there? > What did you read about? How does the mole help us work with elemental and molecular weights? > 10.2 Section Questions pg. 332 (22-27) > HW: Read 10.3 If we know the number of moles of a molecule (like H2O), can we figure out the number of moles of its parts (how many moles of H and O are there)?

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

1/13/15 Mole 1

Date: 1/12/15
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to define a mole and how it's useful in chemistry.

Standards: 9-12.P.1.6A

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: 10.1 Section Review questions 7-14 pg. 324

Lesson Outline: Bellringer > Go over semester test questions > Ask students what they remember about the mole and 10.1 > Gross and Dozen examples > Notes > Assign 10.1 section questions 7-14 on pg. 324 > HW: Read 10.2 pgs 325-332 How does the mole help us with elemental and molecular masses?

1/8/14 Hunting the Elements Video 1

Date: 1/8/14
Class: Chemistry
Periods: B1

Outcomes: Students will be able to explain what determines an atom's characteristics, their behavior and reactivity.

Standards: Review of ones we covered this year.

Student Needs: 

Assessment Plan: Worksheet

Lesson Outline: Discuss the last test > Video NOVA: Hunting the Elements > Pass out worksheets that go along with video, explain each question has the time stamp the question is answered during > Enjoy! > HW: On schoology, write 5 things you learned from First Semester.