GENERAL CHEMISTRY:
PERIODS 1, 3, 6

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CALENDER/ASSIGNMENTS:
Note 1--One entries with 2 days: the first date is for 1st period, and the 2nd date for 3,6 periods
Note 2--Topic is in DARK BLUE, Assignment is in BLUE, Due Assignment in GREEN, and Special events in RED
jump to SECOND SEMESTER
FIRST SEMESTER
UNIT 1: Introduction to Chemistry and Matter
- 8/22: Introduction to Class
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- 8/23:Overview of Science/chemistry
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- 8/24: Overview of Science/chemistry cont
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- 8/27 Units and Conversion
- Homework 1: Board Problems: Convert the following
- 1. 750 mm --> ft 2. 39 ounces --> kg
- 3. 4.4 L--> gal 4. 68 hr--> years
- 5. 105 m/s --> mile/s 6. 18.5 m/s-->m/d
- 7. 10 mil/hr --> ft/s 8. 74.00 lb/gal-->kg/L
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- 8/29: Science Note/Sig Figs/Rounding
- Homework 2: Board Problems:
- Determine the number of sig figs:
- 1. 7.42 2. 1.001
- 3. 3000 4. 5.00800
- Round
- 1. 7.4302 to one sig fig 2. 7555 to the 10's digit
- 3. 0.00058731 to the .00001 4. 89976 to 2 sig figs
- add/sub & round
- 1. 3.4 + 4.52 + 7.22 + 8
- 2. 7.512-0.21
- multip/divide & round
- 1. 597.3*2.31
- 2. 800/5.73
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- 8/30: Units and Rounding Combined
- Homework 3: Worksheet problems 1. (C, D, E), 2., 4-7
- Homework 1 DUE
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- 8/31: Safety Day
- Homework 2 and SIGNED PAPERWORK due
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- 9/5: weather day: no school
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- 9/6: Density Lab
- Homework 3 due
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- 9/7: Density Lab cont.-Due on 9/13
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- 9/10: Matter and Physical change for matter
9/11 (period one only): Intro, giving of my notes (some material covered by Mr. Taylor, other portions not covered), discussion of Matter and Unit conversions!
- 9/12: periods 3,6: extra credit day to allow schedules between classes to mesh
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- 9/13: Physical States
- Density LAB DUE
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- 9/14: Chemical Processes
- Homework 1 due for period 1 only!
- 9/17: Periodic Table
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- 9/18,19: the Atom
- Homework 4: Worksheet
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- 9/20: Work day and intro to density, % error calc for 1st period
- Homework 4 Due
- 9/21: Review day
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- 9/24: will be doing a nuclear chem assignment for the next unit
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- 9/25, 26: review
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- 9/27: Test
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UNIT 2: The Atom and More on the Periodic Table
- 9/28 Average Atomic Mass
- Homework 1: worksheeet
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- 10/1 The MOLE
- Homework 2: Chapter 3= 18, 21-24,28
- project sheet due
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- 10/2,3 Mole work day
- Homework 1
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- 10/4 History of the Atom
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- 10/5 History of the Atom
- Homework 2 Due
- 10/8 History of Atom (finish) videos and spectra
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- 10/9 ,10 HOGS
- Homework 3: First 25 Hogs
- 10/11 The Hogs and the Electron
- Homework 3: Hogs DUE!
- Homework 4: Electron configs 1-15 and elements I, Ga, Cs, Ca, and Cd: Long form, Short form, Lewis Dot
- 10/12 The Electron Work Day
- Homework 4-- turn in by end of class
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- 10/15 Review
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- 10/16,17 TEST
UNIT 3: Compounds, Bonds, Solutions and More on the Periodic Table
- 10/18 Simple compounds
- Homework 1: See Ms. Reynolds--do name, formula, molar mass!
- 10/22,23 Transition Metal compounds and charge
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- Homework 2: See Ms. Reynolds-do molar mass, name, formula and calculate charges on some
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- 10/24 work day-period 1,3 only
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- 10/25 Naming with Polyatomics and charges
- Homework 3: worksheet 1
- Homework 1 Due
- 10/29 Naming with non-metals
- Homework 4: Chapter 7: 10 name,11 formula and charges, 30 name and name 4 additional ones
- Homework 2 Due
- 10/30,31 naming practice day-- worksheet is extra credit and due at end of class
- Homework 3 DUE!
- 11/1 Moles
- Homework 5: Chapter 7: 32, 40
- Homework 4 DUE!
- 11/2 Empirical Formulas and % Mass or mole
- Homework 6: Chapter 7: 33-37,
- 11/5 Work day and
- MASTERY QUIZ!!!!!!
- Homework 5 DUE!
- 11/6,7 Periodic Trends
- Homework 6 DUE!
- 11/8 trends and Bonds, structure
- 11/9 Bonds, structure
- Homework 7: Chapter 7: 42,47 do names or formulas, bond type, and draw with lewis dot or lines
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- 11/12, 13, 14 intermolecular bonds and soln
- Homework 7 Due on 13 (1st), 14 (3rd,6th)
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- 11/15 Solns and colligative properties
- Homework 8: breaking down ions
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- 11/16 Molarity and Molality
- Homework 9: Chapter 13: 15,16,17,25,27,28
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- 11/19,20 Soln Work day and Pre-lab
- Homework Pre-Lab questions
- Homework 8 due
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- 11/21 Part 1 Lab
- prelab due
- Homework 9 due
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- 11/26 ice cream lab
- 11/27,28 review
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- 11/29 Test
UNIT 4: Reactions
- 11/30 Reaction intro
- 12/3 Simple Reactions
- Homework 1 - See Ms. Reynolds for handout problems
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- 12/4,5 Decomposition Reactions
- Homework 2 - See Ms. Reynolds for handout problems
- soln Lab Due
- 12/6 Single Replacement Reactions
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- Homework 3: See Ms. Reynolds for handout problems
- Lab Due and Homework 1 Due
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- 12/7 Double Replacement Reactions
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- Homework 4: See Ms. Reynolds for handout problems
- Homework 2 Due
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- 12/10 Combustion
- Homework 5: See Ms. Reynolds for handout problems
- Homework 3 Due
- 12/11,12 catch up
- Homework 4 Due
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- 12/13 lab--due at end of class
- Homework 5 Due
- 12/13 all
- Homework 6: See Ms. Reynolds for handout problems
- 12/17 catch up
- Homework 6 DUE!
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- 12/18 REVIEW (mostly focusing on new and some old material) --last day for makeup, corrections on 10/13
- FINAL TEST
SECOND SEMESTER:
UNIT 5: Redox, Batteries, and Stoichiometry
- 1/7 Reactions Worksheet and grade review
- Homework 1 - See Ms. Reynolds for handout problems
- 1/8,9 Simple Redox
- Homework 2: Chapter 19: 20 ( a, g, i)
- 1/10 Complex Redox
- Homework 3: See Ms. Reynolds for handout problems
- Homework 1 Due
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- 1/11 Work Day
- Homework 2 Due
1/14 Unexpected ICE DAY!
- 1/15,16 Batteries
- Homework 3 DUE!
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- 1/17 Batteries lab
- Homework 4: On packet
- Lab due at end of class
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- 1/18 ball Lab-Due with Homework 5
- Homework 5: On Ball lab
- 1/22,23 Stoich.
- Homework 6: worksheet
- Homework 4DUE!
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- 1/24 Limiting Reagent
- homework 7: Handout
- Homework 5 DUE!
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- 1/25 % Yield
- Homework 8: Chapter 9: 28, 29, 30
- Homework 6DUE!
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- 1/28 work day and lab intro
- Homework 7 DUE!
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- 1/29,30Stoich Lab
- Homework 8 DUE!
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- 1/31 Stoich Lab cont/work day--Due 2/8
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- 2/1 work day
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- 2/4 REVIEW
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- 2/5,6 REVIEW
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- 2/7 TEST
UNIT 6: Ideal Gases
- 2/8 Theory of Ideal Gases
- lab on stoich DUE!
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- 2/11 hydrocarbons work day
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- 2/13 Theory of Ideal Gases cont
- hydrocarbon definitions DUE!
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- 2/14 Fireworks video for 6th hour (1/2 day)
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- 2/19,20 Pressure and Temp Conversions
- Homework 1: Chapter 10: 16, 17, 18 (go to F not K), 19, 39, 40, 41, 48, and P gauge=10 atm and 1 atm pressure in atmosphere, what is the
total press
- lab on stoich DUE!
- 2/21 PV=nRT
- Homework 2: Chapter 11: 13, 16, 17, 18, 45, 49
- 2/22,25 Changing Conditions
- Homework 3: Chapter 10: 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 37
- Homework 1 DUE on 22!
- Homework 2 DUE on 25!
- 2/26,27 Modified PVnRT
- Homework 4: Chapter 11: 20,21,44,48
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- 2/28 Computer Lab --DUE: end class
- DUE HW3
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- 3/1 and 3/4 Review
- DUE Homework 4 on 3/1
- 3/5/,6 Energy (next unit-not on Th test)
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- 3/7 Test
UNIT 7: Kinetics and Thermochemistry
- 3/18 Heat
- Homework 1: Chapter 17: 16, 17 and 3 board problems
- 3/19,20 Heat and RXNS
- Homework 2: Chapter 17: 18, 19 and 26 (Forward Rxns only except for a))
- 3/21,22 Heat of Reactions
- Homework 3: Worksheet
- Homework 1 DUE on 21st!
- Homework 2 Due on 22st
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- 3/25 work day
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- 3/26,27 Free Energy
- Homework 4: Chapter 17: 23, 24, 25
- Homework 3 due
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- 3/28 Catch up day or movie? (note: 10th graders on 1st taking state test)
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- 3/29, 4/1 Kinetics
- Homework 5: Dragnet Story
- Homework 4 Due on 1st
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- 4/2,3,4 lab (and state test day!)
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- 4/5 Rate Factors
- Homework 5 Due
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- 4/8 1/2 Life
- Homework 6: Chapter 22: 36, 39
- Lab due
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- 4/9,10 Rates
- Homework 7: Chapter 17: 28-30, 39
- Homework 6 Due
4/11 work day
- 4/12,15 Equilibrium (actually part of next unit)
- Homework 1: Chapter 18: 24-27--not due til 4/22
- Homework 7 DUE on 12th!
- 4/16,17 review
- 4/18 Test
UNIT 8: Equilibrium and Acid/Bases
- 4/19,22 Shift in K
- Homework 2: Chapter 18: 7 and 11
- Homework 1 DUE on 22nd
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- 4/23,24 Acids and Bases Notes
- Homework3 worksheet
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- 4/25 Kb and Ka, PH intro?
- Homework 4: Board Problems
- HW 2 due
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- 4/26,29 review material--for final (not to turn in)
- on 4/29 HW 3 Due
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- 4/30,5/1 PH
- Homework 5: Chapter 16: 15, 17, 19 (ignore book directions: calc. PH, POH, H+, OH-, and A or B?)
- HW 4 Due!
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- 5/2 Titration
- Homework 6: Chapter 16: 24, 26
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- 5/3 work day (incl final test review)
- Homework 5 DUE!
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- 5/6 ice cream lab--lab we did not do 1st sem.
- Homework 6 DUE!
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- 5/7,8 review (sr review pract tests too)
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- 5/9 Sr Finals and Tests
- must have $5 or tshirt in by 5/14 or 15th
- 5/10 T shirt lab
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- 5/13 review reactions /info final
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- 5/14,15 titration lab-Due same day
- 5/16 titration lab and review or movie
5/17,20,21 Review or moview
Finals
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