Chemistry

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=__Chemistry__=


 * ===Date=== || ===Lecture or Lab=== || ===Objectives=== || ===Activities=== || ===Notes/Handouts/Links=== ||
 * June 5 || Lecture || Physical/Chemical Properties of Matter || What is Chemistry, Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter, Explore physical properties: Density, how matter is classified and the phases of matter. || [[file:chem_6_5_07.ppt]] ||
 * June 6 || Lab || Safety and Density, Paper Chromatography || View safety ppt, Perform density lab and paper chromatography to explore physical properties of matter || [[file:labsafety.ppt]] ||
 * June 7 || Lecture || Atomic Structure and electron configurations ||  ||   ||
 * June 11 || Lab || Lab: Atomic Models ||  ||   ||
 * June 12 || Lecture || Periodicity and the Periodic table ||  ||   ||
 * June 13 || Lab || Lab: activity series, sodium metal ||  || Activity Series Lab ||
 * June 14 || Lecture || Bonding Concepts: ionic/covalent ||  ||   ||
 * June 18 || Lab || Lab: Differences between ionic and covalent compounds. Sharing and gaining/losing electrons ~ candy lab. ||  ||   ||
 * June 19 || Lecture || Nomenclature: writing formulas and naming compounds ||  ||   ||
 * June 20 || Lab || Lab: The Acetylene-Powered Bucket Launch ||  ||   ||
 * June 26 || Lecture || Equations: Balancing and types of reactions ||  ||   ||
 * June 27 || Lab || Making Slime ||  ||   ||
 * June 28 || Lecture || Problems: measurements and dimensional analysis ||  ||   ||
 * June 29 || Lab || Lab: Chromatic alteration of a natural polymer ||  || Lab Notes ||
 * July 2 || Lecture || Intro to Stoichiometry ||  ||   ||
 * July 3 || Lecture || Students present their powerpoint presentations ||  ||   ||

__**Supply List:**__

- Assorted beakers (50mL to 250 mL) - graduated cylinders (several 10 mL, several 100 mL, several other larger than 100mL) - round coffee filters - black felt tip pens (water soluble) __Items for Atomic Model__: Each student will need: a wooden dowel (36" long and a small enough diameter to be glued into a hole drilled into the wooden block) Quite a bit of Very thick floral wire 9-10 foot per student), 2 colors of thumb tacks, 4"x4"x4" block of wood, one 4" Styrofoam ball, and many 7/8" Styrofoam ball. - baking soda (2-3 boxes) and quart of vinegar - test tube racks, 60 test tubes - distilled water (several gallon jugs) - sodium metal - set of rulers (cm,mm) - unscented emergency type candles - magnesium ribbon, zinc, copper, lead magnesium nitrate, zinc nitrate, iron chloride, copper sulfate, silver nitrate mentos and diet coke container of table salt small bag of sugar calcium carbide > Sharpie® permanent markers > rubber bands > eye dropper
 * pre-washed white cotton T-shirt
 * plastic cups
 * rubbing alcohol
 * access to a digital camera
 * computer lab (powerpoint presentations)
 * projector in classroom with computer hooked to the internet