Honors Chemistry

1/20/2011 (Thursday) - Syllabus, textbook distribution. Introduction to Chemistry vocabulary worksheet, due tomorrow.
1/21/2011 (Friday) - Use vocabulary sheet to answer questions on puzzle. Hand in both puzzle and worksheet. Over Safety Contract, have signed by next Friday (deadline). Over 031 safety issues and materials. Equipment sheet. Lab partners and stations assigned. Started Labware Checklist, finish Monday.
1/24/2011 (Monday) - Finish completing drawers for labware. Read pp. 3-5 and answer in homework notebook questions 1-5 on p.22. Hand in Safety Contract (all due by Friday). Over how to use equipment. How to write a lab report, types of chemistry, difference between theory and a law. Safety Quiz tomorrow on contract and equipment and room set-up.
1/25/2011 (Tuesday) - Hand in Safety Contracts-have until Friday. Safety Quiz. After quiz, read pp. 6-20 in textbook and answer questions 6-21 in homework notebook on p. 22. Watch Nova NOW video, Diamond Factory. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/artificial-diamonds.html. Answer questions about the video in class.
1/26/2011 (Wednesday) - Information on matter and how to describe it; properties and changes that takes place.
1/27/2011 (Thursday) - P. 15, read and summarize in one paragraph, answer question 1 and hand in. Types of matter and how to separate them. Different apparatus' set up in lab area. Touched base on elements and the periodic table. Endothermic vs. Exothermic reactions, demonstration in class. Over p.22 problems 1-21. In classroom notebook answer questions 22-29 on p. 23. Finish for homework if do not finish in class. Tomorrow lab.
1/28/2011 (Friday) - Endothermic vs. Exothermic lab today in class,worked on lab report in class and lab report due next Friday. If want to turn in earlier can do that (can email lab to me). Over problems 22-29 on p. 23 and over problems on p. 25. Assessment over Unit 1 on Monday.
1/31/2011 (Monday) - Test on Unit 1. After test can work on lab report and read pp. 29-37, 40-42, 44-46. Answer questions 1-12 on p. 59 in homework notebook.