QUARTERLY LESSON PLAN
SUMMARY SHEET FOR APPLIED CHEMISTRY
___x____ First Quarter
_______ Third Quarter
_______ Second Quarter
_______ Fourth Quarter
DUE WEEK OF _______________________________.
TO:
DEPARTMENT LEADER
FROM: J. Roberts
DATE: 2012_- 2013
I. TEACHER SECTION
TEXT:
Chemistry in the Community., 5th ed. New York,: Freeman & Company, 2006.
Unit 1 – Section A
Students begin by examining an epidemic where fish are dying in record numbers in the Snake River near the
fictional town of Riverwood. The students will explore issues that involve the quality and supply of water.
Topics discussed include: direct and indirect uses of water, purification techniques, the hydrologic cycle and the
main water reservoirs on the Earth.
Unit 1 – Section B
In this section properties of water and how substances interact with water is discussed. Students will learn to
classify mixtures as suspensions, colloids, or solutions. Students will distinguish pure water from clean water
and investigate the presence of dissolved ion s in water samples. Additionally, students will be able to describe
the subatomic particles of an atom.
LABS
SOURCE: Chemistry in the Community., 5th ed. New York,: Freeman & Company, 2006
and handouts prepared by instructor.
(Labs are subject to change)
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Introduction and Safety and Orientation of Room
Foul Water
Volume Lab
Density Labs (H2O, Penny)
Water Testing
QUARTERLY LESSON PLAN
SUMMARY SHEET FOR APPLIED CHEMISTRY
_______ First Quarter
_______ Third Quarter
___x____ Second Quarter
_______ Fourth Quarter
DUE WEEK OF _______________________________.
TO:
DEPARTMENT LEADER
FROM: J. Roberts
DATE: 2012_- 2013
I. TEACHER SECTION
TEXT:
Chemistry in the Community., 5th ed. New York,: Freeman & Company, 2006.
Unit 1 – Section C
This section discusses the behavior of ionic compounds, heavy metals, acids and bases, molecular substances,
and gases in water as they dissolve in water. Factors that effect solubility, unsaturated, saturated and
supersaturated solutions are also discussed. Students will be able to read a solubility curve
Unit 1 – Section D
This section asks the question, “How can you purify water?” Students will learn about what hard water is and
how it affects dissolved soap. These concepts will lead to an understanding of how hard water can be treated.
Additional topics discussed include: purification of water through the hydrologic cycle, municipal water
purification, and identification of ions.
Unit 2 – Section A
In this section two questions are proposed, “How can chemists explain the chemical and physical properties of
matter?” and “why do metals behave the way they do?” To understand why we use the materials we do, the
students will investigate what atoms are and how they gain/lose or share electrons, how atoms can be arrange in
the Periodic Table and why metals have special properties that make them useful materials.
LABS
SOURCE: Chemistry in the Community., 5th ed. New York,: Freeman & Company, 2006
and handouts prepared by instructor.
(Labs are subject to change)
 Solubility of KNO3
 Predicting Properties on an Unknown Element
QUARTERLY LESSON PLAN
SUMMARY SHEET FOR APPLIED CHEMISTRY
_______ First Quarter
___x____ Third Quarter
_______ Second Quarter
_______ Fourth Quarter
FROM: J. Roberts
DATE: 2012_- 2013
I. TEACHER SECTION
TEXT:
Chemistry in the Community., 5th ed. New York,: Freeman & Company, 2006.
Unit 2 – Section B
This section explores where we find mineral resources and how are they processed. Topics discussed include:
Earth’s composition, properties and uses of metals, activity series of metals, and oxidation-reduction reactions.
Unit 2 – Section C
This section examines what is conserved in a chemical reaction and what information does a chemical equation
convey about matter and its changes. Topic discussed in this section include: balancing chemical equations, the
law of conservation of matter, the mole concept, molar mass, percent composition, and conserving resources.
Unit 2 – Section D
The question, “how can chemists modify matter to make it more useful?” will be answered in this section.
Topics discussed in this section include: structure and properties of matter, how we engineer materials, alloys
and semiconductors.
Unit 3 – Section A
This section examines what are important chemical and physical properties of hydrocarbons. Topics discussed
in this section include: crude oil, hydrocarbons, separation of petroleum fractions, intermolecular forces,
chemical bonding in hydrocarbons, covalent bonding, and alkanes.
Unit 3 – Section B
During this section we will explore why hydrocarbons are commonly used as fuels. Topics discussed in this
section include: energy, law of conservation of energy, energy exchanges, combustion reactions and altering
fuels.
LABS
SOURCE: Chemistry in the Community., 5th ed. New York,: Freeman & Company, 2006
and handouts prepared by instructor.
(Labs are subject to change)
 Converting Copper
 Retrieving Copper
 Striking it Rich
 Copper Platting
 Separation by Distillation
 Combustion of a Candle
QUARTERLY LESSON PLAN
SUMMARY SHEET FOR APPLIED CHEMISTRY
_______ First Quarter
_______ Third Quarter
_______ Second Quarter
___x____ Fourth Quarter
DUE WEEK OF _______________________________.
TO:
DEPARTMENT LEADER
FROM: J. Roberts
DATE: 2012_- 2013
I. TEACHER SECTION
TEXT:
Chemistry in the Community., 5th ed. New York,: Freeman & Company, 2006.
Unit 4 – Section A
The composition of the Earth’s atmosphere and how it affects atmospheric properties and behaviors will be
discussed. Topics discussed in this section include: structure of the atmosphere, properties of gases, pressure,
kinetic molecular theory, and gas laws.
Unit 4 – Section B
Students will investigate how solar radiation interacts with the atmosphere to influence conditions on Earth.
Topics discussed in this section include: electromagnetic spectrum, greenhouse gases, climate connections,
thermal properties at Earth’s surface, specific heat capacity, the carbon cycle, and combustion reactions.
Unit 4 – Section C
Major causes and consequences of acid rain will be discussed in this section. Topics discussed in this section
include: acid rain, acids, bases, salts, pH scale, and buffers.
Unit 4 – Section D
The question, “how can air pollution be minimized?” will be answered in this section. Topics discussed in this
section include: sources of air pollutants, identifying major air contaminants, smog, cleansing air, the Earth’s
ozone shield.
LABS/Activities
SOURCE: Chemistry in the Community., 5th ed. New York,: Freeman & Company, 2006
and handouts prepared by instructor.
(Labs/Activities are subject to change)
 Research on climate change, greenhouse gases, and the carbon cycle
 Measuring Carbon Dioxide Levels