Palmetto High School Honors Chemistry
Honors Chemistry Unit 1 Calendar
Symbols, Safety, Laboratory Equipment, & Classification of Matter
Tuesday 8/21 & Wednesday 8/22
Objective: TSWBAT recognize safety rules and procedures that must be followed in the laboratory.
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Welcome Packet
Survey…due by August 31
Symbols
Test will be September 5 (A) & September 6 (B)
Safety Contract and Video (Contracts must be signed and returned BEFORE you participate in a
lab activity)
Safety Quiz – online – see my webpage for link
Quiz due September 7
Exit Ticket: Safety Review Questions
Essential Question: What rules and procedures must be followed in order to keep students safe in the
laboratory.
Thursday 8/23 & Friday 8/24
Objective: TSWBAT identify and describe functions of various pieces of laboratory equipment;
determine the number of significant digits in a number; make calculations and round answers with
appropriate number of significant digits.
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Quick Check 1.1: Safety (All Quick Checks are due on the day of the unit test.)
Classification of Matter Self-study Packet (due August 31)
Laboratory Equipment: Pictures & Description of Uses
Significant Figures: Instruction & Practice (due next class)
Exit Ticket: Significant Figures Practice
Essential Question: Why are significant figures important in measurements and calculations made using
measurements?
Monday 8/27 & Tuesday 8/28
Objective: TSWBAT use dimensional analysis to make conversions between units.
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Quick Check 1.2: Significant Figures
Laboratory Equipment Quiz
Check & go over significant figures practice
Dimensional Analysis: Instruction
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Exit Ticket: Dimensional Analysis Practice
Essential Question: How is dimensional analysis used to convert measurements from one unit to
another?
Wednesday 8/29 & Thursday 8/30
Objective: TSWBAT use knowledge of laboratory equipment and physical and chemical properties to
develop a method to separate a mixture of salt, sand, and water; compare results of laboratory
investigation to actual quantities to determine the percent yield.
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Quick Check 1.3: Dimensional Analysis
Significant Figures Quiz
Check & go over dimensional analysis practice
Laboratory Activity: Separation of a Mixture
Exit Ticket: Lab checkout sheet
Essential Question: How can the properties of substances be used to separate a mixture? How can
laboratory procedures affect the results of an investigation?
Friday 8/31 & Tuesday 9/4
Objective: TSWBAT use correct format to write up a laboratory procedure in their lab notebooks.
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Quick Check 1.4: Significant figures & Dimensional Analysis
Complete Laboratory Activity & Write up in lab notebook
Turn in: Classification of Matter Self-Study
Practice: Due next class Unit 1 Review
Essential Question: How can the properties of substances be used to separate a mixture? How can
laboratory procedures affect the results of an investigation?
Wednesday 9/5 & Thursday 9/6
Objective: TSWBAT demonstrate proficiency in using dimensional analysis to convert between units and
reporting answers using correct number of significant digits.
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Quick Check 1.5: Classification of matter
Return Classification of Matter Self-study Packet
Dimensional Analysis Quiz (including significant figures)***2 minor grades***
Turn in lab notebooks
Unit 2 Self-study packet : The Structure of the Atom (due 9/19 & 9/20)
Palmetto High School Honors Chemistry
Essential Question: What are the different ways that matter is classified? What determines the
classification of matter?
Wednesday 9/5 & Thursday 9/6
Objective: TSWBAT describe the basic structure of an atom. Determine the number of each subatomic
particle in a given isotope of an atom.
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Quick Check 1.5: Unit 1 Review
Symbols Test
Instruction: Atomic Structure & Isotopes of elements
Exit Ticket: Isotope Practice
Essential Question: How are subatomic particles arranged inside atoms? How are the numbers of
subatomic particles in an isotope determined?
Friday 9/7 & Monday 9/10
Objective: TSWBAT demonstrate proficiency in laboratory safety skills, classification of matter,
dimensional analysis, and significant figures.
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Unit 1 TEST
Turn in all unit Quick Check exercises to be graded
After test: Subatomic particles practice (due next class)
Essential Question: How are subatomic particles arranged inside atoms? How are the numbers of
subatomic particles in an isotope determined?