LTHS PreAP Chemistry Calendar Spring 2013-14
Note that dates are tentative and are subject to change based on class progression.
Beginning January 30, A day classes will follow preceding B day schedule.
January
Monday
Tuesday
6
Staff In-Service
No School
7
Wednesday
A
Thursday
B
8
CBA 2
Friday
A
10
A/B
A
17
B
9
Avogadro’s
Hypothesis
Derive R
Ideal Gas Law
Practice various gas
problems
Lab Activity: How
Much Gas in the
Classroom?
In chapter 10.1:
Gas pressure units,
barometer
Chapter12:
Factors affecting gas
pressure [syringes];
Variables: P, V, T, n;
Dalton’s Law;
Boyle’s, Charles’s,
Gay Lussac’s Law;
Combined Gas Law,
Tonight’s HW:
Read chapters 10.1
and all of 12
POGIL: Gases
13
B
A
Gas Practice Problems
Kinetic Molecular
Theory
Lab Activity:
Gas Law Stations:
Boyle, Charles, GayLussac
(Vernier Lab-Pros);
Tonight’s HW: Quest
HW due 1/16-17
14
B
15
16
Post Lab
Gas Practice
Problems
Tonight’s HW:
Study notes and
complete review sheet
to prepare for test
1
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Staff In-Service
No School
A
21
B
22
Test:
Gas Behavior
Tonight’s HW:
Read chapter 13;
POGIL: Electron
Energy and Light
A
27
Video:
Bill Nye’s 100
chemistry discoveries
28
B
Chapter13:
Wave properties;
Models: Dalton,
Thomson, Rutherford;
Atomic emission &
absorption spectra;
Bohr’s model (energy
levels)
Activity:
Atomic spectra &
Bohr model
(spectroscopes)
29
School Closed
due to Inclement
Weather
Bohr’s model practice
A
23
24
Chapter13:
Wave properties;
Models: Dalton,
Thomson, Rutherford;
Atomic emission &
absorption spectra;
Bohr’s model (energy
levels)
Activity:
Atomic spectra &
Bohr model
(spectroscopes)
School Closed
due to Inclement
Weather
B
Bohr’s model practice
Demo: Standing Wave
Planck and quanta;
standing waves;
particle/wave nature of
light; Einstein and the
Photoelectric effect; de
Broglie’s matter
waves; Heisenberg’s
Uncertainty Principle;
Schrödinger’s wave
functions (atomic
orbitals); Electron
configurations using
aufbau diagram;
Pauli excl./Hund’s rule
Tonight’s HW: Quest
HW due 2/3-4
31
30
A
(A day classes follow
preceding B day
schedule from now on)
February
Monday
B
Practice electron
configurations
(Emphasize difference
between energy level,
sublevel, orbital);
Exceptions to the
aufbau order (Cu, Cr
only);
Worksheet on
electrons;
(Pre-AP: Quantum
numbers)
Tonight’s HW: Quest
HW due 2/ 7-10
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
A
Thursday
B
5
Quiz: Electron
Configurations
Lab Activity:
Flame Test Lab
(splints)
Quantum number
practice
Tonight’s HW:
Read chapter 14
6
Friday
A
B
Quiz: Quantum No
In-class POGIL:
Periodic Code
Chapter14:
Mendeleev, Moseley;
Periodic Law;
Patterns in electron
configurations (with
periodic table);
Configurations of
Group A/Group B ions
7
Tonight’s HW:
POGIL: Periodic
Trends
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A
11
B
A
12
Activity:
S,P,D,F Bingo;
Periodic trends:
atomic radii,
ionization energy
,ionic radii, electron
affinity, and
electronegativity
(Explain trends with
structure of atoms)
B
13
A
14
Lab Activity:
Density is a Periodic
Property
Study notes and
complete review sheet
to prepare for
Electrons and Trends
test
Tonight’s HW:
Quest HW due 2/1314
B
Bad Weather make17
up day
Video:
Bill Nye’s 100
chemistry discoveries
18
B
A
19
Test:
Electrons in
Atoms and
Periodic
Trends
Tonight’s HW:
Read chapter 15;
POGIL: Chemical
Bonding
B
Chapter15:
Lewis dot structures;
Octet rule
Ionic vs. molecular
compounds;
Ionic bonding,
properties of ionic
compounds;
Metallic bonding;
Properties of metals:
malleability, ductility,
conductivity; Crystal
structure (brief), alloys
Lab Activity:
Electrolytes and
Nonelectrolytes
(Vernier Tech Lab)
20
21
A
28
B
Tonight’s HW:
Read chapter 16.1-2
B
Chapter16:
Single, double, triple
covalent bonding;
Sigma and pi bonds;
Bond properties…
bond order, length;
Coordinate covalent
bond (NH4+, CO);
Resonance (O3, CO32-)
Practice drawing
molecules;
24
Tonight’s HW:
25
A
B
Structural pairs and
VSEPR theory;
Lab Activity:
Vapor Pressures of
Liquids (GP sensor)
Or
Evaporation and
Intermolecular Forces
(Temp sensor)
(Vernier Technology
Labs)
26
Quest HW due 2/26-27
3
27
A
Bond polarity and
electronegativity;
Molecular polarity;
Describing polarity;
Worksheet on polarity
Tonight’s HW:
Quest HW due 3/4-5
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March
Monday
Tuesday
A
3
Wednesday
A
4
B
Quiz: Molecular
shapes and polarity;
Lab Activity:
3-D Molecular Models
Thursday
A
5
11
Bonding
Tonight’s HW:
POGIL:
Liquids/Solids;
Read chapter 16.3 and
chapter 10.2 to 10.4
12
Spring Break
B
Chapter 16.3:
Intermolecular Forces:
Dispersion forces,
dipole interactions,
hydrogen bonding;
Effect of IMFs on
melting point &
solubility
Chapter 10.2:
Liquids: Define vapor,
vaporization,
evaporation, boiling,
viscosity, vapor
pressure
17
18
13
Spring Break
A
B
Chapter 10.3-4:
Solids: Define
allotrope, crystal
lattice, unit cell,
amorphous, buoyancy;
Types of solids:
Atomic (incl. metallic),
Ionic, Molecular,
Covalent Network;
Changes of state:
Define normal b p,
sublimation; Phase
diagrams, Heating
curves
POGIL: Thermochem
19
Tonight’s HW:
Read Chapter 11
Quest HW due 3/21-24
A
B
Enthalpy and Hess’s
Law
Heat transfer problems
25
A
26
14
Spring Break
Tonight’s HW:
24
A
7
Chemical
Study notes and
complete review sheet
to prepare for test
Spring Break
B
6
Test:
Tonight’s HW:
10
Friday
20
Spring Break
A
Chapter 11:
Chapter 11.1 to 11.3:
Heat vs. temperature;
Heat capacity and
specific heat (q=cmt);
Review heating curves
Heat transfer in phase
changes (q=mH)
Calorimetry
Heat of solution
Specific heat wkst;
Tonight’s HW:
Quest HW due 3/25-26
27
B
IMFs,
Liquids, Solids,
Thermo-
Tonight’s HW:
chemistry
Study notes and
complete review sheet
to prepare for test
Tonight’s HW:
Read chapter 17;
POGIL: Solutions
4
B
[End of Third 9-wks]
Unit Test:
Lab Activity:
How Hot is the Nail?
21
28
A
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April
Monday
Tuesday
*B
[*STAAR English 1 ]
March 31
1
Wednesday
*A
[*STAAR English 2]
Lab Activity:
Heat of Fusion of Ice
Or
Freezing and Melting
of Water
(Vernier Technology
Labs )
Tonight’s HW:
Read Ch. 18
Thursday
*B
Chapter 17:
Properties of Water
Aqueous solutions
“Like dissolves like”
Electrolytes
Colloids, suspensions
Chapter 18:
Factors affecting rate
of dissolving; Factors
affecting solubility;
Henry’s Law
Saturation;
Concentration units:
Molarity, dilutions,
percent solutions, mole
fraction;
2
3
Friday
*A
B
Lab Activity:
Supersaturation;
Molality;
Worksheet on
concentrations
Review vapor pressure;
4
Tonight’s HW:
Quest HW due 4/8-9
Tonight’s HW:
Concentration Units
Worksheet
7
A
B
Colligative properties
(vapor pressure
lowering, b.p. elevation
f. p. depression);
Moles of solute vs.
moles of particles (the
van’t Hoff factor);
8
A
9
Lab Activity:
Freezing Pt
Tonight’s HW:
Study notes and
complete review sheet
to prepare for test
Quest HW due 4/10-11
B
Test:
Water and
Solutions
Tonight’s HW:
Read Ch. 20.1-3, 21.1;
POGIL: Acids and
Bases
15
A
11
Quiz: Colligative
properties
Tonight’s HW:
14
B
Worksheet on
colligative properties
10
A
B
Chapter 20.1 to 20.3:
Acid, base properties,
acid nomenclature,
Effect of acids/bases
on ecological systems
Ion product constant
for water (Kw); [H+],
[H3O+], [OH-];
Acid, base or neutral?
The pH concept
16
5
17
A
18
Holiday
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B
21
A
22
Lab Activity:
pH of Household
Substances (with
calculations)
Tonight’s HW:
Quest HW due 4/23-24
A
28
B
29
B
Arrhennius acid/base,
mono-, di-, polyprotic;
Bronsted acids/bases,
(conjugate acid-base
pairs)
Strong vs. weak acids
and bases (with
structural reasons)
23
A
30
A
24
B
25
Practice problems on
pH
Lab Activity:
Indicators
Tonight’s HW:
Quest HW due 4/29-31
B
May 1
Pre-lab: titration
procedure; preparation
of solutions
Chapter 21.1:
Neutralization
reactions, titration
instruction
Test:
Tonight’s HW:
Read Ch. 28
A
2
Acid-Base
Chemistry
Tonight’s HW:
Study notes and
complete review sheet
to prepare for test
May
Monday
Tuesday
**B
[**STAAR Alg/Bio/US
History/all AP Exams
will be May 5-16]
5
6
Wednesday
**A
Lab Activity:
Acid-Base Titration –
Part A (standardization
of NaOH solution)
**B
Lab Activity:
Acid-Base Titration –
Part B (analysis of
vinegar solution)
7
Thursday
8
Friday
**A
Tonight’s HW:
POGIL: Radioactivity
** B
Chapter 28:
Discovery of
radioactivity:
Types of decay: alpha,
beta, gamma, positron;
Decay equations
Transmutation rxns;
Decay series;
Demo: Geiger counter
9
Tonight’s HW:
Read Ch. 22.1-2
12
**A
13
**B
**A
14
Half-life (worksheet)
Radiocarbon dating
Lab Activity:
Half life of M&Ms
Tonight’s HW:
Quest HW due 4/29-31
** B
(World Hist.AP Exam)
Chapter 22.1-22.2:
Define oxidation and
reduction (in terms of
adding /removing
oxygen,
removing/adding
hydrogen, loss/gain of
electrons)
15
Tonight’s HW:
POGIL: Redox
6
16
**A
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B
Rules for assigning
oxidation numbers;
Define oxidation and
reduction in terms of
increase/decrease in
oxidation state;
Corrosion and
electroplating
19
A
20
B
Worksheet on
oxidation numbers;
Identifying redox
reactions (p.660-663);
Identify oxidizing
agents, reducing agents
21
A
22
B
23
Test:
Nuclear
Chemistry and
Oxidation-
Quiz: Redox
Reduction
Tonight’s HW:
Tonight’s HW:
Study notes and
complete review sheet
to prepare for test
Quest HW due 5/21-22
26
A
27
Holiday
B
28
A
29
B
Video: The Atomic
Bomb Movie
30
Lab Activity:
Electrochemical cells
June
Monday
2
Final Exams
Tuesday
A
3
Final Exams
Wednesday
B
Thursday
A
4
5
Final Exams
Final Exams
(Early release?)
(Early release?)
Friday
B
6
Bad Weather
Make Up Day??
[Staff
Workday]
7