Chemistry Concepts Syllabus
Ms. Headlee, Instructor
Quarter 1
1) Lab Safety Rules
 Tour of lab area & safety equipment
 Demonstration: Lycopodium Explosion
 Lab Safety Quiz
2) Lab Equipment
 Proper handling of glassware!
i. Lab: The Candle Mystery
 Equipment Quiz
3) Units of Measurement
 Notes: Measuring Accurately
 Measurement Lab
 Quiz: Measurement
4) Scientific Method
 Mythbusters: The Chicken Gun
 Laboratory Write-ups
 Design a Lab (tentative)
UNIT 1: Chemistry & Matter
Types of Matter
 Lab: Electrolysis of Water
 Notes: Elements & Compounds
 Demo: Hydrogen Balloon
 Discovery Lab: The Bunsen Burner
 Lab: Creating a Compound
 Quiz: Pure Substances
 Notes: Mixtures
o Demo—attempted filtration of Koolaid
o Demo—the Tyndall effect
 Lab: Separating a Mixture
 Quiz: Mixtures
Properties of Matter
 Physical properties
o Notes: Properties of Matter
o Lab: Creating a Composite
o Notes: Mass and Volume
 Demo: density of coke vs diet coke
 Demo: density tube
o Lab: Density of Materials
o Lab: Determining the Density of Liquids
o Lab: Calculating the Density of an Irregularly Shaped Solid
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o Quiz: Density
Chemical Properties
o Notes: Physical and Chemical Changes
 Demo: supersaturated sol’n
o Lab: Physical or Chemical Change?
o Quiz: Physical or Chemical
o Lab: The Mystery Powder
o Lab: Organic Substances
o Notes: Organic Substances
o Lab: Flame Tests **
States of Matter
 Notes: States of Matter
 Lab: Making a Polymer**
 Notes: Changes of State
 Lab: Melting/Freezing Water
 Notes: Gases
 Lab: Heating and Cooling a Gas
 Lab: Boyle’s Law**
o Demo: Cartesian diver
 Lab: Graham’s Law
 Quiz: States of Matter
END OF UNIT PROJECT: COOL CHEMISTRY SHOW
Quarter 2
UNIT 2: ATOMS & THE PERIODIC TABLE
 Atoms
o Element Symbol Study Guide
o Activity: Atom in a Bag
o Activity: Forces in Atoms
o Notes: The Parts of an Atom
 Worksheet: Parts of an Atom
 Quiz: The Atom
o Notes: Isotopes
 Lab: Pintonium Isotopes
 Worksheet: Isotopes
 Quiz: Isotopes
o Notes: The Chemical Behavior of Atoms
 Demo: flame tests & gas tubes
o Notes: Atoms with more than one Electron
 Building Atoms with Smarties
 Worksheet: Electron Configurations
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 Electron Dot Diagrams
 Quiz: Electrons
The Periodic Table
o Activity: What a Deal **
o Notes: The Periodic Table
 Worksheet: The Periodic Table
 Video: Periodic Table
 Quiz: Periodic Table
 Focus on Metals
 Lab: Metal or Nonmetal?
 Lab: Reactivity of Metals
 Lab: Onion’s Fusible Alloy
 Lab: The Gold Penny
o Notes: Trends in the Periodic Table
 Activity: Creating a 3 Dimensional Periodic Table
 Quiz: Trends in the Table
o Activity: Meaningful Relationships
o Notes: Ionic & Covalent Compounds
 Worksheet: Binary Ionic Compounds
 Worksheet: Polyatomic Ionic Compounds
 Game: Chemistry Battleship
 Quiz: Formulas & Names
o Notes: Covalent Compounds
 Worksheet: Covalent Compounds
 Quiz: Covalent Compounds
o Lab: Examining the Properties of Ionic Compounds
Unit 3: Chemical Reactions
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Discovery Lab: Investigating a Chemical Reaction
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Notes: Chemical Equations
o Worksheet: Balancing Equations
o Quiz: Balancing Equations
Notes: Kinds of Chemical Reactions
o Lab: Types of Reactions
o Lab: Penny Magic
Chemical Energy
o Discovery Lab: Chemical Energy
o Notes: Chemical Energy
Notes: Rates of Reaction
o Demo: H2O2 & MnO2
o Demo: Rates of Rxn (toothpicks)
o Demo: concentrated HCl vs dilute HCl
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o Lab: The Action of a Catalyst
Notes: Acids & Bases
o Household Acids & Bases Lab (cabbage juice lab)—LabQuest**
o Lab: Disappearing Ink
o Quiz: Acids & Bases
o Lab: Titrations (tentative)
UNIT PROJECT: PERIODIC TABLE GAME
UNIT PROJECT: ELEMENT POWERPOINT
Quarter 3
UNIT 4: THE CHEMISTRY OF FOOD
FOOD CHEMISTRY
 Activity: Taste and Smell
 Reading: The Chemical Senses
o Worksheet: Nutrition
 Notes: Biomolecules
o Lab: Food Chemistry Testing
o Lab: Densities of Fats & Oils
o Lab: The Fat Content of Snack Food
o Lab: Solubility of Vitamins
 Activity: Guess That Flavor**
 Lab: Making a Flavor
 Lab: Chemicals Make the Cake
 Lab: Action of Leavening Agents
 Lab: How Many Calories are in Your Food?
 Lab: Why Popcorn Pops
 Lab: Comparing Brands of Popcorn (Lab Report)
PROJECT: VITAMIN RESEARCH**
ICE CREAM CHEMISTRY
 Reading: The Importance of Product Testing
o Questions: The Background of Ice Cream
 Lab: How Acidic is Your Milk?
 Lab: How Much of Your Milk Is Solid?
 Reading: Do We Really Want 31 Flavors?
o Lab: How Pure is Your Vanilla?
 Reading: Ice Cream Production
o Lab: The Effect of Sweeteners on Freezing Point
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Reading; The Importance of Air in Ice Cream
o Lab: How Light is Your Ice Cream?
Reading: Quality Equals Safety
o Lab: How Many Microbes are Present?
Lab: Making Your Own Ice Cream
PROJECT: ICE CREAM
Quarter 4
DIRT ALERT: THE CHEMISTRY OF CLEANING
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Lab: Characteristics of Water
Internet Activity: Researching Soaps
Notes: Soaps
Quiz: Soap
Mythbusters: The Hammer Drop
Lab: Preparing and Testing Lard Soap
Lab: Changing the Properties of Soap
Lab: Making a Liquid Hand Soap
Lab: Making Lip Balm
Lab: How do We Clean Cold Surfaces?
Lab: Release Agents
FINAL PROJECT: DESIGNING A WINDOW CLEANER
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