Chemistry
Lindbergh High School
Checklist & Study Guide
K. Smith, Room 223
2014-2015
Overview
The following topics are reviewed from the physical science course. Lectures and in-class activities are
designed so that students focus more on the application of the concepts and big ideas. For the first exam
students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge in the following areas:
Big Ideas
The semester final assesses your ability to demonstrate your learning on the following big ideas:
1. Math & Measurement: All measurements have a degree of uncertainty.
2. Matter- Classification, Properties, and Changes: Physical material in our universe is made of matter.
3. The Structure of the Atom: Atoms are the fundamental building blocks of matter.
Learning Objectives & Outcomes
Math & Measurement
All measurements have
a degree of uncertainty –
Measurements are not
exact numbers
I CAN:
Determine the number of significant figures in a
measurement
Assignments
Significant Figures
Practice
Use the correct number of significant figures in
reporting measurements and the results of
calculations.
Pg. 95:
Use the appropriate SI units for length, mass, volume
Scientific Notation
Practice I
Know the following SI prefixes: K H D (Base) d c m
μ, n
Analyze the accuracy and precision of data
# 56, 80, 63, 59, 74
Extra Practice:
Pg. 99
# 1, 2
Questions?
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Part One:
Matter- Classification
I CAN:
Define matter and its relation to chemistry and you
Physical material in our
universe is made of
matter.
Differentiate what matter is and is NOT.
Describe how matter is classified by state of matter
and by composition.
Compare the characteristics of elements, compounds,
and mixtures.
Assignments
Assignment #1:
Chemistry and Me
Presentations
Classification of Matter
Review
Physical Science Review
Concept Maps: States of
Matter; Types of Matter
Cornell Notes: Element
& Compounds
Extra Practice:
Worksheet
Part Two:
Matter- Properties &
Change
I CAN:
Assignments
Define chemical and physical properties and
compare them by providing examples.
Physical and Chemical
Properties Worksheet
Alcohol Investigation
Explain the difference between chemical and physical Lab
changes and demonstrate how these changes can be
Pg: 55
used to separate mixtures and compounds into their
# 40, 45, 50, 51, 52, 54,
components.
60, 61
Extra Practice: Pg: 59
# 1, 6-9
Questions?
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Atomic Structure
I CAN:
Describe the structure and components of an atom
Atoms are the
fundamental building
blocks of matter.
Compare the characteristics of isotopes of the same
element
Distinguish the following atomic mass and mass
number
Write the symbol notation for atoms, ions and
isotopes
Assignments
Atomic Structure
Worksheets
Build an Atom
Pg. 122
# 40, 41, 45, 47, 49, 50,
51, 52, 53
Determine the missing information from the
information given in an atomic structure table
Calculate the weighted average atomic mass of an
element form isotopic abundance, given the atomic
mass of each contributor.
Extra Practice: PHET
Simulations
Questions?
Chemistry Study Guide
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Vocabulary
Matter-Properties & Changes
Matter
Mixture
Viscosity
States/Phases of
Matter
Heterogeneous
Mixture
Flammability
Solid
Homogeneous
Mixture
Liquid
Gas
Physical Property
Chemical
Property
Solution
Substance
Element
Compound
Physical Change
Malleability
Chemical Change
Condensation
Boiling point
Freezing point
Melting point
Reactivity
Semiconductor
Conductivity
The Structure of the Atom
Theory
Isotope
Atom
Mass number
Electron
Atomic mass unit
(amu)
Nucleus
Proton
Atomic number
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Relative
abundance
Atomic notation
Symbol notation
Atomic mass
Neutral
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