Year 11 Chemistry
Course Schedule for 2011
UNIT 1: THE BIG IDEAS OF CHEMISTRY
AOS 1: THE PERIODIC TABLE
Week
1
Key concepts lesson by
lesson (Approximate
breakdown)
Text
Book
Chap.
1.1 Introduction, Getting
Started & Course Overview.
Distribute Student handouts.
1
Q’s from
text (HW)**
list created from
Penny Commons
resources.
15, 17, 20,
23
Look at different materials “what
properties of materials make them
useful?”
Physical- Macroscopic add
chemical (microscopic) properties.
Chemistry allows us to predict and
define properties based on their
atomic structure, & bonding.
Review particle theory - solids,
liquids and gases.
1.2 Elements & compounds
(review basic periodic table
structure)
1.3 review types of reactions
and writing chemical
equations (Prac)
2
2.1 Atomic theory - History &
development
Structure of the atom
2.2 Limitations of the atomic
model. Basic electron
2
Activities (demos, pracs, videos etc)
19, 20, 21,
22, 23a,c
24, 26,
29ace, 30
31, 34
1.1 Video: BBC Knowledge 100 greatest
discoveries: Chemistry - first 10mins on
discovery of oxygen (handout to go with video
with guiding questions)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1uVB4V
DXGQ&p=7F824941DF9E75B4&feature=BF&i
ndex=1
1.2 Student worksheets on individual
elements (creating a periodic table) & in class
questions. Handout task sheet for multimedia
presentations on historically significant
chemists.
1.3 Prac: Types of chemical reactions Students to complete set Q’s and write
equations for each of the reactions.
Worksheet 1.1 Chem Dimensions (balancing
chemical reactions to be done for HW)
** During this week plan activities for IYC student input
2.1 Cartoon handout: A brief history of atomic
theory.
Rutherford experiment animation &
discussion:
http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/e
SACS / formative
assessment tasks
For each prac students
complete small report and
answers to questions. This
is informal assessment
unless specified as a SAC
**HW research task
(groups) on one
historically relevant
person in the development
configurations (1st 20
elements - this should largely
be revision) - introduce idea
of electron energy levels.
Example risk assessment
2.3 Prac lesson - Emission
spectra flame colours
3
4
3.1 Electronic configuration refining the model: Subshells.
model. Ground State, excited
state octet rule. Shrodinger’s
model of an atom.
Quantum mechanics
3.2 Historical development &
the modern periodic table
3.3 Periodic table trends &
properties (atomic radii,
reactivity, ionisation energy
etc)
2
4.1 CSIRO incursion periodic table
4.2 Unpacking of CSIRO
incursion experience
4.3 Atomic Mass / relative
atomic mass. Isotopes
3
3
4
16, 18, 19,
20, 22,25,
26, 27, 28,
29
ssentialchemistry/flash/ruther14.swf
2.2 Demo: Vacuum discharge tubes
Worksheets: Electronic configurations.
Risk assessments work sheet - look at RA for
types of chemical reactions prac. Students to in
complete their own RA for Flame test prac
2.3 Prac: Flame Tests (student prac sheet
included)
3.1 Worksheet: Ordering the elements
Demo: Examining the elements (Emission
spectra visualisation with hand held
spctrometers.
3.2 Video: BBC Knowledge: 100 greatest
discoveries, the periodic table.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3u9JC6J
VzM&p=7F824941DF9E75B4&feature=BF&in
dex=3
Worksheet: Making a spiral periodic table
(Study on Chemistry 1 TR)
3.3 Demo: Reactivity of group 1 metals.
Video: Brainiac reactivity of metals:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2134266654801392897#
Worksheet
of the atomic model
(multimedia presentation
e.g. short movie) &
construction of model
illustrating key points of
the model - class time
provided where possible
4.1 Prac: CSIRO incursion “The Periodic Table
for VCE Chemistry student workshop”
4.2 Go through results & write report for
CSIRO incursion
Report on CSIRO
incursion experiments
4.3 Small Quiz: Periodic Table
Activity/ demo: Contributors to atomic mass
- Relative size - protons neutrons and
electrons (model constructed from rice grains
Check HW set Q’s for
Atomic theory. At end of
week check progress on
multimedia presentations
and models.
Check HW set Q’s for
periodic table.
Quiz (multiple choice)
periodic table
and balloons. Adapted from E.Vitti, MTeach
2010-11-09).
6
5.1 Mass spectrometry introduction. Main parts of a
mass spectrometer. Use in
determining relative atomic
masses (Ar).
Isotopes and elements.
Relative isotopic mass
Introduction to formula: Ar=
(rel isotopic mass)1 x (% rel
abund)1 + (rel isotopic
mass)2 X (% rel abund)2 +
……. / 100
5.2 Significant figure.
Precision and accuracy,
Interpreting mass spectra
5.3 Mass spectrometry 2nd
hand data exercise
4
6.1 The mole - introduction &
History. Defining the mole
and Avogadro’s constant.
Introduce No. of particles =
NA x No. of mole = 6.02x1023
xn
The mole is just a number
that tells us how many of
something there are.
6.2 Molar mass (M)
relationship between relative
atomic mass, relative
molecular mass & the mole.
4
Work sheets: Calculation of relative masses
chem. dimensions
5
21, 22, 23,
24
5.1 Demo: Model mass spectrometer &
animations of spectrometer function.
5.2 Practice in interpreting mass spectra.
Student feedback (Strengths, Weaknesses &
Queries) sheets to be handed out for subjects
covered so far (atomic theory, periodic table
and Atomic mass)
Worksheet: Precision Accuracy and
significant figures. (Chem Dimensions
worksheet 4.1)
Activity: Interpretation of the mass spectrum
of air Practical 4.1 ChemDimensions 1)
5.3 SAC - allow full period. 2nd hand data
analysis of Mass spectral data and responses
to set questions.
6.1 Demo’s & Analogies: use of analogies and
demo’s to help clarify the concept of the mole.
Activity Sheet: calculating molar amounts of
standard items. E.g. Size of 1 mole of
marshmallows. Worksheet: Making
numerical connections: the mole (Worksheet
2 study on chemistry TR)
Video: BBC knowledge 100 greatest
discoveries with guided questions (part on
Avogadro and the mole)
6.2 Demo: examples of one mole of different
substances.
Concentration on practice with mole
SAC - second hand data
analysis (Mass
spectrometry)
Check HW set Q’s:
Periodic table
** IYC event outside of
class time to show case
student models and
presentations on history
of atomic model
Formula n= m/M
6.3Determination of
Avogadro’s number (Prac)
7
7.1 Empirical Formulas &
Percentage composition
7.2 Empirical to molecular
Formulae
7.3 Experimental
determination of empirical
formulas (Prac)
8
8.1 Quiz on Mole concept
Prac
8.2 Revision Lesson (cover
topics determined to be
common problem areas in
SWQ analysis and mole
concept quiz).
8.3 End of Unit Test
Set up introduction for AOS2
26aceg, 27,
28, 29, 31,
32, 36, 37,
38, 40, 32,
45, 48, 50,
51.
formulas. Calculating # of particles molar
mass and standard mole calculations. Worked
examples & Textbook problems with
additional Worksheets: Source chem.
Dimensions: Mole calculations worksheet 4.3
6.3 Prac Experimental determination of
Avogadro’s number (Source: Adapted from St
Columba’s College)
7.1 Demo: element or compound?
Worksheets: Study on chemistry & text book
Questions
7.2 Sample problems worked on board.
Additional questions provided in
worksheets: Chem Dimensions worksheet
4.4. Empirical and molecular formula
calculations
7.3 Prac: Empirical formula of an oxide.
Handout: mole concept summary sheet
8.1 Quiz (1st part of the lesson). Prac:
empirical formula of hydrated salts (Study on
Chem TR)
8.2 Structured revision (worked solutions to
questions based on SWQ analysis). Revision
sheet provided to students in class and
additional questions on hand for each topic.
Return Mole concept quiz.
8.3 Test on Unit 1: Periodic Table (Mixture of
multiple choice, short answer and
calculations)
Video: last in the series 100 greatest
discoveries, looks at the discovery of chemical
bonding through electrons.
Short Quiz on Mole
concept
Test: Response to
structured questions on
Unit 1 AOS 1.