Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 1. Intermolecular Forces and States of Matter
(Grade) Level: 12
Duration: 5 days
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will review intermolecular forces so that they can apply them to their understanding of
properties of matter, phase transitions, and solubility.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC1.11ps.17 Uses molecular polarity to describe the intermolecular forces acting
between molecules, and how these forces affect properties of a sample.
• SC.CC1.11ps.18 Relates the three phases of matter by interpreting phase diagrams.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Intermolecular Attractions Lab
 Discussion Sheet: Phase Diagrams
 Classroom discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 District Text(s): Kotz, Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: Online homework, Smart Response clickers
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
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advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Students will play “intermolecular Forces Jeopardy” to review the major types of intermolecular
forces
 Class Notes and Homework. Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to view models and
answer questions related to IM forces.
Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 2. Solids and Solubility
12
Duration: 7 days
(Grade) Level:
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will relate the packing patterns of solids to properties of the solid and they will identify the
concentrations of solutions using several different methods, so that they can predict how dissolved
materials affect the properties of a liquid.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC1.11ps.19 Uses molarity and molality to describe the concentrations of solutions.
• SC.CC1.11ps.20 Describes the interactions between particles in solutions and how they can
be altered to affect colligative properties.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Discussion Sheet: Solids
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Discussion Sheet: Concentrations
Classroom discussion
Peer Discussion/Feedback
Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 District Text(s): Kotz, Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: online homework
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
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Students will use pictures and interactive web sites to illustrate the different packing patterns in
a solid and use them to aid their calculations of radius and density.
Class Notes and Homework. Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to view models and
answer questions related to IM forces.
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Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 3. Zinc Tablet Project
Duration: 7 days
(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will conduct an experiment to quantify the amount of zinc present in a vitamin tablet and
evaluate their results, so that they can write a formal lab report summarizing their experience.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC2.11ps.13 Writes acid/base reactions and finds the pH of the resulting solutions.
• SC.CC2.11ps.16 Interprets titration curves and understands how these curves are related
to manual titrations.
• SC.CC2.13si.1 Designs and conducts scientific experiments, and evaluates the results of
their experiments.
• SC.CC2.13si.2 Formally communicates the results of their experiments.
• SC.CC2.13si.3 Acquires chemistry laboratory skills, while understanding the nature of
experimental uncertainty.
• SC.CC2.13si.4 Knows that creativity, imagination, and a good knowledge base are all
required in the study of science.
• SC.CC2.15si.4 Knows that laboratory work is an important part of chemistry and that
proper lab technique and safety is an ongoing process that needs to be reinforced on a
regular basis.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Lab Report: Zinc Content of a Vitamin Tablet
 Classroom discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 District Text(s): Kotz, Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity; Szafran, Pike &
Foster, Microscale General Chemistry Laboratory
 District Software: Logger Pro, Microsoft Word, Groupwise
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Website Resources: Selected by students
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Pre-lab exercises
 Small group discussions with teacher
 Sample preparation and computer data collection
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Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 4. Gases
Duration: 4 days
(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will relate the variables affecting a gas and a mixture of gases including pressure, volume,
temperature, and amount of gas so that they can use the postulates of kinetic molecular theory to
explain the behaviors of ideal gases, and identify problems with “ideal” assumptions.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC1.11ps.13 Relates a gas's pressure, volume, temperature, and number of moles, and
understands how changing conditions affect the gas's properties.
• SC.CC1.11ps.14 Distinguishes between effusion and diffusion and uses Graham's Law to
mathematically describe them.
• SC.CC1.11ps.15 Uses balanced equations to describe the stoichiometric relationships
between gases.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Discussion Sheet: Gases
 Classroom discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 District Text(s): Kotz, Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: none
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
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 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Students will use pictures and interactive web sites
 Class Notes and Homework.
 Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to illustrate gas molecule motions and relationships.
Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 5. Kinetics
Duration: 8 days
(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will write rate laws for reactions using experimental data. They will use integrated rate laws to
relate concentrations to time, including half-life of reactions. They will interpret reaction coordinate
diagrams and activation energies of reactions, so that they can use these concepts to identify
appropriate mechanisms for reactions.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC2.11ps.4 Understands how to write rate laws for reactions.
• SC.CC2.11ps.5 Mathematically describes rates of reactions using integrated rate laws.
• SC.CC2.11ps.6 Understands how the Collision Theory of Reactivity is used to describe
reaction rates.
• SC.CC2.11ps.7 Understands how to write rate laws for specific reaction mechanisms and
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how to use their rate laws to evaluate a mechanism's validity.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Lab: Graphical Analysis of Crystal Violet
 Discussion Sheet: Kinetics
 discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Logger Pro, Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: none
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Activities:
 Students will use pictures and interactive web sites
 Class Notes and Homework.
 Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to illustrate kinetics relationships.
Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 6 Reactions and Formulas
Duration: 5 days
(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will classify different reaction types and predict their products. They will also be able to find
empirical and molecular formulas so that they can predict the structures of molecules and how they
react with each other.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC1.11ps.2 Understands how the mole concept is utilized in simple conversions, chemical
formulae, and stoichiometry.
• SC.CC1.11ps.4 Classifies precipitation, redox, gas forming, and acid/base reactions.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Midterm Exam
 Classroom discussion
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Peer Discussion/Feedback
Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Logger Pro, Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: none
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Students will use pictures and interactive web sites
 Class Notes and Homework.
 Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to view models and answer questions related to IM
forces.
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Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 7. Spectrophotometry
Duration: 6 days
(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will conduct experiments to quantify the concentration of red food dye in Cherry 7-Up and to
find the rate at which a blue dye is bleached. They will evaluate their results, so that they can write a
formal lab report summarizing their experience.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC2.13si.1 Designs and conducts scientific experiments, and evaluates the results of
their experiments.
• SC.CC2.13si.2 Formally communicates the results of their experiments.
• SC.CC2.13si.3 Acquires chemistry laboratory skills, while understanding the nature of
experimental uncertainty.
• SC.CC2.13si.4 Knows that creativity, imagination, and a good knowledge base are all
required in the study of science.
• SC.CC2.15si.4 Knows that laboratory work is an important part of chemistry and that
proper lab technique and safety is an ongoing process that needs to be reinforced on a
regular basis.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Lab Report: Spectrophotometry
 discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 District Text(s): Kotz, Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity; Szafran, Pike &
Foster, Microscale General Chemistry Laboratory
 District Software: Logger Pro, Microsoft Word, Groupwise
 Website Resources: Selected by students
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
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 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Pre-lab exercises
 Small group discussions with teacher
 Sample preparation and computer data collection
 Writing a lab report
Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 8. Equilibrium and Acids & Bases
Duration: 5 days
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(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will review concepts of equilibrium so that they can apply them to acid/base theory.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC2.11ps.8 Understands concepts of equilibrium and how the equilibrium constant
expression is used to mathematically describe these concepts.
• SC.CC2.11ps.9 Predicts how a reaction will respond to an equilibrium stress using
LeChatelier's Principle.
• SC.CC2.11ps.10 Extrapolates key concepts from equilibrium theory to acid/base theory.
• SC.CC2.11ps.11 Estimates the pH of salt solutions.
• SC.CC2.11ps.12 Classifies acids and bases according to Arrhenius, Bronsted, and Lewis
definitions, understanding the similarities and differences among these theories.
• SC.CC2.11ps.15 Understands how buffer solutions function to maintain pH.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Buffers Discussion Sheet
 Classroom discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Logger Pro, Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: none
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
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Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Students will use pictures and interactive web sites
 Class Notes and Homework.
 Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to answer questions related to equilibrium and acids
and bases.
Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 9. Acid/Base Reactions and Solubility Equilibria
(Grade) Level: 12
Duration: 9 days
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will predict products for acid base reactions and the pH of the resulting solutions. They will
track the changes in pH via titration curves. They will also relate equilibrium constant expressions to
solubility.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC2.11ps.13 Writes acid/base reactions and finds the pH of the resulting solutions.
• SC.CC2.11ps.14 Understands how the presence of a common ion affects reactivity and
concentrations ions and solubilities.
• SC.CC2.11ps.16 Interprets titration curves and understands how these curves are related
to manual titrations.
• SC.CC2.11ps.17 Extrapolates key concepts from equilibrium theory to key concepts in
precipitation theory and salt formation.
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Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Titration Curves of Acids and Bases Lab
 Discussion Sheet – Acid/Base Review
 Midterm Exam
 Classroom discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Logger Pro, Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: none
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Students will perform reactions between different combinations of strong and weak acids and
bases. They will track the pH changes of these reactions by using computer aided-data
acquisition probes and software to generate titration curves.
 Students will work either alone or in groups to create answers for a study guide that they may
use on the unit test.
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Class Notes and Homework. Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to view models and
answer questions related to acid/base reactions and solubility equilibria.
Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 10. Volumetric Analysis
Duration: 8 days
(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will utilize titration techniques so that they can identify concentrations of unknown analytes.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC2.13si.1 Designs and conducts scientific experiments, and evaluates the results of
their experiments.
• SC.CC2.13si.2 Formally communicates the results of their experiments.
• SC.CC2.13si.3 Acquires chemistry laboratory skills, while understanding the nature of
experimental uncertainty.
• SC.CC2.13si.4 Knows that creativity, imagination, and a good knowledge base are all
required in the study of science.
• SC.CC2.15si.4 Knows that laboratory work is an important part of chemistry and that
proper lab technique and safety is an ongoing process that needs to be reinforced on a
regular basis.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Lab Report: Volumetric Analysis
 Lab Quiz: Percentage of Iron in an Unknown
 Classroom discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Logger Pro, Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
Website Resources: none
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Pre-lab exercises
 Small group discussions with teacher
 Sample preparation and computer data collection
 Writing a lab report
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Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 11. Electrochemistry
Duration: days
(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will track electrons in oxidation-reduction reactions and learn how these redox reactions
provide or require energy when they occur so that they can discuss the major features of redox
reactions.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC2.11ps.18 Understands that oxidation reduction reactions involve electron transfers
and energy changes.
• SC.CC2.11ps.19 Draws electrochemical cells and evaluate the cell potentials for standard and
non-standard cells.
• SC.CC2.11ps.20 Understands principles of electrolysis.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Voltaic Cells Lab
 Electrolysis Lab
 Discussion Sheet – Electrochemistry
 Classroom discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Logger Pro, Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: none
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
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locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Students will construct simple voltaic cells at standard and non-standard concentrations and
measure their cell potentials.
 Students will predict possible products of electrolysis experiments, and then verify the correct
electrolysis product via experimental observations.
 Class Notes and Homework. Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to view models and
answer questions related to electrochemistry.
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Subject: College Chemistry II – Unit 12. Transition Metals
Duration: 9 days
(Grade) Level: 12
OEA (Overarching Enduring Understanding):
Students will investigate the unique properties of transition metals using concepts from crystal field
theory so that they can explain predict some of the properties of transition metals.
Standard(s):
• SC.CC2.13si.1 Designs and conducts scientific experiments, and evaluates the results of
their experiments.
• SC.CC2.13si.2 Formally communicates the results of their experiments.
• SC.CC2.13si.3 Acquires chemistry laboratory skills, while understanding the nature of
experimental uncertainty.
• SC.CC2.13si.4 Knows that creativity, imagination, and a good knowledge base are all
required in the study of science.
• SC.CC2.15si.4 Knows that laboratory work is an important part of chemistry and that
proper lab technique and safety is an ongoing process that needs to be reinforced on a
regular basis.
• SC.CC2.11ps.21 Understands how the properties of transition metals arise from their
electron configurations.
• SC.CC2.11ps.22 Uses accepted nomenclature to describe transition metal complexes.
Assessment or Evidence of Learning:
 Section Quiz
 Lab: Synthesis Copper Ammine Complex and Analysis to determine Its Formula
 Discussion Sheets – Transition Metals/ Crystal Field Theory
 Midterm Exam
 Lab: Synthesis and Characterization of a Series of Transition Metal Compounds
 Classroom discussion
 Peer Discussion/Feedback
 Teacher monitoring
Resources:
 District Text(s): Kotz, Treichel, & Weaver, Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
 District Software: General Chemistry Now Interactive Version 4.0, Microsoft Word, Groupwise,
Logger Pro, Kotz & Treichel Multimedia Manager
 Website Resources: Chosen by the student
 Technology-based resources: Laptop Computers, Smartboard, Smart Response clickers
NETS:
Creativity and innovation
 apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes
 use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues
 identify trends and forecast possibilities
Communication and collaboration
 communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and format
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 contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems
Research and information fluency
 plan strategies to guide inquiry
 locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media
 process data and report results
Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
 identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation
 plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
 collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions
Digital citizenship
 advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology
 exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity
 demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
Activities:
 Students will perform a chemical reaction to create a copper-containing transition metal
complex, and then using titration and spectrophotometry, determine the correct formula of
their compound.
 Students will travel to UW-Oshkosh to synthesize a series of metal acetylacetonate complexes
and analyze them using a mass susceptibility balance.
 Class Notes and Homework. Students will use an Interactive CD-ROM to view models and
answer questions related to transition metal complexes.
Campbellsport School District