PRAIRIE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
 
 

Honors Chemistry

Miss Arfstrom

Course Syllabus

Safety Contract

Clean-up Crew Schedule

Classroom Schedule

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

8/25

Introduction

8/26

Introduction to Safety

Demonstrations

8/27

Qualitative Analysis Lab

8/28

Lab Continued

Lab Quiz - observations and safety

8/29

Discuss Article "Uncle Tungsten"

Inside the Atom

9/1

NO SCHOOL

9/2

Computer Lab: Atomic Scientists

9/3

Continue Inside the Atom

Lab Techniques

9/4

Student Powerpoint Presentations

Discuss Article "Brilliant Light"

9/5

Summarize Atomic Structure and go over Isotope Charts

9/8

Lab - Spectroscopy

9/9

Finish Spectroscopy Lab

Discussion - energy levels and fluorescence

9/10

*Early Release

PowerPoint - Energy Levels and Quantum Numbers

9/11

Finish Notes on quantum numbers

Electron Configuration

Assign: Electron Configuration HW

9/12

Go over HW and continue practice with electron configuration and quantum numbers

9/15

Lab - Candy Periodic Table

Assign: Mendeleev's Garden - due Thurs

9/16

Continue Lab

9/17

Present your Periodic Table

Assign - Periodic Trends Coloring Packet -due Fri.

9/18

Periodic Table Lab - Show and Tell

Reading Activity - BRING YOUR BOOK! - due Friday

9/19

Discuss Periodic Trends and Families

Hand out Unit Review

9/22

Practice Test

9/23

Review for Test

Test - Atomic Structure, Electron Configuration and Quantum Numbers, Period Table

9/24

New Unit: Bonding

Objectives

Valence Electrons

Inquiry Activity - Forming Compounds

9/25

Continue Forming compounds

Lab - Ionic vs. Covalent

 - must chart notes before class

9/26

Go over Test

 

9/29

Lab Quiz

9/30

Notes: Lewis Dot Structures

Lewis Dot Activity

Lewis Dot HW

10/1

Notes: VSEPR

VSEPR HW

10/2

Lab - Molecular Modeling

 

10/3

**Pep Assembly for Homecoming

Quick Quiz - Lewis Dot Structures and VSEPR

10/6

Notes: Intermolecular Forces

10/7

IMF Lab

10/8

The Great Molecule Race

10/9

Practice Test

Review Time

10/10

Test: Bonding

10/13

NO SCHOOL

10/14

New Unit: Nomenclature and Reactions

Oxidation Numbers and Writing Formulas

10/15

Naming: Simple Ionic and Variable Oxidation Number Ionic

Assign Naming Packet - due Fri.

10/16

Naming: Acids and Covalent Compounds

10/17

Mad Minute Quiz

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