Science Department

Introductory Chemistry and Physics

Introductory Chemistry

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Classroom Syllabus 2010

Classroom Safety Rules

SpongeBob Safety Activity

Unit 1: Heat and Temperature

All assignments are to be turned in on the day of the Unit exam.

Unit 1 Learning Objectives and Unit 1 Check Sheet

Date   Activity

1/8      Activity 1 Measuring Temperature

1/8      Reading Activity 1: How to Make an Outline

           Outlining Chapter Readings Handout

1/8      Read & Outline Chapter 21.1 Temperature

1/12    Accuracy PPT & Practice

1/12    DUE: Read & Outline Chapters 21.1-21.4

1/13    Read & Outline Chapter 24.1 Absolute Zero

1/15     Video: Nova Absolute Zero

1/22    Scientist Posters/ Presentations

1/26    Lab 1: Shaking the Shot

1/27    Reading Activity 2: The Caloric and Kinetic Theories of Heat

1/30    Activity 2: Measuring Liquids

1/27    Math Activity 1: Calculating Energy Transfers

1/30     Laboratory 2: Heat Transfers

1/28    Self Test Unit 1

2/3      Test Unit 1

Unit 2: Heat Transfer

All assignments are to be turned in on the day of the Unit exam.

Unit 2 Learning Objectives and Unit 2 Check Sheet

Date   Activity

2/5      Drawing & Identifying: Conduction, Convection, Radiation

2/9      Read & Outline Chapter 22.1 - 21.4

           Video's: Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Heat Transfer

2/10    Lab: Rate of Heat Transfer in Conductors v. Insulators

2/12    Homework: Graph Data from Lab

           Radiation PPT, notes and video

2/16    Greenhouse Gases PPT, notes, and video

           Global Warming Reading Activity

2/19    Test Unit 2

Unit 3: Phase Changes

All assignments are to be turned in on the day of the Unit exam.

Unit 3 Learning Objectives and Unit 3 Check Sheet

Date   Activity

2/23    Activity: The Water Cycle

           Homework: Read and Outline Chapter 23.1-23.7

2/25    Activity: States of Matter

2/26    Activity: Phase Changes