September
(Craddock-AP Chem)
Last Update: June 06, 2007
Mr. Craddock's AP Chem
Please visit often as changes may occur daily!
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8/22 |
8/23 Welcome! Introductions and such. Lots of handouts. What is the AP test? |
8/24 Check into lab. Lab safety |
8/25 Demos of filtering, sublimation, evaporation dish use. Don't get a thermometer near a flame or rest on the bottom of a hot dish! Lab-Separations |
8/26 Ion list (This goes with Ch. 3 but begin learning them now!) Finish Separations lab. |
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Finish chapter 1 this week. Suggested
problems: 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 22, 26, 28, 40, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54,
56, 60, 62, 68, 72, 74
Begin chapter
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8/29 Discuss lab 1. (Character building, yes?) The lab notebook. Handout next lab. Demo-Electrolysis End Ch. 1 |
8/30 Begin Chapter 2- Isotope review Isotopic penny challenge Read ch. 2 through p. 78 for sure! Be aware of group
names and general characteristics (p. 79-end) |
8/31 Begin Confirmation of Chemical Formula lab. Because the procedure requires the entire class period, we will go over the pre-lab on Friday. Finish Ch. 2. Know your ions, yet? Meta-Quiz on Formula writing tomorrow! |
9/1 Finish Confirmation lab. Go over pre-lab questions. Lab report due on Tuesday. Formula writing meta-Quiz.
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9/2 Significant figure review. Go over quiz Stock system vs. Classical or Greek system. Try problems at end
of chapter.
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Begin Ch. 3 this week. |
9/5 No School Chapter 3 suggested problems: 4, 6, 12, 14, 16, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30, 36, 38, 40, 42, 46, 48, 52, 56, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 81, 84, 94, 96, 98, 100, 106, 108, 116, 120, 121 |
9/6 Students put 4 problems from Confirmation lab on board. Go over problems. Prep Determination of a Chemical Formula lab. Demo 10 mL pipets, centrifuge, student practice
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9/7 Begin Determination of a Chemical Formula lab. Finish Part 1 today. If time, work on pre-lab before beginning part 2. Be sure to finish pre-lab questions before beginning part 2 of lab.
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9/8 Finish
Determination of a Chemical Formula lab
Handout and prep hydrate lab.
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9/9 Hydrate lab |
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Test 1 this week |
9/12 Finish with Hydrate lab |
9/13 End of unit wrap-up if needed. Test could be today. Empirical and molecular formulas |
9/14 Test 1 Chapters 1 - 3 |
9/15 Handback test 1. Discuss. Intro chapter 4. Now the fun begins- |
9/16 Review of Balancing equations Begin review of Stoichiometry. Limiting reactants and demo! |
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Chapter 4 problems: 6, 8, 10, 16, 18, 20,
22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 54, 56, 60 Link to Book site |
9/19 Begin Alum Lab.
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9/20 Alum Lab. Students: You should be studying stoichiometry and trying problems in chapter 4.
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9/21 Go over Alum lab-wrap it up. |
9/22 1/2 day! Open House More stoichiometry
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9/23 Empirical Formulas revisited. Section 4.6 Demos of decomposition reactions. And others
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