Honors Chemistry (Period 4) Assignments
- Instructor
- Rev. Bernard Johnson
- Term
- Fall 2018 - Spring 2019
- Department
- Science
- Description
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Honors Chemistry is designed to present the student with the principles of chemistry in greater depth and detail than in the regular chemistry course. Emphasis is on scientific practices, quantitative relationships, and problem-solving skills. Topics include, but are not limited to, the nature of matter, atomic theory, periodic properties, chemical bonding, chemical reactions & equations, molar relationships, stoichiometry, gases, thermodynamics, acids & bases, rates, and equilibria. The course involves hands-on laboratory activities and addresses the nature of scientific inquiry.
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Element of the Week - Uranium
Extra Credit - up to 9 points! (3 points each) - one from 89-91, two from 93-118
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Element of the Week - Radium
Seniors: optional for extra credit (3 points)
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - due Thursday - Francium
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Element of the Week - Radon (Rn)
Extra Credit - one of Bi, Po, At - for up to 3 points.
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Element of the Week - Lead (Pb)
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - Thalium (Tl)
due by Thursday May 16
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Element of the Week - Mercury (Hg)
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Chemistry in the News
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end of chapter 6 questions:17-21
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Element of the Week - Gold (Au)
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - one of the following: Re, Os, Ir, Pt
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Bring lab notebooks, textbook, calculator, paper, questions about gem project.
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Gem Presentation Progress report
Fill out cover sheet (see attached document) and include highlighted source material
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Element of the Week - Tungsten
Extra Credit - any two of the following for up to 3 points each - numbers 54-73
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Chemistry in the News
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Element of the Week - Iodine
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - Tellurium (Te)
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Element of the Week - Antimony (Sb)
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Lab Notebook
You must bring it. It must be filled out with Title, Objectives, Materials, Safety, Procedure (1-14 - not summarized), Data Table, Analysis questions, Conclusion questions, Extensions/Going further, My Conclusion. Failure to do so will cause a significant loss of points and possibly exclusion from participation in the lab.
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Test on Oxidation-Reduction reactions
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Element of the Week - Tin (Sn)
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - Indium
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Element of the Week - Cadmium
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Element of the Week - Silver
Extra Credit - 1 of the following: Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd - up to 3 points
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Chemistry in the News
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Element of the Week - Molybdenum
Extra Credit: one of the following for up to 3 points - Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb.
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Element of the Week - Krypton
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p. 116:33,35,37
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Element of the Week - Bromine
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - Selenium
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Chemistry in the News
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Element of the Week - Arsenic
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - one of Gallium or Germanium
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Lab Notebook
filled out with data table (each row at least 3 spaces high) and any questions written out
be sure to include Title, objectives, materials, safety, procedure, any analysis and conclusion questions. My conclusion too.
Start on next right hand side page (or one after). Update table of contents.
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Element of the Week - Zinc
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Element of the Week - Copper (Cu)
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Element of the Week - Nickle
EC - up to 3 points - Cobalt (Co)
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Chemistry in the News
Be sure to have a sentence at the END of the summary that explains how this article relates to chemistry. Article should be printed (use reader view to get rid of extra stuff). Summary should be in your own words, on a separate sheet of paper, 12 pt font (or neat handwriting), 5 sentences minimum.
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p. 114:1, 7, 9
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Element of the Week - Iron
Extra Credit - Due by end of the week - up to 3 points - Manganese (Mn) (not Magnesium!)
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Element of the Week - Chromium
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - one of Sc, Ti, or V.
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Chemistry in the News.
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Quiz Chapter 3a
Molar mass, mole/mass/particle solutions, percent composition from formula and from combustion analysis.
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Element of the Week - Calcium
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Career Presentation.
Oral group presentation with PowerPoint or equivalent. Must cover points in the checklist attached.
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Element of the Week - Potassium (K)
Be sure to explain the origin of both name and symbol
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - Argon
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Element of the Week - Chlorine
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Progress report for Career Presentation
Fill out attached checklist. Copy from sources and paste into a word or equivalent document. Include only passages that will be used. No pictures. Include a reference to the source (url, etc.).
Print the document, not the webpages. Highlight the information used.
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Element of the Week - Sulfur
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Test on Chapter 3 - second half
formulas and names
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Element of the Week - Phosphorus
EC - Silicon
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Chemistry in the News
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Lab Notebook due
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Element of the Week - Aluminum
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p. 57: 55, 57, 61, 63, 65
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Element of the Week - Magnesium
be sure to include in history info about the farmer and his cow
Please bring each day this week your textbook, calculator, and lab notebook.
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Element of the Week - Sodium (Na)
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - turn in any time until Friday, 2:30 pm - Neon
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Chapter 2A Test
Including Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Laws and Postulates of Atomic Theory, protons, neutrons, electrons, nuclear symbol, hyphen notation, average atomic mass, mole, Avogadro's number.
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Element of the Week - Fluorine
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p. 55:5-7, 9, 11, 15.
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Famous Scientist Presentation - Progress Report
See attached
One per group
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Element of the Week - Nitrogen
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Chapter 1 Test
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Element of the Week - Carbon
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Element of the week - Boron.
Extra Credit - up to 3 points - Beryllium
Due by Friday
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Chemistry in the News
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p. 25: 47, 51, 55
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Element of the Week: Lithium
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Thickness of Aluminum foil lab. Lab Notebook must be completely prepared before the lab, including table of contents, title, date, objectives, materials, safety (not just bold), procedure, data table, analysis questions, my conclusion questions. use ruler, colors.
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p. 24: 33, 34, 37, 43
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Bring Lab Notebook
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do: p. 24:11-15 odds (begin in class Monday - turn in beginning of class, Wednesday)
17-27 odds (work on in class Wednesday)
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Element of the Week - Helium
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Lab Notebook - purchased and brought to class. Must be a composition style notebook with stitching, graph paper. No spiral or glue binding, perforations, or hole-punches. Must be new and unmarked.
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Element - Hydrogen
We will do this together in class. Starting next monday the elements are due at the beginning of class. Form is on the main page.
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read: pp. 1-7
do: p. 22:1-10
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Lab Rules - lab rules form filled out and signed by both student and a parent or guardian.
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Chemistry Rules - class rules form filled out and signed