Honors/Gifted Chemistry

Week of: Aug 19, 2024

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Honors/Gifted Chemistry

Monday

Standard(s): 

• SCSh3: Students will identify and investigate problems scientifically.

• SCSh4: Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

• SCSh5: Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

• SCSh6: Students will clearly communicate scientific investigations and information.

LT: 

• We are learning how to write a lab report in the notebook.

• We are learning how to do Metric Conversions.

• I can learn how to identify and use significant figures in measurements.

SC:

• I can write a lab report correctly to showcase the essentials of a lab experiment.

• I can convert English system units to Metric system units.

• I can convert Metric system units from one to another. 

• I can identify which numbers are significant and which are not.

• I can do math calculations for measurements with proper sig. figs.

Lesson/Activity:

• Pirate Prep - Metric to English conversions sheet and get 1st 20 Elements for Friday’s Quiz.

• Notes on Ladder Method (whiteboard)  and Sig. Figs. (PowerPoint)

• Practice with both the Ladder Method and Identifying Sig. Figs.

• Summarizer - “The Roundest Object in the World” video clip

• HW: Flocabulary #2 due on Wednesday, August 21st by 11:59 p.m.; R.A. #2 due on Thursday, August 22nd; Elements Quiz #1 on Friday, August 23rd in class.

Resources: 

• Modern Chemistry by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 

• PowerPoint and Promethean Board

Tuesday

Standard(s): 

• SCSh1: Students will evaluate the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science.

• SCSh2: Students will use standard Safety Practices for all classroom laboratory and field investigations.

LT: 

• We are learning how to write a lab report in the notebook.

• We are learning how to do Metric Conversions.

• I can learn how to identify and use significant figures in measurements.

SC:

• I can write a lab report correctly to showcase the essentials of a lab experiment.

• I can convert English system units to Metric system units.

• I can convert Metric system units from one to another. 

• I can identify which numbers are significant and which are not.

• I can do math calculations for measurements with proper sig. figs.

Lesson/Activity:

• “How to write a lab report”  notes (Lab section after NFPA activity)

• Set-up for Wednesday’s Density Lab for Lab Section

• Density math worksheet

• HW: Flocabulary #2 due on Wednesday by 11:59 p.m.; R.A. #2 (review from textbook) due on Thursday, August 22nd; Elements Quiz #1 on Friday, August 23rd. 

Resources: 

• Modern Chemistry by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston

• Promethean Board, ActivInspire, and PowerPoint

Wednesday

Standard(s): 

• SCSh3: Students will identify and investigate problems scientifically.

• SCSh4: Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

• SCSh5: Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

• SCSh6: Students will clearly communicate scientific investigations and information.

LT: 

• We are learning how to investigate problems like a scientist.

• We are learning how to perform calculations and measurements in laboratory investigations. 

• We are learning to analyze and interpret data to develop reasonable scientific explanations.

• We are learning to communicate results from scientific investigations and information.

SC:

• I can make an inference from my observations.

• I can use my inferences to form a hypothesis.

• I can design a single-variable controlled experiment to test my hypothesis.

• I can determine tools and equipment to investigate a question.

• I can support my scientific findings with data.

• I can support or reject my claim using evidence and reasoning.

Lesson/Activity:

• Pirate Prep: Go over Lab Safety and Lab procedures.

• Density Lab with partners (with whom you are sitting)

• Sig. Fig. math rules and practice

• HW: Flocabulary #2 due tonight by 11:59 p.m.; R.A. #2 due tomorrow; Elements Quiz on Friday, August 23rd.

Resources: 

• Modern Chemistry by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston

• Notebooks with worksheets 

• Lab equipment, including graduated cylinders, dry-erase boards, electronic balances, water, and triple-beam balances.

• Promethean Board, Flocabulary, and Google Classroom

Thursday

Standard(s): 

• SCSh4: Use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

• SCSh5: Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

LT: 

• We are learning how to implement the use of the metric system in all chemical calculations, equations, and laboratory experiments. 

• We are learning how to perform calculations and measurements in laboratory investigations. 

SC:

• I can identify the metric unit for length, volume, and mass.

• I can identify meanings of metric system prefixes by their quantity and symbol. 

• I can differentiate between accuracy and precision and how they are measured in the lab.

• I can identify the certain digit and estimated digit in measurements.

• I can identify the quantity of significant figures and why they are important in the precision of measurements.

• I can write numbers, compare quantities, and perform calculations in scientific notation.

Lesson/Activity:

• Check R.A. #2; Elements Review for Friday’s quiz.

• Finish Density Lab (Results with math, Questions, and Error Analysis)

• HW: Elements Quiz is tomorrow; two R.A.s due next week.

Resources: 

• Modern Chemistry by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 

• Scientific calculators and rulers

• Promethean Board, PowerPoint, and ActivInspire

Friday

Standard(s): 

• SCSh4: Use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating scientific equipment and materials.

• SCSh5: Students will demonstrate the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and developing reasonable scientific explanations.

LT: 

• We are learning how to implement the use of the metric system in all chemical calculations, equations, and laboratory experiments. 

• We are learning how to perform calculations and measurements in laboratory investigations. 

SC:

• I can identify the metric unit for length, volume, and mass.

• I can identify meanings of metric system prefixes by their quantity and symbol. 

• I can convert units within the Metric System and from the Metric System to the English System.

• I can differentiate between accuracy and precision and how they are measured in the lab.

• I can identify the certain digit and estimated digit in measurements.

• I can identify the quantity of significant figures and why they are important in the precision of measurements.

• I can write numbers, compare quantities, and perform calculations in scientific notation.

Lesson/Activity:

• Study and take Elements Quiz 

• Next PowerPoint (notes on Google Classroom after quiz)

• HW: Complete any incomplete worksheets or notes over the weekend; R.A.s #3 and #4 are due next week.

Resources: 

• Modern Chemistry by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston

• Lab equipment, including graduated cylinders, dry-erase boards, electronic balances, and triple-beam balances.