General+Chemistry+3a+(Assignments+and+Announcements)

=__ //Here you will find information related to what will be covered and what is due for the current week with attached files and what we did previously.// __ =

Revised on 06/05/12

We have a Final on 06/07.

The below files are to help with your preparing for the FINAL Exam in General Chemistry.

It will be 33 multiple choice questions and 7 fill in questions.

GOOD LUCK and BRING IN A WATER BOTTLE WITH YOU to STAY HYDRATED and REDUCE ANXIETY

Revised on 05/30/12

For the balance of the year we have a quiz on 05/30, Unit Exam (Bonding) on 06/01 and a Final on 06/07.

The below file is to help with your preparing for the FINAL Exam in General Chemistry The below file is to help with your preparing for the Unit Exam on Bonding

Revised on 05/14/12 __** For the weeks of 05/14 - 5/18 **__ 05/14 - Lab - Ionic Bonding 05/15 - No Class 05/16 - Quiz, Introduce Covalent Bonding (Maybe a Vocab Card Sort) 05/17 - No Class 05-18 - Lab Report Due and Polarity of Covalent Bonds and Molecules

__** Announcements **__ 05/16 - HW #4-3 - "Ionic Bonding Worksheet" due 05/16 - Quiz #4-2 (Lewis Structures, Ionic Formulas, Energy Relationship to bonding & Nobel Gas Electron Configurations of Ions) 05/18 - Lab Report Due

Revised on 05/07/12 __** For the weeks of 05/07 - 05/11 + 05/14 **__ 05/07 - No Class 05/08 - Post Unit Exam Review, Identify Periodic Trends as they relate to Simple Ionic Formulas & Predict Ionic Formulas 05/09 - No Class 05/10 - Ionic Formulas, Nobel e-Config & Lewis Structures (HW #4-2 download ) due next class .........Downloadable PowerPoint notes for this lesson 05/11 - No Class

05/14 - Quiz & Lab - Ionic Bonding

__** Announcements **__ 05/14 - Quiz #4-2 (Lewis Structures, Ionic Formulas, Energy Relationship to bonding & Nobel Gas Electron Configurations of Ions)

Revised on 05/02/12 __** For the weeks of 04/30 - 05/04 + 05/08 **__ 04/30 - No Brakes = NO CLASS 05/01 - No Class 05/02 - Vocab Card Sorts & Metal vs. Non Metal 05/03 - No Class 05/04 - Vocab Quiz & Post Nuclear Exam Review

05/08 - Ion Tendency, Oxidation Number, Electronegativity & Lewis Structures of Ions

__**Announcements**__ 05/04 - Vocabulary Quiz

Revised on 04/23/12 __** For the weeks of 04/23 - 04/27 **__ 04/23 - No Class 04/24 - Review For Unit Exam 04/25 - No Class 04/26 - Unit Exam and Pre Assessment 04/27 - No Class

__** Announcements **__ 04/26 - Unit Exam

Revised on 04/16/12 __** For the weeks of 04/16 - 04/20 **__ 04/16 - Begin Position Paper / Other Practical Uses for Nuclear Chemistry 04/17 - No Class 04/18 - Compose your Paper 04/19 - No Class 04/20 - Class Debate ...(Begin Review for Unit Exam)

__**Announcements**__ 04/20 - End of Marking Quarter 04/20 - Position Paper Due

Revised on 03/21/12 __** For the weeks of 03/19-03/23 + 03/26 **__ 03/20 - Lab: 1/2 Life .................Lab File downloadable .................HW File downloadable 03/22 - Complete 1/2 Life lab and write it up

03/26 - Quiz #3-4 / Vocab. Card Sorts

__**Announcements**__ 03/26 - Quiz #3-4 (Balancing Nuclear Equations and 1/2 Life Calculations) 03/28 - Lab: 1/2 Life Due

Please forgive me for not updating this for two weeks. This is the file for the HW sheet that is due on 03/20

On 03/20 we will be conduuction a lab on 1/2 Life. There will be a Formal Report due for this. On 03/22 we will have Quiz #3-4. It will be on Nuclear Equations, Decay Mode and 1/2 Life.

Revised on 02/27/12 __** For the week of 02/27-03/02 (+03/06) **__

02/27 - Unit Exam Review - Centers 02/28 - No Class 02/29 - Unit Exam Review - Centers 03/01 - No Class 03/02 - Unit Exam / Nuclear Chemistry PreTest

03/06 - Begin Nuclear Chemistry

__**Announcements**__ 02/29 - HW #3-6 due (Vocabulary for the Unit) 03/02 - Unit Exam

Revised on 02/13/12 __** For the week of 02/13-02/17 (Plus 02/27 & 02/29) **__

02/13 - No Class 02/14 - Lab - Spectral Analysis & Quiz on Electron Configuration with 3 Lab Questions Labdownloadable file: 02/15 - No Class 02/16 - Lewis Dot, Bohr & Electron Shell Diagrams - HW #3-5 downloadable file: 02/17 - No Class

02/27 - Unit Exam Review 02/29 - Unit Exam

__**Announcements**__ 02/14 - HW #3-4 due (Worksheet for identifying substances using spectral lines) 02/16 - Lab Due (Spectral Analysis of Excited Elements) see above for the file 02/27 - HW #3-5 due (Worksheet) see above 02/29 - Unit Exam 02/29 - HW #3-6 due (Vocabulary for the Unit)

Revised on 02/06/12 __** For the week of 02/06-02/10 **__

02/06 - Lab - Build your own Atom & **//__ Quiz __//** related to 01/19 topics 02/07 - No Class 02/08 - Electron Configuration - HW #3-3: Downloadable file: 02/09 - No Class 02/10 - Spectral Lines with Quiz on Electron Configuration

__**Announcements**__ 02/08 - Lab Due 02/10 - HW #3-3 due (Worksheet) see above

Revised on 01/31/12 __** For the week of 01/31-02/03 **__

01/30 - No School unless you have a Regents Exam 01/31 - Practice skill from last lesson (01/19) & Isotopes 02/01 - No Class 02/02 - Lab - Build your own Atom - HW #3-2 downloadable file: 02/03 - No Class

//Revised on 01/22/12 // __** For the week of 01/16-01/20 (Plus 01/23 & 01/31) **__ 01/16 - NO SCHOOL (MLK Day) 01/17 - Midterm 01/18 - No Class 01/19 - Atomic Number, Mass Number, Ions and Isotopes --- HW #3-1 downloadable file: 01/20 - No Class

01/23 - Practice topics taught on 01/19 and Isotopes --- HW #3-2 downloadable file: Please note the copyright on this. It is not original work! 01/31 - Lab - Build your own Atom (Quiz #3-1: Topics taught on 01/19)

__**Announcements**__ 01/17 - Midterm 01/23 - HW #3-1 due (Worksheet) see above 01/24-01/27 - (Regents Week) 02/03 - Report Card

Revised on 01/11/12 __** ‍For the week of 01/09-01/13 (Plus 01/16 & 01/17) **__ 01/09 - No Class 01/10 - Essay Peer Review and Quiz 01/11 - No Class 01/12 - Midterm Review (use these files to review & remember, I will give extra credit for completing STUDY LOG as you study) ...................................................... & 01/13 - No Class

01/16 - NO SCHOOL 01/17 - Midterm

__**Announcements**__ 01/10 - Peer review of Final Draft & Quiz 01/12 - Review Day 01/16 - No School 01/17 - Midterm 01/24-01/27 - (Regents Week) 02/03 - Report Card

Revised on 01/03/12‍ __** For the week of 01/02-01/06 **__ 01/02 - No School 01/03 - No Class 01/04 - Compare the data you collected vs Dr. Block 01/05 - No Class 01/06 - Compose your Essay (Complete the Final Draft for Homework - It will be Peer reviewed Next Class) ............. Essay Instructions

__**Announcements**__ 01/04 - Complete gathering information for the Essay 01/06 - Compose Rough Draft of Essay (HW - Final Draft) 01/10 - Peer review of Final Draft & Quiz 01/12 - Review Day 01/16 - No School 01/17 - Midterm 01/24-01/27 - (Regents Week) 02/03 - Report Card

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Revised on 12/21 __** For the week of 12/19-12/23 **__ 12/19 - In Class discussion of the Evolution of the Atomic Theory 12/20 - No Class 12/21 - In Class discussion of the Evolution of the Atomic Theory 12/22 - No Class 12/23 - In Class discussion of the Evolution of the Atomic Theory

__** Over the Holiday **__

- Complete the follwoing assignment explained in class. The instructions are also on the handout -

__** For when we return next year **__ - Compose the Rough Draft of your Essay & Complete Atomic Theory Project - Quiz - Atomic Theory - Post Unit Exam Review - Comprehensive Midterm

//__** Announcements **__// 02/03 - Reprot Cards (this means that when we return, we have 3 weeks of class and a Regents/Midterm Week)

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Revised on 12/12 __** For the week of 12/12-12/16 **__ 12/12 - No Class 12/13 - Continue collecting data for the project 12/14 - No Class 12/15 - Continue collecting data for the project 12/16 - No Class

__** For the following week **__ - Compose the Rough Draft of your Essay & Complete Atomic Theory Project - Quiz - Atomic Theory - Post Unit Exam Review

//__** Announcements **__// 12/16 - Progress Reports

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Revised on 12/05 //__** ‍For the week of 12/05-12/09 **__// 12/05 - Begin atomic Structure 12/06 - No Class 12/07 - Annotate Essay & Begin Atomic Theory Project 12/08 - No Class 12/09 - Continue the Atomic Theory Project

__** For the following week **__ - Complete Atomic Theory Project - Quiz - Atomic Theory - Post Unit Exam Review

//__** Announcements **__// 12/16 - Progress Reports

//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Revised on 11/28‍ // __** For the week of 11/28-12/02 **__ 11/28 - No Class 11/29 - Review for the Exam 11/30 - No Class 12/01 - Unit Exam 12/02 - No Class

= ‍__Announcements__ = 12/01 - Unit Exam - Matter 12/16 - Progress Reports

//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 19px;">Revised on 11/18 // =‍ __For the week of 11/14-11/18__ = 11/14 - No Class 11/15 - Quiz #2-1(see below), Model Kit Activity  & Investigate your lab folder 11/16 - No Class 11/17 - Finish Separations of Mixtures by Physical Means 11/18 - No Class

11/21 - Review for the Exam - 11/23 - Review for the Exam 11/29 - Unit Exam

= ‍__Announcements__ = 11/15 - Quiz #2-1 (Similar to the last quiz - States of Matter (Energy & Particle Relationships), Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes & Pure Substances vs. Mixtures 11/17 - Lab #4 Due: Separation by Physical Means 11/21 - Lab Quiz #4: Based on the Separation by Physical Means Lab 11/21 - Unit Exam Review - Matter 11/21 - HW - Build your Glossary for Unit 2 is due same day as the Review 11/29 - Unit Exam - Matter

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 54px;">Quarter 1 ends on 11/10. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 54px;">I need all assignments completed and handed in by 11/07

//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Revised on 11/10 // = __For the week of 11/07-11/11__ = 11/07 - Lab Quiz (Density) & Post Quiz #1-3 review 11/08 - No School 11/09 - No Class 11/10 - Separations of Mixtures by Physical Means 11/11 - No School

11/15 - Quiz #1-4(see below), Model Kit Activity  & Investigate your lab folder
 * Next Week** -

= ‍__Announcements__ = 11/07 - Lab Quiz #3: Based on the Density Lab 11/15 - Quiz #1-4 (Similar to the last quiz - States of Matter (Energy & Particle Relationships), Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes & Pure Substances vs. Mixtures 11/17 - Lab #4 Due: Separation by Physical Means 11/21 - Lab Quiz #4: Based on the Separation by Physical Means Lab 11/21 - Unit Exam Review - Matter 11/21 - HW - Build your Glossary for Unit 2 is due same day as the Review 11/23 - Unit Exam - Matter

= __For the week of 10/31-11/04__ =
 * 10/31 -** No Class
 * 11/01 -** Quiz (See below for details) & conduct Lab: Density [[file:Density of elements lab.doc]]
 * 11/02 -** No Class
 * 11/03 -** Lab: Density Due, Conduct Activity: Paper Clip [[file:Paper Clip Activity.doc]]
 * 11/04 -** No Class
 * The Following Week** - Separation of Substances by Physical Means

= __Announcements__ = 11/01 - Quiz (States of Matter (Energy & Particle Relationships)**, Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes & Pure Substances vs. Mixtures ** 11/03 - Lab #3 Report Due: Density 11/07 - Lab Quiz #3: Based on the Density Lab 11/10 - Quiz #1-4 (Similar to the last quiz - States of Matter (Energy & Particle Relationships), Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes & Pure Substances vs. Mixtures 11/17 - Lab #4 Due: Separation by Physical Means 11/21 - Lab Quiz #4: Based on the Separation by Physical Means Lab 11/21 - Unit Exam Review - Matter 11/21 - HW - Build your Glossary for Unit 2 is due same day as the Review 11/23 - Unit Exam - Matter

= = = = = __For the week of 10/24-10/28 + 11/01__ = = = = __Announcements__ = 10/28 - HW#1-6 due: Complete this packet Other ** Homework assignments - Complete the labs for the due dates listed below, Study for the quizzes listed below and compose your Glossary for the Unit Exam ** = = = = = =
 * 10/24** - Pure Substances vs. Mixtrues (Using worksheets)[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png]] [[file:drblock/Elements, compounds or mixtures.doc|Elements, compounds or mixtures.doc]] + [[file:Classifying Matter WS.doc]]
 * 1****0/25** - No Class
 * 10/26** - Pure Substances vs. Mixtrues (Using worksheets)[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png]] [[file:drblock/matter packet(Pure vs Mixture + Physical vs Chemical Change).pdf|matter packet(Pure vs Mixture + Physical vs Chemical Change).pdf]] + [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png]] [[file:drblock/Elements, compounds or mixtures.doc|Elements, compounds or mixtures.doc]]
 * 10/27 -** No Class
 * 10/28** - Quiz (See below for details) & conduct Lab: Density
 * 11/01** - Lab: Density Due, Conduct Lab: Paper Clip [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png]] [[file:drblock/Paper Clip Activity.doc|Paper Clip Activity.doc]] & Separation of Substances by Physical Means
 * 10/26 - ** HW#1-5 due: Begin this packet [[file:drblock/matter packet(Pure vs Mixture + Physical vs Chemical Change).pdf|matter packet(Pure vs Mixture + Physical vs Chemical Change).pdf]]
 * 10/28 - Quiz (States of Matter (Eneregy & Particle Relationships) ****, Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes & Pure Substances vs. Mixtures **
 * 11/01 - Lab #3 Reprt Due: Density **
 * 11/03 - Lab Quiz #3: Based on the Density Lab **
 * 11/03 - Lab #4 Report Due: Paper Clip **
 * 11/07 - Lab Quiz #4: Based on the Paper Clip Lab **
 * 11/07 - Lab #5 Due: Separation by Physical Means **
 * 11/10 - Lab Quiz #5: Based on the Separation by Physical Means Lab**
 * 11/10 - Unit Exam Review - Matter**
 * 11/10 - HW - Build your Glossary for Unit 2 is due today**
 * 11/15 - Unit Exam - Matter**

= = =__** For the week of 10/17-10/21 **__=
 * 10/17** - No Class
 * 10/18** - PreTest for the Next Unit (Matter) & Introduce States of Matter (Oobleck activity)
 * 10/19** - No Class
 * 10/20** - States of Matter, Physical & Chemical Properties PLUS Physical & Chemical Changes
 * 10/21** - No Class10/24 - Pure Substances vs. Mixtures (Using worksheets)


 * 10/26** - Activity (Elements vs Compounds vs Mixtures) ‍

=__** Announcements **__= Other Homework assignments - TBA
 * 10/28** - Classifying common materials HW due

Acivitites for this unit - Dates TBA Quiz #1-3 (States of Matter, Physical vs Chemical Properties and Changes AND Methods of Physical Separation) Perform Lab - Density Lab Due - Density Lab Quiz - Density Perform lab - Separation by Physical Means Lab Due - Separation by Physical Means Lab Quiz -Separation by Physical Means Review for Unit Exam - Matter Unit Exam - Matter = = = __For the week of 10/10-10/14__ = = = = __Announcements__ = Homework assignments - TBA 10/18 - Quiz #1-3 ( States of Matter, Physical vs Chemical Properties and Changes AND Methods of Physical Separation) 10/20 - Perform lab - Separation by Physical Means 10/24 - Lab Due - Separation by Physical Means 10/26 - Lab Quiz -Separation by Physical Means 10/28 - Review for Unit Exam - Matter 11/01 - Unit Exam - Matter = = = __For the week of 10/03-10/07__ = ccccc - ccccc- - Take Home Quiz - Due today ccccc- - HW #1-4 due today = = = __Announcements__ = 10/03 - HW #1-4: Due on the day of the Unit Exam – Pull all vocabulary words from your notes and create a glossary in the VOCABULARY section of your notebook (you may skip the names of the equipment) 10/05 - Unit Exam (Safety, Instrumentation & Math) = = = = = = = __For the week of 9/26-9/30__ = ccccc ccccc Take Home Quiz - Due 10/03 = __Announcements__ = 09/27 - Quiz #2: (Accuracy & Precision, Conversions, Significant Figures & Scientific Notation) 10/03 - HW #1-4: Due on the day of the Unit Exam – Pull all vocabulary words from your notes and create a glossary in the VOCABULARY section of your notebook (you may skip the names of the equipment) 10/05 - Unit Exam (Safety, Instrumentation & Math)
 * 10/10** - No School
 * 10/11** - No Class
 * 10/12** - Post Exam Review & PreTest for the Next Unit (Matter)
 * 10/13** - No Class
 * 10/14 -** States of Matter, Physical vs Chemical Properties and Changes AND Methods of Physical Separation
 * 10/03** - Review for the Unit Exam
 * 10/04** - No Class
 * 10/05** - Unit Exam
 * 10/06** - No Class
 * 10/07** - Begin the next Unit - Properties of Matter (Pre Assessment)
 * 09/26** - No Class
 * 09/27** - Sgnificant Figures. Begin Unit Exam Review
 * 09/28** - No Class
 * 09/29** - No Class
 * 09/30** - No Class

=__For the week of 9/19-9/23__= <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">HW #1-2: __ - Practive math problems <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">HW #1-3: __ = = =‍__Announcements__= 09/19 - Lab: Observations due 09/21- Lab Quiz: Observations 09/21 - Lab: Accuracy and Precision due 09/23 - Lab Quiz: Accuracy and Precision 09/27 - Quiz #2: (Accuracy & Precision, Conversions, Significant Figures & Scientific Notation) 10/03 - Unit Exam (Safety, Instrumentation & Math) 10/03 - HW #1-4: Due on the day of the Unit Exam – Pull all vocabulary words from your notes and create a glossary in the VOCABULARY section of your notebook (you may skip the names of the equipment)
 * 09/19** - Perform new lab - [[file:Lab - Accuracy and Precision.doc]]
 * 09/20** - No Class
 * 09/21** - GO over Quiz #1 and go over how to convert data between units
 * 09/22** - No Class
 * 09/23** - Scientific Notation and Significant Figures

=__For the Week of 09/12/11 - 09/16-11__= 09/12 - No Class 09/13 - Lab Equipment & lab: Observations - 09/14 - No Class 09/15 - Quiz (Safety & Lab Equipment) 09/16 - No Class

=__For the week of 09/05/11 to 09/09/11__= During this week we went ov the Rules, Syllabus, Expectations, Lab Safety and the Lab Report Format. Here are the files that relate to them