Science Through the Eyes of a Wolverine

Honors Chemistry…this is your HW questions…

Write the formulas for:

silver chloride

potassium nitrate

magnesium oxide

lead (II) nitrite

gold (I) hydroxide

ammonium sulfate

oxygen difluoride

carbon tetrabromide

General Chemistry make note cards for the following polyatomic ions:

ammonium, acetate, carbonate, chlorate, chlorite, dichromate, hydrogen carbonate, hydrogen sulfate, hydroxide, chromate

This week in AP Chem will be a continuation of last week’s learning about the nucleus of the atom and why it splits.
The problem set will be due on Wednesday and Review Day will be on Thursday. This will set us up for our 2nd Quest on Friday.

In Physics this week, we will begin moving from linear motion to non-linear or projectile motion. This is found in CH 3. A variety of problems will be done throughout the week in class and we will be performing a few activities outside “throwing” projectiles. By the end of the week we will be in the lab working on our projectile tossing apparatus. Our second Quest will be done sometime next week.

In Honors Chem we will build upon our knowledge of chemistry by understanding matter and the way it can be changed. The periodic table will be a focus for us as well.

General Chemistry will focus on Matter and we will be completing Reviews 1-4 throughout the week. A lab is scheduled for mid to end of the week and our next quest will be early next week or the end of this week.

AP Chemistry…we will be discussing the nucleus and the changes that exist due to radioactive isotopes. This is Chapter 23 and you should be reading from the text each night. The problems that we will be working on will be 3-10, and 13-53 odd. The problems should be completed by Friday at the latest, but you should be working on them as you are able each night.

Physics…we will be finishing up our unit on Linear motion. We will do a couple of activities to try to understand the ideas of hang time and free falling objects. You will be given problems in class to work on, as well as, questions to take home as needed. Quest 1 will be on Thursday.

Honors Chem…we will be finishing up Unit 1. In class Monday will be a Review Day and Tuesday will be the Quest. Wednesday – Friday we will be starting Unit 2 over Matter. You will have to know about 50 element names and symbols for a Big Quiz on Monday–I will give you the elements a little every day. Check with me for HW as the week progresses.

General Chem…Our first Quest is on Wednesday so we will finish section 6 of unit 1 on Monday (HW-Rev 6), then Tuesday we will review and Wednesday will be the Big Day. Thursday and Friday will be the 2nd Unit on Matter. I will give you a variety of elements that you will need to know the name and symbol for during class on Thursday and Friday.

Click Here

Check the end of this slide show for the review questions…

I want you to click the No Comments tab below. Write your Name and a message in the comments section. Any message you want. You can tell me how cool chemistry is or how you love fire or how you think that U of M will destroy the Irish this weekend. It is up to you.

Here is the data for our Pennium Lab…you may print this out and glue stick it on the left hand side of your lab writeup. Label it Table 1.

Data Table

or open a PDF file at…

PDF

Here are the notes for the lab…have them copied down before class on Tuesday… AP Chem Lab Book

or

Notebook on PDF

OK, I am giving you a week off as far as a “God Question” goes, but be prepared for a doozy next week. Some of you have made comments about “Why are we talking about God in chemistry class?” and “Why do you care what we think about God?” Here is my response…”Why wouldn’t I want to listen to what you have to say about God?” I realize that this is not “RELIGION” class but does God live outside religion class or outside church? We should not have a problem sharing our thoughts about God in any atomosphere. Think of it this way…”If we only talked about God in church or Religion class, how would anyone else ever hear about God and how great He is? So, be prepared to have more discussions about God in Chemistry class. Maybe this trend will pass to history class, math class, english class, etc.

Enough soap box time for me…on to this week’s question.

Explain in a minimum of 2, 5 sentence paragraphs the pros and cons to high electricity and high transportation usage of the average American. Could we live without using so much energy? How would life be different if we used less like solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, electric cars instead of gas and much more. Explain the convenience factor. Could Americans upset their lives of convenience for the preservation of our air quality? Does it matter?

As usual, there a quite a few questions. The goal is not for you to specifically answer each question, but they are given so that you have some direction in writing your response. I want you to think carefully about the questions and respond accordingly.

YOU WILL RECEIVE NO CREDIT THIS WEEK IF I DO NOT SEE TWO PARAGRAPHS WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE SENTENCES EACH. I usually do not look for long drawn out answers, but some of you need to put a bit more thought into your answers, so we will start with 2 paragraphs and 5 sentences. It may increase from here.

Question 2: H2 was collected by water displacement from the reaction of 0.45g of zinc in excess nitric acid at 24C and an atmospheric pressure of 700mmHg. What is the molar volume of H2 gas produced according to this experiment? I need a summary of the math here. 

OK, I am giving you a week off as far as a “God Question” goes, but be prepared for a doozy next week. Some of you have made comments about “Why are we talking about God in chemistry class?” and “Why do you care what we think about God?” Here is my response…”Why wouldn’t I want to listen to what you have to say about God?” I realize that this is not “RELIGION” class but does God live outside religion class or outside church? We should not have a problem sharing our thoughts about God in any atomosphere. Think of it this way…”If we only talked about God in church or Religion class, how would anyone else ever hear about God and how great He is? So, be prepared to have more discussions about God in Chemistry class. Maybe this trend will pass to history class, math class, english class, etc.

Enough soap box time for me…on to this week’s question.

Explain in a minimum of 2, 5 sentence paragraphs the pros and cons to high electricity and high transportation usage of the average American. Could we live without using so much energy? How would life be different if we used less like solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, electric cars instead of gas and much more. Explain the convenience factor. Could Americans upset their lives of convenience for the preservation of our air quality? Does it matter?

As usual, there a quite a few questions. The goal is not for you to specifically answer each question, but they are given so that you have some direction in writing your response. I want you to think carefully about the questions and respond accordingly.

YOU WILL RECEIVE NO CREDIT THIS WEEK IF I DO NOT SEE TWO PARAGRAPHS WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE SENTENCES EACH. I usually do not look for long drawn out answers, but some of you need to put a bit more thought into your answers, so we will start with 2 paragraphs and 5 sentences. It may increase from here.

Question 2: H2 was collected by water displacement from the reaction of 0.45g of zinc in excess nitric acid at 24C and an atmospheric pressure of 700mmHg. What is the molar volume of H2 gas produced according to this experiment? I need a summary of the math here. 

OK, I am giving you a week off as far as a “God Question” goes, but be prepared for a doozy next week. Some of you have made comments about “Why are we talking about God in chemistry class?” and “Why do you care what we think about God?” Here is my response…”Why wouldn’t I want to listen to what you have to say about God?” I realize that this is not “RELIGION” class but does God live outside religion class or outside church? We should not have a problem sharing our thoughts about God in any atomosphere. Think of it this way…”If we only talked about God in church or Religion class, how would anyone else ever hear about God and how great He is? So, be prepared to have more discussions about God in Chemistry class. Maybe this trend will pass to history class, math class, english class, etc.

Enough soap box time for me…on to this week’s question.

Explain in a minimum of 2, 5 sentence paragraphs the pros and cons to high electricity and high transportation usage of the average American. Could we live without using so much energy? How would life be different if we used less like solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, electric cars instead of gas and much more. Explain the convenience factor. Could Americans upset their lives of convenience for the preservation of our air quality? Does it matter?

As usual, there a quite a few questions. The goal is not for you to specifically answer each question, but they are given so that you have some direction in writing your response. I want you to think carefully about the questions and respond accordingly.

YOU WILL RECEIVE NO CREDIT THIS WEEK IF I DO NOT SEE TWO PARAGRAPHS WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE SENTENCES EACH. I usually do not look for long drawn out answers, but some of you need to put a bit more thought into your answers, so we will start with 2 paragraphs and 5 sentences. It may increase from here.

Question 2: H2 was collected by water displacement from the reaction of 0.45g of zinc in excess nitric acid at 24C and an atmospheric pressure of 700mmHg. What is the molar volume of H2 gas produced according to this experiment? I need a summary of the math here.