Chemistry+Semester+1+Interactive+syllabus

This is the second attempt to create a web page to make my class content more accessible... WELCOME! Here is a syllabus for the first semester,

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Syllabus for Chemistry Week 1( August 31-September 4) JC4TH -Lab equipment, lab safety, intro to chapter factor label  [|safety video:]take notes--

 Week 2 (September 7-September 11) JC4TH
==-SI, lab techniques, factor label conversions, massing using dial-o-gram scales, density ,Significant figures== 

[|factor label song] Week 3 (September 14-September 18) JC4TH -scientific notation, measurements with calculations, density, temperature conversion, % error, significant figures, precision and accuracy,, scientific notation 

[[file:ch conversions.doc]][[file:Watch Video on Converting to Scientific Notation - Math Help.flv]]
 [|significant figures] [|accuracy and precision] [|estimated uncertainty]

Week 4 (September 21-September 25) JC4TH -precision and accuracy, significant figures, scientific notation, energy, chemical bonds, exothermic reactions, endothermic reactions, writing lab reports

[|Practice with density]  Week 5 (September 28-October 2) JC4TH - Chemical vs Physical, SI units practice, more lab techniques,collecting and interpreting graphical data [|Graph Paper] Week 6 (October 5-October 9) JC4TH -atomic theory, conservation of matter,evolution of our concept of the atom Week 6 finish (October 12-October 16) JC4TH - law of multiple and definite proportions, moles, relative mass, Week 7 (October 19-October 23) JC4TH -counting by weighing, relative weights of atoms Week 8 (October 26-October 30) JC4TH -structure of the atom, isotopes, valence electrons Week 9 (November 2-November 6) JC4TH -light and the atom, spectra of the elements, origin of spectra, big bang, Intro to quantum mechanics, valence electrons  Week 10 (November 9-November 13) JC4TH -Quantum mechanics, electron configuration; complete, outershell, condensed, preview of Lewis structures

Week 11 (November 16-November 20) JC4TH - groups, periods, using periodicity to predict products of an unknown

Week 12(November 23-November 24th) JC4TH -metals, periodic chart, history, patterns  Week 13 (November 30th- December4) electron dot,descriptive properties of elements,

Week 14 (December7th- December 11th) identify elements from chemical and physical properties, radioactivity of heavy elements,

week 15 (December 14th - December 18th) -nuclear stability and types of nuclear reactions

December 21st and 22 -chernobyl, human exposure, 1/2 life problems begin memorizing polyatomic ions

Week 16 (January 4th- january 8th) Naming and Formula writing ionic compounds, naming acids, ionic bonding, polyatomic ions

Week 17 (January 11th- January 15th) observing ionic compounds and reactions of ions [|magic sand]

Week 18 Semester review and exam Jan 18th-21st