Regular Chemistry

We have a safety test either tomorrow (A-day) or Wednesday. You will need to bring a calculator to class this day as we will be starting dimensional analysis.

Everyone should have their compostion book by now. Please bring it to class.

We will also start working on our science project soon as well.

Pre-AP Chemistry

Be thinking of a science fair project. We will be going to the library to research our ideas on Friday (A-day) or Monday (B-day). Be careful about websites you visit for ideas. Most sites are junk and will want you to buy a project. Some decent sites are...

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_ideas.shtml

http://users.rcn.com/tedrowan/Ideas.html

http://www.elmers.com/products/sciencefair/projplan_choose.asp

Also a helpful site to look at that has all of the possible science fair categories is at this website.
http://www.societyforscience.org/ISEF/students/research_categories.asp

This site also has all of the forms that we will be using as well.

AP Chemistry Materials List

You need to have all of the following items.

1. 3‑Ringed Notebook Binder (Must be at least 2 inches thick)
2. a set of 5 dividers
3. a Blue or Black Pen
4. a Red Pen
5. a Pencil.
6. loose leaf Notebook Paper
7. one big box of tissues (Get the good kind please!)
8. One 70 sheet spiral‑type notebook (I suggest wide rule)
9. Two Paper Folders With Brads (match one of the colors with your spiral, the other needs to be orange)
10. Calculator ‑ You should have your own personal TI-83 or TI-84 calculator.
    Please DO NOT buy a TI-89.
    
    Optional Items
11. Rubber or Latex Gloves for lab
12. Old shoes for lab drawer

Regular Chemistry Materials List

You need to have all of the following items.

1. 3‑Ringed Notebook Binder (Must be at least 1 ½ inches thick)
2. Set of 5 dividers
3. a Blue or Black Pen
4. a Red Pen
5. a Pencil
6. Loose leaf Notebook Paper
7. One roll of Paper Towels
8. One 70 sheet spiral‑type notebooks (I suggest wide-rule )
9. One Paper Folder With Brads for your science project (I would match color to your spiral)
10. One composition book
11. YOUR OWN Calculator ‑ with exponential capabilities. Any of the TI calculators TI-25 and above should work except for calculators marked “business”. Even though your math class may check you out a calculator, you should purchase a personal scientific calculator.
12. One Plastic Sheet Protector

Optional Items
1. Rubber or Latex Gloves for lab
2. Index Cards to make flash cards

Pre-AP Chemistry Materials List

You need to have all of the following items.

1. 3‑Ringed Notebook Binder (Must be at least 1 ½ inches thick)
2. Set of 5 dividers
3. a Blue or Black Pen
4. a Red Pen
5. a Pencil
6. Loose leaf Notebook Paper
7. One roll of Paper Towels
8. Two 70 sheet spiral‑type notebooks (I suggest wide-rule and two different colors)
9. One Paper Folder With Brads for your science fair project (I would match color to one of your spirals)
10. YOUR OWN Calculator ‑ with exponential capabilities.
    Any of the TI calculators TI-25 and above should work except for calculators marked “business”. Even though your math class may check you out a calculator, you should purchase a personal scientific calculator.
11. One Plastic Sheet Protector
    
    Optional Items
12. Rubber or Latex Gloves for lab
13. Index Cards to make flash cards

Attention AP Chemistry Students

You should be working on your summer electronic homework assignments soon! If you did not get a disk, please e-mail me and I will make arrangements for you to get one soon. If you have your disk and have a password on a green card you will need to use the program by Thursday, or the program will not load because of the date. If you have a yellow password card, you have to wait until Friday for it to be valid. If you have any questions please e-mail me.

Remember your assignment is all of the sections in the first 4 chapters. If you get bored you can move on to chapter 5 as well (as it will be assigned later in the first semester.)

AP Study Session

The next AP Study session for all sciences is at Old High on Saturday, April 5th. AP Chemistry students remember that you get a 25/25 for each session you attend. Students registered for the AP Environmental Science Test are encouraged to attend also.

Regular Chemistry

Here is a worksheet you can try to work on molarity calculations . A link to the answeres is at the top of the document.

AP Chemistry

Visit here for a podcast over the next section of our book.

Chemistry

We are done taking notes over Chapter 8. The Chapter 8 test will be on next Monday. For addition review materials visit the reaction type tutorials.

AP Chemistry

I know it is early, but I found this outstanding acid/base equilibria review at Purdue's web-site here. The answers are at the bottom of the document.

Opportunity for Juniors who Love Chemistry

The Welch Summer Science Program is designed for Texas students finishing their junior year in HS who are interested in pursuing research in chemistry during the summer. There are several locations throughout the state of Texas. Students are residents at the university where they're assigned. The website is http://www.utexas.edu/research/chemed/lagowski/WSSP/ and all the information on the application process, including printable applications, is available there.

The deadline for applying is February 28, 2008. The dates for the program for this year are June 8-July 12, 2008.

I have had students of mine attend this in the past and said it was an amazing and enriching experience. Let me know if you want to go and I'll write you a teacher recommendation.

Regular Chemistry

In class we will be learned how to predict the results of synthesis and decomposition reactions. Follow the links for more examples and practice.

3rd and 4th Hour Reminder

Remember that the due date for you to turn in your binder has been moved to this WEDNESDAY. This ONLY applies to 3rd and 4th hour.

Regular Chemistry

You have a short test over Chapter 7 on Friday.

For extra practice you could visit this link to a practice test Addison Wesley Chemistry

Please bring all of your old tests with you to class on Friday for an opportunity for an extra credit grade.

Semster Test Exemptions

The districts semester test exemption policy can be found here.

If you are exempt from the semester test, please remember that you have the OPTION of taking it to improve your grade. If the semester test does not improve your grade, then I will not count it. However, if you are not exempt you must take the test, and I must count it.

The semester test is comprehensive, please study all of your old tests to help you prepare for the exam.

Pre-AP Chemistry

I hope you enjoyed the seven test tube mystery lab.

Our next topic study will be oxidation-reduction reactions.

For a preview of the type of things we are going to learn visit here.

AP Chemistry

We have test over Kinetics on Thursday. If you have finished your electronic homework and your extra book work. You can try some practice quizzes at Prentice Hall. Click homework 2, homework 3, and homework 4 for some good practice questions.


You can study like these two good students






or if all else fails, have an arm-holding-up contest (during lab; saftey first)



See you Thursday!

Regular Chemistry

After Tuesdays test, we will be going back into math in chemistry. You'll need to start bringing your calculator to class again.

To review what we learn in class on Thursday, visit here.

There is also a fantastic practice worksheet over converting mass to moles with answers here.

Pre-AP Chemistry

After class on Wednesday or Thursday, please visit here and take the solubility quiz. See how you do!

Also to practice with net ionic equations visit here.

Please remember you will need to write up all 21 reactions for the seven test tube mystery lab for class on Friday or Monday.