Chemistry Lesson Plans

Chemistry Lesson Plans Unit 6 – Chemical Reactions

Objectives:

CHE.6.1 – Develop and use models to predict the products of chemical reactions (e.g., synthesis reactions; single replacement; double replacement; and decomposition, including exceptions such as decomposition of hydroxides, chlorates, carbonates, and acids). Discuss and/or compile a list of reactions used in everyday life.

CHE.6.2 – Plan, conduct, and communicate the results of investigations to demonstrate different types of simple chemical reactions.

CHE.6.3 – Use mathematics and computational analysis to represent the ratio of reactants and products in terms of masses, molecules, and moles (stoichiometry).

CHE.6.4 – Use mathematics and computational analysis to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction. Give real-world examples (e.g., burning wood).

CHE6.5 – Plan and conduct a controlled scientific investigation to produce mathematical evidence that mass is conserved. Use percent error to analyze the accuracy of results.

CHE.6.6 – Use mathematics and computational analysis to support the concept of percent yield and limiting reagent.

CHE.6.7 – Plan and conduct a controlled scientific investigation to produce mathematical evidence to predict and confirm the limiting reagent and percent yield in the reaction. Analyze quantitative data, draw conclusions, and communicate findings. Compare and analyze data for validity.

Monday, October 27:

Lecture/Discuss - Chemical reaction nomenclature, conservation of mass, and balancing chemical equations.
Guided Practice - balancing equations
Independent Practice - balancing equations (to be completed for homework if not finished in class).
Positive Physics 6.1 to 6.7

Tuesday, October 28:

Go over independent practice from yesterday
Independent Practice – students will work in groups to complete a practice on writing equations from word equations and then balancing them. The teacher will assist groups individually.
HW – balancing equations practice

Wednesday, October 29:

Check hw and go over the answers
Balancing equations quiz
Lecture/Discuss: Types of chemical reactions (synthesis, combustion, decomposition, single displacement, and double displacement
Guided practice – classifying equations
Independent practice – balancing and classifying equations
Positive Physics 6.8 to 6.14

Thursday, October 30:

Return and go over quiz on balancing
Independent practice – students will write and balance chemical equations using the reactivity series, decomposition rules, and the solubility rules.
The teacher will assist students individually and go over the answers.
Homework – equation practice

Friday, October 31:

Independent practice – balancing, classifying, and predicting products of chemical reactions.
The teacher will assist students individually.
Second balancing quiz (including classification)
Physicsclassroom – Chemical Reaction Types; Writing Balanced Equations; Balancing Chemical Equations

Monday, November 3:

Lecture/Discuss: determining oxidation state and redox reactions
Guided practice – determining oxidation state, oxidizing agent, reducing agent in redox reactions.
Independent practice – redox reactions
Positive Physics – 6.15 to 6.17

Tuesday, November 4:

Check and go over answers to the redox practice. Answer all student questions.
Independent practice – students will work together to complete a review of balancing equations that includes balancing written equations, balancing word equations, predicting products and writing balanced equations, and balancing redox equations. The teacher will assist students individually.
Physicsclassroom – Oxidation – Reduction Reactions

Wednesday, November 5:

Lecture/Discuss: Energy in chemical reactions and mole ratio problems from balanced chemical equations.
Guided practice – using a balanced chemical equation to determine mole ratios between reactants and products and using mole ratios to solve problems involving quantities of reactants and products.
Independent practice – students will work together to write mole ratios and solve problems involving mole ratios. The teacher will assist students individually.
Physicsclassroom - Which One Doesn’t Belong; Energy and Chemical Reactions; ST1; ST2

Thursday, November 6:

Check and go over the independent practice finished for homework. All answers will be discussed, and all student questions answered.
Independent practice – students will work together to write, balance, and use equations to solve mole ratio problems. All solutions will be discussed, and all student questions answered.

Friday, November 7:

Review for test on chemical reactions
Test the pH of our soap and complete the soap lab handout

Monday, November 10:

Test on chemical reactions

Chemistry Lesson Plans Unit 4

Objectives:

CHE.4.1: Develop and use models to predict the type of bonding between atoms and the shape of simple molecules.

CHE.4.2: Use models such as Lewis structures and ball and stick models to depict the valence electrons and their role in the formation of ionic and covalent compounds.

CHE.4.3: Predict the ionic or covalent nature of different atoms based on electronegativity trends and/or position on the periodic table.

CHE.4.4: Use models and oxidation numbers to predict the type of bond, shape of the compound, and the polarity of the compound.

Monday, October 13:

Lecture/Discuss: Determining the type of bond, characteristics of the types of bonds, and Lewis structures for compounds.
Guided Practice: determining bond types between atoms and drawing simple Lewis structures for covalent compounds.
Independent Practice: Positive Physics Unit 5 skills 1-5

Tuesday, October 14:

Independent practice/review using Simbucket website. Students will complete tutorials and questions on Ionic Bonding, Ionic Formulas, and Covalent bonding.

Wednesday, October 15:

Lecture/Discuss: Drawing Lewis structures for molecules and polyatomic ions
Guided Practice: determining bond types between atoms and drawing simple Lewis structures for covalent compounds and polyatomic ions.
Independent Practice: Positive Physics Unit 5 skills 6-8

Thursday, October 16:

Go over exam review
Guided Practice with more complex Lewis structures
Independent Practice: Positive Physics Unit 5 skills 9-11
Independent Practice at physicsclassroom on Lewis Structures Concept Builder

Friday, October 17:

Lecture/Discuss: Using Lewis structures and VSEPR theory to determine molecular geometry. Linear, trigonal planar, tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, bent, trigonal pyramidal, seesaw, T-shaped molecules will be described and modeled with balloons.
Guided Practice: The Lewis structure practice completed in class yesterday will be used for class practice on molecular geometry.

Monday, October 20:

Lab – Lewis Structures
Students will use the molecular models to build various molecules and see the shapes

Tuesday, October 21:

Independent Practice: Students will complete the Lewis structure and molecular geometry practice. They may work together, and the teacher will assist students individually. If they do not complete the practice, they may take it home to finish.

Wednesday, October 22:

Students will turn in the Lewis structure and molecular geometry practice
Lecture/Discuss: Intermolecular forces and determining molecular polarity
Guided Practice: determining bond and molecular polarity
Independent Practice: intermolecular forces & determining bond and molecular polarity

Thursday, October 23:

Test on Bonding

Chemistry Lesson Plans Unit 4

Objectives:

CHE.4.3: Predict the ionic or covalent nature of different atoms based on electronegativity trends and/or position on the periodic table.

CHE.3.2: Analyze properties of atoms and ions using periodic trends of elements based on the periodic table.

CHE.5.1: Use the periodic table and a list of common polyatomic ions as a model to derive chemical compound formulas from compound names and compound names from chemical formulas.

CHE.5.2: Generate formulas of ionic and covalent compounds from compound names. Discuss compounds in everyday life and compile lists and uses of these chemicals.

CHE.5.3: Generate names of ionic and covalent compounds from their formulas. Name binary compounds, binary acids, stock compounds, ternary compounds, and ternary acids.

Monday, September 15:

Lecture/Discuss: The nature of compounds and the law of definite proportions and multiple proportions, things that must be memorized (polyatomic ions, monatomic ions, oxyanion rules, molecular compound prefixes, and terms), nature of ionic compounds, writing ionic formulas and naming ionic compounds.
Guided Practice: using the oxyanion rules, writing ionic compounds, naming ionic compounds
Independent practice: Writing ionic formulas and naming ionic compounds (Unit 4 Practice 1)
Assign first ion quiz for Wednesday, September 20

Tuesday, September 16:

Check/correct Unit 4 Practice 1
Independent practice on Unit 4 Practice 2 and Names to Formulas at physicsclassroom
Assist students individually

Wednesday, September 17:

Check/correct Unit 4 Practice 2
Notes – naming/writing formulas for covalent compounds including guided practice
Independent Practice on Unit 4 Practice 5

Thursday, September 18:

Check/Correct Unit 4 Practice 5
Independent Practice on Names to Formulas 2 at physicsclassroom
Go over Unit 3 Test
First ion quiz during last 30 minutes

Friday, September 19:

Notes – oxidation states and naming acids with guided practice
Independent practice on Oxidation States at physicsclassroom
Homework – practice packet on writing formulas/naming compounds Unit 4 Practice 6

Monday, September 22:

Check/correct Unit 4 Practice 6
Independent practice – writing formulas, naming compounds, determining oxidation states, and naming acids using Unit 4 Practice 7 in groups

Tuesday, September 23:

2^nd quiz on ions and charges
Go over/correct Unit 4 Practice 7
Homework on writing formulas and naming compounds.

Wednesday, September 24:

Lab – Compound Names and Formulas

Thursday, September 25:

Test on Unit 4 – Chemical Compounds

Chemistry Lesson Plans Unit 3 – The Periodic Table

Objectives:

CHE.3.1 – Explore and communicate the organization of the periodic table, including history, groups, families, family names, metals, nonmetals, metalloids, and transition metals.

CHE.3.2 – Analyze properties of atoms and ions (e.g., metal/nonmetal/metalloid behavior, electrical/heat conductivity, electronegativity and electron affinity, ionization energy, and atomic/ionic radii) using periodic trends of elements based on the periodic table

CHE.3.3 – Analyze the periodic table to identify quantum numbers (e.g., valence shell electrons, energy level, orbitals, sublevels, and oxidation numbers).

Thursday, September 4:

Lecture/Discuss: The history of the periodic table, terminology and divisions, electron configurations
Independent practice – students will complete a web quest on the Periodic Table and Concept Builder Name That Element at physicsclassroom

Friday, September 5:

Lecture/Discuss: Periodic trends in atomic/ionic radii, electronegativity, electron affinity, and ionization energies and predicting ion charges using the periodic table and periodic properties.
Independent practice – Concept Builder Periodic Trends at physicsclassroom

Monday, September 8:

Independent practice – students will use their notes/textbook and work together to work on a packet on periodic properties. The teacher will assist students individually.
Students will take a surprise practice quiz on Unit 3

Tuesday, September 9:

Quiz on Unit 3
Independent practice – students will work together to complete the practice questions out of the book on periodic properties. The teacher will assist student individually.

Wednesday, September 10:

Lab on Solubility in the Alkaline Earth Metals

Thursday, September 11:

Test on Unit 3!

Chemistry Lesson Plans Unit 2 - Atoms

Objectives:

CHE.2.1 – Investigate the historical progression leading to the modern atomic theory, including, but not limited to, work done by Dalton, Rutherford’s gold foil experiment, Thompson’s cathode ray experiment, Millikan’s oil drop experiment, and Bohr’s interpretation of bright line spectra

CHE.2.2 – Construct models of atomic nuclei to explain the abundance weighted average (relative mass) of elements and isotopes on the published mass of elements.

CHE.2.3 – Investigate absorption and emission spectra to interpret explanations of electrons at discrete energy levels using tools such as online simulations, spectrometers, prisms, flame tests, and discharge tubes. Explore both laboratory experiments and real-world examples.

CHE.2.4 – Research appropriate sources to evaluate the way absorption and emission spectra are used to study astronomy and the formation of the universe.

Tuesday, August 19:

Lecture/Discuss: The composition and nomenclature of the atom: subatomic particles and particle colliders, isotopes, ions, average atomic mass calculations
Guided practice – calculating atomic composition of atoms, isotopes and ions; calculation average atomic mass
Independent practice – students will complete the exercise started as guided practice. They may help one another and the teacher will assist students individually.
Students will be given a web quest activity to research the history of atomic theories and models. The activity will be due on the day of the test and will be used as their notes on the subject.
Physicsclassroom assignments – Subatomic Particles (level 1 & 2 only), Isotopes, PMG 1

Wednesday, August 20:

Students will complete the History of the Atom Webquest and their physicsclassroom assignments

Thursday, August 21:

Lecture/Discuss – radioactivity & radioactive decay, waves, light, emission spectra
Demonstrate the emission of light using flame tests
Guided practice - calculating wavelength, speed, and frequency of light
Assign Element symbols quiz 2 for Aug. 28th.

Friday, August 22:

Lecture/Discuss – quantum atomic model (no electron config)
Independent practice – physics classroom LW 1
Students will assist each other and the teacher will help students independently

Monday, August 25:

Answer questions on LW 1
Lecture/Discuss – electron configuration with guided practice and homework using the periodic table.
Students will label a periodic table with the s,p,d, and f regions

Tuesday, August 26:

Check/correct homework on electron configurations
Lecture/Discuss – shorthand configs, exceptions, & Lewis Dot structures with guided practice
Independent practice – atomic models practice 1
Students will work together and teacher will assist individually

Wednesday, August 27:

* Check/correct atomic models practice 1 and answer all student questions.

* Independent practice – atomic models practice 2

* Students will work together and teacher will assist individually

Thursday, August 28:

Check/correct atomic models practice 2
Element symbols quiz 2
Students will review/ask questions to prepare for Unit 2 test tomorrow

Friday, August 29:

Test on Unit 2

Chemistry Lesson Plans Week 1-2

Objectives:

CHE 1.1 – Use dimensional analysis (factor/label) and significant figures to convert units and solve problems.

CHE 1.2 – Design and conduct experiments using appropriate measurements, significant figures, graphical analysis to analyze data

Friday, August 1:

* The teacher will go over the course description and classroom procedures for the class. All student questions will be answered. Students will be instructed on how to join Remind groups.

* Lecture/Notes – areas of chemistry, process of experimentation, calculations in scientific notation.

* Guided Practice – calculations in scientific notation.

* Assign the first 36 element symbols to be learned. The quiz will be on August 16^th.

Monday, August 4:

* Lecture/Discuss: data display and graphing, significant digits, and proper rounding in science.

* Guided Practice – construction of a graph from a basic data set with slope calculation, rounding in science, all solutions will be discussed, and any student questions answered.

* Independent practice – practice on scientific notation, operations involving scientific notation. The teacher will assist students individually. Students may complete the practice for homework.

Tuesday, August 5:

* Student homework will be checked. All solutions will be discussed, and any student questions answered.

* Lecture/Discuss – SI system, fundamental units, and derived units. Emphasize the necessity of units in science.

* Guided Practice – reading scientific instruments with correct precision and units. All student questions will be answered.

* Students will sign up for physicsclassroom and join the correct class. Concept Checkers – Measurements and Significant Figures. CalcPad – UM1. The teacher will assist individually, and students may work together to complete the practice.

Wednesday, August 6:

* Lecture/Discuss: the use of exponential multipliers to write conversion factors, dimensional analysis and using dimensional analysis to convert between units.

* Guided practice – writing conversion factors using exponential multipliers and using dimensional analysis to perform unitary conversions (Unitary Conversion 1). All solutions will be discussed, and any student questions will be answered.

* Independent practice on dimensional analysis (Unitary Conversion 2). Students may complete the practice for homework if they do not complete it in class.

* Anyone finishing early may study for the element symbols quiz.

Thursday, August 7:

* Check and correct Unitary Conversion 2 and answer any student questions.

* Guided practice on converting between Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin.

* Independent practice on physicsclassroom: CalcPad – UM2 and UM3. Students will work together to solve dimensional analysis conversions. The teacher will assist students individually. All student questions will be answered. Students may complete it as homework.

* Anyone who finishes early studies for the element symbols quiz.

Friday, August 8:

* Lecture/Discuss: complex unitary conversions involving dual conversion or units raised to a power.

* Guided Practice – conversions involving converting two units at once or with units that are raised to a power. All solutions will be discussed and all student questions answered.

* Independent Practice – students will work together to solve unitary conversions including metric, English, dual, and units raised to a power (Unitary Conversion 3). All student questions will be answered, and students may complete it as homework.

Monday, August 11:

* Check and correct Unitary Conversion 3 and discuss solutions. Answer all student questions.

* Lecture/Discuss: accuracy, precision, mean, % error and density.

* Guided practice – students will complete calculations involving accuracy, precision, mean, % error, and density. All solutions will be discussed, and all student questions will be answered.

* Independent Practice – Unit 1 Review 1 to be completed as homework.

Tuesday, August 12:

* Quiz on the element symbols 1-36

* Start bell work and explain how it will be graded.

* Check and correct Unit 1 Review 1 and answer all student questions.

* Independent Practice: physicsclassroom CalcPad – UM5 and UM6. Students may work together, and the teacher will assist students independently.

Wednesday, August 13:

* Answer any questions on UM5 and UM6 at the beginning of class.

* Lecture/Discuss: Lab equipment/procedures/safety packet and review questions. Assign lab safety video.

* Unit 1 Quiz during last 40 minutes of class.

Thursday, August 14:

* Return/go over Unit 1 Quiz. Answer all student questions.

* Provide additional practice and allow students to prepare for the Unit 1 test.

Friday, August 15:

* Unit 1 Test