Chemistry Lesson Plans
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 16th.
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
