block 2

optional retest on ch. 2 & 11 

check course website near the end of the winter break for any course announcements

will update online grade book on Wednesday, Dec 16, so your course grade might change depending on your ch. 2 & 11 retest score.    

block 1

test review  

announcement:  jury duty ?  (period 6 only)

Mon, Dec 7

weekly quiz

announcement:   deadlines:  Dec 11 (turn in any missing work; e.g. power of zero) & Dec 14 (to correct gradebook errors)

 block 2

ch. 11.4 empirical formula; # 136; 143, 144, 147 

HW: ch. 3ap; # 49, 53

  Fri, Dec 11

      "

 block 1

finish-up ch. 2 notes

ch. 11.1 - 11.3 moles; # 89ab, 90ab, 98ab, 99ab, 101ab,103ab, 111

announcement:  revise retest time from 2 pm to 2:20 pm due to make-up weekly quiz 

     "

Mon, Nov 30

 weekly quiz

announcements:  

    * optional retest on Thursday, Dec 3, at 2 pm using google classroom; revise test instructions / honesty statement  

   *  if you submit group work, mention who submitted it in the goolge classroom comments

    *  final exam; 50 MC; culumative; 3 points/correct answer; might curve scores

    * for students earning D or F, your semester grade = C if you earn a C or higher on the final exam based on the uncurved score or have a higher score than the average of all classes

   *  see additional notes in online grade book about deadlines for missing work / error correction

 block 2

 test on ch. 13, 10, & 20 IMF & chemical equation / reactions

announcement:  make up any missing homework during the Thanksgiving break, then email me with online gradebook item # and corresponding score         

 block 1

 finish-up lab

ch. 2  mathematics for chemistry ; # 73, 74; 75; 80, 85 

Tue, Nov 24; Fri, Dec 4

block 2

vit C lab -- link

announcement:  textbook problem 10.72b redox Rx & decomposition / synthesis Rx 

Fri, Nov 20

Tue, Nov 24 

 block 1

test review - ch. 13, 10, & 20

zoom breakout room 

 block 1

finish-up solubility lab 

ch. 8.3 oxidation number; ch. 20.1 redox reaction I; # 44, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52

announcements 

      collect: drop gradebook items based on study group activity via google classroom  

      updated online grade book

      google class room: while there's no need for a few minutes late submission comments, there's a need for late submission comments with a reason for the late submission and request to accept the late submission      

      "

Mon, Nov 2

weekly quiz

announcements:  

      next week school schedule

      (optional) retake weekly quiz: 2 pm on Thursday in google classroom; will tend to be "harder" than original quiz / less ec 

      end screen casts 

      select "Turn in" using google class room; otherwise score = 0   

      skim:  need to memorize 

 block 2

 ionic solubility lab  --  link 

CW:  zoom breakout room / google classroom assignment 

 block 1

 ch. 10.2 - 10.3 solubility  rules & double replacement Rx; # 90, 92 

 notes (pdf) for Powerpoint screen cast (mp4; 36.4MB; 16:30)

Mon, Nov 2 

 Mon, Oct 26

ch.10.1 chemical equations; # 75, 76, 79

 note (pdf) for Powerpoint screen cast (mp4; 19.6 MB; 15:10 )

phet: balancing chemical equations

     " 

 block 2

 retest  on ch. 6, 8, 9 in google classroom

for students not taking the retest . . . 

 block 1

 retest review  

zoom breakout room 

announcements

    "hidden" curriculum

          resilence / struggle 

          life-long learner; did you know ? 

         responsibility / questions / study skills

         college graduation rate

          STEM success rate

     course revision

          retake quiz

          screencast

   course syllabus

         textbook

         quiz / test

         groupwork / study group 

Mon, Oct 19

weekly quiz

announcements 

     study skills (1); e.g. reading notes (e.g. 1,   2) and rewriting notes (e.g. 1,   2)

     make-up missing HW (see online gradebook) 

 block 2

 test on ch. 6, 8, 9 in google classroom

lab:  msds 

     Mon, Oct 26 

 block 1

lab:  chromatography (link)

read / skim:  student asking questions to learn:  site 1;  site 2;  site 3   

Zoom breakout room 

 Fri, Oct 23

 block 2 

 ch. 13.2 IMF

notes (pdf) for Powerpoint screencast (mp4; 12MB;  13:20) about IMF 

ch. 13.4 evaporation / vaporization; boiling point

notes (pdf) for Powerpoint screencast (mp4; 24.6 MB; 24:50) about evaporation   

HW:  ch. 11ap; # 17, 21,  28 (do online search for their Lewis structures) 

Fri, Oct 16 

 block 1

 ch.9.5 bond / molecular polarity; # 108, 112, 113  

notes (pdf) for Powerpoint screencast (mp4; 15 MB; 15:40) about  bond / molecular polarity 

 phet:  vector addition;   molecular polarity

reminder:  quiz / test integrity policy 

Fri, Oct 9 

Mon, Oct 5

 weekly quiz

announcement / reminder: late work not acceptted without "explanation" via email; will not check google classroom for late submission

 block 2

 ch. 9.4 VSEPR; # 105, 106 , 107  (due to will skip hybrid orbitals)

   notes (pdf) for Powerpoint screen cast (mp4; 14.8 MB; 15" )    

    phet: vsepr

    " 

 block 1 

 ch. 9.3 Lewis structure; # 99, 100, 102, 103, 104

   notes (pdf) for Powerpoint screencast (mp4; 23.3 MB; 25")

zoom breakout room 

announcement:   HCO₃^-is known as bicarbonate (or hydrogen carbonate), so free point on quiz

    " 

Mon, Sept 28 

 weekly quiz

  announcements 

     study tips   (1; 2; 3; 4; 5)

    notify me of any grade book errors

    review next class's pdf & mp4 content

   zoom office hours; 8 am; Monday - Friday

    video:  Boy & the Butterfly 

 block 2

 ch. 8.3 chemical name / formula - ionic compound; # 74, 75

notes (*.pdf) for PowerPoint (*.pptx; after file opens, press F5 to run voice narration, which will not work in google slides ; controls at lower left of the slide; 10 slides; 23.7MB; ~ 18:20")  no annimation / voice option (384 kB)

  ch. 9.2 chemical name / formula - covalent compound; # 95, 96, 97

note (*.pdf) for PowerPoint (*.pptx; 4 slides; 6.1 MB; 4:45)  no voice option (64 kB)

Thurs, Oct 1   

     "

 block 1

 ch. 6.3 periodic trends in ionic size / electronegativity

HW:  ch. 7.3ap; # 28 , 30, 31, 34 

notes (*.pdf) for PowerPoint (*.pptx; after file opens, press F5 to run voice narration, which will not work in google slides ; controls at lower left of the slide during slide presentation ; 6 slides; 16 MB; ~ 13" ) no voice option (219 kB); screen cast (mp4; 11.7 MB; 12:30)     

ch. 8.1 - 8.2  Lewis symbol, Ocet rule; ionic bond; # 62, 63; 67, 68, 69, 70

ch. 9.1 covalent bond; VB theory (AO overlap) # 72, 73; 88 

notes (*.pdf) for PowerPoint (*.pptx; 9 slides; 21 MB; ~ 16"   ) ; no voice option (600 kB); screencast (mp4; 16"; 15.7 MB)

   " 

     "

     "

 Mon, Sept 21

weekly quiz

announcements; henceforth

      refer to appropriate online textbook chapter / section   

      expect that you read / skim relevant textbook content

       emal:  include name and period

       zoom office hours

      please, no redundant groupwork submission

      lost of points to submit more than a single file in google classroom

        need not include your name for google classroom submission, except when its group work or explicitly requested

      when ipad becomes available and able to use stylus to grade and you don't submit a pdf and can't use stylus on your submission file, will lose points

     drop gradebook item(s) based on study group due at 2 pm, today  

 block 2

Q & A 

ch. 6.3 periodic trends: ionization energy; 54, 57, 58, 63

take notes (*.pdf) of screen cast (*.mp4; 8.6 MB; 11:20 ) about 1st IE ; chapter info will not match, since it's ap notes

take notes (*.pdf) of screen cast (*.mp4;  10.6  MB; 13:15) about successive IE; chapter info will not match, since it's ap notes

Mon, Sept 21 

 block 1

 test on ch. 4 & 5 (in google classroom)

 Q & A

Mon, Sept 14

 weekly quiz

 Q & A

 block 2

 test review

ch. 6.3 periodic trends - atomic size; background: Coulomb's law & effective nuclear charge:  # 52, 56, 62, 67

take notes (*.pdf) of screen cast (*.mp4; 23 MB; 23 "); chapter info will not match, since it's ap notes    

HW: ch. 6ap; # 55, 56 & skim ch 6.2 periodic table

announcement:  link to example of a lab report ;  textbook problem answer key

    "

block 1

ch. 5.3 electron configuation & orbital diagrams; # 78, 79abc, 80; 93

ch. 6.2 periodic table & electron configuration [mp4; 9:35; 106 MB]

wolfram demonstrations: electron config; orbital diagram ; [mp4; 16:30; 95 MB]

take notes (*.pdf) of screen cast (*.mp4; 28 MB; 37") about electron config / orbital diagram

announcments:  

online grade book / synergy grade book 

study group  

google classroom submissions:  deadline; single file submission; name in your assignments; lab report file format - no photo       

Fri, Sep 11  

block 1

ch. 5.2 Bohr model; spectroscopy; atomic orbitals

ch. 6 ap; # 23, 25ab; 47, 49; as will use ap chem resources, chapter & section info won't match in below screencast

take notes (*.pdf) of screen cast (*.mp4; 30"; 25 MB) about atomic orbital

AO simulation (*.mp4; 10"; 60 MB)

Bohr & spectroscopy simulation (*.mp4; 8"; 71 MB)

     "

Mon, Aug 31

weekly quiz (on google classroom)

Q & A

block 2

finish-up

block 1

zoom break out room; session 1: get to know your classmates; collect questions ch. 4 HW and today's virtual lab (~ 20")

teacher addresses questions (~15")

virtual lab: average atomic mass / isotope simulation [turn-in using google classroom]

Fri, Sept 4

Mon, Aug 24

weekly quiz

Q & A about last week's content & today's quiz

block 2

ch. 4.2 - 4.3 atom; # 64, 65; 68; 72

note (*.pdf) from screencast (*.mp4 ; 27"; 20 MB)

Fri, Aug 28

block 1

zoom break out room; session 1: get to know your classmates; collect questions relating to yesterday's stats assignment & course syllabus (~ 15")

teacher addresses questions (< 15")

zoom break out room; session 2: get to know your classmates; digital agency assignment; ~ 45" or ~ 5" till end of period

Mon, Aug 17

fall bell schedule

zoom &  norms ; poster (found in FB ap chem website)

review course website / syllabus / google classroom (fill-out class survey & will provide online gradebook password; do digital agency assignment)

print the equation sheet, which can be used on weekly quiz, test, and ap test

lab assignment: statistics; additional resources: website and instructional videos for t-test & 1-anova (use firefox rather than chrome for all screencast)

"class song" ?

Fri, Aug 28