Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
NGSS Chemistry | 2022 - 2023 | Matsumoto |
Course expectations
Respect everyone in class. Students are responsible for ALL aspects of the course. Follow all laboratory safety instructions. |
Course description
The course satisfies the SFUSD high school graduation requirement and meets the science UC admission requirements. The course is based on the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) physical science / earth & space science discplinary core ideas, science & enginerring practices, and cross cutting concepts. course pedagogy = problem based learning, cooperative group work, homwork, labs, and notes. recommend forming a study group (password = 94109G) for chem tutoring. Textbook: SFUSD NGSS chemistry / earth & space science textbook; online access (log into your sfusd email account beforehand). Supplemental resouces; e.g. Zumdahl et al. World of Chemistry (online version is different edition) & screencasts, which reflects most (not all) of the concepts in the course |
Grades
A = | 80 - 100 % | class work / home work = | 50 % | |
B = | 60 - 79.9 | test / quiz = | 30 | |
C = | 40 - 59.9 | lab = | 20 | |
D = | 20 - 39.9 | |||
F = | < 20 |
the semester grade and grading period grades are based on the above components and cumulative from the beginning of the semester; thus the semester grade may not be the average of your grading period grades. As the Synergy gradebook grade cut-off does not match the above cut-off, there might be a contradiction in the numeric grade (but not the letter grade) between the Synergy gradebook and the online gradebook. Also, the online gradebook will be updated on a more regular basis and be more informative than the Synergy gradebook. The numeric grade in the online gradebook will be truncated to determine your course letter grade; i.e. there will be no "rounding up" to determine your course letter grade; e.g. 79.9 = B. The end of each grading period is the deadline to turn in any missing work / correct any online gradebook error(s) for that grading period. |
Class policies
print your name and all group members' names with everyone's group role next to their name on all assignments; otherwise, no points. Q & A on first school day of the week -- to address any questions about that day's quiz / prior course content / upcoming course content. The dead line to submit any missing work or to correct any grade book error(s) is the end of the corresponding grading period. test / quiz
class work / homework assignments
lab assignments
lab reports: use Word (or equilvalent) and / or Excel (or equivalent); otherwise, score = 0 record your laboratory observations / data in your lab notebook. Any exceptions to the policy in the syllabus (e.g. absent for quiz / test) will require a note (describing the issue) signed by me (or an email exchange between you and me). |
Tentative sequence of topics: Chemistry
Fall |
Spring |
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ch. 1. density ch. 2. trends & patterns in properties ch. 3. stars inside and out ch. 4. radioactivity: good or bad ? ch. 5. bond ch. 6. shape of things ch. 7. I'm between molecules ch. 9. intro climate change |
ch. 8. accounting for mass and energy ch. 10 sea level rise ch. 13 fuels ch. 11 earth's energy balance ch. 12 atmosphere ch. 14 rate & equilibrium ch. 15 water quality ch. 16 ocean acidification |
assignments (tentative - subject to change, depending upon topic coverage in class)
links to:
date | description | due |
block | thermo lab | |
Tu, Jan 31 | CW / HW: ch. 13 | |
Mon, Jan 30
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collect HW on ch. 10.1b Q & A weekly quiz: |
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Fri, Jan 27
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test on ch. 8 collect HW: ch. 10.1a work on ch. 10.1b |
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CW: notes on heat, heat capacity, & heating curve annoucements:
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Tu, Jan 24
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Q & A weekly quiz: heat & bond enthalpy CW / HW: ch. 10.1b thermal expansion; heating curve announcment:
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Mon, Jan 30
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Mon, Jan 23 | holiday | |
Fri, Jan 20
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collect ch 8.1c HW CW / HW: ch. 10.1a: heat & heat capacity |
Fri, Jan 27 |
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CW: notes on heat & bond enthalpy work on ch. 8.1c |
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Tu, Jan 17
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Q & A weekly quiz: mole & molar mass; stochiometry work on ch. 8.1c |
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Mon, Jan 16 | holiday | |
Fri, Jan 13
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collect HW: ch. 8.1b CW / HW: ch. 8.1c. heat & bond enthalpy |
Fri, Jan 20 |
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CW: notes on stochiometry work on ch. 8.1b |
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Tu, Jan 10 | CW: notes on mole & molar mass | |
Mon, Jan 9
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collect HW ch. 8.1a Q & A weekly quiz: balancing a chemical eqn CW / HW: on ch. 8.1b stochiometry |
Fri, Jan 13 |
Fri, Jan 6
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CW: notes on balancing a chemical eqn CW / HW: ch. 8.1b. moles & molar mass |
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block | work on ch. 8.1a | |
Tu, Jan 3
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CW / HW: ch. 8.1a. balancing a chem eqn announcement: while discontinue mandatory / assigned group work, recommend group work. up to 3 students per group mayb turn in their CW / HW / prelab / lab reports; include your name, name of group members, & score; do not use score sheet anymore. clarify course syllabus. |
Mon, Jan 9
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fall |
possible lab activities
google sheet's link to share class data; period 3 or period 6
description lab handout lab 1. densitylab 2. atom & star spectral analysis lab 3. radioactive decay simulation lab 4. VSEPR lab 5. chromatography lab 6. thermochemistylab 7. calorimetry / enthalpy lab 8. Boyles lawlab 9. kinetics available lab 10. ionic solubility available lab. 11. acid / base titration lab 12 available lab 13. available
laboratory resources
- msds form (to be used for prelab assignment; otherwise, lose points)
- citation
- writing mathematics
- mathematica: statistics
- minitab (version 12; statistics analysis software): on school computer network, goto start --> all programs --> student menu --> science applications
- NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)
- down load *.swf simulation and run in Ruffle
- common core English standards: writing & science
- common core Math standards: modeling & tools
semi-random selection of past tests - recommend use as a study guide to prepare for upcoming tests
description questions 2010 - 2011ch. 3 & 4 atoms & molecules available ch. 11 & 12 atomic structure & chemical bonds available ch. 7 & 14 IMF & chemical equations available ch. 8 & 18 chem Rx available ch. 5 & 11 measurement & light available ch. 6 & 9 moles & stoichiometry available ch. 13 & 15 gas & solution available ch. 14 & 10 thermodynamics available nuclear chem & kinetics available ch. 16 & 17 equilibrium & acid / base available 2012 - 2013ch. 3 & 4 atoms & chem names / formulas available ch. 11 & 12 atomic theory & bonds available ch. 14 IMF available ch. 7 & 8 chemical equations & NIE available ch. 8 & 18 redox reactions available ch. 5 & 11 measurement & light available ch. 6 & 9 moles & stochiometry available ch. 13 gas available ch. 15 solution available ch. 10 & 14 thermodynamics available ch. 19 nuclear chem available kinetics available ch. 17 equilibrium available ch. 16 acid, base, & pH available 2014 - 2015ch. 3 & 4 atoms & molecules available >ch. 11 atomic orbitals available ch. 12 chemical bonds available >ch. 14 IMF available ch. 7 chemical equations available ch. 8 & 18 chemical reactions available ch. 5 & 11 measurement & light available ch. 6 moles available ch. 9 stochiometry available ch. 13 gas available ch. 15 solution available ch. 10 & 14 thermodynamics available kinetics available ch. 16 & 17 equilibrium; acid, base, & pH available 2015 - 2016ch. 3 & 4 atoms & molecules available ch. 11 & 12 electron configuration & chemical bond available ch. 14 & 7 IMF & chemical equations available ch. 8 & 18 chemical reactions available ch. 5 measurement available ch. 11 light available ch. 6 mole & empirical formula available ch. 9 & 13 stoichiometry & gas available ch. 15 solution available ch.10, 14.2 - 14.3 thermodynamics available kinetics available ch. 19 nuclear chem available ch. 17 equilibrium available ch. 16, acid, base, pH, buffer available 2019 - 2020 (begin ngss chem; covid spring online class)ch. 2 atomic structure & periodic trends in IE available ch. 3 spectroscopy & stars available ch. 4 nuclear chem available ch. 12 & 14. Lewis structure, vsepr; molecular polarity, IMF available ch. 9 & 10 climate change & sea level rise available ch. 8 mole, stochiometry, & heat available equilibrium available 2020 - 2021did not teach ngss chem 2021 - 2022ch. 1 density & conversion factor + scoring key available ch. 2 atomic structure / periodic trend + scoring key available ch. 3 & 4. spectroscopy & nuclear chem + scoring key available ch. 5 chemical bonds & chemical name / formula + scoring key available ch. 6. VSEPR & molecular polarity + scoring key available ch. 7 IMF + scoring key available ch. 8 energy & accounting for mass + scoring key available ch. 10 sea level rise / heat + scoring key available ch. 11 earth's energy balance + scoring key available ch. 12 atmosphere / gas + scoring key available ch. 13 fuel / stochi + scoring key available ch. 14 kinetics & equilbrium + scoring key available 2022 - 2023ch. 1 density + conversion factor + scoring guide available ch. 2 atom, e config, & periodic trends + scoring guide available ch. 3 atoms & stars + scoring guide available ch. 4 nuclear chem + scoring guide available ch. 5 chemical bond; chemical name / formula available ch. 6. Lewis structure; vsepr; molecular polarity + scoring guide available ch. 7. IMF; relative BP / VP + scoring guide available