Did you hear? Oxygen and Potassium went out on a date. It went OK.Later, Oxygen and Magnesium went out together. OMg!Oxygen then tried to ask Nitrogen out... She said NO. Becky Kee 757-517-3284 (h) or 757-266-6694 (c) Fee - $20/student for the year, covers supply costs Text - Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry 3rd Ed Web Resource Alternative - Khan Academy Chemistry Topics - https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry If you don't have the text, you can search for the topic listed in the course schedule and watch the relevant videos to prepare for the labs. Chemistry can be a lot of fun once you start discovering what it's all about! Here are some resources I've enjoyed that relate to some of the topics we're looking at in chem lab:General Chemistry Resources http://www.learner.org/courses/chemistry/ This is a complete basic chemistry course online provided for free by the Annenberg Foundation. There are 13 half-hour videos, an online text, interactive tools, and a unit guide for the teacher (parent) that includes discussion questions, labs, and teaching tips. A fun overview at lightening speed. (Parents may want to preview these videos first as they include popular culture references and are not from a Christian perspective.) www.MemorizePeriodicTable.com - This amazing system uses a ridiculous story full of word associations to help you memorize all the elements of the periodic table in order, and their atomic numbers. The first 20 are free, and the rest of the course costs $17. (Parents may want to preview these videos first as they include popular culture references and are not from a Christian perspective.) NOVA Hunting the Elements
This 2 hour PBS special is a fun look at the periodic table for the whole family!
| Lab Schedule *Dates are from 2015 - will be updated soon!* Sept 14th 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Module 1, Measurements, Unit Conversions, Scientific Method Sept 21st 2.1, 2.2, This little light of mine Module 2, Atoms, Compounds, Mixtures, Conservation of Mass, Ionic vs Covalent Sept 28th The Periodic Table, History of Chemistry Oct 5th 3.1, 3.2 Module 3 Atomic Structure, Electric Charge, Waves vs Particles Oct 19th 3D models - Food Allergies? Module 4 - Molecular Structure, Lewis Structures, Molecular Geometry (mod 5) Oct 26th 5.1, 5.2, My cup runneth over Module 5 - Polyatomic Ions, Polarity Nov 2nd Sick Day
Nov 9th 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 Module 6 - Changes in state Nov 16th Show and Tell Properties of the Elements Dec 7th Mole song, Counting Atoms, Module 7 - The Mole Video - Hunting the Elements
Dec 14th Colorful Wrap-up, 7.1 Module 7 - Describing Chemical Reactions Jan 14th 8.1, Module 8 - Stoichiometry Jan 25th Snow Day
Feb 1st 9.1, 9.2 Module 9 - Acids and Bases Feb 8th 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 Module 10 - Solutions Feb 22nd 11.1, 11.2 (repeat) Module 11 - Gases Feb 29th Carbon Snake Demo Mar 7th 12.1, 12.2 Module 12 - Energy, Heat, Temperature Mar 14th Sick Day - Treasure Cancelled Mar 21st 13.1 Module 13 - Thermodynamics *Mar 28 - no class* Apr 4th 14.1, 14.2 Module 14 - Kinetics *April 11 - no class* Apr 18th 15.1, 15.2, Module 15 - Equilibrium Apr 25th 16.1, 16.2 Module 16 - Red-ox Reactions |