Apologia Chemistry Lab

Text - Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry 3rd Ed

We’ll be doing the labs in this text, generally in order, but you don’t have to have this text. In order to accommodate our facility, for some of the topics, we’ll substitute a different experiment that shows the same concept in a different way. If you are doing the class work for credit in addition to the lab, I’m happy to provide a grade for your lab portion. If you aren’t doing coursework in chemistry at home this year, you can get the relevant background from Khan Academy videos online for free.

Khan Academy Chemistry Topics - https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry - In depth, classroom style lessons.

Khan Academy Crash Course in Chemistry - https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/crash-course1/crash-course-chemistry - 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.)

Students responsibilities -

• • Read the content before class

  • Bring writing utensils

  • Bring spiral notebook or 3 ring binder for lab write-ups (You can buy the Apologia Student notebook if you like, but you don’t need it. I’m attaching an example lab write-up below. These will be completed in class and will follow the same format each time.)

  • Wear play clothes (either bring an old button down shirt as a cover up, or wear something that can get messy).

Supplies -

I will provide all of the lab supplies, including safety equipment, that are needed. I may occasionally ask students to bring in some household items.

Schedule -

*Subject to change, as needed.

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 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Module 6 - Changes in state

Nov 9th Show and Tell

Properties of the Elements *Students need to bring in examples of elements*

Nov 16th 7.1, Mole song

Module 7 - Describing Chemical Reactions, the Mole

Dec 7th 8.1

Module 8 - Stoichiometry

Dec 14th Colorful Wrap-up

Review *Students please bring wrapping paper scraps*

Jan 4th 9.1, 9.2

Module 9 - Acids and Bases

Jan 11 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4

Module 10 - Solutions

Jan 25th Fun Demo

Problem Review

Feb 1st 11.1, 11.2 (repeat)

Module 11 - Gases

Feb 8th 12.1, 12.2

Module 12 - Energy, Heat, Temperature

Feb 22nd Endothermic Dessert

Problem Review

Feb 29th 13.1

Module 13 - Thermodynamics

Mar 7th 14.1, 14.2

Module 14 - Kinetics

Mar 14th Fun Demo

Problem Review

Mar 21st 15.1, 15.2,

Module 15 - Equilibrium

Apr 4th 16.1, 16.2

Module 16 - Red-ox Reactions

Apr 18th Fun Demo

Problem Review

Apr 25th Service

Science demos for the Littles - During Recess