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Michelle Robinson

  • Week of 4/15 - 4/19

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 4/15/2013
    Mon. 4/15
    Do Now:  30
    Review homework
    Review Intermolecular forces
    Heating curve and phase diagrams
    Lab - Triple point of CO2
    Hmwk:  Read chapter 13
     
    Wed. 4/17
    Do Now:  #31
    Define vapor pressure of pure solvent and in solutions of nonvolatile solutes
    Define and calculate boiling point elevation,freezing point depression, and osmotic pressure
    Lab - ICE Cream
    Demo - colloid
    Hmwk:  Study for test on friday.
     
    Fri. 4/19
    TEST on atomic structure, peiodicity, bonding, solids, liquids, and solutions
    Hwmk:  Study for AP test.  Practice test for a grade next Thursday!
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  • Week of 4/8-4/12

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 4/8/2013
    Tues. 4/9
    Do Now:  #28
    Quiz - Lewis Structures
    Notes - Hybridization, sigma and pi bonds, ionic bonding and metallic bonding
    Hmkw:  pg 346 #20, 24, 26, 34, 36, 42 and practice bonding ap questions wksheet, Quiz bonding next class
     
    Thurs. 4/11
    Do Now:  #29
    Quiz - Bonding
    Intermolecular Forces and Vapor pressure
    Hmwk:  READ Ch 11
     
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  • Week of 2/11-2/15

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 2/11/2013
    Tues. 2/12
    Do Now:  #13
    Finish Equilibrium constant lab
    Complete Beer's Law Lab
    Hmwk:  Finish lab reports
     
    Thurs. 2/14
    Do Now:  #14
    Review Equilibrium for test next time which will be Tues. 2/19 because of the makeup hurricane A-day on Feb 18
    Hmwk:  TEST next time; answers to extra equilbrium practice are on AP chemistry main page
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  • Week of 2/4-2/8

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 2/4/2013
    Mon. 2/4
    Do Now:  #10
    Lab - Restoring Balance
    Le Chatelier's discussion
    Hmwk:  Equilibrium review free response worksheets
     
     
    Wed. 2/6
    Do Now:  #11
    Review Homework
    Ksp calculations notes
    Hmwk:  pg 677 #34-40, 45, 49b, 50b, 53; Read Sections 17.1, 17.4-17.6 except solubility and pH part of 17.5
     
    Fri. 2/8
    Do Now:  #12
    Review homework on Ksp calculations
    Begin part A of Lab - Equilibrium Constant
    Hmwk:  Finish Prelab questions if you didn't finish in class
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  • Week of 1/28-2/1

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 1/28/2013
    Tues. 1/29
    Do Now:  #8
    Polymer science winddown
    Introduction to equilibrium through demo with pop beads and graph
    Hmwk:  pg 586 #7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 23, 28, 30, 32
     
    Thurs. 1/31
    Do Now:  #9
    Equilibrium calculations using ICE talbes notes
    Hmwk:  pg 586 #35, 39, 41, 42, 56, 57
     
     
     
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  • Week of 1/22-1/25

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 1/22/2013
    Wed. 1/23
    Do Now:  #6
    Tensile tests on plastic made last class
    Review for test
    Hmwk:  Study for Test - kinetics, nuclear, and organic Friday; Finish lab report
     
    Fri. 1/25
    Do Now:  #7
    TEST - Kinetics, nuclear and organic
    Hmwk:  Read first 3 sections of Chapter 15 - Equilibrium
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  • Week of 1/14-1/18

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 1/14/2013
    Mon. 1/14
    Do Now:  #3
    Review nuclear math
    Demo - nuclear radiation - alpha, beta and gamma particles
    Introduce organic nomenclature
    Hmwk:  Organic worksheets
     
     
     
    Tues. 1/16
    Do Now:  #4
    Review organic nomenclature worksheets
    Discuss isomers and cyclic structures
    Introduction to polymers - video clips
    Hmwk:  make or buy your own starch and bring to next class;
     
     
    Fri. 1/18
    Do Now:  #5
    Quiz - Organic nomenclature
    Lab - Making biodegradable plastics
    Hmwk:  Review for test next Friday - I posted a kinetics review online with answers if you want to use it.
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  • 1/7-1/11/13

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 1/7/2013
    Mon. 1/7
    Do Now:  #1
    Review Kinetics by finding rate laws and rate constants
    Activation energy and how it changes with temperature
    Mechanisms with rate determining steps 
    Hwmk:  pg 552 #50, 52, 54, 82, 84, 86 and reaction mechanism worksheet
     
    Thurs 1/11
    Do Now:  #3
    Review Kinetics homework
    Nuclear chemistry notes and demos
    Hmwk:  Read Ch 21 pg 805 - 819; complete pg 835 #16, 23, 24, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39
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  • Week of 11/26-11/30

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 11/26/2012
    Tues. 11/27/12
    Do Now:  #28
    Lab - Hess' Law, Heat of formation of Magnesium oxide
    Hmwk:  lab report and thermo free responses
     
    Thurs. 11/29/12
    Do Now:  #29
    Review homework Free responses
    Nonstandard conditions of free energy
    review for test
    Hmwk:  TEST - thermo chapters 5 and 18 next time.
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  • Week of 11/12-11/16

    Posted by Michelle Robinson at 11/12/2012
    Mon. 11/12
    Do Now:  #26
    Intro into Thermodynamics - group work
    Heat vs. temperature demo and discussion
    Enthalpy definition and how to calculate using stoichiometry and calorimetry
    Calorimeter demos
    Hmwk:  Heat and Energy worksheet
     
    Wed. 11/14
    Do Now:  #27
    Three more ways to calculate enthalpy - heats of formation, Hess' law, and Bond energies
    Hwmk
     
     
    Fri. 11.16
    Do Now:  #28
    Quiz - Enthalpy - 6th Block, Canned Food party 5th Block
    Entropy and Gibb's free energy notes
    Hmwk:  Thermodynamics brochure due after Thanksgiving break.
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