What We Are Learning

Physical Science	AP/ACC Chemistry	Freshman Engineering
Chapter 20 - Elements and Their Properties, metals, non-metals, metalloids, applications of elements Demonstrations and Activities	Chapter 16 - Acid-Base chemistry, definitions, autoionization of water, pH, strong vs. weak acids and bases, salts, calculations and applications	Continued work on Imagine Tomorrow, CAD design, and private research projects
Dry Ice Activity Modeling Activity Chapter 20 - Review and Test	Chapter 17 - Advanced Equilibria Concepts - common ion effect, buffers, solubility products, solubility considerations, qualitative analysis, separation of ions
	Chapter 16/17 - Review and test
	--- AP Test Preparation to follow ---

SPRING BREAK - Week of March 29 - Recharge Your Batteries!
AP/ACC Chemistry - Read Chapters 12 and 18 - Submit short Quizzes via email by Friday 4/2/10
Fascinating descriptive chapters on Modern Materials and Chemistry of the Environment

Physical Science	AP/ACC Chemistry	Freshman Engineering
Chapter 19 - Compounds, Chemical Formulas, Chemical Bonding, Writing Formulas, Polar vs. Non-polar, Interolecular Forces Demonstrations and Activities	Chapter 14 - Chemical Kinetics - Reaction rates, reaction kinetics, activation energies, first and second order reactions, rate-determining steps, mechanisms, catalysis, half-life	Continued work on Imagine Tomorrow, CAD design, and private research projects
Compounds Quiz #1 on Friday 3/26 - only common compounds Chapter 19 - Review and Test (3/25)	Chapter 15 - Chemical Equilibrium - Le Chatelier's Principle, mass action expression, equilibrium constants, Haber process, homogeneous vs. heterogeneous equilibria
	Chapter 14/15 - Review and test
Crystal Growing Project due 3/25		Crystal Growing Project due 3/25

Physical Science	AP/ACC Chemistry	Freshman Engineering
Chapter 18 - Periodic Table, Atomic Structure, Metals, Non-metals, Metalloids Demonstrations and Activities	Chapter 11 - Intermolecular Forces in Liquids and Solids - A comparison, properties of liquids, phase changes, vapor pressure, phase diagrams, the structure of solids, bonding in solids	Continued work on Imagine Tomorrow and private research projects
Element Quiz #5 on Friday 3/5- 1st 100 elements Chapter 18 - Review and Test (3/8 and 3/9)	Chapter 13 - Properties of Solutions - Solution formation and changes in energy etc., solubility and factors affecting it, concentrations, colligative properties, colloids	Sections 11.1 thru 13.3 - Generalized wave properties, transverse vs. compressional, mechanical, seismic, electromagnetic wave spectrum, sound waves, applications and devices, calculations, demonstrations
Periodic Table Mini-Project	Chapter 11/13 - Review and test
Crystal Growing Project due 3/25	Chapter 14 - Reaction Rates, Chemical Kinetics

Physical Science	AP/ACC Chemistry	Freshman Engineering
Chapter 17 - More Beginning Chemistry - Extrinsic and intrinsic properties of matter, physical vs. chemical changes, reactions Demonstrations and lab	Chapter 11 - Intermolecular Forces in Liquids and Solids - A comparison, properties of liquids, phase changes, vapor pressure, phase diagrams, the structure of solids, bonding in solids	Continued work on Imagine Tomorrow and private research projects
Element Quiz #3 on Friday 2/19- 1st 60 elements Element Quiz #4 on Friday 2/26- 1st 80 elements Chapter 17 - Review and Test (2/24)	Chapter 13 - Properties of Solutions - Solution formation and changes in energy etc., solubility and factors affecting it, concentrations, colligative properties, colloids	Sections 11.1 thru 13.3 - Generalized wave properties, transverse vs. compressional, mechanical, seismic, electromagnetic wave spectrum, sound waves, applications and devices, calculations, demonstrations
	Chapter 11/13 - Review and test
	(Chapter 12 will be dealt with later)

Physical Science	AP/ACC Chemistry	Freshman Engineering
Chapter 16 - Beginning Chemistry - phases of matter, solid, liquid, gas/vapor, plamsa characteristics, gas laws, Boyle's, Charles', demonstrations, measuring activity and lab, density lab.	Chapter 9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theory, molecular shapes, the VSEPR model, covalent bonding and orbital overlap, hybrid orbitals, multiple bonds, polarity considerations, molecular orbitals, sigma and pi bonds, bond order, diatomic molecules and their bonding	Continued work on Imagine Tomorrow and private research projects
Chapter 16 - Review and Test (2/11)	Chapter 10 - Gases and Gas Laws, Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, Gay-Lussac's Law, Graham's Law of Diffusion, ideal gas law, non-ideal gas considerations, kinetic theory, Dalton's Law of partial pressures, effusion and diffusion, applications and calculations	Sections 11.1 thru 13.3 - Generalized wave properties, transverse vs. compressional, mechanical, seismic, electromagnetic wave spectrum, sound waves, applications and devices, calculations, demonstrations
	Chapter 9/10 - Review and test

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
Weeks of January 11 and 18, 2010

Physical Science	AP/ACC Chemistry	Freshman Engineering
Chapter 11 - Waves: tranverse and compressional, light and sound waves, media, characteristics, reflection, refraction, diffraction, resonance, intereference and standing waves, wave velocity	Chapter 7- Periodic Table, history, development, trends. effective nuclear charge, ionization energies, electron affinities, sizes of atoms and ions, groups of elements and their characteristics	Continued work on Imagine Tomorrow projects
Chapter 12 - Sound: vibrations, intensity, decibels, pitch, frequency, sound velocities in media, harmonics	Chapter 7 Problem Review and Test	Section 8.1 -- Magnets and Magnetism, Lines of Force, Polarity
Chapter 13 - Electromagnetic energies, spectrum, am, fm, tv, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, gamma ray, cosmic ray energies		Section 8.2 -- Currents, Magnetic Fields, Electromagnets, Galvanometers, Motors and How They Work
		Section 8.3 -- Generators, AC vs DC Motors, Transformers
		Additional topics incude Maxwell's Equations, E fields, B fields, Force equations

Physical Science	AP/ACC Chemistry	Freshman Engineering
Section 11.1 -- Waves and Their Characteristics	Sections 7.1-7.2
Section 11.2 -- Sound waves	Sections 7.3-7.4
Section 11.3 -- Electromagnetic Spectrum	Sections 7.5-7.6
Chapter 11 Activities and Demonstrations -- Slinkys and Standing Waves
Chapter 11 Homework and Topic Review	Chapter 7 Problem Review