Intro to Chemistry

This unit consists of the following objectives for you to master. For links to notes and assignments related to each specific objective, click the objective or scroll down to find what you need.

Unit Outline

Safety and Equipment

Experiment Design

Measurement

Dimensional Analysis (Metric)

Moles

• Spill and Accident Procedures
• How to interpret an MSDS
• MSDS Questions
   (from: Normal Community High School)
• MSDS Database (Flinn)
• Emergency Procedures Powerpoint
• Safety Checklist
• Lab Equipment pictures and uses for Scavenger Hunt
• Material Safety Data Sheet Questions
• Chemical Analysis of Cosmetic Product
• Safety Contract


• Links

• Experiment Plan Practice (Boxes)
• Experiment Design Analysis
• Soda Article
• Flubber Lab
• Dropper Lab


• Links

Includes significant Figures, precision/accuracy, uncertainties.

• Precision vs Accuracy
• Measurement Techniques
• Fall is for Football (Accuracy vs Precision)
• Precision vs Accuracy and Percent Error
• Intro to Measurement
• Measurement: More on Determining Uncertainties
• Significant Figures: Adding and Subtracting Measurements
• Estimated Digit vs. Place Holder Digit
• Counting Significant Figures Notes
  • Significant Figures Rules
  • Rounding
  • Multiplying and Dividing Rules
• Significant Figures Quiz
• Measurement Lab    (modified from: Normal Community High School)
• Thinking about Measurement Activity
• Significant Figures Table
• Significant Figures Practice   (from: Normal Community High School)


• Links

• Dimensional Analysis
• Practice w/ Dimension Analysis
• Dimensional Analysis for Cookies
• Real-Life Chemistry
• DA w/ metric system practice
  Advanced practice
• Challenge Dimensional Analysis Problem  Answers
• Scientific Notation
• Scientific Notation Practice  Some Answers
• Scientific Notation Clicker
• Adding and Subtracting Numbers in Scientific Notation
• Multiplying and Dividing Numbers in Scientific Notation
• Metric System
e step conversions
• My Lecture: one step conversions
• My Lecture: two step conversions
• Metric Conversions  Answers
• Metric Article  Questions
• Advanced Metric Conversions
• Investigating Units


• Links

• Mole Intro (OWLS)
• Mole Notes
• 6 types of mole problems and how to solve them
• Mole Practice
  (from: Normal Community High School)
• More Mole Practice
• Even More Mole Practice
• Extra Practice
• Hard Mole Problems
• M&M Lab
• Carbon Signature Lab
• Copper Mole Lab
• MicroNutrients Moles: sodium, iron, aluminum
• My Lecture (honors)
• My lecture (chem 1) video
• 2-Step mole problems:


• Links

• Textbook Scavenger Hunt