Assignment Calendar for the week of Dec. 11 - 15, 2006

Ms. Stein - HICP

NOTES:  Ms. Stein will have a help session on Tues. Dec. 12 at 2:30 in preparation for the quiz over bonding and chemical formulae (on Thurs. Dec. 14).   There is a 2 hour early dismissal on Thursday, Dec. 14.   All class times will be adjusted.  Lunch will be served and buses will run at 12:45.

Monday; Dec. 11:

Activity:  Chemical names and formulae

discussion:  Using oxidation numbers to write chemical formulae

lab:  "Determining Chemical Formulae"

HW DUE TODAY:   Comparing Covalent and Ionic Compounds

Tuesday, Dec. 12:

Warmup activity:  The Formulae Game

discussion:  Rules for naming compounds - binary and ternary formulae

CAI:  "The Formula Club"

HW DUE TODAY:   "Determining Chemical Formulae"

HELP SESSION TODAY:  2:30

Wednesday, Dec. 13:

Warmup Activity:  "The Formula Race"

Discussion:  Counting Atoms in chemical formulae

CAI:  Interactive General Chemistry - Nomenclature

HW:  Bonding and Chemical Formulae Quiz review - due Thursday, Dec. 14

HW DUE TODAY:   Writing Chemical Formulae

Thursday, Dec. 14:

Quiz:  Bonding, writing and naming chemical formulae for compounds, oxidation numbers

HW:  Ch. 3 Reading Assignment - Chemical Equations - due Monday, Dec. 18

HW DUE TODAY:  Bonding and Chemical Formulae Quiz review
 

Friday, Dec. 15:

Demo:  "Law of Conservation of Mass" - Chem. equations - reactants and products

Discussion:  Converting Word equations to Balanced chemical equations

CAI:  Interactive General Chemistry:  Chemical Reactions (4 parts)

HW:  Converting Word Equations to Chemical Equations - due Weds. Dec. 20