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UNIT 1

Lab Management and Numbers in Science

Tuesday, August 18

1ST DAY POLICIES & INTRO TO CHEM

Introduce and decorate Digital Interactive Notebook

Identify and practice school and class expectations and procedures. Please see student handbook and class syllabus.

Assigned: DINB slides 1-3;

Assigned: Intro to Chem slides due 8/18 (DUE TODAY)

Assigned: Syllabus Receipt Form due 8/19

Wednesday. August 19

INTRODUCTION OF COURSE TECHNOLOGY

Technology account setup (Edpuzzle, Gizmo, cK-12)

Assigned: Technology Scavenger Hunt slides due 8/20

DUE TODAY: Syllabus Receipt Form

Thursday, August 20

CHEMISTRY CHAT

Chemistry Chat slides activity (5 activities today) to asses prior knowledge of chemistry concepts

Assigned: Chemistry Chat Slide due 8/21

DUE TODAY: Technology Scavenger Hunt

Friday, August 21

Chemistry Chat remaining 5 activities to assess prior knowledge of chemistry concepts.

Assigned: 5 activities in Chemistry Chat Slides

DUE TODAY: Chemistry Chat Activity

Wednesday, August 26

MEASUREMENT

Review proper use of graduated cylinders and triple beam balance.

Assigned: DINB Measurement slides 10-11

Assigned: Measurement & Precision Activity slides 1-11 due 8/27

CHEMISTRY CHAT Cont'd

Monday, August 24

LAB SAFETY & EQUIPMENT

Introduction of lab safety rules, lab equipment, and safety symbols.

Assigned: DINB Slides 6-7 (Lab & Safety Symbols)

Assigned: Lab Safety Activity Slides 1-4 due 8/25

Tuesday, August 25

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS

Introduction to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Assigned: DINB MSDS slide 8

Assigned: Lab Safety Activity Slides 5-6 

DUE TODAY: Lab Safety Activity

Thursday, August 27

ACCURACY & PRECISION

Explain the difference between accuracy and precision and identify measurements as accurate and/or precise.

Assigned: DINB Precision & Accuracy slide 12

Assigned: Measurement & Precision Activity slides 12-17

DUE TODAY: Measurement and Precision slide activity

Friday, August 28

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

Introduce scientific notation as a way to express extremely large and small numbers.

Assigned: DINB Scientific Notation slide 14

Assigned: Scientific Notation Activity due 8/28

DUE TODAY: Scientific Notation Slides Activity

Monday, August 31

SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

Introduce sig fig rules and apply rules to count the number of significant figures in a number

Assigned: DINB Significant Figures slide 16

Assigned: Significant Figures Practice Activity due 8/31

DUE TODAY: Significant Figures Practice Activity

Tuesday, September 1

METRIC SYSTEM & CONVERSIONS

Introduce the metric system and compare/contrast with the US Customary System. Practice converting between metric units.

Assigned: DINB Metric System slides 18-19

Assigned: Metric Conversions Activity due 9/2

Wednesday, September 2

FLEX

We will use this day to catch up on material, revisit topics of difficulty, and review.

DUE TODAY: Metric Conversions Activity

Thursday, September 3

UNIT 1 REVIEW

Review stations for: Safety/MSDS, Sig Figs, Scientific Notation, Calculations with Sig Figs

Check DINB before submitting

Assigned: Unit 1 Review due 9/3

Assigned: Study DINB for tomorrow's exam

DUE TODAY: Unit 1 Review

Thursday, September 10

UNIT 1 EXAM

DUE TODAY: Unit 1 DINB

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