9th Grade Biology

CHEMISTRY

"Learning is Your Responsibility"

Textbooks:

Essentials of General Chemistry, 2nd Ed, Ebbing, Gammon and Ragsdale

Tools for Class:

 - Notebook

 - Pens and/or Pencils

 - 3-ring Binder WITH dividers (available in Pingry bookstore)

 - Colored Pen and/or Pencil (also provided in class)

 - Goggles for Lab (this is a MUST!)

 - Agenda Book

Class Expectations:

 - Don't be late, it's a pet peeve of mine!

 - Come to class prepared - Mentally & Physically

 - If you miss class, either because of illness or sports, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to find out what you have missed

* Check the website, then check with your peers, then check with me*

 - Take advantage of your DROPs & CPs to come see me with questions or to clear up any confusion.

 

Course Syllabus

* Test Corrections Guidelines*

Labs:

Lab Notebook and Post-Lab Instructions

Expt01 - Household Chemicals

Expt02 & 03 - Flame Tests and Spectra

Expt04 - Periodic Trends

HELPFUL LINKS:

Mr. Burns & Mr. Grant's Website

Dr. Parvenksy's Website

UNIT I. Atomic Theory

Online Resources

     

The Discovery of the Atom   Millikan Expt 1               Millikan Expt 2

                                                    (Thanks Jillian!)

Rutherford Expt Tutorial     Rutherford Expt Video Rutherford Expt Description

   (really good!!!)                    (Thanks Em!)

Matter - Try the Quiz

Atoms - Try the Quiz to see how much you remember

Periodic Table - Information on Elements

Periodic Table - Videos on Elements

Handouts

Physics Today - Discovery of the Electron

JJ Thomson's CRT Diagram

Mass Spectrometer Diagram

Periodic Table

Review Sheet: Test 1

Power Point

UNIT II. Electronic Structure of the Atom & the Quantum Theory

Online Resources

                 

        Bohr Model Tutorial             Wave Model of Atom Video        Articles and Interactives      

       

    Dr. Quantum       Electron Wave 1      Electron Wave 2        Atomic Orbitals

 

     Electron Filling                 Electron Orbiting

Handouts & Diagrams

Emission Spectra

Photoelectric Effect & Spectral Lines (check out the website for the interactives) - Articles and Interactives

Emission & Absorption Spectrum for Hydrogen (what's the difference between the two?)

Visible Light Spectrum

Bohr Model of Atom and Spectral Lines

Probability of Electron Location

Atomic Orbitals

Energy Levels of Electrons in Quantized States I

Energy Level of Electrons in Quantized States II

Writing an Electron Configuration

Reading a Periodic Table

Worksheets

Quantum Numbers 1

Quantum Numbers 2

Noble Gas Shortcut

UNIT II. Periodic Trends

Online Resources

       

   Ionization NRG & Atomic Radii       Ionization NRG & E- Affinity    Problems - test your

        (Such a GREAT video!)          (A bit boring, but it will give a   understanding

                                                   you a great understading)

      Electronegativity Trend

Handouts & Diagrams

Periodic Table

Periodic Trends

UNIT III. Bonding and Lewis Structures

Online Resources

     

Really good one, shows steps   Click on Pre-Lectures  Another one that goes through steps

                                            (Lewis Structures)

 

Structures for Specifc      Ionic vs Covalent Bonding

Molecules

 

Handouts & Diagrams

Metallic Bonding

Lewis Structures Worksheet

UNIT IV. Hybridized Orbitals & VSEPR Theory

Online Resources

            

 Hybridized Orbitals                  VSEPR                            VSEPR Video   

          

Hybridized Orbital Video    Hybrid Orbitals Tutorials                   Sigma vs. Pi Bond

             

Really good video on Sigma & Pi Bond   Polarity & Hydrogen Bonding          IMF's

Handouts & Diagrams

StarTrek Activity

VSEPR Worksheet

 * Answer Key: Sheet 1 and Sheet 2 *

VSEPR Worksheet 2

 * Answer Key *

Cloud Structure Worksheet

VSEPR 1 PowerPoint

Hybridization Orbitals

Hybridization Chemguide

Polarity Chemguide

Cloud Structure Activity