CP Chemistry Class Policies
​Flinn Scientific's Student Safety Contract
​Informal Lab Rubric
Sample Lab Report (no Abstract necessary for CP)
Formal Lab Rubric
For formal labs, you must include safety and cite the source (provided),
but it does not count for one of the 3 sources required for the formal lab write-up.
APA Guidelines
Safety Information (SDS)
Safety Site Citation
​LEARN THE IONS PLEASE!
Periodic Table
Elements Whose Symbols Don't Match Their Names
SSHS Peer Tutoring
SEMESTER ONE:
Unit I-Chemistry Fundamentals
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises
1-Introduction to Chemistry: What's in the Box? ; Massing by Difference (Amount of Sweetener in Bubble Gum)
3-Scientific Measurement: Metrics and Density; Dimensional Analysis
2-Matter and Change: Separation of a Mixture; Conservation of Mass
​The Scientific Method
​Rules for: Scientific Notation, Sig Figs, & Dimensional Analysis
Matter
Unit II-Atomic Structure (w/ Introduction to Nuclear Chemistry), Electrons, and The Periodic Table
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises
4-Atomic Structure
25-Nuclear Chemistry: A Model for Half-Life (using pennies)
5-Electrons in Atoms: Predicting the Location of a 1s Electron ; Flame Tests
6-The Periodic Table: Determining Trends in a Group
Orbital Diagram Reference Sheet
s, p, d, & f  Blocks
Periodic Trends Graphing Assignment
Unit III-Chemical Formulas, Bonding, & Molecules
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises
7-Ionic and Metallic Bonding: Formula of Water
9-Chemical Names and Formulas: Solubility and Bond Type
8-Covalent Bonding: Models of Molecules
The Ions
Naming Acids
Unit IV-Chemical Equations and Stoichiometry
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises
11-Chemical Reactions: Double-replacement Reactions
20-Oxidation-Reduction Reactions:  Redox Chemistry and Activity Series
10-Chemical Quantities: Water in a Hydrate
12-Stoichiometry: Limiting Reactant & Percent Yield
Classes of Chemical Reactions
Solubility Guidelines
Assigning Oxidation Numbers & Half-reaction Method
Rules For Doing Stoichiometry

SEMESTER TWO:
Unit V-Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetic-Molecular Theory
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises
17-Thermochemistry: Calorimetry ; Hess's Law
13-States of Matter: Changes of State (w/ lauric acid)
14-The Behavior of Gases: Boyle's Law
Heating-Curve Problems
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Unit VI-Solutions; Reaction Rates and Equilibrium; Acids, Bases, and Salts
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises
15-Water and Aqueous Systems (You are responsible for the content of Chapter 15.)
16-Solutions (incl. colligative properties): Supersaturation (no report) ; Freezing-point Depression
18-Reaction Rates and Equilibrium: Testing Enzyme Activity
19-Acids, Bases, and Salts:Hydrolysis of Salts ; Titrations ; Buffers
Titration Lab Actual Values:
UNKNOWN ACID:  TBA 
UNKNOWN BASE:  TBA
​Naming Acids
Unit VII-Organic Molecules
Textbook Chapter: Laboratory Exercises
22-Hydrocarbon Compounds
23-Functional Groups: Esterification

Look up and write down safety information (SDS) for the following:
common names (IUPAC names): methyl alcohol (methanol),
ethyl alcohol (ethanol), amyl alcohol (pentanol), and octyl alcohol (octanol); 
plus glacial acetic acid (conc. ethanoic acid), butyric acid (butanoic acid), salicylic acid,
​and concentrated sulfuric acid.  This is DUE at the beginning of the period on lab day.

​24-Chemistry of Life (You are responsible for the content of Chapter 24.)
Textbook:
Wilbraham, A.C., Staley, D.D., Matta, M.S., and Waterman, E.L. (2007). Chemistry. Boston, MA: Pearson Prentice Hall.

​Laboratory Manual:
LeMay, H.E., Beall, H., Robblee, K.M., and Brower, D.C. (2000, 1996). Chemistry: Connections to Our Changing World, Laboratory Manual. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.