Students took the first quiz which covered the scientific method and basic calculations with significant figures and metric-metric conversions.
This was followed by a scramble to obtain printed copies of laboratories resulting in a lost of productive time in class. (Please print laboratories ahead of time and read them!) The laboratories carried out were:
- Drawing Laboratory Apparatus
- Measurement
- Accuracy and Precision
- Temperature
Next week the laboratories will be:
- Density
- Separation of Salt and Sand
- Chocolate Mousse
We will complete Chapters One and Two and begin Chapter Three next week. Topics remaining in Chapter One: states of matter, classification of matter. Topics remaining in Chapter Two: density, metric-english conversions.
We will have a quiz next Sunday. It will cover: accuracy vs. precision, temperature conversions Celsius – Fahrenheit, drawing apparatus (know the names for common glassware: beaker, erlenmeyer, funnel, watch glass, test tube, etc.)
We will also have our “Elements Party” so please bring your business cards. Some folks had to remake cards due to incorrect representation of the chemical symbol. Remember that it matters if you use a capital letter or a lower-case letter. For example, Co is cobalt but CO is carbon monoxide. Case matters!
See you next Sunday. Please email me with any concerns or questions.