Unit 1: Introduction to Science and Chemistry

Big Idea: Everything, everywhere is chemistry.

Part 1
Learning Targets:

• Explain the difference and define each of the following:
  Scientific theory, Natural law, Hypothesis, Belief, Educated guess
• Describe the four steps of the scientific method:
  Observe, Hypothesize, Test, Analyze / conclude
• Distinguish the following:
  Mixture, Substance, Reactant, Product, Phase, Vapor, Compound, Element, Homogenous, Heterogenous, solid, liquid, gas
• Be able to classify chemical and physical properties
• Graphing: be able to:
  • draw a graph including Title, Axis, Intervals, Labels, Straight line (TAILS)
  • identify dependent and independent variables
  • make a line of best fit
• Be able to describe a realistic experiment to separate a mixture based on their chemical and physical properties

Chemistry: Atoms First (OpenStax)
     Chapter 1 sections 1-3

Sequence:
00 - Homework for unit - here
01 - Separation Challenge - Lab
02 - Chem intro - Slides
03 - Reaction Lab - Lab
04 - Chemical Changes and graphing - Slides
05 - Graphing practice - activity
06 - Homework review - wrap up - Slides

Part 2
Learning Targets:

• Be able to convert to and from scientific notation
• Be able to distinguish between accuracy and precision
• Be able to calculate percent error
• Be able to identify the significant figures
• Be able to identify SI units
• Be able to calculate density
• Be able to identify intrinsic and extrinsic properties

Very Important:

• Be able to convert units using dimensional analysis

Sequence:
00 - Homework for unit - here
01 - Measuring activity - here
02 - Clock lab - here
03 - Density / Measurement intro here
​04 - Measuring and Sig Fig intro - here
05 - Dimensional Analysis practice - here
06 - More Dimensional Analysis practice...




Extra Material...

Topics / Slides

Active Learning Guides

Labs / Activities

Sims / Vids

Chemistry Introduction
- Chem Intro
- Chem and You
- Thinking Like a Scientist
- Problem Solving

ChemQuest: Experimental design
ChemQuest: Intro to graphs 
ChemQuest: What is the composition of air 

Airplane Lab
Circumference-Diameter
Hiring Case Study
Law-Theory Conversation Starter

Matter and Change
- Matter
- Mixtures
- Elements and Compounds
- Chemical Reactions

ChemQuest: Changes in matter 
ChemQuest: Phase diagrams 
ChemQuest: Experiments with water

Phase change Lab
Separation Challenge
Chemical Change lab

HPLC

Measurement
- Measurements
- Units
- Conversions

Pogil: Significant digits and measurements 
ChemQuest: Significant zeros 
ChemQuest: Numbers and units 
ChemQuest: Converting units   
ChemQuest: Density, mass, weight

Dosing Case Study
Recipe activity
- Recipes
Density activity - PreAP
Density activity

Bouck Vid: Unit Conversion

Chemistry - Wilbraham et al (Pearson 2012)
Chapters:
    1,2,3
Good Problems to Master:
     Ch1: 34,36,38,47,50,55,60,63,65,73,74
     Ch2: 39,43,46,51,55,58,63,64,73,75,78,84,88,89
     Ch3: 57,58,62,64,69,73,74,75,82,86,87,93

Key Objectives / Review Summary
- Unit 1 - Part I - intro and Matter
- Unit 1 - Part II - Science Math