What's the Matter?

Here is a brief summary of the work that was done in Advanced Chemistry this week.

MONDAY = Labor Day holiday
TUESDAY = Review for Unit 1 Test
WEDNESDAY = Unit 1 Test
THURSDAY = Introduction to Matter

FRIDAY = Lab experiment on Physical and Chemical Changes


Unfortunately many students did not perform well on the Unit 1 Test. Students will be given extra practice problems to reinforce concepts that they have not mastered yet. Students who did poorly on the Unit 1 Test should start coming in regularly during Mustang Morning. Students are strongly encouraged to improve their study habits, make flash cards, ask questions in class, and practice solving problems outside of class.

The PowerPoint file "Introduction to Matter" is now available on my web site. Click here to watch it again if you missed anything from the notes in class.

In AP Chemistry, students have completed the Chapters 1&2 Test and turned this in on Tuesday. They have been working on solving problems in Chapter 3, which deals with mass and mole relationships (stoichiometry). Students should become familiar with the techniques for solving these types of problems. Many examples can be found in the textbook. Answers have been posted to the FRQ and MCQ problems and these documents can be found in this folder on my web site. On Monday we will do a lab experiment involving formulas for hydrates and calculating empirical formulas from mass data. The homework for Monday is to answer the pre-lab questions that were given out at the end of class on Friday.