UWHS Chem 110 (2015-16)

SYLLABUS, POLICIES, AND

PROCEDURES

UWHS Chem 110

Instructor: Mrs. Martin| Rm 230 | conroyl@gsd.wednet.edu
Office hours: by appointment | Course Web Site: classroom.google.com
COURSE GOALS AND ORGANIZATION
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

describe matter qualitatively at the microscopic and macroscopic levels.

predict microscopic quantities given macroscopic data, and vice versa.
predict the types and amounts of products of common chemical reactions.
analyze a complex problem using chemical principles, discriminate between
useful and unuseful information within the context of the problem, design a
solution path, and present the result with appropriate descriptors.
5. evaluate whether the result of a calculation makes physical sense, analyze
sources of error in the approach (i.e., arithmetic, logical, or conceptual) and
redesign the solution path to achieve an accurate result.

Grading

Categories:
Summative Assessments= 40%
Assignments= 10%

ALEKS = 50%

MATERIALS

*grades below 1.7 are

considered a failing
grade

This course is graded Credit/No

Credit. To earn credit in CHEM
110, you must pass the high
school course and meet 70%
mastery on ALEKS

Introduction to Chemical Principles, 11th ed., H. Stephen Stoker

Scientific calculator
ALEKS access
3-ring binder
Dividers (10 tabs)
Lab notebook (carbonless copy-available from Mrs. Martin)

L. Martin Revised 8/17/15

Reading Quizzes.
Prior to most class meetings, you are expected to read the assigned sections
in the textbook and complete a brief online quiz over the reading
assignment. Reading quizzes will typically have four to six questions, and
will each be worth five points. The reading quiz for a particular class
meeting will be due at 10:00 pm the night before the class. There will be no
extensions or make-ups for reading quizzes.
Late Policy
It is YOUR responsibility to keep track of and meet the assignment
deadlines late work will not be accepted- due to an excused absence. No
extensions are given for ALEKS objectives, and no make-up exams will be
given.
ONLINE LEARNING ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge
Spaces).
This course will use the internet-based homework program ALEKS. In
ALEKS, you will complete Objectives, rather than traditional homework
assignments. An ALEKS Objective will contain a list of topics relevant to the
current lecture discussions and assigned reading. ALEKS will present you
with a series of practice problems on a particular topic.
Your first task in ALEKS will be to complete an Initial Assessment of your
knowledge of math and chemistry. The assessment will contain 25-30
questions and shouldnt take more than an hour to complete. Note that you
will probably be asked several questions that you dont know how to answer.
Dont worrythe ALEKS system is only determining your knowledge
baseline so that it can be tailored to suit your specific needs. Every student
will have a different assessment profile and will need to review different
topics and skills.
You, alone, are responsible for monitoring the due date and time for all
ALEKS Objectives. Note that it is not possible to open up an ALEKS
Objective 3 or 4 hours before its due and be able to complete it. ALEKS will
not let you access the problems corresponding to the more advanced topics
in an Objective until you have mastered the basics, so you will need to
spend time nearly every day on ALEKS to complete the Objectives. The
schedule of Objectives and their due dates is available on the ALEKS
syllabus.

 Each class week will have an associated ALEKS Objective, which will be due
at 10:00 pm the Sunday after the class. Each Objective is worth 10 points,
and your score on an Objective is determined by how much you complete by
the due date. There will be no extensions or make-ups for ALEKS
Objectives.
You will complete an Assessment in ALEKS roughly every other week. You
will not be able to move on to subsequent Objectives until you complete an
assessment. There will be no extensions or make-ups for ALEKS
Assessments.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
instructor: See instructors office hours and contact information on the front
page
Your fellow students through study groups you organize.
Kahn Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org/): This website contains a
large library of 10-20 minute videos that explain various concepts in math,
chemistry, and many many other fields. Kahn Academy is free.
Science Class Expectations

1.
2.
3.
4.

5.

6.

Do not pack up your belongings before the end of class.

Keep conversation to a minimum.
Keep your cell phone on silent, and refrain from sending or reading
text messages.
Do not browse or read materials that are unrelated to class content.
This includes but is not limited to newspapers, books, magazines, the
internet and work from another class.
Cheating

Students are expected to conduct themselves honestly. Dishonest work

will receive no credit. This includes: labs, projects, tests and quizzes,
and regular assignments. Loss of credit will apply to the cheater and the
cheatee and you will be reported to the proper authorities.
Hall Pass
Students are expected to use their planner as their hall pass. If a student does
not have their planner they will not have permission to leave the classroom;
students may not borrow another student planner. When a student feels the
need to use a pass, he or she can fill it out; bring it to the instructor to sign.
There will be NO replacement of lost or used passes. No hall privileges
will be given without a pass. Students who leave the first or last 10 min.
of class, will be tardy swept (even it you have teacher permission).

7.

3-Ring Binder
Students must bring their binder with them to class every day. A complete and
correctly filed binder is due on the day of each summative assessment; all
activities, assignments, paperwork, etc. must be kept in the binder. The binder
must be divided, with neatly assembled and labeled dividers of your choice, by
Unit:
Pg. 1 Syllabus
Pg. 2 Lab Report format
Pg. 3 Hall Passes
Pg. 4 1st Divider (labeled) - each new chapter will begin with a new
divider, the chapter vocabulary should be the first page of each
chapter; all other papers should be in chronological order.

8.

Tardy/Dress Code or ID violation, etc.

If you are tardy, missing an ID badge, or have a dress code violation, you will
stand in the hall until processed by the Sweep Team. You are then expected to
return to class quietly and immediately start working.

I have read and understand this syllabus and will follow it in order to
achieve success.

________________________________________
Student signature
signature

____________________________________
Parent/Guardian

Course Calendar
(This is an estimate of the course pace, be aware there may be changes.)
Date

Out of class work

Wed, Aug 26

After Class: signed

syllabus & science
safety agreement

Thu, Aug 27

Before Class: read

1.3-1.4
Ch. 1 reading quiz

Week 1
Ch.1

Class topics and Relevant practice

problems
Intro to Chem. 110
Syllabus
Science Safety
ALEKS
Scientific Method

After Class: None

Fri, Aug 28

ALEKS initial Assessment

Mon. Aug. 31
Week 2
Ch. 2 &
3

Tue, Sept. 1

Before Class: read

2.1, 2.4
After Class:
Before Class: read
2.5, 2.6
Ch. 2 reading quiz
After Class: finish
POGIL

Thur, Sept. 3

Fri, Sept. 4

Week 3

Tue. Sept. 8

Before Class: read

3.1-3.4
After Class: ALEKS
Before Class: read
3.5-3.7
Ch. 3 reading quiz
After Class: None
Before Class: read
3.8

Ch. 3
After Class: pre-lab

Thur Sept 10

Fri. Sept 11

Week 4
Ch. 3 &
4

Mon Sept 14

Before Class: prelab

After Class: lab
report
ALEKS
Before Class: read
3.11
After Class: None
Before Class: read
4.2, 4.4
Ch. 4 reading quiz
A
After Class: None

Importance of Measurement 2.1

Uncertainty in Measurements 2.4

Sig. Fig POGIL

Significant Figures 2.5, 2.6
Sig fig demo: compare
measurements of
colored water in beaker,
Erlenmeyer,
graduated cylinder, volumetric flask
Metric System & Units

Conversion Factors & Dimensional

Analysis

Density 3.8
Case Study: Estimating the Density
of a
NANOBAMA
Demos: density bricks, density of
coke vs.
diet coke, Galilean thermometer
Measurement lab

Temperature Scales

States of matter
Changes in matter
Changes/properties POGIL

Tue Sept 15

Before Class: read

4.5
After Class: None

Thur. Sept 17

Before Class: read

4.7

Pure substances & mixtures

Mixtures: Iron in cereal, Boiling salt
water
Physical Change: Phases of water
videos,
Sublimation of dry ice
Color/Texture change: Cobalt and
chloride equilibrium, Grey tin pest:
http://youtu.be/FUoVEmHuykM
Solids: Ppt rxns, Cu + AgNO3
Heat absorbed or evolved:
Ba(OH)2.8H2O
+ NH4SCN; glycerol + KMnO4
Gas produced: Elephant toothpaste
http://youtu.be/085eALKmUM
Misc: H2SO4 + sugar
(http://youtu.be/nqDHwd9rG0s) ,
Burning
HgSCN:
(http://youtu.be/NNHTz1j48qc) ,
Hg vs. Al (http://youtu.be/Z7Ilxsu
JlY)
Elements & compounds

After Class: ALEKS

Fri. Sept. 18
Mon Sept 21
Week 5
Ch. 4

Tues Sept 22

Thur Sept 24

Before Class: read

4.9
Ch. 4 reading quiz
B
After Class: None
Before Class: None
After Class: Pre-lab
Before Class: PreLab

Catch-up day
Names and chemical symbols of
elements

Names scavenger hunt

Elements & compounds Lab

After Class: Post

lab write-up
Fri. Sept. 25

In class ALEKS

Mon Sept 28

Before Class: read

5.1-5.2

The atom & the Molecule

Week 6
Ch. 5

Tues Sept 39

Thu Oct 1

After Class: None

Before Class: read
5.4
Ch. 5 reading quiz
A
After Class: None
Before Class: read
5.5-5.6
After Class: None

Chemical formulas

Subatomic particles, atomic number

& mass Number
Conservation of mass demo:
PbNO3 + KI PbI2 solid
Stoichiometry/Constant
Composition:
ignite H2, O2, and H2 + O2 balloons
Space-filling and ball and stick
models
Cathode Ray tube

Fri Oct 2

Before Class: read

5.7, 5.8
Ch. 5 Reading Quiz
B

Isotopes
Atomic Masses

After Class: ALEKS

Mon Oct. 5

Density of D2O vs. H2O

Activity: Isotopes vs. Ions; Average
Atomic Mass

Tue. Oct. 6
Thur. Oct. 9

catch-up/work day
Electron energy
Electron shells

Week 7
Ch. 5

Fri. Oct. 9

Before Class: read

6.3-6.4
After Class: None
Before Class: read
6.5, 6.6
Ch. 6 reading quiz
A
After Class: None

Electron subshells
Electron orbitals

Week 8

Mon Oct 12
Tues Oct 13

Before Class: read

6.7-6.8

No School
Electron configurations
Electron orbital diagrams

Ch. 6
After Class: None
Conferen
ces

Thurs Oct 15
Mon Oct 19

Week 9
Ch. 6
Tue Oct 20

ALEKS
Before Class: read
6.9, 6.10
After Class: None
Before Class: read
6.12
Ch. 6 reading quiz
B

Electron configurations and

periodic law
Electron configs. And periodic table
Chemical Periodicity

After Class: None

Thu Oct 22

Fri Oct 23
Mon Oct 26
Week
10
ch. 7

Tues Oct 27

Thurs Oct 29

Atomic emission lamps (H, He, Ne,

Ar)
and diffraction gratings
Continuous spectrum using rooms
lights
ALEKS
Before Class: read
7.1, 7.2
After Class: None
Before Class: read
7.3, 7.4
Ch. 7 reading quiz
A
After Class: None
Before Class: read
7.5, 7.6

catch-up/work day
Types of bonds
Valence electrons and lewis symbols

Octet Rule
Ionic Bond Model

Sign and magnitude of ionic charge

Lewis structures for ionic
compounds

After Class: None

2 Na + Cl2 NaCl show video
Conductivity of molten salt
Comparison of group 1A, 2A and
transition metal salts.
Draw OH-, H2O

Fri Oct 30

Mon Nov 2
Week
11
ch. 7

Before Class: read

7.8
Ch. 7 Reading Quiz
B
After Class: ALEKS
Before Class: read
7.9

Structure of ionic Compounds

End of 1st Quarter

Polyatomic ions

After Class: None

Before Class: none

Polyatomic ions

After Class: None

Before Class: read
7.10, 7.11, 7.12
Ch. 7 reading quiz
C

The covalent bond model

Lewis structures for molecular
compounds
Single, double, triple covalent bonds

Fri Nov 6

After Class: None

Before Class: read
7.13

Valence electron count & number of

covalent bonds formed

Mon Nov 9

After Class: ALEKS

Before Class: read
7.15

Tues Nov 3

Thur Nov 5

Week
12

After Class: None

ch. 7

Tues. Nov. 10
Wed. Nov. 11
Thur Nov 12

Fri Nov 13

Before Class: read

7.16
Ch. 7 Reading Quiz
D

Resonance Structures
Draw CO
Show two structures for
formaldehyde
that obey LDS rules
Case Study: The structure of
benzene
Resonance Practice
No School
Drawing lewis structures

After Class: None

Before Class: read
7.17

Molecular Geometry (VSEPR

theory)

After Class: None

Balloon structures

Mon Nov 16
Week
13
ch. 7

Before Class: read

7.18

Electronegativity

Tue Nov 17

After Class: None

Before Class: read
7.19

Bond Polarity

Thur Nov 19

After Class: None

Before Class: read
7.20

Molecular Polarity

After Class: None

Fri Nov 20
Week 14

Week
15
ch. 8

Polar Bears & Penguins Polarity

Practice
ch. 7 exam part I
ch. 7 exam Part II
catch-up day

Mon Nov 23
Tue Nov 24
Mon Nov. 30
Tue Dec 1
Thur Dec 3

Before Class: read

8.1

Fri Dec 4

After Class:
Before Class: read
8.2
Ch. 8 reading quiz
A

Mon Dec 7

After Class: ALEKS

Before Class: read
8.3

Week
16

Thur Dec 10

types of binary ionic compounds

naming binary ionic naming, regular

metals & transition metals

After Class: None

Case Study: Chemical nomenclature

and
Molecular Structure

Before Class: read

8.4-8.5
Ch. 8 reading quiz
B

formulas for polyatomic ions &

naming polyatomic ions

ch. 8

Tue Dec 8

catch-up day
classification of compounds

After Class: None

Before Class: pre-

Nomenclature Lab

lab

Fri Dec. 11

After Class: None

Before Class: start
lab report

Mon Dec 14

After Class: ALEKS

Before Class: read
8.6

Week
17
ch. 8
Tue Dec 15

Thur Dec 17

After Class: None

Before Class: none
After Class: None
Before Class: read
8.7
Ch. 8 reading quiz
C

lab report due by end of class

nomenclature for binary molecular

compounds

review binary ionic and molecular

naming
naming acids

After Class: ALEKS

Fri. Dec. 18
Mon Jan 4
Week
18
ch. 8-9
Tue Jan 5

thur Jan 7

Fri Jan 8

Mon Jan. 11
Week
19
ch. 9

Tue Jan 12

Before Class: study

guide
After Class: None
Before Class: finish
study guide
After Class: all ch.
8 ALEKS
Before Class: study
After Class: None
Before Class: read
9.1
After Class: None
Before Class: read
9.2-9.3
Ch. 9 reading quiz
A
After Class: None
Before Class: read

Naming acids practice

review naming acids

test review

Ch. 8 test

Law of Definite proportions

calculating formula masses & sig

figs and formula mass

mass percent composition of a

9.4

Thur Jan 14

Fri Jan 15

Week
20
ch. 9

Mon. Jan. 18
Tue Jan 19

After Class: None

Before Class: read
9.5-9.6
Ch. 9 Reading Quiz
B
After Class: None
Before Class: read
9.7
After Class: ALEKS
No
Before Class: read
9.8-9.9
Ch. 9 Reading Quiz
C
After Class: None

Thur Jan 21

Fri Jan 22

compound

the mole
the mass of a mole

atomic mass units and gram units

School MLK Holiday

relationship between amu & gram
units
mole & chemical formulas

Mass and Mole POGIL

Mole boards
22.4 L box
Demo: Place a sample of poppy
seeds in
a dish at the front of the room and
ask
the students to count it by sight,
which of
course they wont be able to, which
is the
point. Weigh the sample and an
individual poppy seed and ask the
students to calculate the number of
poppy seeds. Meanwhile have a TA
count
the seeds. The numbers may not
match
very well. Try to improve the
calculated
value by determining the average
mass of
a subset of the poppy seeds.
ALEKS

End of Semester

Mon Jan 25
Week
21
ch. 9
Tue Jan 26

catch-up/work day
the mole and chemical calculations

Before Class: read

9.10
After Class: None
Before Class: none

mole practice

Thur Jan 28

After Class: ALEKS

Before Class: prelab

stoichiometry lab

Fri Jan 29

After Class: None

Before Class: start
lab write-up

lab write-up due by end of class

Mon Feb 1
Week
22
ch. 9
Tue Feb 2

thur Feb 4

After Class: ALEKS

Before Class: read
9.11
Ch. 9 reading quiz
D
After Class: None
Before Class: read
9.12-9.13
After Class: None
Before Class:

purity of samples

Empirical and molecular formulas

determining empirical formulas

more empirical formulas

After Class: ALEKS

Fri. Feb. 5
Mon Feb 8
Week
23
ch. 9
Tue Feb 9

Before Class: read

9.14
Ch. 9 reading quiz
E
After Class: None
Before Class:
After Class: None

thur Feb 11

Before Class:
review ch. 9

ALEKS work day

determining molecular formulas

more molecular formulas

Device for combustion analysis?
Molecular model kits
Mole POGIL

After Class: study

guide
Fri. Feb. 12

No School Snow Day

Week
24
ch. 9-10

Mon. 15
Tue Feb 16

No School Presidents Day

Before Class:finish
ch. 9 review
study guide

thur Feb 18

After Class: ALEKS

Before Class: study

ch. 9 exam

Fri Feb 19

After Class: None

Before Class:

catch-up/work day

After Class: None

Before Class: read
10.1-10.2

law of conservation of mass

writing chemical equations

Mon Feb 22
Week
25
ch. 10
Tue Feb 23

thur Feb 25

Fri Feb 26

Mon Feb. 29
Week
26

After Class: None

Before Class: read
10.3-10.4
Ch. 10 reading quiz
A
After Class: None
Before Class: 10.5
After Class: None
Before Class: read
10.6
Ch. 10 reading quiz
B
After Class: ALEKS
Before Class: none
After Class: ALEKS

ch. 10

Tue Mar 1

Before Class: none

After Class: prelab

chemical equation coefficients

balancing procedures

cont balancing procedures

symbols used in chemical equations
classes of chemical reactions-POGIL

cont classes of chemical reactions

Dry ice witches brew
pH of household items
C3H5(OH)3 + KMnO4 Mn2O3 +
K2CO3
+ CO2 + H2O
AgNO3 + Cu
Thermite!!
Video: angry gummy bear
Case Study: Modeling chemical
reactions
at the microscopic scale

thur Mar 3

Before Class:prelab

Reaction Classes Lab

After Class: lab

write-up
Fri. Mar. 4
Mon Mar 7
Week
27
ch. 10
Tue Mar 8

thur Mar 10

Fri Mar11

Mon Mar 14
Week
28
ch. 10
Tue Mar 15

Thur Mar 17

Fri Mar 18

Before Class: turn

in lab
read 10.7
After Class: None
Before Class: none
After Class: None
Before Class: read
10.8
After Class: None
Before Class: read
10.9
Ch. 10 reading quiz
C
After Class: ALEKS
Before Class: read
10.10
After Class: None
Before Class:
After Class: None
Before Class: read
10.11
Ch. 10 reading quiz
D
After Class: None
Before Class: none
After Class: ALEKS

No School
chemical equations and the mole

more chemical equations and the

mole
balances equations and the law of
conservation of mass

calcs based on chemical equations

and stoichiometry

limiting reactant
Matchhead demo
exploding balloons
limiting reactant cont
POGIL
Yields: theoretical, actual, and
percent

yields cont
Conductivity of salt water and
regular
water and ethanol
Demo of conductivity of saturated
NaCl
vs. saturated PbCl2

K2CrO4 + Ba(NO3)2 BaCrO4 + 2

KNO3;
compare appearance of solid KNO3
to
solid BaCrO4

Week
29
ch. 10

Mon Mar 21

Before Class:

Tue Mar 22

After Class: None

Before Class: none

Thur Mar 24

Fri Mar 25

Week
30
ch. 10

After Class: None

Before Class: 10
study guide
After Class: None
Before Class: study

Yields calculations practice

ch. 10 study guide & practice

packet
reivew ch. 10

ch. 10 test

After Class: None

End of 3rd Quarter

catch-up/work day
ALEKS

Before Class: read

13.1

characteristics of solutions
Case Study: Qualitative Analysis

Mon Mar. 28
Wed. Mar 30

Conferen
ces

Mon Apr 11
Week
31
ch. 13
Tue Apr 12

Thur Apr 14

Fri Apr 15

After Class: None

Before Class: read
13.2
Ch. 13 reading quiz
A
After Class: ALEKS
Before Class: prelab
After Class: lab
conclusion
Before Class: none
After Class: ALEKS

solubility

solubility lab

typed lab write-up due by the end of

class

Mon Apr 18
Week
32
ch. 13
Tue Apr 19

Thur Apr 21

Week
33
ch. 14

Fri Apr 22
Mon Apr 25
Tue Apr 26

Thur Apr 28

Before Class: read

13.3
After Class: None
Before Class: read
13.4
Ch. 13 reading quiz
B
After Class: None
After class: ALEKS

Before Class: read

14.1
After Class: None
Before Class: read
14.2
Ch. 14 Reading
Quiz A

Solution Formation

Solubility
Rules
Solubility
POGIL

ch. 13 study
guide
ch. 13 review
ch. 13 exam
Acid Base POGIL
Arrhenius acid base theory

Bronsted-Lowry acid-base theory

After Class: ALEKS

Fri. April 29

Mon May 2
Week
34
ch. 14

Tue May 3

Thur May 5

Fri May 6

Before Class: read

14.5
After Class: None
Before Class: read
14.5
Ch. 14 reading quiz
B
After Class: None
Before Class: pre
-lab
After Class: None
Before Class: lab
write-up
After Class: ALEKS

Acid Base activity- make a visible

acid base spectrum
Red-Cabbage
Strengths of acids and bases

strengths continued

acid base lab

flinn lab 9 natural pH indicators

typed lab report due by the end of

class

Mon May 9
Week
35
ch. 14
Tue May 10
Thur May 12
Fri May 13
Mon May 16
Week
36
Tue May 17

Before Class: read

14.11
Ch. 14 Reading
Quiz C
After Class: ALEKS

Before Class: none

After Class: Project
selection due
Before Class:
After Class: Project
Presentation
medium

Thur May 19
Fri. May 20

Before Class:
Summary Due

the pH scale

14 study guide
14 review
14 exam
Intro Final Project
The Chemistry of

The Chemistry of
Work day

The Chemistry of
Work day
The Chemistry of
Work day

After Class: Project

Presentation
medium
Mon.. May 23
Week
37

Tue May 24

Before Class:
rough draft of
slides Due

The Chemistry of
Work day
The Chemistry of
Work day

After Class: ALEKS

Thur May 26

Week
38

Fri May 27
Mon May 30
Tue May 31

Before Class: Final

Draft Due Today

The Chemistry of
Work day
No School
No School
The Chemistry of
Presentations

After Class: ALEKS

Thur Jun 2
Fri Jun 4

Seniors last day