Chemistry 11

The Periodic Table of Elements

Quarter 3
January 29 – March 28, 2018
Teachers: Jacob Hundt, Bryan Heystek, Vicki
Ramsay
Course Description
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The 11 grade chemistry course explores the
nature of the earth’s elements, their trends
and patterns within the periodic table and
their behavior when combined. Throughout
the course, many stories unfold as we explore the blossoming human perception of the
atom, the sorting and organization of the elements into what will eventually become the
periodic table, and a deepening understanding of the lives of the chemists behind this
work. Laboratory exercises range from observing phenomena and taking detailed notes,
to working with families of elements, to doing a series of experiments that reveal periodic
properties of elements. Eventually we will come to observe evidence for periodicity
including electronegativity, atomic radius, ionization energy and density. In the spirit of
embracing active citizenship, students for their final project will choose and research a
chemical of interest that is having an impact on human biology and/or the environment.
They will come to understand the process involved in manufacturing and distribution of
this chemical, its benefits and risks, and the agencies responsible for its regulation. Based
upon this research, students will write a 1500-word research paper and follow up with two
letters of action designed to inform the public or request stricter regulations involving the
chemical. Grading for the course will be based on attendance, class work, laboratory
experiments, a quiz, a final exam and final project.

Week 1
Mon: 01/29/18 Intro to Chem 11
Course Project Review
Demo: burning wood, burning metal – weighing
reactants and products
Phlogiston: the story
HW: Lavoisier Reading for Wednesday
Wed: 1/31/18 Discuss reading
Lab: Density is a Periodic Property
HW: post-lab questions
Fri: 02/02/18 Discussion of Lab questions
Review of Molar Mass
HW: Read Dalton for Wed, 2/7

Week 2
Mon: 02/05/18 Brainstorming of project ideas
stories: cobalt, smart phones, rare metals, TFOA,
elements cards
Demo:
Wed: 2/7/18 Properties of Esters Discuss Dalton Reading
1st Law of Thermodynamics
experiment: conservation of mass
Fri: Feb 9 Read Periodic Properties of Elements Molarity equations
HW: Mendeleev reading for Mon 2/12

Week 3
Mon, 2/12/18: Project topics due, list of
resources, one-sentence
description of why source is
valuable
Mendeleev
Periodic Table Activity
Wed: 02/14/18 Lab: Periodic Table
HW: crossword puzzle, post lab
questions
Fri: Feb 16 molar mass & molar mass & molarity
molarity

Student Support Conferences February 19-23

Week 4
Mon, 02/26/18: Rough Draft #1 due
Ionic & Covalent Bonding
Lab: Halogens
HW: Avogadro reading for Friday
Wed, Feb 28:
Lab: Alkali Metals
Alkali Earth Metals
HW: post lab questions