Unit 1 | Energy and the States of Matter

Wednesday, 4 October

In class

1. Case study presentations.

Assignments

1. Begin reviewing for the Unit 1 assessment next Wednesday.

Monday, 2 October

In class

1. Do you have a suggestion for a new name for Bingo, our class fish? Complete this survey.
2. Quiz on the states of matter and particle diagrams.
3. Case study work. By the end of class today your group should have:
   • a finished set of calculations.
   • an outline for your presentation.

Assignments

1. Finish your presentation and be ready to share with everyone on Wednesday.

Thursday, 28 September

In class

1. Whiteboard session for heat capacity exercises.
2. Continue work on the case study questions.

Assignments

1. Review particle diagrams for a quiz next class.

Tuesday, 26 September

In class

1. New working groups!
2. Introduction to your first case study: Stranded in a Blizzard!
3. Heat capacity.
   • Energy Forms and Changes PhET simulation.

Assignments

1. Read the following sections:
   • 17.6 Calorimetry in cK-12
   • 9.1 Energy Basics in Atoms First
2. In your notebook, try numbers 1 – 10 in the Exercises section of Atoms First. Do as many as you have time.

Thursday, 21 September

In class

1. Check in your graphs and discuss.
2. Average kinetic energy and temperature.
   • Gas Properties PhET simulation

Assignments

1. Read sections 4.3 and 4.4 in the cK-12 text.
2. Complete and submit the practice quiz at the end of each section in cK-12.

Monday, 18 September

In class

1. CER paper feedback.
2. Unit 0 exam feedback.
3. How does temperature change as pure water is heated?

Assignments

1. Plot the data you collected today in the software of your choice.
2. Complete the problem set questions on p. 96 and 97. For question 6, plot the data in software not on paper.

Thursday, 14 September

In class

1. Unit 0 exam.

Tuesday, 12 September

In class

1. School-wide survey, 9:36 – 9:56.
2. Discuss homework assignment.
3. What state of matter is Oobleck?
4. Improving our particle diagrams for the states of matter
   • States of Matter: Basics PhET simulation
5. Review for the Unit 0 exam next class.

Assignments

1. Study for the Unit 0 exam.

Friday, 8 September

In class

1. Discuss the significant figures problem set.
2. Modeling the states of matter.

Assignments

1. Download a copy of the OpenStax textbook, Chemistry: Atoms First 2e and the student solution manual.
2. Read section 1.2 up to the heading Classifying Matter in the textbook we opened today. Then answer exercises 8 – 12 in your notebook.