Polymers

11/5 LT: What is a polymer?

Today we will:

Questions?
✅ What is a polymer? (~30)
Lab: Properties of Polymers (~30)
✅ Materials that changed History: Polymers (~30)
Words of the day: Polymer, Monomer, Hydrocarbon, Crystallinity

Now I can...

...tell you 5 unique properties of polymers.

11/6 LT: What is the structure of a covalent material?

Today we will:

Questions?
Demo: Covalent Bonding & Allotropes
Covalent Bonding, Network solids, and Allotropes
✅ Naming Simple Organic Substances
Words of the day: Covalent, Allotrope, Network Solid

Now I can...

...tell you how to identify the type of bonding between two atoms and how this relates to their properties.

11/9 LT: How are polymers held together?

Today we will:

Questions?
Finish Naming Organic Substances (~20)
Lab: Properties of Liquids - IPFs & Viscosity (~40)
✅ Viscosity (~30)
Words of the day: Viscosity, IPFs

Now I can...

...calculate density and viscosity of a fluid.

11/10 LT: How can we use polymers as adhesives?

Today we will:

Questions?
Adhesives: Glues and tapes (~20)
Lab: Adhesive testing (~20)
🎬 Modern Marvels: Sticky Stuff (~45)
Words of the day: Adhesive, Pressure sensitive adhesive, Structural adhesive, solvent

Now I can...

...explain how the properties of polymers make them great adhesives.

11/11 LT: How are polymers made?

Today we will:

Questions?
Chemistry of Polymer synthesis (~30)
- Polymer chemistry - Teflon Tape & Grocery Bags
Lab: Testing Polymer elasticity in order to make synthetic skin (~50)
Words of the day: Elasticity, Plasticity, Deformation

Now I can...

...tell you how elastic polymers are!

11/12 LT: How do we make a pourable polymer?

Today we will:

Questions?
Quiz: Polymers (~10)
Thermoplastics vs Thermosets (~20)
Lab: Pouring Polymers (~20)
🎬 How one company poisoned the planet (~40)
Words of the day: Copolymer, Thermoplastic, Thermoset, Catalyst

Now I can...

...tell you how I made my polymer.

11/13 LT: How do polymers respond to heat?

Today we will:

Questions?
Forming Thermoplastics (~30)
Lab: Shrink to fit (~30)
Finish and Cleanup Pour a Polymer Labs (~10)
✅ Specialty Polymers (~30)
Words of the day: Forming, Injection molding, blow molding

Now I can...

... explain how the properties of thermoplastics relate to the alignment of polymer chains.

11/16 LT: Can polymers be reused and recycled?

Today we will:

Questions?
7 Types of Plastics (~30)
Lab: Polydensity Tubes (~30)
✅ Reducing the Plastics Problem (~30)
Words of the day: Recycle

Now I can...

...tell you why many polymers cannot be recycled.

11/17 LT: What are the chemical properties of polymers?

Today we will:

Questions?
Quiz: Kevlar, Nomex, and Tyvek (~20)
Stations Lab: Like it or not (~20)
How do Polymers interact with water? (~20)
✅ Enviro-bond (~20)
Words of the day: Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic

Now I can...

...tell you 3 ways we can use hydrophobic and hydrophyllic substances to solve problems.

11/18 LT: What do I know about polymers?

Today we will:

Questions?
Natural Polymers (~20)
🎬 The Natural Disaster you should worry about (~40)
Review (~30)

Now I can...

...explain how I I have improved my testing strategy from last time.

11/19 LT: What do I know about polymers?

Today we will:

Questions?
Exam (~30)
The Martian (~60)

Now I can...

...tell you how my improved strategy worked.

11/20 LT: Can I recognize the utility of composite materials?

Today we will:

The Martian (~130) to kick-off composites

Now I can...

...tell you how different materials are useful.

11/21 -11-29 Fall Break

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