Trimester 1
Thermal Energy, Temperature & Heat
Read about Distillation for Boiling Point Determination
You will find a table of common boiling points in the IPS textbook p. 254 (these books are on the lower shelf of the white bookshelf in teh classroom)
Class Practice: Graphing Height vs. Shoe Size
Tutorial Video: Logger Pro Basics
Tutorial Video: Organizing the Logger Pro Window
Bozeman Science Video: Heat Exchange and Thermal Equilibrium
Reading: Thermal Equilibrium
Lab: Evaporation
Homework Links
Evaporation
Evaporation & Intermolecular Forces (explanation is in-depth, but very informative)
Rates of Evaporation Time Lapse
Video: Evaporative Cooling - why sweating cools you down
Quizlet Thermal Energy & Temperature Review
cK12: Heat, Temperature and Thermal Energy Transfer
Eureka! Video: Measuring Temperature (Episode 20)
Eureka! Video: Temperature vs. Heat (Episode 21)
Quizlet Thermal Energy & Temperature Review
Optional: pHET States of Matter Simulation
Resources/Extensions
Class Slides: Kinetic Particle Theory
Biggest Mistakes in Chemistry: Boiling and Evaporation by Tyler DeWitt
PhET: States of Matter Simulation
Video: Evaporative Cooling of Ethanol and Propanone
Review: Thermal Energy, Heat and Temperature Quizlet
Body Temperature Regulation: Staying Cool When Your Body is Hot
Reading on What is Heat? and Thermal Equilibrium
Conservation of Energy Videos
Bozeman Science: Conservation of Energy
Doodle Science: Evaporation and Condensation
Jumeriah College Science: Evaportaion and Cooling
Baltimore Aircoil: How it's Made: Evaporative Cooling Towers
St. Paul Energy Plant's Steam Plume Becomes Art
Properties of Matter
Reading: The Chemistry of Fireworks
Video: The Chemistry of Fireworks
Lab: Burning a Splint
Properties of Matter Flowchart
Diagram and Info for Mixtures & Pure Substances
Lab: Heating Baking Soda
Homework: Bozeman Science: Physical & Chemical Changes (stop this video at 9:00 minutes)
Try this at home for fun: The Decomposition of Baking Soda
Properties of Matter Flow Chart
Homework Links
Bozeman Science: Physical & Chemical Changes (stop this video at 9:00 minutes)
Optional: Matter: Physical and Chemical Properties
Measurement
Lab: Measuring Volumes
Video: Measuring Volume with a Graduated Cylinder
Homework Links
Meausuring Volume Videos:
Measuring Volume with a Graduated Cylinder, Measuring Volume, Measuring Liquid Volume
Video: Accuracy vs. Precision
TedEd: Why the Metric System Matters
Density
Density of Common Materials (there's also on table in IPS textbook p. 55)
Lab: Density of a Solid
Article on Units: Student uses 3x5 notecard on exam
Lab: Density of a Liquid
Lab: Density and Graphing (Penny Density Lab)
Tutorial: How to Make A Graph in Google Docs
The Amazing & Colorful History of the Penny
Homework Links
Middle School Chemistry Chapter 3 Lessons 4-6
Document: Density Reading
Document: Density Problems Practice
Video: Chemistry of Ice
Video: Mass, Volume & Density
Eureka! Video: Molecules in Solids (Episode 16)
Eureka! Video: Molecules in Liquids (Episode 17)
Eureka! Video: Evaporation and Condensation (Episode 18)
Density Tube Challenge Project
Density Tube Challenge and Density Tube Grading Rubric
Resource: Why do some liquids mix and others don't?
Homework: Chapter 3, lessons 4-6 (Scroll down to Chapter 3 and click through the slideshow for each lesson)
Video: Salt Water Straw (1:38)
Video: SciGuys Density Jar (5:32)
Video: Steve Spangler (3:59)
Document: Density Reading
Density of Some Common Substances (solids, liquids, gases)
Video: What the Ancients Knew: Buoyancy Defined
Video: Density and Buoyancy Force
Website: Archimede's Principle