Measurement, Math, and Laboratory Practices OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit, you should know the following:
§ Know and practice Lab Safety
§ Know common laboratory equipment and proper use
§ Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative measurements
§ Differentiate between accuracy and precision
§ The Metric system
o What are it’s advantages?
o How to convert units (metric to English and vice versa) (convert between metric units – kilo to milli etc.)
§ Be able to perform basic Dimensional Analysis techniques (for conversions)
§ Scientific Notation
o When is it useful?
o Be able to convert to and from scientific notation
o Know how to use the exponent key on your calculator
§ Significant Figures – How to determine, and use in mathematical manipulations
WATER UNIT SECTION A OBJECTIVES
By the end of this section, you should know the following:
§ The Water Cycle
§ Distillation – how it works, what it does
§ Regional Water usage
§ Direct vs. Indirect water usage
§ Distribution of Earth’s water supply (salt and fresh water)
WATER UNIT SECTION B OBJECTIVES
By the end of this section, you should know the following:
§ Identify Physical vs. Chemical Properties
§ Determine if a Physical or Chemical change has occurred
§ Density – why some things float
§ Physical / Chemical Properties of water that allow for life on this planet
o Boiling Point, Freezing Point
o Surface Tension
o Density
§ Classification of matter
o Mixtures vs. pure Substances
o Solutions, Colloids, Suspensions
o Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous
§ Elements (name and Symbols) 1-36, and Pb, Hg, Au, Ag
§ Difference between atoms, molecules, compounds
§ Be able to perform an atom inventory on a chemical equation to tell the number of atoms of each element in each molecule
§ Where you find products and reactants in chemical equations
§ The difference between ionic and covalent bonds, and how you can determine this by the position of the elements on the periodic table
§ Cations and Anions
§ What is a precipitate
§ The purpose of a reference and a control in an experiment
WATER UNIT SECTION C OBJECTIVES
§ How to get information from a solubility chart
§