Unit 1 Student Learning Objectives for General Chemistry
“Relax, Chemistry is Easy—Just Focus on Understanding”
For Starters—Safety First
1. Understand the basic chemistry safety rules as listed on the Flinn Safety Contract.
2. Know where the basic safety equipment is located in the chemistry classroom.
3. Properly operate the eyewash and shower station equipment.
4. Understand what to do if you get injured, break or spill something, identify a fire, and electrical problem arises, or detect a gas leak in the classroom.
5. Review a film on proper chemistry classroom behavior and procedures.
**Demonstration Notes: “Acid in the Eye” and “Holy Socks”
Chemistry Student Self Study
Chapter 1—Introduction to Chemistry
6. Define chemistry as a scientific discipline and differentiate between its branches of study: organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, and biochemistry.
7. Relate chemistry to energy, medicine, agriculture, and the environment.
8. Describe the steps in the scientific method.
9. Distinguish between controls and variables in an experiment.
10. Distinguish between a theory and a scientific law.
**Homework:
Read Chapter-1 and answer the following questions from your textbook:
Section Review Qs 1-15; page 26 Qs 30-32, 34-36.
Chapter 2—Matter and Change
11. Identify the characteristics of matter and substances.
12. Characterize physical differences between the three states of matter. (see Table 2.2 and Figure 2.1)
13. Define the term “physical property” and list several common examples of substances.
14. Categorize a sample of matter as a pure substance or mixture (homogeneous or heterogenous)
15. Explain the difference between and element and a compound.
16. Distinguish between examples of physical and chemical properties in substances.
17. Differentiate between of physical and chemical changes in matter.
18. Describe and assess, from observation, the signs of a chemical reaction.
19. Explain and apply the law of conservation of mass (what does conserve mean?).
**Homework:
Read Chapter-2 and answer the following questions from your textbook:
Section Review & Practice Problems Qs 1-23; page 47 Qs 36-39; page 48 Qs 45-48.
Copy Figure 2.8
Instruction and Activities
Chapter 3—Scientific Measurement
20. Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative measurements.
21. Properly adjust standard notation scientific values into scientific notation values.
22. Correctly add and subtract, and multiply and divide values in scientific notation.
**Homework: Read Chapter-3.1 and do questions 1-4
23. Distinguish among the accuracy, precision, and error of a measurement.
24. Identify the number of significant figures in a measurement and in calculation or lab results.
25. Apply scientific measuring techniques to determine the certain and estimated digits of a measure.
**Homework: Read Chapter-3.2 and do Practice Problems 5-14, 15 (b,c,e,f), 16.
26. Identify the SI units of measure for length, volume, mass, temperature, time, and energy (Table 3.1).
27. Know the basic metric prefixes in terms of decimal place, power of 10, and know a practical example
(see page 64). [the prefixes: kilo-, deci-, centi-, milli-, micro-, and nano-]
28. Perform simple metric conversions using the KHDODCM technique.
29. Know why 1.0cm3 = 1.0mL
30. Distinguish between mass and weight to describe and measure matter.
**Homework: Read Chapter-3.3 and do Practice Problems 17-22
31. Calculate the density of objects and solutions from experimental and report results in proper scientific form.
**Homework: Read Chapter-3.4 and do Practice Problems 23-26, 28
32. Convert between Celsius and Kelvin temperature scales.
**Homework: Read Chapter-3.5 and do Practice Problems 30-35
Additional Assignments for Chapter 3
A. Draw Figure 3.4 and write a short explanation for each picture
B. Draw Figure 3.6 and write the correct measurement in each case using the correct number of significant figures.
C. Use Figure 3.7 to determine which graduated cylinder would give the more precise measurement. Explain why you chose that graduated cylinder.
D. Use Table 3.7 to compare densities of solids and liquids with gases.
E. Use Figure 3.15 to determine if the red-colored liquid is more or less dense than glycerol. Is the green liquid more or less dense than glcerol?
F. Use Figure 3.19 to answer the following: What is a change of 10 K equivalent to on the Celsius scale?
G. Answer Qs 79-83 on Cumulative Review page 80.
Unit 1 General Chemistry—Fall 2016