CHEMISTRY ASSIGNMENT LETTER
Dear Students, here is a remainder about this subject assignments for this 3rd. week of classes: Aug. 29th - Sept. 2nd.'16.

10TH. GRADE CHEMISTRY

Aug. 30th.
1) Resolve Section Assessment 2.3 Tx-Bk pag. 52
2) Resolve the Ch. 2 Study guide Tx-Bk. pag. 57:
a) Key Concepts
b) Organizing Information sections.

Sept. 1st.
Small Scale Lab Qualitative Analisys to test Starch in a mixture.

Materials to collect at home and bring to school lab:

These materials are to collect per each lab-team:
1 bottle with 50ml household bleach
1 pckg of 50 g of corn starch (Maicena)
1 small bag og Non iodized salt
5 antiacid tablets
Color Markers and Pens

All assignments and Lab practice report have a due date for Friday Sept. 2nd.'16.


                                                               

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11TH. GRADE CHEMISTRY

Dear Students, here is a remainder about this subject assignments for this 3rd. week of classes: Aug. 29th - Sept. 2nd.'16.

Aug. 30th.
Ch. 4.3 Distinguishing Among Atoms
1) Resolve Practice Problems 15 - 24 (Tx-Bk pags: 111-117)
2) Resolve Ch.4 Study Guide: 
a) Key Concepts 
b) Organizing Information section, Tx-Bk pag. 121
Ch. 13 States of Matter
3) Small Scale Lab practice, Tx-Bk 120, resolve as requested on the procedure of this activity
4) Ch. 13 Section Assessment 13.2
5) Ch 13 Study Guide:  Organizing Information section, Tx-Bk. 406

All assignments and Lab practice report have a due date for Friday Sept. 2nd.'16.

CHEMISTRY ASSIGNMENT LETTER, AUG. 23RD.-AUG 26TH, 2016

10TH. GRADE CHEMISTRY

Dear Students, here is a remainder about this subject assignments for this 2nd. week of classes.

Aug. 22nd.

Chapter 1, section 1.2, Ciber Investigation: Find out what chemicals are used as additives in gasoline in today’s modern cars.

 Resolve the following Guide of Study

• What are three general reasons to study chemistry?

• Why is the scope of chemistry so vast?

• What are the 5 traditional areas of study in chemistry?

• How are pure an applied chemistry related?

• Why has the reduction of lead levels slowed down since the first dramatic drop between 1980 and 1988?

• With the help of a picture of a plant or an animal, describe how that illustration help you to understand the traditional areas of study in chemistry.

• Describe 2 ways chemists study the universe.

LAB ACTIVITY: Tx-Bk, pg. 23-"Bubbles"

After having performed this lab activity last monday, resolve the Analyse and Conclude part and add it to your lab report, as explained in the classroom. All students, but the leader of each team, have to have a copy of this report at least in their notebooks.

The assignment resolution and the lab report, will be review in the notebooks, this friday 8/26/16

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11th GRADE CHEMISTRY

Dear Students, here is a remainder about this subject assignments for this 2nd. week of classes.

Ch. 1, section 1.2, Ciber Investigation: Find out what is known about Phytoremediation used as an environmental cleaner activity.

 Ch. 2, section 2.1: Resolve Section assessment on text book pg. 42        

1) Resolve the following questionnary

• What are the 3 assumptions of the kinetic theory as it applies to gases?

• How does kinetic theory explain gas pressure?

• What is the relationship between the temperature in Kelvins and the average kinetic energy of particles?

           • What is kinetic energy?

           • What have I learned about the reasons to study chemistry?

           • What didn’t I knew about today the properties of matter.

           • How can I relate today’s concepts to my everyday living? 

2) At Home lab practice:

At home perform the following gas kinetic theory activity:

Materials: An empty aluminum beverage can, water, hot plate, foil or other material for sealing opening can.

Procedure: Fill an empty aluminum beverage container with water at a depth of about 2cm. Set the can on a hot plate and bring water to boil. Allow the water to boil vigorously for several minutes. Remove the can from the heating source, seal the opening and allow the can to cool at room temperature or invert the can in a pan of cool water.

Describe and illustrate what happen to the container.

Report your practice in a format provided by the teacher.

3) Aug. 25th, SCHOOL LAB ACTIVITY: Tx-Bk, pg. 38- "Classifying Matter"

After having performed this lab activity this thursday, resolve the "Think about it" part and add it to your lab report, as it will be explained in the classroom. All students, but the leader of each team, have to have a copy of this report at least in their notebooks.

The assignment resolution and the lab report, will be review in the notebooks, this friday 8/26/16

Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.  August 16^th, 2016.

Greetings to the big family of St. Mary’s Episcopal School.

Specially meant to my future Science, Biology and Chemistry students, form 7^th grade to 11^th grade.

I’m about to start my first year as a Science teacher for this, respectful and kind, educational institution. I cannot hide my excitement and optimism at the moment because I believe that if you get to know where we come from, and how our matter is conformed of, this knowledge could lead you to new investigations and innovations in technology that might carry out a lot of activities yet to improve.

My personal goal is to “promote and advance scientific and investigative development through education and practice within the walls of this distinguished school, among its youthful population.

In words of Dr. Doug Ashcraft, Head of Idyllwild Arts Academy, “Cultural development and positive personal growth, mean that we want to do more to produce skilled artists”, in my case, I will like to promote novel and skilled investigators that can optimize, with my classes on Science, Biology and Chemistry, their college studies in any career they choose.

So, welcome students to my classroom and let’s see where this new academic year could leads us.

My best wishes to all of you.

Mrs. Aura Graciela Arevalo Villeda

Master in Education of Natural Sciences

St. Mary’s Episcopal School.





CHEMISTRY I ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS

10TH. GRADE
1ST. PARTIAL
Aug. 15th through Aug. 19th 2016

Chapter 1
Introduction to Chemistry
1.1 Chemistry
       Assignment:  1) Write an essay about 3 scientific articles related to the career you would like to study in College, make your personal conclusion about the importance of studying Chemistry.
                                2) Resolve Ch. 1 section 1.1 Assesment, text book pg. 11  

1.2 Chemistry Far and Wide


Aug. 22nd. through Aug. 26th, 2016

1.3 Thinking like a Scientist
1.4 Problem Solving in Chemistry














CHEMISTRY II ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS


11TH. GRADE
1ST. PARTIAL

Aug. 15th through Aug. 19th 2016

Chemistry Review and Refreshment
For this 1st. Partial, in the first 2 weeks, we will study along with the Chemestry II content, selected and important topics of Chemistry I, seen on 1oth grade last year, to help student to improve their concepts and skill.

Chapter 1  Introduction to Chemistry
1.1 Chemistry
       Assignment:  1) Write an essay about 3 scientific articles related to the career you would like to study in College, make your personal conclusion about the importance of studying Chemistry.
                                2) Resolve Ch. 1 Assesment, sections 1.1  to 1.3 text book pg. 34 

1.2 Chemistry Far and Wide




Aug. 22nd. through Aug. 26th, 2016

Chapter 2  Matter & Change                                            Chapter 13 States of Matter
2.1 Properties of Matter                                                    13.1 The Nature of Gases
2.2 Mixtures                                                                        13.2 The Nature of Liquids



Aug. 29th through Sept. 2nd., 2016
2.3 Elements and Compound                                          13.3 The Nature of Solids
2.4 Chemical Reactions                                                    13.4 Changes of State