Unit 8
Nuclear, Organic and Other stuff!
Period 1 Calendar
Period 9 Calendar
Chapter 21: Nuclear Chemistry
21.1+2 Radioactivity and patterns of nuclear stability
Objectives: Video Lesson 21.1 and Video Lesson 21.2 (or text and text)
Describe the different types and properties of radioactive decay and use them in nuclear reaction equations.
Describe the factors that influence nuclear stability and analyze nuclei to determine their stability and what mode of decay is likely for unstable nuclei.
Related videos:
21.3 Nuclear transmutations
Describe what nuclear transmutations are and complete transmutation equations.
21.4 rates of decay
Apply the first order decay equation to radioactive decay in order to solve for half-life, decay rate constant, quantity of radioactive material remaining after a certain amount of time as well as radioactive dating.
Diceium Lab (Distance Learning Version)
Class data (submit yours and use the whole set for your lab report)
21.5 Detection of radioactivity
Explain different ways in which radioactivity can be detected as well as the uses for radiotracers.
21.6 Energy changes in nuclear reactions
Describe energy changes in nuclear reactions in terms of binding energy and mass defect, as well as quantify them
21.7+8 Nuclear Fission and Fusion
Explain the process of nuclear fission and fusion and how these nuclear reactions have been utilized as power sources and weapons and the engineering behind them.
21.9 Biological effects of radiation
Describe the various effects and their mechanisms for them from the various types of radiation on organisms as well as how exposure is quantified.
Chapter 21 Resources
Chapter 24: Organic Chemistry (old Ch 25)
24.1-2 Organic molecules, hydrocarbons and alkanes
Objectives:
Review material that has been covered in regents chemistry including but not limited to naming and drawing of hydrocarbons, addition and substitution reactions.
Recommended Video:
Lewis shorthand (Bond-line drawings)
24.3 Unsaturated hydrocarbons
Objectives:
name and describe the structures of alkenes, alkynes and aromatic hydrocarbons, their isomers and common reactions that they are involved in.
24.4 Functional groups
Objectives:
Draw, name and describe the structure and properties of alcohols, ethers and carbonyl containing organic molecules.
Additional Practice
24.5 Chirality
Objectives: video
Identify the location of chiral centers in organic molecules as well as explain their significance.
Digital alternative; Organic Modeling and Naming
24.6+7 Biochemistry and Proteins
Objectives: Video
Describe the structure of amino acids, polypeptides and proteins.
24.8-10 Carbohydrates, Lipids and Nucleic Acids
Objectives:
Describe the structure and properties of monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides,nucleic acids and lipids.
Understand that lipids are used for energy storage in organisms, describe their structure and significance of common terminology (trans fat, Omega fats and phospholipids)
Describe the structure, properties and functions of nucleic acids
Chapter 24 Resources
Chapter 22: Chemistry of Nonmetals
22.1+2 PT trends and chemical reactions and Hydrogen
Objectives:
Review the trends of the periodic table (ionization energy, electronegativity, etc.) and describe the properties, uses and preparation of hydrogen.
22.3-5 Noble gases, Halogens and Oxygen
Objectives:
Describe the properties and uses of noble gases, halogens and oxygen
22.7 Nitrogen
Objectives:
Describe the properties, applications, preparations and forms of nitrogen.
22.9 Carbon
Objectives:
Describe the properties, applications and forms of carbon.
22.10 Group 4a
Objectives:
Describe the properties, applications, preparations and forms of group 4a elements with a focus on Silicon
Chapter 12: Modern Materials
12.1 LCD’s
Objectives:
Explain what liquid crystals are and how they are used in LCD’s.
Related videos
12.2 Polymers
Objectives:
Describe the physical properties and structures of polymers.
Activities
12.3 Biomaterials
Objectives:
Identify characteristics of biomaterials and their applications.
Related Videos
12.4+6 Ceramics and Thin Films
Objectives:
Identify properties and uses for ceramics and thin films.
Cool Videos:
12.5 Superconductors
Objectives:
Explain what superconductors are and how they function.
Cool videos: