Unit 1

• Objectives: Students will become familiar with the syllabus, notes structure, daily routine and classroom policies.

  • Course Syllabus

    • Local Insert

    • Intro presentation

Lab Safety

• Objective: Students will become familiar with the safety procedures and equipment in the classroom.

1. Lab Safety Lab

   1. Safety lab presentation

Objectives: Students will review how our model of the atom has changed overtime, apply the conservation of mass to chemical equations, and calculate mole and molarity of solutions. Students will also balance chemical equations, use stoichiometry, and determine %composition of compounds.

1. 11.3 Notes

2. 11.3 practice

   1. Solution video

3. Comic Strip activity

   1. Chromatography Analogy Activity

Chromatography Lab (11.3)

• Objective: Students will apply chromatography to a forensic investigation

1. Chromatography Lab

   1. Lab Video (could be used for a virtual lab)

1. 1. Virtual Chromatography Lab

Objectives: Students will explain the difference between and application of presumptive and confirmatory test. Students will explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative analysis.

1. 11.1+2 notes (text or video (39 minutes) )

• Objectives: Students will become familiar with various chemical analysis techniques and practice the calculations that go along with such analysis (such as combustion analysis, titration,etc.)

1. 11.4 notes

2. 11.4 Practice

   1. Solution video

12.1+2 Quantum Model of the atom and Spectroscopy

• Objectives: Students will describe atoms in terms of the quantum model. Students will also describe the application of this model in terms of spectroscopy. Students will describe how various spectroscopy works and how it is used in forensic investigations.

  1. 12.1+2 notes (text or video (1hr, covers 12.3 as well)

  2. AES Lab

     1. AES Lab 2122

     2. Digital AES Lab

Objectives: Students will describe various types of Atomic Spectroscopy in terms of how they work and when they are used in forensic investigations.

• 12.3 notes (text or video 1 hr, covers 12.1+2 as well)

• Helpful Videos:

  • AAS (short video)

  • AES (short video)

  • AFS (short video, stick to the basics and not necessarily how that particular device works)

  • NAA (short video, ignore the PGAA part)

• Poster Activity

  • Gallery Walk Form

• 12.4 Molecular Spectroscopy

• Objectives: Students will describe how molecular spectroscopy works in terms of molecular orbitals. Students will describe the role of molecular spectroscopy in forensic investigations.

1. 12.4 notes (text or video (38 minutes))

2. Graphic organizer

3. Practice problems

   1. Solutions video

4. Visible Spectroscopy Lab

   1. Audible: Measureable you Lab

      1. Google form for data submission

      2. Class data

1. 12.5 Mass Spectroscopy

• Objectives: Students will describe how a Mass Spectrometer works and its role in forensic investigations

1. 12.5 notes (text or video (31 minutes))

   1. 2 ½ minute explanation of how the mass spec works

2. 12.5 Practice Problems

12.6 Radiochemical Analysis

• Objectives: Students will describe radiochemical analysis, its role in forensic investigations and do sample calculations involving radioactive isotopes.

1. 12.6 notes

2. Decay Detectives Lab

Marking period 1 Project