Unit 1: Matter and Energy

Lab Safety

1. Syllabus

2. Safety Lab

3. Unit 1 Note Packet

4. Unit 1 Presentation

Measurement and the Metric System

1. Objectives: 

   1. Learn how to operate different laboratory equipment to make precise measurements.

      1. How to Measure Video

      2. Precision, accuracy and uncertainty (8 minutes)

      3. Making measurements (10.5 minutes): 

      4. Quizlets 

      5. Measurement Lab

   2. Students will use the metric system and its prefixes

      1. Quizlet metric units 

Rounding and Significant figures

1. Objectives

   1. determine precision and significant figures in a number and write numbers to the correct precision/sig.figs.

   2. Perform mathematics while accounting for the uncertainty in measurements

2. Resources

   1. Sig Figs

   2. Sig Figs and Rounding

   3. Metric and conversions video 

3. Activities: 

   1. Quizlet metric conversions 

Dimensional Analysis; Metric Conversions

1. Objectives

   1. Use a systematic approach using conversion factors to solve math problems.

   2. Convert between units of the metric system (kilo, centi, milli)

2. Resources

   1. Dimensional analysis and metric conversions 

3. Activities

   1. Measurement and rounding stations practice

   2. Density of Aluminum Foil Lab