Unit 1: Tools for Science

Unit 1 Tools for Science

• Introduction to the course and Pre Assessment

  • Objectives; make sure we understand course expectations including prerequisite skills needed for success in the course.

  • Resources and activities

    • Prerequisite Math Skills Test

    • Course Syllabus and introduction

• Lab  Safety

  • Objectives:

    • Safety expectations in the classroom and laboratory are established.

  • Resources and activities

    • Safety Lab

• Units of Measurement

  • Objectives

    • Students learn basic lab techniques including proper measurement, handling of glassware and liquids, and use of equipment

    • Students convert between base units of measurement and metric prefixes

  • Resources and activities

    • Unit Notes Packet

    • Helpful video: How to Measure

    • Measurement and Precision Lab

    • ChemQuiz: Measurement Quiz

    • ChemQuiz: Metric Unit Conversions Quiz

• Significant Figures and uncertainty in measurements 

  • Objectives

    • Students identify significant figures and round values using significant figures.

    • Students apply sig fig rules to calculations. 

    • Students use multi step dimensional analysis for unit conversions (RT-C).

  • Resources and activities

    • Chemquiz: Rounding Sigfigs PRACTICE

    • Chemquiz: Sigfigs: Doing Math; + and - PRACTICE

    • Chemquiz: Sigfigs: Doing Math; X and / PRACTICE

    • Chemquiz: SigFigs: QUIZ (1 attempt only!)

• Dimensional Analysis

  • Objectives

    • Students use algebra to manipulate the density equation to solve for mass and/or volume (RT-T).

  • Resources and activities

    • Dimensional Analysis Lab

    • ChemQuiz: Dimensional Analysis Quiz (between metric and standard)

• Density

  • Objectives

    • Students compare the density of materials and substances in a qualitative manner.

    • Students calculate the density of objects (RT-T).

    • Students describe sources of error and their significance in terms of accuracy and precision.

    • Students calculate the percent error of a measured value (RT-T).

  • Resources and activities

    • Density of Metals Lab

• • • ChemQuiz: Density Quiz