HONORS UNIT: IDEAL AND REAL GASES

Honors Students:  Rather than provide a Syllabus this semester, I have decided to periodically put up a post that simply lists major assignments and their due dates for given Units, similar to what is posted on the whiteboard in the front of class.  

I feel comfortable doing this because my policy has always been to accept work for full credit during the unit regardless of what the due date is, giving students flexibility within the unit to complete work as they are able.

After the Unit Test for that Unit, students are given a grace period of one week to hand in any late work without penalty, and (barring serious medical or family emergencies requiring a parent contact) I don't accept that work after than point.

1st week of instruction:

Fall Semester Review Packet (50 points of extra credit)  3 versions:  White, pink or green.  Molar masses, 1 and 2-step conversions, balancing equations, mole ratios, stoichiometric setups, naming ionic compounds

Classwork:  Compound Gas Law (20 points)  Orange in color.

DPQ 1:  Comprehensive Review problem, incorporating balancing and mapping equations, stoichiometry and molar masses (10 points)

2nd week of instruction:

Study Guide: Ideal Gases and Real Gases (20 points)  To be completed before the Unit Test, used to complete student's notes inside their Composition Book, and handed in on the day of their Test.

To help students make SURE their Notes are complete, I am placing them on-line.  Students can download the Power Point containing those notes HERE or by clicking on the graphic, below:

Should students misplace this Study Guide, I am making a PDF version of it available on-line, HERE.  Students, make sure your notes are completed in your Comp Book on Tuesday's test!

Ideal Gas Law Problems (20 points) Pink.  PV=nRT

DPQ 2-4:  Ideal Gas Law

3rd week of instruction:

Ideal Gas Law Lab (20 points)  Combining stoichiometric limiting reactant setups, balancing equations, molar masses and application of ideal gas law using that period's actual atmospheric conditions.  Randomly assigned different concentrations of acetic acid and different volumes of plastic bags, students must correctly predict the amount of carbon dioxide gas required to fill those volumes such that they create a "pillow" to catch a falling egg.   Ideally, this lab has been rehearsed for at least one full class period and each student can successfully do the necessary calculations for themselves.

DPQ 5:   "Egg Drop" style calculation using the Haber process instead of the reaction between acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate.

DPQ 6:  "Egg Drop" style calculation using different units for atmosphere and pressure, different volumes and concentrations.