Chemistry Honors – Class 8

Dates

• Period A – Tuesday, January 21st
• Periods C, D – Wednesday, January 22nd

Review Lab Notebooks

• How you show your work is more important than correct answer
• calculation is one line (don’t break into parts)
• show units for every number
• data is not calculations (separate tables)
• show only one example of any calculation – summarize the rest
• no personal pronouns
• important to label data / calc tables properly
• unit is not a quantity
• accuracy vs precision

Lab Next Class – Formula of Hydrate

• what is a hydrate?
• how do we go about finding its formula?
• what setup do we use? (DEMO)
• what data do we collect?
• What calculations are needed?

“Prep the Lab Notebook”

• before every lab – must be done
• written directly into the LNB (ink)
• Purpose, Background, Procedure, Data Tables
• student could conduct lab using LNB (not lab handout)

Homework

• Prepare for the lab
• Reminder – proper attire for lab