Chemistry Honors – Class 01

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Dates

• Period A: Tuesday, August 25th
• Period B: Tuesday, August 25th
• Period F: Wednesday, August 26th

Class Business

• iPad readiness
• Schoology enrollment
• Remind
• Textbook purchase
• Lab notebook purchase

Class Syllabus & Grades

• what is a point bucket? how does this class operate? (IP)
• syllabus chaos – organization of course topics (syllabus)

Classification of Matter

• Look over the basic terms in section 1.10 (pp 27-31 of textbook)
• Take notes on bold terms and definitions
• Download the PDF chart from Schoology (Classify Matter)
• Bookmark the Periodic Table web page: LINK

Activity

• Look over the list below
• classify each item according to the chart in its lowest position
• briefly support your claim
• explain how each might be changed into basic elements (if not already)
• use various research tools to do find your answers
• record your results – one recorder per group

List of Substances

• granola
• brass
• pennies
• ocean water
• gatorade
• pancakes
• steel
• air
• vodka
• helium

Homework

• No Homework (unless you need to finish the first day checklist)