Chemistry Unit 1: Measurement, Matter, and the Laboratory
Daily Learning Activities
Link to Unit Plan
Link to Part 2
Day 13
Sept 5
  • Learning Target/Question
    • Why is precision in measurement important?
  • Activities/Strategies
    • Discuss measurement quiz #2 questions as examples of measurement precision
    • Sig Figs - presentation - Discuss each condition, nonzero digits and zeros,
  • Assessments
    • Scientific Notation (pre-assess with oral quiz)
    • Pre-assess dimensional analysis with discussion and thumbs up/thumbs down
  • Assignment
Day 14
Sept 6
  • Learning Target/Question
    • How is the analysis of units of measure useful in calcultions and lab work?
  • Activities/Strategies
    • Dimensional Analysis - calculating with dominos process-oriented guided inquiry lab (small group activity) Day 1 (2-day activity)
    • Using roles as on role cards, discuss and reach concensus in small groups
    • Need highlighters or colored pencils (yellow, pink, blue, orange)
  • Assessments
    • self-assessment with exit pass
    • quiz in 2 days
  • Assignment
Day 15
Sept 7
  • Learning Target/Question
    • How is the analysis of units of measure useful in calcultions and lab work?
  • Activities/Strategies
    • Dimensional Analysis - calculating with dominos process-oriented guided inquiry lab (small group activity) Day 2 (2-day activity)
    • Using roles as on role cards, discuss and reach concensus in small groups
    • Continue to hi-light patterns in conversion actors as helpful
    • Learn the 7 common conversion factors we will use this year
  • Assessments
    • self-assessment with exit pass
    • quiz in 2 days
  • Assignment
    • Hair grows at a rate of about 0.50 inches per month. Calculate how fast hair grows in miles per hour.
Day 16
Sept 8
  • Learning Target/Question
    • Hair grows at a rate of about 0.50 inches per month. Calculate how fast hair grows in miles per hour. (since everyone forgot to do the homework.)
  • Activities/Strategies
    • Re-teach equalities and conversion factors; 7 SI equalities commonly used in chemistry
    • Model more problems in dimensional analysis format
  • Assessments
    • Conversion Factor Practice due Mondayt
  • Assignment

NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Scale, Proportion Quantity, Energy and Matter

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

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