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
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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
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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.
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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
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