Assignments

This is where each week's assignments in Advanced Chemistry will be posted.

Week 8: Monday, October 7th – Friday, October 11th

And just like that, it's October! 🍁 For this week in Advanced Chemistry, we're going to take our Unit 3 Quiz and then start our next unit on the periodic table and atomic models. Here's what we're doing for the penultimate* week of 1st Quarter:

Mon. 10/7

Tue. 10/8

Wed. 10/9

Thu. 10/10

Fri. 10/11

I hope you enjoy this short week and get some rest and relaxation over the upcoming three-day weekend! Let me know if you have any questions.

* Google it. 😁

Week 7: Monday, September 30th – Friday, October 4th

Hi there! I hope you had fun at Homecoming and were able to dry out after all the rain we got this weekend. For this week in Advanced Chemistry, we're going to continue our work on understanding matter and its properties. Here's the plan:

Mon. 9/30

Tue. 10/1

Wed. 10/2

Thu. 10/3

Fri. 10/4

Next week, we'll have our quiz on Unit 3: Properties of Matter on Monday 10/7 with the make-up on Wednesday 10/9. I hope you have an excellent week, and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

* If you're going on the Exped trip on Tuesday and Wednesday, I've already posted this video and the worksheet in Google Classroom.

Week 6: Monday, September 23rd – Friday, September 27th

Hello, future scientists! For this week in Advanced Chemistry, we'll take our quiz on scientific measurements before moving on to our new unit on properties of matter with some fun labs that involve chemical reactions! Here's the plan for the first week of fall 🍁:

Mon. 9/23

Tue. 9/24

Wed. 9/25

Thu. 9/26

Fri. 9/27

The practice quizzes on ChemQuiz.net will help you on the quiz, so you'll definitely want to complete as many of those as possible. Have a great Homecoming week, and let me know if you have any questions!

Week 5: Monday, September 16th – Friday, September 20th

Hi, everybody! This week in Advanced Chemistry I'm hoping we can wrap up our unit on scientific measurements with some hands-on activities and a quiz that covers proper measurement techniques and estimating, scientific notation, sig figs, and percent yield and error. Here's the plan for the last week of summer:

Mon. 9/16

Tue. 9/17

Wed. 9/18

Thu. 9/19

Fri. 9/20

Make sure you're doing the practice quizzes on ChemQuiz.net that I post in Google Classroom! They're not for a grade, but they include detailed explanations for each of the questions, so they'll definitely help you learn tricky topics like sig figs that you can really only understand through practice.

I hope you have a wonderful week! As always, please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll see you in Fall. 🍂

Week 4: Monday, September 9th – Friday, September 13th

Hello again! I hope you had a good weekend and have recovered from all that rain on Friday night. Here's what we're doing in class as we move into our second unit of the course:

Mon. 9/9

Tue. 9/10

Wed. 9/11

Thu. 9/12

Fri. 9/13 

This is the beginning of math in chemistry, and we use numbers slightly different in science than the way they're used in other disciplines, so I hope you enjoy this new approach.

This week, I'm going to pass out PSAT practice exams to everyone. The PSAT takes place on Wednesday, October 9th in the morning at RHS and costs $19. It's a good way to practice for the full-length SAT, but more importantly, it's the qualifying exam for the prestigious National Merit Scholarship for juniors. Doing well on the PSAT could really pay off, and it looks good on a college application. Registration begins on September 20th on MyPaymentsPlus - I highly recommend taking it!

Let me know if you have any questions, and have a great week!

Week 3: Tuesday, September 3rd – Friday, September 6th

Hello everyone, I hope you're enjoying your three-day weekend! Here's what we're doing in class for this abbreviated week as we wrap up our first unit:

Mon. 9/2

Tue. 9/3

Wed. 9/4

Thu. 9/5

Fri. 9/6

As always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 2: Monday, August 26th – Friday, August 30th

Welcome to the first full week of school! I hope that school has started well for you and you have any issues with your schedule worked out. Now that we've had a few days to get to know each other and set some expectations, we can get to work! Here's what we're doing in class this week:

Mon. 8/26

Tue. 8/27

Wed. 8/28

Thu. 8/29

Fri. 8/30

Please let me know you have any questions, and have a great week!

Week 1: Wednesday, August 21st – Friday, August 23rd

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! I'm excited to have you in class, and I hope you're looking forward to a good year of learning about chemistry.

Advanced Chemistry is a challenging course that explores matter and energy as well as the changes they undergo as they interact. Students will need strong Algebra skills, an interest in scientific issues, and a willingness to work hard in order to be successful in this course. Over my career, I’ve found that Chemistry is often one of the first classes that truly measures a student's readiness for college, so some of my students have been surprised at the amount of work required. Your child should expect to be challenged by this course.

Here's what we're doing in class for the first week of school:

I hope you had a great first week and that you were able to get some rest this weekend before we attempt to go to school for five full days without strange bell schedules or burning birds. Let me know you have any questions!