Teaching Introductory Chemistry

Introductory Chemistry Day-By-Day Walkthrough

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If you’re looking to flip your classroom or are teaching online, you’ll be interested in using my Complete Lesson Walkthrough Videos. To simplify this document, I’ve added the lesson videos as homework which can be assigned if desired.

If you decide to use the video lessons I would suggest you spend the first 10-15 minutes of class the next day to review the key concepts.

Day 1:

• Lesson 1 – Physical and Chemical Changes
  • Student Notes
• Bill Nye Phases of Matter Video and Worksheet

Day 2:

• Physical and Chemical Properties Worksheet 
• Lesson 2 – The GUESSS Method
  • Student Notes
• Properties of Matter Handout
• HW:
  • Physical and Chemical Properties Worksheet
  • Properties of Matter Handout

Day 3:

• Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes Forensic Lab
• HW: 
  • Watch Lesson 3 – Density – Part 1
  • Complete Student Notes

Day 4:

• Finish Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes Forensic Lab
• Lesson 3 – Density – Part 1
  • Student Notes
• HW:
  • Watch Lesson 3 – Density – Part 2
  • Complete Lesson Notes

Day 5:

• Lesson 3 – Density – Part 2
• Measuring Density Lab
• HW:
  • Density Worksheet 1

Day 6:

• Finish Measuring Density Lab if needed
• Density Worksheet 2
• HW:
  • Density Worksheet 2

Day 7:

• Density Lab Station Activity
• Density Quiz – From Density Worksheet 2
• HW:
  • Watch Lesson 4 – Matter Classification and Particle Theory
  • Complete Student Notes

Day 8:

• Lesson 4 – Matter Classification and Particle Theory
  • Student Notes
• Classification of Matter Flow chart
• Particle Theory of Matter worksheet

Day 9:

• Element Story Project
  • Note – When I use the flipped classroom, I have my students use their class time to work on it. If you’re not flipping your class you won’t have as much time in class. If you still want to do the project, you’ll need to change your timeline slightly so that your students have time to complete it
• HW:
  • Watch Lesson 5 – Atomic Theory
  • Complete Student Notes

Day 10:

• Lesson 5 – Atomic Theory
  • Student Notes
• Element Story Project
• HW:
  • Watch Lesson 6 – Atomic Structure
  • Complete Student Notes

Day 11:

• Lesson 6 – Atomic Structure
  • Student Notes
• Element Story Project

Day 12:

• Element Story Project – 30 minutes then checkpoint 3.5 check
• Take up – Subatomic Particles worksheet
• Bohr-Rutherford Diagrams Lesson

Day 13:

• Bill Nye – Atoms
• Bohr-Rutherford Diagrams
  • I usually assign a bunch of elements to do Bohr-Diagrams for then have them check each others work

Day 14:

• Periodic Table Worksheet (20 minutes)
• Element Story Project
• HW:
  • Watch Lesson 7 – Periodic Table
  • Complete Student Notes
  • Study for Quiz – Lesson 4-6

Day 15:

• Quiz – Lesson 4-6
• Lesson 7 – The Periodic Table
  • Student Notes
• Element Story Project – Day 4
• HW:
  • Watch Lesson 8 – Ions
  • Complete Student Notes

Day 16:

• Lesson 8 – Ions
  • Student Notes
• Ions worksheet and answers (25 minutes)
• Element Story Project – Day 5
  • Completed good copy of script
• HW:
  • Watch Lesson 9 – Chemical Symbols and Formulas
  • Complete Student Notes

Day 17:

• Lesson 9 – Chemical Symbols and Formulas
  • Student Notes
• Building Molecules
• Counting atoms worksheet (25 minutes)
• Element Story Project – Day 6

Day 18:

• Chemistry Unit Test Review

Day 19:

• Chemistry Unit Test
• Element Story good copy pictures are due tomorrow

Day 20:

• Element Story Project – Day 7
  • Completed good copy pictures
  • Audio recordings are due tomorrow

Day 21:

• Element Story Project – Day 8
  • Completed audio recordings

Day 22:

• Element Story Project – Day 9
  • Completed integrating audio and pictures
  • Ready to present
  • Uploaded Fact Sheet Doc

Day 23:

• Element Story Project – Day 10 – Presentation Day

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