Sunday, December 7, 2008

Weeks 12 and 13: Dec. 8-19 Metals

Goals

1. Be able to list general properties of metals: shiny, malleable, conduct electricity, reactive with oxygen and acid, solid at room temperature.
2. Be able to rank common metals in terms of their reactivity with acid.
3. Be able to write, draw and balance simple reactions.
4. Know that atoms and mass are conserved in a reaction.
5. Use the reactivity series to predict which reactions will occur.
6. Describe the processes through which metals are refined.

Activities:
Mon 12/8: Reading about metals.
Tuesday 12/9: (Substitute) Video, Reading and worksheet about metals.
Thursday12/11: Lab: Reacting Metals with Acid. Balance reactions as Homework.
Friday, 12/12: Go over lab and demonstrations.
Monday, 12/15: Start reaction with Copper. Chemical Reactions Video and Worksheet.
Tuesday12/16: Finish Copper ExperimentFinish questions as homework.
Thursday, 12/18: Silver Reaction and Poster Project
Friday, 12/19: Review and Quiz

Notebook:
1. Metals (2 pages)
2. Reading and questions about Metals
3. Reacting Metals with Acids
4. Notes on Sodium reaction.
5. Lab worksheet: Copper Reaction
6. Lab Conclusion