Laboratory Activity Handouts
Honors Chemistry — Crosby
Academic Year 2011-2012

Contents

• Cornerstone Activities
• Related Activities
• Projects

Please print of a copy of the currently assigned cornerstone activity handout only when instructed so by your teacher. Students are not encouraged to print off handouts until so instructed; this ensures that each student has the most current version of every handout.

Note that some handouts have accompanying report forms or data sheets. Your teacher will inform you what you need to print. Be sure to print off everything that is needed.

1. Experimenting with a Candle
   • Candle Activity Report Form
   • Candle Activity Post-activity Questions
   • Candle Activity Post-activity Summary
      
2. Modeling Molecular Shapes
   • Molecular Models Activity Report Form
   • Molecular Models Post-activity Questions
      
3. Nomenclature — Ionic Compounds Puzzle
   • Cation Puzzle Pieces
   • Anion Puzzle Pieces
   • Ionic Compounds Puzzle Report Form
   • Ionic Compounds Puzzle Post Activity Questions
      
4. Growing Crystals of Alum
   • Crystal Growing Log
   • Crystal Growing Contest
      
5. "Chemistry — It's Elemental" Poster Project
    
6. "Measurement, Uncertainty, and Significant Figures
    
7. Precipitation Reactions
   • Precipitation Reactions Prediction Form and Data Form
   • Precipitation Reactions Post-activity Questions
      
8. Preparing a Solution of Known Concentration
    
9. Halloween Funny Putty
    
10. Flame Tests
     
11. Atomic Trends
    • Atomic Trends Element Cards
    • Atomic Trends Graph Paper
       
12. Atomic Spectra
    • Atomic Spectra Data and Post-activity Questions Form
       
13. ChemMatters Presentation Project
     
14. Determination of the Water of Hydration for an Unknown Salt
    • Hydrates Activity Report Form
    • Hydrates Activity Post-activity Questions
       
15. Types of Chemical Reactions
     
16. Mass Relationships in a Chemical Reaction
    • Mass Relationships in a Chemical Reaction Activity Data Sheet
    • Mass Relationships in a Chemical Reaction Post-activity Questions
       
17. Assay for Acetic Acid in Vinegar by Acid-base Titration
    • Vinegar Assay Data Sheet
       
18. Family Chemical Poster
    • Project Evaluation Rubric
    • Project Evaluation Rubric: PDF version
       
19. Reduction–Oxidation Reaction with Iron and Copper(II) Sulfate
    • Reduction–Oxidation Reaction Report Form
    • Reduction–Oxidation Reaction Post-activity Questions
       
20. Synthesis of Alum from Scrap Aluminum
     
21. Hess’ Law — [Written lab report (brief format) required.]
    • Hess’ Law Data Sheet and Post-activity Questions
       
22. Heat of Fusion for Ice
     
23. Micro Rockets
    • Micro Rockets Report Form
    • Micro Rockets Post-activity Questions
       
24. The Molar Volume of Hydrogen Gas — [Written lab report (brief format) required.]
     
25. The Le Châtelier Principle
     
26. Preparing Glucose Solutions of Known Concentration Using Serial Dilution
     

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