Laboratory Activity Handouts
Chemistry 1 (821)
2011-2012

Contents

• Handouts for Cornerstone Activities and Projects
• Handouts for Course Related Activities
• Course Information and Resource Handouts

Handouts for Cornerstone Activities and Projects

Please print of a copy of the currently assigned cornerstone activity handout(s) 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
      
2.  Growing Crystals of Alum
   • Crystal Growing Log
   • Crystal Growing Contest
      
3.  Nomenclature — Ionic Compounds Puzzle
   • Cation Puzzle Pieces
   • Anion Puzzle Pieces
   • Ionic Compounds Puzzle Data Table
      
4.  National Chemistry Week Project
    
5.  Precipitation and Solubility — [Written introduction (brief format) required.]
   • Precipitation Reactions Prediction Form and Data Form
   • Precipitation Reactions Post-activity Questions
      
6.  Mass Relationships in a Chemical Reaction — [Written lab report (brief format) required.]
   • Mass Relationships in a Chemical Reaction Activity Data Sheet
   • Mass Relationships in a Chemical Reaction Post-activity Questions
      
7.  Assay for Acetic Acid in Vinegar by Acid-base Titration
   • Vinegar Assay Data Sheet
      
8.  ChemMatters Presentation Project
    
9.  Hess’ Law
   • Hess’ Law Data Sheet and Post-activiy Questions
      
10.  Line Spectra
    • Atomic Spectra Data and Post-activity Questions Form
       
11.  Modeling Molecular Shapes
    • Molecular Models Activity Data Sheet
    • Molecular Models Post-activity Questions
       
12.  Family Chemical Poster
    • Project Evaluation Rubric
    • Project Evaluation Rubric: PDF version
       
13.  The Molar Volume of Hydrogen Gas — [Written lab report (brief format) required.]
     
14.  Intermolecular Forces
     
15.  Preparing a Solution of Known Concentration
     

Handouts for Course Related Activities

Please print of a copy of the currently assigned activity handout(s) 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.  Separation of Mixtures (handout format)
   • Laboratory Activity Power Point Slides
      
2.   Observing Chemical Change  
   • Chemical Change Activity Report Form
      
3.  Measurement, Uncertainty, and Significant Figures
    
4.  Determination of the Water of Hydration for an Unknown Salt
   • Hydrates Activity Report Form
   • Hydrates Activity Post-activity Questions
      
5.  Types of Chemical Reactions
    
6.  Heat of Fusion for Ice
    
7.  Flame Tests
    
8.  Micro Rockets
   • Micro Rockets Report Form
   • Micro Rockets Post-activity Questions
      
9.  Atomic Trends
   • Atomic Trends Element Cards
   • Atomic Trends Graph Paper
      
10.  Preparing Glucose Solutions of Known Concentration Using Serial Dilution
     
11.  The Le Châtelier Principle
     
12.  Reduction–Oxidation Reaction with Iron and Copper(II) Sulfate
    • Reduction–Oxidation Reaction Report Form
    • Reduction–Oxidation Reaction Post-activity Questions
       
13.  Chemical Activity Series
     
14.  Electrochemistry: Galvanic Cells
     
15.  Electrochemistry: Concentration Cells
     
16.   Halloween Funny Putty
     
17.   Heats of Combustion
    • Heats of Combustion Report Form
       

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