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Review Drills (from Chemistry 121: Basic Chemistry)

• Counting Significant Figures
• Names to Symbols of the Elements
• Symbols to Names of the Elements
• Metric to Metric Conversions
• Scientific Notation
• Farhenheit/Celsius Temperature Conversions
• Specific Heat
• Binary Ionic Names to Formulas
• Binary Ionic Formulas to Names
• Polyatomic Ion Names to Formulas
• Polyatomic Ion Formulas to Names
• Zip file of all drills
• Ionic Compounds Worksheet

Review Powerpoint Presentations (from Chemistry 121: Basic Chemistry)

• The Laboratory Notebook
• Tour of the Elements
• Elements and Compounds
• Inorganic Nomenclature
• Modern Atomic Theory
• Chemical Bonding

Polyatomic Ions Coloring Book

• Acetate
• Ammonium
• Carbonate
• Chromate
• Hydroxide
• Nitrate
• Oxalate
• Phosphate
• Sulfate
• Thiocyanate
• Zip File of All Ions

General

• A Comprehensive List of Worksheets for Chem I and Chem II
• Periodic Table of the Elements
• Chart of Polyatomic Ions
• Chemistry and the English Language
• Influences of Ancient Greek on Chemical Terminology
• Influences from Latin on Chemical Terminology
• Student Projects (doc)
• An Atom is Mostly Empty Space

Articles

• The Blackened Bucket
• The Blackened Bucket Questions
• Chickens lose equilibrium...
• Chickens lose equilibrium...Questions
• Flatus
• Flatus Questions
• Nitrous Oxide
• Nitrous Oxide Questions
• Hot and Cold Packs
• Hot and Cold Packs Questions
• Alice A. Ball
• Alice A. Ball Questions
• Building a Better Bleach
• Building a Better Bleach Questions
• Six Lectures by Michael Faraday on The Chemical History of the Candle (zip)
• Interview with Science Advisor Dr. Kevin Grazier
• Chemistry in the Time of the Pharoahs
• Carbon by Primo Levi with questions

Measurement

• Matter and Measure by Stephen Lower
• Using the Metric System in Dosage Calculations

Balancing Chemical Reactions

• Chemical Reactions Outline
• Balancing Reactions One
• Balancing Reactions One Answers
• Balancing Reactions Two
• Balancing Reactions Two Answers
• Balancing Reactions Three
• Balancing Reactions Three Answers
• Balancing Reactions Four
• Balancing Reactions Four Answers
• Balancing Reactions Five
• Balancing Reactions Five Answers

Mass Composition

• Empirical Formula Worksheet

Stoichiometry

• Stoichiometry Map
• Stoichiometry Practice One
• Stoichiometry Practice One Answers
• Stoichiometry Practice Two
• Stoichiometry Practice Two Answers
• Stoichiometry Practice Three (includes answers)
• Stoichiometry Practice Four (includes answers)
• Stoichiometry Practice Limiting Reactant (includes answers)
• Stoichiometry with Gas Law (includes answers)

Solutions

• Mini-Guide to Solving Solution Concentration Problems
• Steps to Converting Molarity to Molality
• Steps to Converting Molality to Molarity
• Solutions Practice One
• Solutions Practice One Answers
• Solutions Practice Two with Answers
• Solutions Practice Three with Answers
• Solutions Practice Four with Answers
• Solution Properties Logic Puzzle
• Answers to Solution Properties Logic Puzzle

Redox

• Balancing Redox Reactions with Answers
• More Practice Balancing Redox Reactions
• Answers: More Practice Balancing Redox Reactions
• Activity Series for Metals

Gases

• Gases Outline
• Gas Laws Reference Sheet
• Gas Laws Practice One
• Gas Laws Practice One Answers
• Gas Laws Practice Two
• Gas Laws Practice Two Answers
• van der Waal's Constants for Real Gases
• Extra Gas Law Problems with Answers
• Gases: Descriptive

Thermochemistry

• Thermochemistry Outline
• Thermochemistry Practice One
• Thermochemistry Practice One Answers
• Thermochemistry Practice Two
• Thermochemistry Practice Two Answers
• Hand Warmers
• Sustainable Mobility, Future Fuels, and the Periodic Table(JCE, 2013)

Quantum Theory

• Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment - Video
• Planck's Route to the Black Body radiation Formula and Quantization (advanced, extra reading)
• Quantum Theory Outline
• Primer on the Quantum Theory of the Atom
• Practice Questions on Quantum Theory
• Quantum Theory Practice One
• Quantum Theory Practice One Answers
• Who's who in the development of Atomic Theory
• NOVA: The Elegant Universe
• Atoms in Motion by Richard P. Feynman
• A series of lectures in Physics by Michael Fowler, Univ. of Virginia, on Physics

Spectroscopy

• Light Vocabulary
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Model Spectroscope - print in color on dark, stiff paper
• Sparklers

Molecular Structure

• Lewis Dot Structures Practice
• Lewis Dot Structures Answers
• Bonding Patterns
• VSEPR Chart
• Flowchart: Intermolecular Forces
• Models of Sulfur Tetrafluoride by Students Spring 2020
• Models of Iodine Pentafluoride by Students Spring 2020

States of Matter

• States of Matter: Terms to Know
• Phase Diagrams
• Effect of Solute on Phase Diagram of Water
• Phase Diagram Worksheet
• Phase Changes of Water

Acid-Base Chemistry

• Acid-Base Practice with Answers
• Titration Problems with Answers

Activities

• How to Describe
• Crossword - Nonmetals
• KNEX
• Analysis of a Movie Script
• Read Bones: Aliens in a Spacecraft Transcript
• Read Interview with a Science Advisor
• Analysis Aid: Bones: Aliens in a Spacecraft Questions
• Write a two or three page paper from the point of view of a chemistry science advisor and analyze the chemistry in this TV show.
• Deductive Reasoning Assignments
• Story: The Case of the Screaming Stepfather
• Powerpoint: The Case of the Screaming Stepfather
• An Ionic Compound Logic Puzzle

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