FHS Chemistry

Wednesday - December 3rd, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze the properties of compounds to determine if they are ionic or covalent.

Bellwork:

Compare and contrast the properties of ionic and covalent compounds.

Daily Plan:

Homework:

N/A

Monday - December 1st, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze the properties of compounds to determine if they are ionic or covalent.

Bellwork:

How is an ionic bond formed? Predict the chemical formula of the ionic compound formed between strontium (Sr) and phosphorus (P).

Daily Plan:

Homework:

HQ: Chemical Compounds (DUE 12/3 @ 3:00 PM)

Monday - November 24th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze the properties of compounds to determine if they are ionic or covalent.

Bellwork:

What do metals want to do with their valence electrons? What do nonmetals want to do with their valence electrons? What do you think may happen if you put a metal together with a nonmetal?

Daily Plan:

Ionic and Covalent Compounds Self-Discovery

Homework:

Thursday - November 20th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze data to identify trends on the periodic table, and explain these trends using Coulomb's Law.

Bellwork:

Which element would have a greater ionization energy: nitrogen (N) or arsenic (As)? Explain.

Daily Plan:

Unit 5 Work Time
Unit 5 Test

Homework:

N/A

Tuesday - November 18th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze data to identify trends on the periodic table, and explain these trends using Coulomb's Law.

Bellwork:

Which element would have a greater electronegativity: Palladium (Pd) or Iodine (I)? Explain.

Daily Plan:

Homework:

Prepare for the unit 5 test!

Friday - November 14th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze data to identify trends on the periodic table, and explain these trends using Coulomb's Law.

Bellwork:

What happens to the force of attraction of the nucleus as you move left to right across a period? Why does this occur? What happens to the force of attraction of the nucleus as you move top to bottom downward through a family? Why does this occur?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

HQ: Periodic Trends (DUE 11/18 @ 3:00 PM)

Wednesday - November 12th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze data to identify trends on the periodic table, and explain these trends using Coulomb's Law.

Bellwork:

What family are the alkaline earth metals? How many valence electrons do they contain and what ions do they form?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

N/A

Monday - November 10th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze the periodic table to determine how it is organized and where groups of elements are located.

Bellwork:

How many valence electrons does phosphorus have? Draw its Lewis Dot Structure.

Daily Plan:

Homework:

HQ: Periodic Table Organization (DUE 11/12 @ 3:00 PM)

Thursday - November 6th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be assessed on their knowledge of unit 4 topics.

Bellwork:

N/A

Daily Plan:

Homework:

N/A

Tuesday - November 4th, 2025

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to predict the number of particles in a substance and convert using chemistry specific units.

Bellwork:

A sample of copper (I) sulfate (Cu₂SO₄) is found to contain 4.88 x 10²⁴ atoms of oxygen. What is the mass (in g) of this sample of copper (I) sulfate?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

Prepare for the Unit 4 Test!