Welcome to Chemistry 4 Homeschool!
Complete instructions and videos for everything you need to do
will be found below.
Day 1
1. We are going to begin with an
introductory lab. (Click here to download the lab and then
complete it.)
If you have a printer I recommend printing this lab
sheet. If you don't have a printer you can record your answers
on a separate sheet of paper and save it for later in the unit.
2. After the lab, watch the short Unit 1 Introduction video below:
Day 2
1. View the ChemQuest informational
video below.
2. Read objective #1 on the
Learning objectives sheet on page 5 of your book. This learning
objective tells you what you should be learning today. Below
each objective you will find "I can" statements. When you can do
all of those "I can" statements, then you know you've
accomplished your learning goal for the day.
3. Complete ChemQuest #1: Composition of Air. See pages 6-9 in
your book.
Day 3
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key. (Click here.) It is
strongly recommended that you put forth best effort on
every assignment before consulting the answer
keys. It is by doing the assignments and struggling with them
first that you will learn the material. If you take a
premature shortcut to the answer keys you will find future
concepts in the course too difficult or impossible because
you took shortcuts. Fair warning! Of course, if you
get completely stuck during an assignment and can't proceed then
you should look ahead to the next day where you will find the
answer key and the video. Only consult future answer keys and
videos AFTER you struggle to figure out the questions on your
own!
2. View the video for ChemQuest #1 below. Note: if your
answers were the same as the answer key and you feel very
confident of your answers, you may skip portions of the video or
watch the video at a higher speed. Note, however, that if you
skip the video you might miss some expanded explanations for
some questions (see question 5 in this video for an example).
Therefore, it is highly recommended that you watch every video.
3. Read objective #2 on the
Learning objectives sheet. Refer to page 5 in your book. This
learning objective tells you what you should be learning today.
4. Complete ChemQuest #2: Changes and Matter on pages 10-13 in
your book.
Day 4
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key. (Click here.)
2. View the video for ChemQuest #2 below:
3. Watch this YouTube video that demonstrates a great chemical
change. Sodium metal and chlorine gas react to form table salt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji_25I_q4LQ
4. Read objectives #3 and #4 on the Learning objectives sheet.
Refer to page 5 of your book. These learning objectives are what
you should be learning today.
5. Complete ChemQuest #3: Experiments With Water found on pages
14-17 of your book.
Day 5
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key. (Click here.)
2. View the video for ChemQuest #3 below:
3. Re-read objectives #1-4 on the
Learning objectives sheet. See page 5 of your book. Today is a
day to reinforce objectives #1-4. After today you should be able
to do the "I can" statements for each objective. Make sure you
can!
4. Complete Skill Practices 1-3. (See pages 18-20 in your book.)
The Skill Practice assignments reinforce each previous ChemQuest
assignment. During ChemQuests you will learn new material and
during Skill Practice assignments you will review and strengthen
your understanding. So, for example, if you get stuck on Skill
Practice 1, you can refer back to ChemQuest 1 for some help.
Day 6
1. Today we are doing a lab! Click
here to
download the lab and complete it.
Day 7
1. Check your answers to Day 5's
assignment using the answer key. (Click here.)
2. View the video for Skill Practices 1-3 below:
3. Read objective #5 on the Learning objectives sheet. (See page
5 in your book.) You will be working on objective 5 for
the next few days, so you won't be able to do all of the "I can"
statements until after you complete ChemQuest 5 in a few days.
4. Watch video introduction to numbers in chemistry below:
5. Complete ChemQuest #4: Numbers
in Chemistry on pages 21-24.
Day 7
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key. (Click here.)
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment below:
3. Read objective #5 on the
Learning objectives sheet. (See page 5 of your book.)
4. Watch video about using calculators with scientific notation
below:
5. Complete Skill Practice #4 on
page 25.
Day 8
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key. (Click here.)
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment.
3. Read objective #5 on the
Learning objectives sheet (page 5 in your book). This learning objective is your goal
for the next couple days!
4. Complete ChemQuest #5: Significant Figures on pages 26-30.
Note: This topic causes some students difficulty. If you get
stuck, don't worry! Tomorrow there will be answer keys and a
detailed video to help you understand. We will also be
practicing this topic extra in the days to come.
Day 9
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key.
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment.
3. Read learning objective #5 on
page 5 of your book.
4. Complete Skill Practice #5 on page 31.
Day 10
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key.
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment.
3. Read objective #5 on the
Learning objectives sheet (page 5). Today is the last day we
will be working on mastering this objective.
4. Complete the "More Significant Figures" practice worksheet
found on page 32 of your book.
Day 11
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key.
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment.
3. Read objective #6 on the
Learning objectives sheet (page 5).
4. Complete ChemQuest #6: Converting Units (pages 33-35).
Day 12
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key.
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment.
3. Read objective #6 on the
Learning objectives sheet (page 5).
4. Complete Skill Practice #6 on page 36.
5. Complete worksheet:"Measuring Liquid Volumes" on pages 37-38.
Day 13
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignments using the answer key for Skill Practice 6 and Measuring Liquid Volumes.
2. View the videos for yesterday's assignments.
4. Read objective #7 on the
Learning objectives, page 5.
5. Complete ChemQuest #7:Density (pages 39-41)
Day 14
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key. (Click here.)
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment below:
3. Read objective #7 on the
Learning objectives sheet on page 5.
4. Complete Skill Practice #7 on page 42
Day 15
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key. (Click here.)
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment.
3. Watch the Unit 1 Wrap-up Video
that ties together the water and paperclip lab (from day 1),
density, and other stuff from Unit 1.
4. Re-read all the objectives on
the Learning objectives sheet (see page 5) and make sure you
understand how to do all the "I can" statements.
5. Complete "Review: Building Blocks." (pages 43-45) While
working on the review sheet see if you can identify which
objective belongs to each question. For example, the first
question is about Lavoisier's air experiment and you should
write down a "#1" in the margin next to the question.
Day 16
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key. (Click here.)
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment below:
3. Re-read all the objectives on
the Learning objectives sheet.
4. Complete "Building Blocks of Matter Extra Review." (See pages
46-48) Note: there will be at least one and sometimes two
thorough review sheets before every test to make sure you are
ready and that you have learned all of the Learning Objectives
for the unit.
Day 17
1. Check your answers to
yesterday's assignment using the answer key.
2. View the video for yesterday's assignment.
3. Re-read all the objectives on
the Learning objectives sheet and make sure that you know them.
4. Take the test for Unit 1. The tests were emailed to the one
who purchased the curriculum. It is recommended that you print
the test and then complete it. If you can't print it then you
can record your answers on a separate paper. Answer keys to the
tests were also emailed.
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