Assignments

This is where each week's assignments in CP Chemistry will be posted.

Week 36: Monday, May 22nd – Friday, May 26th

We've finally made it to the end of this school year! Please make sure you read this entire message because it contains a lot of important information.

If you haven't already, make sure you pick up a 100% cotton white t-shirt for tie-dying at the start of the week, because we'll need to soak it in soda ash on Thursday in order to open up the fibers for the best results.

Here are the plans for your final week of CP Chemistry:

Next week, we'll take our 2nd Semester Exam, which will consist of 60 multiple choice questions on the following topics:

The best resources to study from are your past quizzes as well as the 2nd Semester Exam Review packet that you'll get on Monday and the optional assignments on ChemQuiz.net that will be posted in Google Classroom.

Here's the 2nd Semester exam schedule for the following week:

Thanks for being in my class this year! I hope I get to have you in class again before you graduate, but if not, please feel free to stop by any time and say hello. Have a great summer!

Week 35: Monday, May 15th – Friday, May 19th

We've made it to the final two weeks of class! Here's the plan for our last week with the Class of 2023:

Next week, we'll take our Unit 10 quiz, start preparing for the 2nd Semester Exam, and then we'll tie-dye on Friday 5/26. Start looking for a 100% cotton white t-shirt now so that you're not rushing to find one at the end of next week. Have a great week, and be sure to tell our seniors good luck as they move on to bigger and better things!

Week 34: Monday, May 8th – Friday, May 12th

I hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed the nice weather while it lasted! This week, we'll move on from thermochemistry into what will likely be our final unit of the year: intermolecular forces. Here's what we're planning on doing:

Hang in there, we're almost done! As always, let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have a great week!

Week 33: Monday, May 1st – Friday, May 5th

It's time to celebrate – it's finally May! I appreciate all the hard work you've done during this challenging school year. We're almost done, I promise! This week, we'll take our first quiz for Unit 9: Thermochemistry. Don't worry, it'll be short and very straightforward. Here's the plan:

After this week, we'll only have three weeks of school followed by a week of 2nd Semester exams. Try to stay focused just a little longer, and please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 32: Monday, April 24th – Friday, April 28th

Welcome to the last week of April! We can finally put the disruptions of state-mandated testing behind us and return to a more normal schedule. This week, we'll take our Gas Laws make-up quiz and then move on to Unit 9: Thermochemistry! I know I said last week that we'd be starting intermolecular forces, but we looked at the calendar and not only do we have the time to learn about energy and heat, it'll make more sense when we get to our last topic. Here's what we're doing:

It should be a pretty straightforward week, but as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 31: Monday, April 17th – Friday, April 21st

And just like that, we're halfway through April! This week, we'll push through another set of modified schedules due to state mandated tests to wrap up Unit 8 on kinetic molecular theory and gas laws. Here's the plan:

Once we wrap up gas laws, we'll move on to intermolecular forces. These forces not only explain why something is a solid, liquid or gas, but they also explain why certain substances dissolve in water while others don't. There's also a lot less math involved, which I know will make a lot of students happy! I hope you have a great week, and make sure you head downtown on Saturday for the annual Earth Day Festival. Let me know if you have any questions!

Week 30: Monday, April 10th – Friday, April 14th

Hello again! I hope you enjoyed the great weather this past 3-day weekend. This week, we're going to do our best to continue learning about the gas laws as we deal with the instructional interruptions due to state-mandated testing. Here's the plan:

Remember, the gas laws problems only require basic math skills like multiplication, division and some simple algebra, so if you follow the steps, you'll be able to solve all of these successfully. Have a wonderful week, and make sure to get outside and enjoy the weather! As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 29: Monday, April 3rd – Thursday, April 6th

Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing time away from school and you're fully recharged to finish out the end of the school year. For the first week of April, we're going to learn more about the relationships between the variables in the gas laws, which were first introduced in the PhET activity right before break. Here's the plan:

It might sound like a lot, but we only have seven weeks of school after this one, followed by three days of 2nd Semester Exams, and then we'll be done with the school year. Keep showing up and giving your best effort, and I'll do the same. I hope you have a great week back!

Week 28: Monday, March 20th – Friday, March 24th

Spring Break is finally here! We just have to get through the first week of 4th Quarter, and then we'll get to enjoy a nice week off to rest and recover. Here's the plan for the last week of March:

I hope you have a great Spring Break! Have fun, stay safe, and I'll see you in April.

Week 27: Monday, March 13th – Friday, March 17th

Welcome to the last week of 3rd Quarter! This means that we're almost in the home stretch for this school year. We're going to wrap up Unit 7 on mole ratios and stoichiometry with a lot of practice and Quiz A at the end of the week. Here's the plan for the middle of March:

The best way to prepare for the quiz is practice, practice, practice. Complete the worksheets and the practice quiz, and work on the ChemQuiz.net Stoichiometry Quiz, and you'll be well prepared. I hope you have a lucky week!

Week 26: Monday, March 6th – Friday, March 10th

We've finally made it to one of the most important concepts in all of chemistry – stoichiometry! This week, we'll find out the real reason we learned to balance chemical equations, and we'll tie them in to the molar conversion steps we mastered over the past two weeks so that we can do a lab on Friday. Here's the plan for the first full week of March:

We only have two weeks left in 3rd Quarter, and then one more week until Spring Break! As always, please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have a great week!

Week 25: Monday, February 27th – Friday, March 3rd

Welcome to the end of February! This week will be a little strange because of Tuesday's PreACT & ACT schedule, so make sure you work on your 3rd Quarter Project and study for the Unit 6 Quiz on Wednesday:

Make sure you get all of your Unit 6 assignments – anything related to the mole, molar masses or molar conversions – by this Friday, otherwise they won't count toward your grade. This includes the assignments on ChemQuiz.net! Next week, we'll learn how to combine mole ratios with molar conversions so that we can convert between grams of one substance to grams of another substance, which is the purpose of stoichiometry. Only a few weeks left until the first day of Spring! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 24: Tuesday, February 21st – Friday, February 24th

Hi everybody, I hope you enjoyed your LOOOONG weekend and had some fun and took time to relax as well. This week, we're going to expand our understanding of molar conversions so that we can do a lab at the end of the week and prepare for our Unit 6 Quiz next week.

Next week, juniors will be in school taking the ACT on Tuesday, February 28th, so sophomores will be using that time at home to complete their 3rd Quarter Project. Then, on Wednesday, we'll take Unit 6 Quiz A on calculating molar masses and doing molar conversions. After that, we can learn about using balanced chemical equations to calculate mole ratios, which involves converting from amounts of one chemical to another, which is the basis of stoichiometry. Once we can do stoichiometry, we'll be able to predict the future! Enjoy your short week, and please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 23: Monday, February 13th – Thursday, February 16th

I hope you had a great weekend! This week, we'll learn how we can use molar masses to convert between masses and moles, and the reasons why we would want to that. Here's what we're doing for this abbreviated week:

I'll post the Early Release Day schedule on Google Classroom and Remind so that you can save it to your phone for quick reference. Remember, the weird part is going from your 3rd to 9th period class, and then from your 10th to 4th period class or lunch. I hope you enjoy your upcoming four-day weekend! Try not to forget everything we learn this week. 😂

Week 22: Monday, February 6th – Friday, February 10th

Welcome back! I hope you survived this weekend's cold snap. We're going to take our quiz on balancing and identifying chemical reactions and then we'll start to learn about the mole, which is a critically important concept in chemistry. You'll be using moles in calculations for the rest of the school year and again when you take Chemistry in college. Here's the plan:

The good news about the mole calculations that we'll be doing only involve simple math, like addition, multiplication and division, and you already know how to those, so we'll just be learning how to put everything in the proper order. This will be our last 5-day school week for a while, so I hope you have a good one! As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 21: Monday, January 30th – Friday, January 27th

Hi, I hope you had a great weekend! This week, we'll wrap up balancing chemical reactions and shift our focus to identifying some of the common types of chemical reactions that we'll be working with all school year. Here's what we're doing for the end of January:

Next week, we'll take our Quiz A on Chemical Reactions on Monday, review on Tuesday, and then take Quiz B on Wednesday. After that, we'll move on to the topic that's probably going to take up the rest of 3rd Quarter: stoichiometry! Balancing chemical equations is one of the necessary steps to learn stoichiometry, which involves predicting the amounts of products formed in a chemical reaction. I hope you have a great week! Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything.

Week 20: Monday, January 23rd – Friday, January 27th

Hello again, I hope you had a good weekend! It's hard for me to believe it, but we're already almost done with January. Overall, just about everybody improved their grades on the chemical compounds quiz last week, so I think we're ready to move on writing and balancing chemical reactions. The good news is that I have a LOT of experience teaching this topic, so you're in good hands. 😁 Here's the plan for this week:

On Wednesday, sophomores will be touring our Career-Technical programs in the morning, so I've staggered the assignments a little bit to make sure no one falls behind. Stay warm, and have a great week!

Week 19: Tuesday, January 17th – Friday, January 20th

I hope you enjoyed your three-day weekend and spent some time learning about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.! This week is very straightforward: we're going to take our quiz on writing formulas and names for chemical compounds, including those with multiple charges as well as polyatomic ions.

One change I'm making this semester is that I'm no longer accepting late work on a topic or unit past Quiz B. The reason is that too many of you let assignments build up without completing them when they mattered most, which was before the quiz. If you have any questions about this policy change, please let me know. I hope you have a great short week!

Week 18: Monday, January 9th – Friday, January 13th

Happy New Year, and welcome to 2023 and the first week of 2nd Semester! That means we're already halfway through the school year, if you can believe it. Before we move on, we need to do a quick review of compound naming and formula writing so that we can add multi-charge ions and polyatomic ions to our Chemistry toolbox. Here's the plan:

Next week, we'll have a quiz on naming chemical compounds and writing chemical formulas before moving on to writing and balancing chemical equations. I hope you have a great first week back, and enjoy your upcoming 3-day weekend!

Week 17: Monday, December 19th – Thursday, December 22nd

Welcome to Semester Exams week! I know this is a new experience for all of you, so my two pieces of advice are simple: review your study materials (study guide and practice exam) in small chunks each day before the exam, and use the practice quizzes I wrote at ChemQuiz.net to give you immediate feedback on areas where you need to focus.

Please be on time to your exam! You WILL NOT be admitted without a pass from the office. I recommend getting to your exams at least 5 minutes early so that you have time to settle in and get started. If you're taking the exam in the intervention room, you can go straight there; everything you need will already be down there.

Here's the schedule for this week:

Good luck on all of your exams this week! I hope you have a happy holiday, a restful and relaxing winter break, and a Happy New Year. See you in 2023!

Week 16: Monday, December 12th – Friday, December 16th

This is it - it's the last week of 2nd Quarter, and the last full week of 1st Semester! We're wrapping up periodic trends and chemical compounds this week just in time to do a quarter project and begin studying for next week's 1st Semester Exam. Here's the plan:

Make sure you turn in any missing or incomplete assignments by Friday so that they'll count on your 2nd Quarter grade. Next week, we'll have one day on Monday to review, and then you'll take your exam on Tuesday (1st & 2nd periods), Wednesday (10th period) or Thursday (4/5th period) depending on what class you're in. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 15: Monday, December 5th – Friday, December 9th

Hi! Here's what we're doing the first full week of December:

I hope you're seeing the pattern – learning about the atom lets us draw Bohr models, which lets us find the outer electrons, and learning about Coulombic forces helps us understand the trends on the periodic table. This lets us predict which kinds of ions are formed, which tells us what chemical compounds can be made. It's all about the patterns!

Have a great week! Just one more week after this, and then we'll take our 1st Semester Exam.

Week 14: Monday, November 28th – Friday, December 2nd

Welcome back! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Break and were able to rest and recharge your batteries a bit. We have just three weeks left in the semester before we take our 1st Semester Exam and we still have a lot of material to learn, so please make sure you're keeping up with your assignments and turning things in on time. Here's the plan for the waning days of November:

Once we have a good understanding of electron configurations, then other topics like periodic trends and ions will make a lot more sense. I hope you have a great week back as we hit the home stretch for 1st Semester! Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help.

Week 13: Monday, November 14th – Monday, November 21st

Hello, everybody! This week, we'll wrap up our unit on the atom and start looking into some of the scientific information encoded in the periodic table. Here's what we're doing for the last full week before Thanksgiving Break:

Having a good understanding of the atom is going to help us understand why the periodic table is arranged the way it is, which will make it a lot easier to find useful information from it. I hope you're staying warm with the weather change! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 12: Monday, November 7th – Friday, November 11th

Hi there! I hope you've moved all of your clocks back an hour and have mentally prepared for it getting dark out much earlier. This week, we'll continue our investigations into the greatest scientific discovery of all time, the atom. Here's what we're doing for the first full week of November:

I'm really pleased with how well most students improved their scores on Unit 2 Quiz 2: Dimensional Analysis & Density, but if you'd like to try to get an even higher score, please see me about taking Quiz C by the end of the week. Make sure you get out and enjoy the bonus sunshine and while it lasts, and have a great week!

Week 11: Monday, October 31st – Friday, November 4th

Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed the nice weather this weekend and have made plans for your Halloween costume for Monday. Here's what we're doing for this week:

Learning about atoms is my favorite topic in Chemistry, so I'm really looking forward to starting that topic later this week. I hope you have an awesome week! Please let me know if you have any questions at all.

Week 10: Monday, October 24th – Friday, October 28th

Happy Mole Day! Today, October 23rd (10/23) is considered "Mole Day" by many Chemistry teachers and enthusiasts because of how the numbers in the date match up with the exponent in Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 1023 – get it?). You can learn more at the National Mole Day Foundation website.

This week starts the beginning of 2nd Quarter, which will go until our 1st Semester Exams in mid-December. All of the dimensional analysis (DA) and SI conversion assignments from last week will go on your 2nd Quarter grade. Here's what we're doing for this week, the last full week of October:

I've finished entering all of the grades for 1st Quarter, but for some reason, ProgressBook wasn't weighing quarter grades correctly, so I've fixed it. Assessments (quizzes & tests) represent 60% of your quarter grade, while labs are 10%, projects are 10%, and homework and in-class practice are worth 20%. For most students, this raised their quarter grade, but please check ProgressBook so you're up to date. Because of this, I've written an optional Unit 2 Quiz 1C on Scientific Notation, Sig Figs and Measurements that you can take tomorrow (Monday 10/24) to try to raise your grade. Each point on a quiz is roughly equal to a percent on your 1st Quarter Grade, so I would strongly recommend looking over your Unit 2 Quiz 1A and practicing scientific notation and sig figs on ChemQuiz.net!

PARENTS: This year's Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Monday November 7th 5-8pm, Monday November 14th 5-8pm, and Tuesday November 22nd 8:30am-3:30pm. Starting tomorrow, you will be able to schedule conferences using the Meet the Teacher website. I always enjoy meeting parents and talking about their child's progress in class, so please don't hesitate to sign up! You can also contact me directly through Remind or via email at any time at ccarman@kentschools.net, or you can call the school at 330-676-8700 if you'd prefer to talk over the phone.

I hope you're all out enjoying this fantastic weather! ☀️🍁 Have a wonderful week, and as always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 9: Monday, October 17th – Friday, October 21st

I hope you had a great weekend! This week, we're going to continue with our unit on scientific measurement by learning how to perform dimensional analysis, which is a critical skill in chemistry and science. Here's the plan for the last week of 1st Quarter: 

As I mentioned above, this is the last week of 1st Quarter, so this is your last opportunity to improve your grade by taking Unit 1 Quiz C and turning in missing work. I sent each of you a progress report over Remind on Saturday (yesterday), but you can always check your current grade on ProgressBook. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help. I hope you have a great week!

Week 8: Monday, October 10th – Friday, October 14th

Welcome back from our 3-day weekend! This week, we're diving into scientific measurements with scientific notation, significant figures (sig figs) and graphing. We'll be using calculators and Chromebooks throughout the week, so make sure you bring both to class each day! Here's the plan:

Only two weeks left in 1st Quarter! Make sure you're completing your assignments on time and checking your grade on ProgressBook. The course material is going to get more difficult as we build our chemistry knowledge, so a good grade in 1st Quarter is key to passing the class for the year. As always, let me know if you have any questions or need any help. Have a great week!

Week 7: Monday, October 3rd – Thursday, October 6th

I hope you had a great Homecoming weekend! Here's the plan for the first week of October:

We only have three weeks left in 1st Quarter, so make sure you're getting your work completed and turned in on time, and spend some time at home studying for the quizzes so you earn the highest score possible. I hope you enjoy your upcoming 3-day weekend! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 6: Monday, September 26th – Friday, September 30th

Hello again! I hope you enjoyed this weekend's weather while it was nice. Here's the plan for the last week of September:

Make sure you look over your notes, the practice quiz and all the activities we did so that you're better prepared for this quiz! Remember, assessments (quizzes and tests) are worth 60% of your quarter grade, so you need to put some effort into studying for them in order to be successful. As always, let me know if you have any questions. Have a great Homecoming Week!

Week 5: Monday, September 19th – Friday, September 23th

Welcome to Fall! 🍂  Here's the plan for this week as we continue to explore the particle model:

We have lots of hands-on activities planned for this week, so I hope you enjoy them. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Week 4: Monday, September 12th – Friday, September 16th

Hello, future chemists! This week, we'll take our first quiz and wrap up our unit on the nature of science and experimental methods. Here's what we're planning on doing:

I hope you enjoy the hands on lab activities this week! Make sure you follow the lab safety rules and always wear your goggles when working with chemicals or fire. If you'd like to bring in any extra pennies for the Alchemy Lab so you can convert them to "gold", please feel free – the shinier, the better!

Week 3: Tuesday, September 6th – Friday, September 9th

Hi everybody, I hope you had a great Labor Day weekend! Here's the plan for our 4-day week as we wrap up lab techniques and safety:

If everything goes according to plan, our new goggles should arrive this week so that we can do the Alchemy Lab next Monday, which is one of my favorites. If not, we'll adjust the schedule as necessary. I hope you have a great week! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Week 2: Monday, August 29th – Friday, September 2nd

Hello again! I hope your first week of school went well. Here's the plan for this week:

In addition to Open House on Wednesday, we have the Ravenna pep assembly on Friday and a 3-day weekend due to Labor Day on Monday! Should be a fun week. I hope your second week goes well, and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

Parents: Please check with your child to make sure they have asked you to sign the Chemistry Class Contract. Since we use chemicals in lab activities, it's important that everyone is aware of and agrees to follow the lab safety rules so that we're as safe as possible every time we're working in the lab. Thanks!

Week 1: Monday, August 22nd – Friday, August 26th

Welcome to CP Chemistry! I hope you had a great summer and are excited to be back in school. I'll do my best to make this class fun and interesting for you as we learn all about matter and the changes it undergoes. Here's the plan for our first week of school:

Please make sure to get your Class Contract signed and returned by Friday so that we can start doing labs on Monday. Have a great week! Please let me know if you have any questions.