MHS Chemistry - Chemistry in the Community Mr. Zahm (updated 01/30/08)

"Scientists use observations and statistical analysis to uncover and analyze patterns in nature."

As of the 2006-07 school year, Middletown High School will be using the Chemistry in the Community ("ChemCom") program developed by the American Chemical Society for all high school students.  Additionally, this course will be aligned with the Rhode Island Grade Span Expectations to prepare for the Rhode Island State Science Test ["NECAP"] that has been administered beginning in 2008. 

Chemistry in the Commmunity  homepage sponsored by the American Chemical Society.
Chemistry in the Community student page, sponsored by the Publishing Company and the ACS.
Exerpts from Chemistry in the Community

 

NEW STUFF!	added...
What if you breathe a gas denser than air? [from MythBusters]	11/20/10
Go bananas for Lab Safety with Shane and Jimmy!
BioDiesel Interns learn to weld!
Classic Science Papers	10/10
Atomic Timeline	10/10
A surprising variety of Chemistry resources	10/10
Theodore Grey's *NEW" Periodic Table website	10/10
Periodic Table of Cupcakes #1	12/09
Periodic Table of Cupcakes #2	12/09
NEW November 2009 - Periodic Table street art	09/09
NEW November 2009 - Element 112 proposed name "Copernicum"	09/09
A cool Element Name Quiz - try it! (I had 92/111 with 1:10 left)	09/09
Definitely NOT our homework policy	2/09
10 COOL chemical reactions!
Mr. Zahm's Temperature-Dependent Periodic Table [from Visual Basic - 2008 developing - nerd alert]	3/08
A cool interactive periodic table.	5/08
	5/08
An even COOLER ShockWave Periodic Table	6/08

 

MHS's ChemCom Course Source Page!
Main Topic	Related Links		GSE Addressed
UNIT 0 - MEASUREMENT & ANALYSIS
How to Write a Lab	Abbreviated Lab Rubric (New for 2006!)
	General Lab Rubric
	How to Make A Graph
	How to Record and Present Data
	How to Present Calculations
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Information
Properties of Matter	Common Cents (2005)		1.1.a
	Pennies' Composition
Measuring	Physical Separation
	Predicting Height
UNIT 1 - ATOMIC STRUCTURE	Atomic Theory Timeline
From ChemComm Directly -->
UNIT 1 WATER: EXPLORING SOLUTIONS
1.A - Sources and uses of water	Build A Solar Still [from ZOOM!]
	Where is the water in the world?
	1.A.1 Riverwood Facts Assignment
	1.A.2 Home Water Use
	1.A.3 Foul Water Lab
	1.A.3 Foul Water Lab - Data Analysis
	1.A.7 Water Use Analysis
1.B - A look at water and its contaminants	Common Ion Table (Word)
	Polyatomic Ions
	Naming Binary Compounds
	Writing Formulas for Binary Compounds
	Ions, Names, & Formulas #1
	Ions, Names, & Formulas #2
	Chemical Sentences and Reactions
	More Name & Formula practice (# 3)
	More Name & Formula practice (# 4)
	More Name & Formula practice (# 5)
	More Name & Formula practice (# 6)
	More Name & Formula practice (# 7)
	Reactions Hydrogen & Oxygen (Hindenberg)
	1.B.0 Riverwood Meeting Notes
	1.B.1 Physical Properties of Water Homework
	1.B.2a Density Pre-Lab
	1.B.2b Density Lab
	1.B.3 Compare And Contrast
	1.B.5 Pictures In The Mind
	1.B.6 & 7 Symbols, Formulas, and Equations
	1.B.11 Water Testing
	1.B.12-14 Fish Kill Unit Assessment Preparation
1.C - Investigating the cause of the fish kill	Reaction: Gummi Bear in Potassium Chlorate
	Reaction: Sodium and Chlorine
	1.C.1 Solubility and Solubility Curves (Lab)
	1.C.1 Solubility and Solubility Curves (Supplement)
	1.C.3 (Alternate Lab) Determining Solubility
	1.C.3 Alternate Solubility Lab Error Analysis
Solutions	ChemCom Solubility		1.1.a
The Periodic Table	Haiku
Calculating Concentration	Solubility Rules
1.D - Water purification and treatment
UNIT 2 MATERIALS: STRUCTURE AND USES
	Alkali Metals Video [not Braniacs]
	Rubidium AND Cesium in water
	A REAL Periodic Table
	A cool interactive periodic table.
	An even COOLER Periodic Table
2.A - Why we use what we do	Physical and Chemical Changes
	Physical and Chemical Properties
	2.A.x Physical and Chemical Changes of Copper
	Graphing Periodic Trends
	2.A.2 Compare & Contrast Physical/Chemical Properties/Changes
	2.A.4+5 Metal or Nonmetal
	2.A.6+7 Periodic Table and Grouping the Elements
	2.A.8+9 Patterns of Atomic Numbers and Periodic Variations
2.B - Earth's mineral resources	Properties of Metals
	The Copper Cycle
	Silver & Copper: A RedOx Reaction
	5.C.1 Electrolysis and Voltaic Cells
2.C - Conservation	A Cool Balancing Tutorial (Thanks Jordan!)
Chemical Reactions	Practice Balancing Reactions
Stoichiometry & The Mole	Beans and the Mole
	Stoichiometry Worksheet
	Stoichiometry and % Yield (Aluminum version)
	Stoichiometry and % Yield (Magnesium version)
	The Copper Cycle, Observation Sheet, & Analysis
	Solubility Rules
2.D - Materials: designing for properties
UNIT 3 PETROLEUM: BREAKING AND MAKING BONDS
3.A - Petroleum: what is it?	Newport BioDiesel
	Bonding
3.B - Petroleum as an energy source.
3.C - Petroleum as a building source
3.D - Energy alternatives to petroleum
UNIT 4 AIR: CHEMISTRY AND THE ATMOSPHERE
4.A - Gases in the atmosphere	A railroad tank car crushed by atmospheric pressure.
	The coldest place in the UNIVERSE?
	What if you breathe a gas denser than air? [from MythBusters]
4.B - Radiation and climate
4.C - Acids in the atmosphere
4.D - Air pollution: sources, effects, solutions
UNIT 5 INDUSTRY: APPLYING CHEMICAL REACTIONS
5.A - The chemistry of nitrogen
5.B - Nitrogen and industry
5.C - Metal processing and electrochemistry	5.C.1 Electrolysis and Voltaic Cells
UNIT 6 ATOMS: NUCLEAR INTERACTIONS
6.A - The nature of atoms	Marbles as Neutrons?
6.B - Nuclear radiation
6.C - Using radioactivity
6.D - Nuclear energy: benefits and burdens
UNIT 7 FOOD: MATER AND ENERGY FOR LIFE
7.A - Food as energy
7.B - Energy storage and use
7.C - Proteins, enzymes, and chemistry
7.D - Other substances in foods	Synthesis of Esters

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