Grade 8 Chemistry Autumn 2019

Grade 8  Chemistry Lessons for Autumn 2019

 Assessments:                                               
Test date:      20.11.2019 the test will be open notebook, but you may not bring your Ilmiö book along.    
Study guidance for open note tests here.        

Week number	Date	Lesson content	Lesson resources and links	Homework
33	12 Aug	Introduction - safety, classroom procedures. Units to be studied this term and probable assessment dates. Why to wear goggles? -demonstration.	Safety info egg white and sodium hydroxide egg white with hydrogen peroxide	Warning sign test next week. Warning signs can be found from the copy you got.
34	19 Aug	Introduction to acids and bases. Testing a variety of liquids to find out if they are acids or alkaline. Evaluating indicators.	introduction notes results table results	Non set
35	26 Aug	Indicators notes. Mixing acids and alkalis. Neutralisation Salts Acid + alkali -> salt + water Naming salts: chlorides, sulfates, nitrates, phosphates Tutorial video - naming salts	Indicators notes Rainbow fizz experiment Rainbow fizz result Neutralisation, naming salts notes	Naming salts exercises. Exercise copy received during the lesson and can be found at the end of the notes.
36	2 Sep	Neutralising an acid using careful measurements - practising experimental techniques. The key ideas are: avoiding contamination correct and accurate measurements comparing class results to ensure greater reliability naming apparatus correctly.	notes	Write a method of the neutralisation of an alkali. Example method
37	9 Sep	Going through the method from last weeks experiment - neutralising an alkali. Introducing the experiment and context for the assessment task.	task sheet criterion	Make plan for your investigation. So that you can start the experiment next lesson.
38	16 Sep	Doing the investigation		Draw the apparatus and write the method of your experiment. We continue writing/doing during the next lesson.
39	23 Sep	Doing the investigation		Finnish your report at home. It's due in the beginning of the next lesson (Wed 2.10.) if anything else has not been agreed.
40	30 Sep	Atom structure of an atom Atomic mass, atomic number, the number of protons, neutrons, electrons isotopes electron shells	notes If you missed the lesson come and get a exercise copy from Anna.	Do the exercise copy about electron shells up to Magnesium.
41	7 Oct	The Periodic table of Elements metals, nonmetals, metalloids periods, groups alkali metals and their reactivity We continue about the other groups next week.	notes If you missed the lesson come and get a exercise copy from Anna.	Do an exercise copy about the Periodic Table. If you missed the lesson come and get a exercise copy from Anna.
42	14 Oct
43	21 Oct	Autumn break
44	28 Oct
45	4 Nov
46	11 Nov
47	18 Nov	TEST open notebook
48	25 Nov
49	2 Dec
50	9 Dec
51	16 Dec