Basics of Chemistry

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Basics of Chemistry

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• Mr. Chan
• CTD Northwestern University

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Today (Day 1/15)

• MORNING (830am 1100am)
• (5) Welcome!
• (15) Introductions/Icebreakers
• Basics (15 min)
• Labs (120 min)
• AFTERNOON (1200pm - 245pm)
• Matter and Change (30)
• Nuts and Bolts (if time)
• (45) PreTest
• Scientific Measurement (45)
• Activity, HW Head Start? (30)
• Resources TA, Study Sessions, Before/After,
  Website, HW Head Start

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What is Chemistry?

• Chemistry Defined
• Matter and Energy
• Study of composition of matter
• Study of changes that matter undergoes

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Picture of a Chemist
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Why Study Chemistry?

• Materials
• Art classes glazes/pottery
• Plastics polymers
• Cars, planes metals
• Weapons - nuclear
• Energy
• Chemical reactions absorb or release energy
  harness/use
• Batteries chemical reactions

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Why Study Chemistry?

• Medicine and Biotechnology
• Agriculture
• Illinois corn, pesticides, herbicides, growth
  hormones
• Environment
• Chemicals in the news sulfuric acid pollution
• Fossil fuels
• Ozone Layer
• Yucca Mountain
• Astronomy, Space Exploration
• Analysis of moon rocks, Mars composition

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Lab 1 A/W-2 Physical and Chemical Changes

• Discerning between Physical/Chemical Changes,
  Classifying each
• Techniques General lab procedures,
  Supplies/Cleaning, Contamination of materials,
  Dissolving small quantities, Filtration, Bunsen
  burners, Smelling
• Safety Burning Mg, General Lab Safety
• Lab Analysis Questions All (1-6) except last
  two questions (Going Further/Design Experiment)