Chemistry: Apologia Lesson Plans Sept. 10

Introduction to Chemistry Class

GENERAL INFORMATION

Subject	Chemistry
Topic or Unit of Study	Introduction
Chapter	n/a
Instructional Setting	Classroom

CONNECTICUT STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES

State Core Curriculum/Student Achievement Standards	SC.0.C.1.4/1.5/1.9: design, conduct, revise, evaluate, analyze, and draw conclusions from a variety of data sources, etc.
Lesson Objectives	Introduction to Inquiry-based Educational Tools

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Instructional Materials	Materials needed for the lesson: Notes
Resources	Supplementary information and/or places where you found information for the lesson: See Google Calendar for links and references.

INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN

Identification of Student Prerequisite Skills	Students should have had prior instruction in the practice of safe lab practices. Students will take a math pre-assessment to assess basic math proficiency.
Presentation of New Information or Modeling	Safety DVD Flinn Contract Fun quiz on safety Scavenger Hunt of Lab Equipment (i.e. Shower, Fire blanket, Broken Glass container, Hood, Fire extinguisher, etc.) New OSHA pictograms Equipment Overview and Review Lab Equipment quiz
Guided Practice	Following orientation and review, the students will engage in a lab series to teach safe lab techniques, such as to decant, to weight, to measure volume with a graduated cylinder, etc. Introduction to Inquiry-based Instruction 1.    Checks Activity 2.    CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) analysis of data 3.    Inquiry blocks (two sets) 4.    Accuracy and Precision Lab (mean, median, mode/ CER) 5.    Lab Techniques (weigh, measure volume, decant, filter, etc.) 6.    UV Beads 7.    Fortune Fish Take-home lab 8.    Kool-aid conversions 9.    Bowling for Density 10.  Alkaseltzer Inquiry Lab 11.  Chalk Sticks Chromatography Lab 12.  Density Lab Series (Compare direct measures with the displacement measurement in terms of accuracy.)
Independent Student Practice	The instructor will evaluate all students and their ability to practice safe lab techniques.  The instructor will observe the student and record in the grade book that they have demonstrated correct and safe techniques.
Culminating or Closing Procedure / Activity / Event	Upon completion, the students will begin a series of inquiry-based lab activities.
Pedagogical Strategy(ies)	Hands-on
Differentiated Instruction	Describe accommodations for such groups as English Language Learners, hearing impaired, learning disabled, physically disabled, and/or gifted/accelerated learners.  Students will be able to demonstrate individually to the instructor their mastery of the lab skills.
Student Assessment/Rubrics	Describe how you will know if students have met the objective(s) for this lesson (include pre- and post-assessment plans—formal and/or informal, summative and/or formative, etc.). Students demonstrate  physically their ability to perform  lab techniques safely and correctly. Each lab activity will require observations, calculations, and/or CER reports.  There are lab safety and equipment quizzes.