Introduction |
| Anchor Video |
| Concept Map |
| Project Calendar |
| Lesson Plans |
Letter to Parents |
| Assessments |
| Resources |
Modifications |
| Grant |
Project calendar
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Week 1 Gas Laws |
Students will perform an engagement with balloons to explore pressure, volume relationship. | Students will work on a simulation that will help them understand gas laws: Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, and the Ideal Gas Law. | Students will continue working with the simulation and answering the questions embedded in the simulation activities. | Assessment; students will draw concept maps of their understanding of the gas laws. We will also discuss/address the concepts involved with gas laws such as tire pressure, an automobile engine, our lungs, and scuba divers. | Quiz over the gas laws. |
| Week 2 Rusting |
The topic of rust will be introduced with a game called Common and Unique that will serve as a checking of the students prior knowledge and as an engagement. The topic will be introduced and we'll have a small lecture on it. | Students will explore the effects of rusting in different environments. (Like rainy, snowy, humid, salty, or chemical environments.) The students will be encouraged to collaborate with other schools to complete this activity. | Work on project. Gather and analyze data. |
Work on project. Gather and analyze data and prepare for presentations. |
Presentations for project. |
| Week 3 Cooling System / Water Chemistry |
Quiz on rusting. Pre-assessment / Discussion on the use of water in the cars |
Water: Structure, and its Polarity (Hydrogen bonding). |
Warm up : Hydrogen bonding. Brainstorm in groups : How does hydrogen bonding explain the unique properties of water? |
Lab day : Investigation to come up with the properties of water. e.g. surface tension, density, boiling point, freezing point, universal
solvent. |
Review/ Discussion Complete the lab reports. |
| Week 4 Cooling System / Water Chemistry |
Properties of water. |
Discussion in groups/class : Where we use water in cars? Why we use water? Why canÍt we use soap, juice, salt water, etc instead of water? |
Benchmark lesson 3: Water as a coolant and ethylene glycol as antifreeze. |
Project day/Research on Internet or library. |
Review/Discussion: Question answer session. |
Week 5 Car Batteries / Electrochemistry |
Pre-assessment - Essay Question: How does a car battery work?use Internet, books, experts, imagination; site sources | Lecture or experiment - Movement of electrons and charge | Demonstration - How to do 1/2 reactionsmaterials, set up, measuring voltage, using potential tables, safety | Lab Exploration - design and conduct 1/2 reactions write equations and explain techniques for the reactions conducted | Continue Lab |
| Week 6 Car Batteries / Electrochemistry |
Lab Exploration - Build a working wet battery write a lab report and exain: how actual batteries work, what materials were used, the voltage output and 1/2 rxns involved, schematic of battery set up |
Continue Lab | Lecture/ Demo - How do car batteries last so long recharging voltaic vs. electrolytic cells flow of electricity in a jumpstart
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Continue Lecture | Assessment -How does a car battery work? use info learned, lab experiences, etc |