Chemistry of Fireworks

by Gina Kuntscher and Natalie Pickering

Introduction

Anchor Video

Concept Map

Project Calendar

Lesson Plans

Letter to Parents

Assessments

Resources

Modifications

Grant

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week 1

 

4/10-4/14

Introduction to Unit:

  • Course-Related Self Confidence Survey
  • Anchor Video
  • Overview of Project
    1. What the project is.
    2. Expectations
    3. Rules
    4. Due Dates

 

No Class- Block Schedule

History-

  • Students develop a history of fireworks link for a new company

No Class

Assessment of History

  • Ask students what the most

      interesting thing they learned dealing

      with the history of fireworks.

Project

  • Work on History portion of Webpage

 

 

Week 2

 

4/17-4/21

Safety

  • Students develop a safety of fireworks link for a new company
  • Pros and cons Grid- should fireworks be allowed in city

 

No Class

Project Day

  • History portion of Webpage
  • Safety portion of webpage
  • Group Work Evaluations
  • Electronic feedback- have you encountered any problems? What are they; how will go about fixing it?

No Class

Metals

  • Flame Test Pre-lab

Week 3

 

4/24-4/28

Metals

  • Flame Test Lab

No Class

Emission/ Spectrum

  • Empty Outline Assessment
  • Lecture
  • Simulation
  • Pro and Con Grid assessment

No Class

Spectrum

  • Lab

 

Week 4

 

5/1-5/5

 

Electron Configuration

  • Lecture
  • Simulation
  • One Sentence Summary

Review for Quiz

  • Metals
  • Emission/ Spectrum
  • Electron configuration
  • Test Generated Questions Assessment

No Class

Quiz

  • Metals
  • Emission/ Spectrum
  • Electron Configuration

Project

  • Course Related Self Confidence Survey
  • Safety portion of webpage
  • Metal/ Spectrum/ Electron Configuration portion of webpage

No Class

Parts of Fireworks

  • Students develop a concept map using Inspiration dealing with the parts of fireworks

 

Week 5

 

5/8-5/12

Parts of Fireworks

  • Students finish up concept map

Project

  • Parts of Fireworks portion of webpage

No Class

Discussion (short)

  • What to expect on field trip
  • Rules
  • Things students might want to pay attention to
  • Questions they might want to ask

Project

  • Metal/ Spec/ Electron Config. Portion of webpage
  • Parts of Fireworks portion of webpage

No Class

Project

  • Parts of Fireworks portion of webpage

 

Field Trip (1/2 day)

  • Fiesta Texas in San Antonio
  • Talk to Pyrotechnic in charge of firework display
  • Watch firework display

Week 6

 

5/15-5/19

Project

  • Parts of Fireworks portion of webpage
  • Finish up any other webpage links undone

No Class

Project

  • Complete any unfinished portions as well as put finishing touches on entire project
  • Group Work Evaluations
  • Class Presentation
    1. Judging of who wins the bid and gets to put history, safety, parts, etc… portion of webpage on final webpage

No Class

Project

  • Class presentations (continued)

1.     Judging of who wins the bid and gets to put history, safety, parts, etc… portion of webpage on final webpage

  • Course Related Self Confidence Survey