Chem105: Physical Science for K-8 Teachers

Fall 2009

Administrative Information

Class meets: MW 2:30-4:30pm in ST 494

Instructor: Dr. Jeremy Kua
Office: SCST 381
Phone: x7970 or (619) 260-7970
E-mail:
Office hours: Mon 11:30am-12:30pm, Tue 2:30-4pm, Wed 11:30am-12:30pm, Thu 10:30am-noon
Class web site:  http://home.sandiego.edu/~jkua/chem105fall09.html

Students are most welcome to come in during office hours. Generally if my office door is wide open even if not during my office hours, you're more than welcome to stop by. Remember, I'm here to help you master the material. I'm also love to discuss ideas surrounding teaching and education. On the rare instances I'm super-busy right when you appear, I'll just ask you to come back a little later. I check my e-mail reasonably often during working hours so you can contact me that way too. (Don't expect replies on weekends and evenings.)

All students are expected to adhere strictly to the Academic Integrity policy. Violations will be dealt with through the Dean of College of Arts and Sciences, in accordance with the University of San Diego policy on academic integrity.

Overall and General Course Information

Course requirements and syllabus for Chem/Phys105: 105_K8syllabus.pdf

Detailed Schedule for Chem105: Chem105_Schedule.pdf

Core Curriculum Goals for Chem105: Chem105_CoreGoals.pdf

Lab Notebook Guidelines for Chem105: Chem105_LabNotebook.pdf

Report Sheet for Chem105: Chem105_ReportSheet.doc
Use these as a template for your reports!
You can also see my sample report on Making a Rubber Egg: jkua_RubberEgg_Report.pdf

Handouts/Prelabs/Experiment Instructions for each class (continuously updated)

Prelabs and any information that you need should be written (not printed out and pasted) in your lab book prior to class.

There is no need to print out the Handouts; I will bring copies to class.

Oct 28: Science and Discovery
2_ScienceDiscovery_Expt.pdf
2_StatesOfMatter_Handout.pdf

Nov 02: Mixtures and Separations
3_MixtureSeparations_Expt.pdf
3_Mixtures_Handout.pdf

Nov 04: The Scientific Method
4_ScientificMethod_Expt.pdf

Nov 09 Mass, Volume, Density
5_MassVolumeDensity_Expt.pdf

Nov 11: The Atom
6_TheAtom.pdf
6_AtomWorksheet.pdf

Nov 16: Atomic Spectroscopy
7_AtomicSpectroscopy_Expt.pdf

Nov 18: The Periodic Table
8_PeriodicTable.pdf

Nov 23: Chemical Bonding I
9_ChemicalBonding1.pdf

Nov 30: Chemical Bonding II
10_ChemicalBonding2.pdf

Dec 02: Acids and Bases
11_AcidsBases.pdf

Dec 07: Chemical Reactions I
12_ChemicalReactions1.pdf

Dec 09: Chemical Reactions II
13_ChemicalReactions2.pdf

Dec 14: Forensic Mystery
14_ForensicMystery.pdf

Some links (if you have good ones, suggest them to me)

Chem4Kids is an excellent resource!
WebElements will give you more than enough information on all the elements in the Periodic Table.
Science Content Standards for California Public Schools (pdf)
Science Framework for California Public Schools (pdf)
National Science Education Standards published by the National Academies Press can be read online.

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