UnitCalendarPhysicalScienceAcidsandBases

TaraAndersson
11/2014

DAY1LECTURE&ONLINESIMULATION
Standard:5.Chemicalreactionsareprocessesinwhichatomsarerearrangedintodifferent
combinationsofmolecules.Asabasisforunderstandingthisconcept:
e.Studentsknowhowtodeterminewhetherasolutionisacidic,basic,orneutral.
ELD:6.Reading/viewingcloselyb)Expressinferencesandconclusionsdrawnbasedon
closereadingofgradeleveltextsandviewingofmultimediausingavarietyofprecise
academicverbs(e.g.,indicatesthat,influences).(SpeakingGoalforELD)

Objective:Studentswillbeabletodeterminethedifferencebetweenamixtureandasolution
(examplesofeach)bytakinglecturenotesandthenusingsimulationsonacomputer.

StudentActivity:StudentswillbeparticipatinginaQ&Alecturewherestudentswillbe
activelyinvolvedinthediscussion.Studentswillthentakethatknowledgeandapplyitto
onlinesimulations.Studentwillbegivenahandouttocompletebasedontheironlinedata.

Assessment:Formative:Teacherwillbewalkingaroundassessingstudentsbasedontheir
simulationresults/data.Duringthediscussionstudentswillbeinformativelyassessedbased
ontheirabilitytodrawconclusionsandmakeinferencesonthedifferencesbetweenacids
andbases.

*Studentwillneedtocompletehomeworkofnotesfrompages188191.

DAY2_DISCUSSION&LAB
Standard:9. Scientificprogressismadebyaskingmeaningfulquestionsandconducting
carefulinvestigations.Asabasisforunderstandingthisconceptandaddressingthecontentin
theotherthreestrands,studentsshoulddeveloptheirownquestionsandperform
investigations.Studentswill:a.Planandconductascientificinvestigationtotesta
hypothesis.
5.Chemicalreactionsareprocessesinwhichatomsarerearrangedintodifferent
combinationsofmolecules.Asabasisforunderstandingthisconcept:
e.Studentsknowhowtodeterminewhetherasolutionisacidic,basic,orneutral.
ELD:2.InteractingviawrittenEnglishEngageinextendedwrittenexchangeswithpeersand
collaborateoncomplexwrittentextsonavarietyoftopics,usingtechnologywhen
appropriate.(A.Collaborative)

Objective:StudentswillbeabletodeterminethepHofcommonhouseholdproductsand
whatpHmeansbyperformingalitmuspapertestandwritingdowntheirdata.

StudentActivity:LaboratoryexperimentwherestudentswilldeterminethepHofhousehold
cleaningsuppliesandbasedontheirpHtheywillthenlookonachartanddeterminethe
productstheytested.

Assessment:Studentswillbewritingdownboththeirpredictionsandlaboratoryexperiment
anddataintheirgroupscompositionnotebooksalongwithconclusion.Studentswillbe
turninginthelaboratorynotebooks.Theywillalsobeinformativelyassessedbasedontheir
participationintheirgroupsduringthelab,itwillbepartoftheiroverallselfevaluated

DAY3LECTURE&DESIGNPHSCALE&PRESENTATIONS(IFTIME)
Standard:5.Chemicalreactionsareprocessesinwhichatomsarerearrangedintodifferent
combinationsofmolecules.Asabasisforunderstandingthisconcept:
e.Studentsknowhowtodeterminewhetherasolutionisacidic,basic,orneutral.
ELD:6.Reading/viewingcloselyc)Useknowledgeofmorphology(e.g.,affixes,roots,and
basewords),context,referencematerials,andvisualcuestodeterminethemeanings,
including
figurativeandconnotativemeanings,ofunknownandmultiplemeaningwordsonavarietyof
newtopics/(ReadingSkill)

Objective:Studentswillbeabletodeterminewhatmakesanacidandbasebymakinga
grouppHscaleandlabelingthescalewith7acidsandbases.

StudentActivity:Studentswillbetakingnotesintheircompositionnotebook(conceptmap).
Studentswillalsobeworkingingroupsof4makingapHscaleandidentifying7acidsand
basesandwhattheirpropertiesarethatmakethemacidsandbases.

Assessment:Studentwillbegradedformativelybytheircompositionnotebooksandbytheir
grouppHscaleassignmentandthegroupswillpresenttheirpHscaletotheclass.Iwillbe
assessingthestudentsbasedontheirclarityandreferencethestudentsmakefromthebook
totheircompbook.

DAY4DISCUSSION&LAB
Standard:9.Scientificprogressismadebyaskingmeaningfulquestionsandconducting
carefulinvestigations.Asabasisforunderstandingthisconceptandaddressingthecontentin
theotherthreestrands,studentsshoulddeveloptheirownquestionsandperform
investigations.Studentswill:b.Evaluatetheaccuracyandreproducibilityofdata.
ELD:1.Exchanginginformation/ideasContributetoclass,group,andpartnerdiscussionsby
followingturntakingrules,askingrelevantquestions,affirmingothers,addingrelevant
informationandevidence,paraphrasingkeyideas,buildingonresponses,andproviding
usefulfeedback.(A.Collaborative)

Objective:Studentswillbeabletounderstandhowacidsandbasesneutralizeeachother
throughlaboratoryexperimentwheretheymixacidsandbases.

StudentActivity:StudentswillbetakingpHofacidsandbasesbeforemixingthem,then
theywillmixthemtogetheranddeterminethattheyneutralizedeachother.Studentswillbe
fillingoutaworksheetwiththeirdata.

Assessment:Studentwillbegradedformativelybytheircompositionnotebooksandbytheir
studentswillalsobegradedontheirworksheetandhowcompleteitisbytheendofthelab.
Theywillalsobeformativelyassessedbasedontheirparticipationintheirgroupsduringthe
lab,itwillbepartoftheiroverallselfevaluated(Iwantthemtoselfassesstheirparticipation
forthelabexperimentsforbothdays)participationpoints.

DAY5QUIZ,PRESENTATIONS&VIDEO(IFTIME)
Standard:Chemicalreactionsareprocessesinwhichatomsarerearrangedintodifferent
combinationsofmolecules.Asabasisforunderstandingthisconcept:
e.Studentsknowhowtodeterminewhetherasolutionisacidic,basic,orneutral.
ELD:11.Justifying/arguinga)Justifyopinionsorpersuadeothersbyprovidingdetailedand
relevanttextualevidenceorrelevantbackgroundknowledgewithlightsupport.(WritingSkill)

Objective:pHquizanddesigningalaboratoryexperimenttotestacidsandbases.Students
willcontinuetogivetheirpresentationsfromWedontheirpHscale.Teacherwillreviewvia
conceptmapthedifferencesbetweenacidandbases.

StudentActivity:Studentswilltakeasummativequizonacidsandbases.Studentswilltake
notesontheirpeerspresentations.StudentwillalsowatchavideobyMr.Edmondscalledthe
solutionsong.

Assessment:Multiplechoice,andadesignyourownlabexperimentthatwilltestacidsand
basesandalonganswerthatsimplyasksthemtotellmethedifferencesbetweenacidsand
bases,inyourownwords.Studentswillbeassessedontheclarityoftheirexperimentby
justifyingwhytheychoosetoincludeastepintheirdirections.

DAY

Standard

Objective

Student
Activity

Assessment

5e

Mixture vs
solution

yes - notes and

simulation

formative

9b

common acids &

bases at home

lab

formative

5e

pH scale determine an
acid base

student will take

notes and

formative

present pH
project

9b

neutralizing acids
and bases

lab

formative

5e

Quiz
pH Scale

Quiz, pH
Presentations
(Cont) & video

summative