This Week in SCY High Chemistry

For February 6-22

Welcome back, Gentelemen, to Semester No. 2. We will begin this semester with organic chemistry (the chemistry of carbon), and then we will expand our focus by learning about biochemistry. In this unit, we will learn what makes carbon such an important element for life, the kinds of properties that functional groups impart on substance, and also learn about the chemicals of lie: DNA, proteins, lipids, sugars.

In-class: Nomenclature practice; Saturated v. unsaturated hydrocarbons, Pharma Project time, cis- trans- isomers, Functional group media, glue polymer lab pharma brochure research

HOMEWORK:
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Read Section 22.1
Answer Qs #7-12 pg 701; #54 pg 720 (Due 2/08/2008),
Continue work on brochure/media project.

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Read Section 22.2-22.3
Answer Qs #13-17 pg. 703, #42, 43 pg 719 (Due 2/14/2008),
Continue work on brochure/media project.

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Read Chapter 23
Answer Qs #1-5 pg. 729, #23-29, 31, 34-37 pg 7 (Due 2/14/2008),

PROJECT: Pharma Brochures (Due 2/19/2008)
PROJECT: Make a new element tile (Due 2/19/2008)
PROJECT: Biochem Blog (Due 2/29/2008)

Sign up for blogger.com account, and decide which vitamin/antioxidant you are using.

Answer the following questions in your blog.

1. Give your blog a clever RELEVANT title (not "Biochem Project")
   
2. Choose a vitamin or nutrient in your Jamba Juice to research (no duplicates) such as: vitamin A, B1, B6, B12, C, D, E, K, other antioxidants...
3. Cite the important chemical and physical properties (find them at webstites like chemfinder.com)
   

• Formula
• Molar Mass
• Physical state at room temperature
• Water soluble/insoluble?
  
• Picture of your chemical structure on your blog
• List the different functional groups on your molecule.
  
• MP, BP
  
• Physical hazards (MSDS)
• Why is your molecule importatnt to your health?
  
• What conditions can result from a lack of your chemical in a diet?
• What can happen if you ingest too much of your chemical?
  

1. Explain what a biomolecule is.
2. List the 4 main types of bio-molecules and what their functions in the body are.
3. Find a pciture of each type of biomolecule for your blog.
   
4. Choose a class of biomolecules from Chapter 24.2 and answer the "Section Assessment" questions IN FULL SENTENCES in your blog.
   

*Get parent letter signed!*

QUIZ: Hydrocarbon nomenclature: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes (2/14/2008)

FIELD TRIP: Jamba Juice Field Trip--bring your $$$ and choose your vitamin or nutrient to research for your blog (2/15/2008)

KEY ASSESSMENT CONCEPT QUESTIONS: Intro. to Organic Chemistry

1. Be able to name at least 3 allotropes of carbon.
2. KNOW parent alkanes from 1C to 10C long.
3. KNOW how to name simple and branched hydrocarbons
4. KNOW the functional groups in Chapter 23, Table 23.1.
5. KNOW the following vocabulary terms for chapter 22: allotrope, alkane, alkene, alkyne, saturated HC, unsturated HC, substituent, isomer, aromatic HC.
   
6. KNOW (5) real-world applications of HC.
7. More TBA
   

LOOKING FORWARD: Functional groups, empirical-molecular formulae, bio-molecules, intro to biochemistry, gas Laws, stochiometry and chemical reactions, Rubens tube project energy, quantum chemistry.