Recent Changes

Much of Chemistry surrounds the process of how to do things. If you ever feel like you 'get it' in class, but get home and wonder 'what the heck am I looking at?!?', then this section is for you! Because of the space requirements of videos, I have uploaded them in a different section. Also, I will have links to various informative YouTube videos that pertain to the topics we review in class.
Homework: How To Make Biodiesel
Video1: Understand that this is a supplier doing the demonstration. Good demo, but he is trying to sell product.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ramY_M_z4pk
Video2: Watch what other students at a University have done to create Biodiesel into a viable campus initiative!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRTzzPdqV3o

This page will guide you to the various labs required for this course. Lab writeup guidelines will be included here for you to look at. Remember, these labs are interactive, and thus I expect your lab notes to reflect accordingly.
Biodiesel Homework Assignment: Complete the Fundamental Laboratory Techniques Lab found at this url:
http://core.ecu.edu/chem/chemlab/exper1/equipment.htm

You will hear me say this throughout the year ~ A test is just a test. You need to understand and interpret the parameters and expectations before ever taking a standardized test. You need to know how the test is "graded". You need to know your strengths and weaknesses. This page will have resources that will help you to not only pass the State End Of Course Chemistry Test (Virginia), but that will teach you how to pass other future standardized tests as well.

The name of this page says it all! This is where I will showcase your work for all to see! Do you think you deserve to have something posted here but you don't see it? Let me know, in a clearly articulated statement, and I will definitely consider adding you to this page!

This page is a Summary of the Assignments and Expectations for the class.

This will be a very interactive portion of the website. You will get credit based on the level of the word that you add to the word wall, as well as how well you fill out the Frayer Model. Below, an example Frayer model has been given, both as a downloadable attachment, as well as a visual picture.

Do you need more practice choosing the right formulas, figuring out the process, or finding the solution? If so, than this page will give you extra online resources to take advantage of to learn Chemistry. These links are interactive, and can guide you, at your own pace, to understand the process of different Chemistry aspects.

This page will guide you to the various labs required for this course. Lab writeup guidelines will be included here for you to look at. Remember, these labs are interactive, and thus I expect your lab notes to reflect accordingly.

Want Extra Credit? Here is where we start! Below you will find various Chemistry Articles that you can review. Remember that a review is not only a summary, but your analysis of what you discovered through the readings as well as other applicable solutions to life that you may have thought of while reading the article.

So although I am a techie, I am relatively new to Google Docs. However, I think this will be a great place for us to collaborate and discuss specific documents live. Remember, I will be available Thursday-Sunday evenings from 7-8pm for any educational discussions that you may want to discuss online. This page will be where I will interactively review Google Docs with you. I am going to figure out how to allow everyone to see the google docs that are being edited live via this page. Once I do, I will create an instructional video that will guide you through the process.