Note: Activities in RED are not complete!

These activities are to be

cobbled together from the activities in square brackets.

Chapter 1 Worksheet Outline

Section 1.1 Phases of Matter
1.1a GenChemActivity: What do you already know about water?
1.2]
1.1b GenChemActivity: Modeling water with M&Ms.

[1.1-

[1.3]

Section 1.2 Atomic Models

1.2 GenChemInquiry: Why is sticky tape sticky?

[1.4-1.6]

1.2 GenChemActivity: Making sense of atomic sizes. [1.7-1.9]

Section 1.3 Molecular Models
Lecture/discussion.
Section 1.4 Valence Electrons in Molecular Models: Lewis Structures
ChemActivity 12: Lewis Structures I

[1.10-1.13]

Section 1.5 Arranging Electron Pairs in Three Dimensions

1.5a GenChemActivity: Electron arrangements.

[1.14-1.15]

ChemActivity 17: Molecular Shapes

1.5b GenChemActivity: Translating Lewis structures into molecular
models. [1.16]
Section 1.6 Polarity of the Water Molecule
ChemActivity 21: Polar, Nonpolar, and Ionic Bonds
Section 1.7 Why Is Water Liquid at Room Temperature?
ChemActivity 26: Intermolecular Forces (What Determines the
Boiling Point?)
Section 1.8 Further Structural Effects of Hydrogen Bonding in Water
1.8 GenChemActivity: Molecular networking.

[1.28-1.29]

1.8 GenChemInquiry: What is the temperature in an ice-water

mixture? [1.30-1.32]
Section 1.9 Hydrogen Bonds in Biomolecules
1.9 GenChemActivity: Hydrogen bonding in DNA.

[1.33-1.34]

Lecture/homework assignment with an interesting example. Polymerase

Chain Reaction: DNA amplification using DNA polymerase from
thermophilic bacteria. Thermal reversible denaturation of DNA causes
irreversible denaturation of ordinary DNA polymerase. (more detail
from Laura, please!)
Section 1.10 Phase Changes: Liquid to Gas
1.10a GenChemActivity: The energetics of sweat.

[1.35-1.39]

1.10b GenChemActivity: Evaporation. [1.40-1.41, but including an

introduction to molar measurements]
Section 1.11 Counting Molecules: The Mole
ChemActivity 2: Atomic Number and Atomic Mass - Model 2: The
Mole
ChemActivity 27: The Mole Concept
Section 1.12 Specific Heat of Water: Keeping the Earths Temperature Stable
1.12 GenChemInquiry: How does the temperature change when you heat
a liquid? [1.53-1.59]

Worksheet 1:
What do you know about water?
leads into g, l, s.
Activity: Phases of water (Section 1.1)
1. 1 small pack of M&Ms/student + 24 well plate lid (or equivalent):
model three phases
2. Show and tell; compare models and discuss differences, plus and
minus points; is one model better than another?
3. Phase transitions at M&M level: what is necessary for each phase
transition?
4. What is in bubbles?

(Check This 1.3, Web Companion)

Worksheet 2:
(Demonstrate pulling Scotch tape off the roll.)
attracted to me when I pull it off the roll?

Why is Scotch tape

Activity: Sticky Tape (Section 1.2, Investigate This 1.4, Figure 1.4)
1. Sticky tape activity modified (Utape and Ltape pairwise
interactions).
2. What do you observe (dependence on distance, sign and size of
charge)?
3. Balloon demonstration with paper and with both tapes (balloon with
paper, with Utape, not Ltape).
4. How can you explain each observation?
5. Predict what you will see with balloon and Ltape, then do the
experiment.
(Discharge tape by passing over a damp paper towel, vs. dry?)
ChemActivity 6: Atomic Size
ChemActivity 12: Lewis Structures I
Activity: Construct Lewis structures (Section 1.4)
ChemActivity 17: Molecular Shapes
Molecular shapes beyond tetrahedral (Section 1.5)

ChemActivity 21: Polar, Nonpolar, and Ionic Bonds (Section 1.6)

ChemActivity 22: Dipole Moments (Section 1.6)
ChemActivity 26: Intermolecular Forces (What Determines the Boiling
Point?)
(Section 1.7)
Investigate This 1.28 What kinds of hydrogen-bonded networks can you
construct? Add questions and conclusions; include ammonia and HF.
(Section 1.8)
Polymerase Chain Reaction: DNA amplification using DNA polymerase from
thermophilic bacteria. Thermal reversible denaturation of DNA causes
irreversible denaturation of ordinary DNA polymerase.
Section 1.10 Add questions and conclusions; relate to M&M and models,
water, ammonia, and HF.
ChemActivity 2: Atomic Number and Atomic Mass - Model 2: The Mole
ChemActivity 27: The Mole Concept (Section 1.11)