Lab Manual: Discovering Chemistry, D. Pettygrove, 2nd Edition.
Laboratory
Research Notebook, Jones &
Co-requisite: Students enrolled in Chem
101 Lab must be concurrently enrolled in a Chem 101: Introductory Chemistry
Lecture section, or have taken the lecture the previous semester and have
made special arrangements with the instructor.
This laboratory course
meets once per week for two and a half hours.
During this time you will be expected to complete one experiment from
the laboratory manual. Your instructor will briefly introduce the basic
concepts of the experiment; describe or demonstrate how to set up and use any
special equipment; and caution you regarding any particular hazards at the
beginning of class. It is extremely important that you come on time and that you have read
the experiment. You should also make
note of any special equipment, procedures or warnings BEFORE the lab
period!!! This will help you to use
your time more effectively and safely.
Because you will be
handling a variety of acids, caustics, and solvents, proper care must be used.
Each student will follow the safety rules in their lab manual, and any safety
procedures given by the lab instructor.
These include wearing approved safety goggles at all times, such as
those sold in the CSI bookstore. Safety goggles must be impact resistant (ANSI
Z-87.1) and provide indirect venting with splash protection. Explosions and flying objects are very rare
in most chemistry labs, but injury from splashes and spilled chemicals, though
infrequent, is possible. Notify the instructor of any special safety concerns
(such as pregnancy, blood born diseases, contact lenses). Because contact lens can absorb lab vapors,
prescription glasses are recommended.
Each experiment in your
lab manual has a pre-laboratory section which should be completed before you
arrive in the lab. Experimental data
will be recorded in your lab notebook as you collect the data. Each experiment will have a post-lab section
to be completed during and/or after the experiment.
Your lab grade will be
reported as a percentage of your best 14 scores out of the 15 experiments
scheduled. If you are absent for any reason, you will receive a 0 score for that weeks experiment. If you have a scheduled conflict for a
particular week’s lab, you may attend another lab section for that week, with the instructor’s permission. If you do not complete the lab report during
the lab period, it may be submitted the next day without penalty. Reports turned in after two or more days will
have 5 points per day deducted from the report score. Each experiment will be worth 50 points: 10
points for pre-lab questions, 20 points for procedures, data and general
appearance, 10 points for post-lab questions and conclusions, and 10 points for
attendance and participation. Failure to
follow safety procedures or lab instructions, and late attendance can result in
points being deducted.
Lab Equivalent Points (2 points per lab period): Students may also
earn points if their work station is clean and glassware is clean and dry, at
the end of the lab period. Teams can
volunteer to check chemical supplies to make certain caps are on tight and
supply benches are clean; all gas, air, and water valves are off; and sinks are
free of debris and drain freely. If a
team’s job has been done satisfactorily, each person on the team earns the
points.
Chemistry 101 – Fall 2004
Schedule of
Laboratory Experiments
Thursdays
|
Week |
Date |
Experiment Number and Title |
|
1 |
Aug.
26 |
Exp. 1
Your First Day – Chemical Magic |
|
2 |
Sept.
2 |
Exp. 2
Measurement & Metrics |
|
3 |
Sept.
9 |
Exp. 3
Density – A Physical Property |
|
4 |
Sept.
16 |
Exp. 4
Reaction or Change of State? |
|
5 |
Sept.
23 |
Exp. 5
Analysis of Alum |
|
6 |
Sept.
30 |
Exp. 6
Oooh! Ahh, Fizz, Sizzle, Pop! |
|
7 |
Oct.
7 |
Exp. 7
Recycling Copper |
|
8 |
Oct.
14 |
Exp. 8
Fireworks, Colored lights, and Electrons |
|
9 |
Oct.
21 |
Exp. 9
Seeing the Unseen |
|
10 |
Oct.
28 |
Exp. 10
Can You Stand the Pressure? |
|
11 |
Nov.
4 |
Exp. 11
Freezing Point of Phenyl Salicylate |
|
12 |
Nov.
11 |
At Home Experiment – Acid Rain |
|
13 |
Nov.
18 |
Exp. 12
Chemistry has the Solution |
|
14 |
Nov.
25 |
Thanksgiving Vacation |
|
15 |
Dec
2 |
Exp. 13
Chemical Kinetics |
|
16 |
Dec.
9 |
Exp. 17
Build a Better |