Category Archives: Chemistry Notes & Review

All things chemistry! Vodcasts for chemistry lectures and homework review.

Are You Ready for the Exam?!?

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WOW! It has been an incredibly awesome year for me, and I hope it has been for you too! God bless you as you are studying for your chemistry & honors chemistry exam! If you need a break, check out this awesome review of the elements: The Element Song or this New Periodic Table Song, but don’t get distracted by the challenge!!

EXAM ROOM ASSIGNMENTS are listed below. IMPORTANT – Bring your exam review packet to the chemistry room before you go to your exam room! (And the chemistry textbook if you checked one out!!)

It is super, super important so study YOUR VERY BEST and remember to practice, practice, practice! This exam can make a HUGE difference in your average. FINISH STRONG, like you’ve been working all year!! Produce something!! Make flashcards out of the vocab, formulas, types of chemical reactions, etc. Practice writing chemical formulas, balancing equations, working the problems – try the practice tests on the online textbook or on The Physics Classroom (sign in as a guest) or sciencegeek.net. All of these will be really helpful. And get yourself plenty of snacks! 🙂

How’s the exam review coming? You know, I don’t just give you that thing for the extra credit. I give it to you because it will help you get organized and help you remember everything that’s going to be on the exam. As you answer each topic, keep studying it, if you’re having trouble!

Chemistry – 1st Period 130 Crowder
Chemistry – 2nd Period 131 Martin
Chemistry – 4th Period 132 Stinson
Chemistry – 7th Period 133 Heun
Honors Chemistry 134 Gold

Chemistry 5-11-23 Chapter 4b & 5a Test Overview

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CHEMISTRY: Wow! We finished! Here again are the notes on the s, pd, d and f block elements, and then our overview of the test and test practice.

Have you checked out the Ch 4b & 5a Stuff to Know Sheet?? Make sure you memorize the things you need to memorize so that you can apply them on the test. And practice, practice, practice, the problems and electron configurations.

God bless you! I’m praying for you!!


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Chemistry 5-10-23 History of the Periodic Table & Overview of Blocks

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CHEMISTRY: Great start to a new chapter – did you realize we did that?! First there’s a look at the homework. Then there’s our discussion of the history of the periodic table and a look at the properties of the groups of the periodic table. i decided to leap into the future and go ahead and put notes on all the blocks and groups in this vodcast.

Help session tomorrow, Thursday, 7:30 AM.

Chemistry 5-9-23 Noble Gas Notation

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CHEMISTRY – Great job with noble gas notation today!! Watch this vodcast again and it will make even more sense the second time! It would also be great review for the test! Speaking of which – have you checked out the stuff to know sheet for the test??? Super important!!!

Need extra practice or help? Wave problems? Electron configuration?? Help session this Thursday, 7:30ish A.M.


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Chemistry 5-8-23 Electron Configuration Notation & Blocks of the Periodic Table

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CHEMISTRY: Wow! You learned a lot today! Don’t we serve an awesome God?!? You probably knew the periodic table was really organized, but did you realize that it was THAT organized? Awesome!

Then, just when you were getting the hang of drawing arrows, I go and change it! But don’t you think writing electron configuration notation is a whole lot shorter than doing orbital notation? Don’t get me wrong, knowing how to do orbital is great for seeing how the electrons are paired, but this way is waaaay shorter!

Be sure and practice with the homework tonight, and don’t forget to use the Aufbau “chart”!!!!


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Chemistry – Your LAST Web Post Comment!!

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Can you believe it?!? This is your LAST web post comment!! This is where you put it and here are the three things I want you to talk about:

1) How did chemistry grow you? What did you learn about yourself?
2) What advice do you have for future chemistry students?
3) What could we have done different this year that would have helped you learn chemistry better?

Can’t wait to hear from you!! 🙂

Chemistry 5-1-23 Chapters 3A & 21 Test Overview

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CHEMISTRY: God bless you as you practice for the test. Be careful and don’t take the test for granted! SUPER IMPORTANT – Use the Chapter 3A and the 21 Stuff to Know sheet as a guide for what you are memorizing and practicing.

Here is the test overview from today. Bottom line? Memorize everything and practice everything! And did I mention, PRACTICE!! God bless you! I’ll be praying!!


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Chemistry 4-28-23 Applications of Radioactivity, Pt. 2

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CHEMISTRY: Hey guys! Here’s our discussion from Friday. More information on the applications of radioactivity, fission and fusion

Have you started studying? The test will be Tuesday, May 2. Be careful and don’t take the test for granted! And don’t forget to check out the the Chapter 21 Stuff to Know & sheet.

Make sure you keep practicing half-life problems and nuclear equations. Also, make sure you’ve memorize the nuclear symbols for alpha particles, beta particles, positrons, neutrons, and protons. And then there are tons of notes on the conceptual stuff. Properties of radioactivity, people, types of radioactive decay, applications of radioactivity, definitions, definitions, and definitions!


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