Chemistry is Hard

Why?

Blooms Taxonomy
Psychologist

who studied how people

think Broke thinking into levels of complexity Each level required using the information below The lowest level is knowledgememorizing textbook definitions Easiest but least useful

Blooms Taxonomy
Understanding-

being able to put the knowledge into you own words Application- being able to use the information in new situations Analysis- breaking the information into meaningful pieces Synthesis- being able to put information together to generate new learning

Blooms Taxonomy
Evaluation-

using all the information, making and defending value judgments about the information.

Evaluation
Synthesis

Analysis
Application

Understanding
Knowledg e

 In

the past, many of your classes relied on memorization. Knowledge level Chemistry focuses on the higher levels. I dont ask you to memorize a lot of terms I ask you to learn processes and techniques and then apply them to novel situations

What does this have to do with chemistry?

Evaluation
25% Synthesis

Analysis
50% 25% Application

Understanding
Knowledg e

Word Clues
How

hard do I have to think? Knowledge Who, what, where, when, tell, label, define, select, choose, identify, describe, recall Comprehension Show, explain, discuss, classify, recognize, summarize, paraphrase

Word Clues
Application

solve, teach, relate, explain, predict, compute, illustrate, simulate, demonstrate Analysis Probe, dissect, outline, compare, organize, diagram, distinguish, investigate, categorize

Use,

Word Clues
Synthesis

make, invent, develop, design, propose, predict, assemble, formulate, hypothesize Evaluation Rate, judge, revise, critique, defend, justify, assess, contrast, support, recommend, conclude, interpret

Plan,

Information Processing Theory

Describes

how we learn something new

Information Processing Theory

Filters

what we know What we pay attention to moves on Sensory Register Less than a second

Information Processing Theory

Room

for 7 things (on average) Less than a minute Sensory Register Less than a second

Short- term Memory

Information Processing Theory

If

we process it further it stays with us To learn something requires practice Sensory Register Less than a second
Long Term Memory

Short- term Memory

Memory Techniques
Rehearsal-

repetition Chunking- grouping the information into meaningful categories Remembering general rules is easier than every specific instance We learn best by connecting new knowledge with old knowledge ROY G BIV

Another Reason Chemistry is hard

Requires

math skills. Uses math to explain Prerequisite Algebra is used in this class regularly. Used to describe the world around us

What can you do?

Laboratory Safety Rules

 While

working in the science laboratory, you will have certain important ____________________ that do not responsibilities apply to other classrooms. You will be working with materials and apparatus which, if handled carelessly or improperly, have the potential to cause __________________ or discomfort to injury someone else as well as yourself.

science laboratory can be a safe place in which to work if you, the student, are foresighted, alert, and cautious. Violating any of the following regulations will result suspended in you being _______________ from class or ______________________ from permanently removed the class. The following practices will be followed:

An instructor _________ must be present during the performance of all laboratory work. teacher 2. Report any accident to the __________ immediately, no matter how_________, minor including reporting any burn, scratch, cut, or corrosive liquid on skin or clothing. 3. Prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all instructions before coming to ________ directions implicitly and class. Follow all _________ modification intelligently. Make note of any _________ in procedure given by the instructor.
1.

4. Any science project or individually planned experiment must be approved by the teacher. __________

5. Use only those materials and equipment authorized by the instructor. _________ immediately of any 6. Inform the teacher ____________ equipment not working properly. 7. Clean up any nonhazardous _______ spill on the floor or workspace ____________. immediately

 8.

eye protection Wear appropriate ______________, as directed by the instructor, whenever you are working in the laboratory. Safety goggles must be worn during hazardous _________ activities involving caustic/corrosive chemicals, heating of liquids, and other activities that may injure the eyes.

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Splashes and fumes from hazardous chemicals present a special danger to wearers of _____________. contact lenses Therefore, students should preferably wear regular glasses (inside splash -proof goggles, when appropriate) during all class activities or purchase personal splashproof goggles and wear them whenever exposure to chemicals or chemical fumes is possible. 10. Students with open _________________ skin wounds on hands must wear gloves or be excused from the laboratory activity.

 11.

Never _______ hot equipment or carry dangerous chemicals through a ______ group of students. 12. Check ______ labels and equipment instructions carefully. Be sure correct items are _______ used in the proper manner. 13. Be aware if the _________ chemicals being used are hazardous. Know where the material safety data sheet (_______) MSDS is and what it indicates for each of the hazardous chemicals you are using.

 14.

Never ______ taste anything or touch chemicals with the hands, unless __________ specifically instructed to do so.

15. Test for odor of chemicals only by waving your hand above the container ______ distance and sniffing cautiously from a _________. laboratory 16. Eating or drinking in the ____________ or from laboratory equipment is _____ not permitted.

 17.

When heating material in a test tube, look into the tube or point it in do not ______ the direction of any person during the process. reagents back into bottles, 18. Never pour _________ exchange stoppers of bottles, or lay stoppers on the table. 19. When diluting _____, acids always pour acids into _______, never the reverse. water

 20.

Wash hands as necessary and wash conclusion of the thoroughly at the __________ laboratory period.

21. To treat a burn from an acid or alkali, immediately with wash the affected area ___________ plenty of running water. If the eye is involved, irrigate it at the eyewash station without interruption for ___ 15 minutes. Report the incident to your ___________ instructor. ______________. immediately

 22.

Know the _________ location of the emergency shower, eyewash and facewash station, fire blanket, fire extinguisher, fire alarm box, and exits. 23. Know the proper fire and earthquake drill _____________. procedures 24. Roll long sleeves above the wrist _______. Long, hanging necklaces, bulky jewelry, and excessive and bulky clothing should worn in the laboratory. not be _____ 25. Confine long hair during a laboratory activity. __________