Carolina Biological-Knowledge Center - May 09-2023

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12

by: Victor Sampson, Peter Carafano, Patrick Enderle, Steve Fannin, Jonathon Grooms, Sherry A. Southerland, Carol Stallworth, and Kiesha Williams

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Transform your chemistry labs with this guide to argument-driven inquiry. Designed to be much more authentic for instruction than traditional laboratory activities, the investigations in this book give high school students the opportunity to work the way scientists do. They learn to identify questions, develop models, collect and analyze data, generate arguments, and critique and revise their reports. Thirty field-tested labs cover a broad range of topics related to chemical reactions and matter's structure and properties. You can use them as introduction labs to acquaint students with new content or as application labs to try out a theory, law, or unifying concept.

Like Argument-Driven Inquiry in Biology, this book was written by veteran teachers who made it easy to use and aligned with today's standards. All labs include reproducible student pages, teacher notes, and checkout questions. If you've been wanting to try an argument-driven approach to chemistry but haven't been sure how, this book will provide both the information and instructional materials you need to get started.

Table of Contents

Preface


Acknowledgments


About the Authors


Introduction



SECTION 1:Using Argument-Driven Inquiry


Chapter 1. Argument-Driven Inquiry


Chapter 2. Lab Investigations



SECTION 2: Physical Sciences Core Idea 1.A Structure and Properties of Matter


INTRODUCTION LABS



Lab 1. Bond Character and Molecular Polarity: How Does Atom Electronegativity Affect Bond Character and Molecular Polarity?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 2. Molecular Shapes: How Does the Number of Substituents Around a Central Atom Affect the Shape of a Molecule?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 3. Rate of Dissolution: Why Does the Surface Area of the Solute, the Temperature of the Solvent, and the Amount of Agitation That Occurs When the Solute and the Solvent Are Mixed Affect the Rate of Dissolution?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 4. Molarity: What Is the Mathematical Relationship Between the Moles of a Solute, the Volume of the Solvent, and the Molarity of an Aqueous Solution?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 5. Temperature Changes Due to Evaporation: Which of the Available Substances Has the Strongest Intermolecular Forces?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 6. Pressure, Temperature, and Volume of Gases: How Does Changing the Volume or the Temperature of a Gas Affect the Pressure of That Gas?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 7. Periodic Trends: Which Properties of the Elements Follow a Periodic Trend?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 8. Solutes and the Freezing Point of Water: How Does the Addition of Different Types of Solutes Affect the Freezing Point of Water?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions



APPLICATION LABS



Lab 9. Melting and Freezing Points: Why Do Substances Have Specific Melting and Freezing Points?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 10. Identification of an Unknown Based on Physical Properties: What Type of Solution Is the Unknown Liquid?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 11. Atomic Structure and Electromagnetic Radiation: What Are the Identities of the Unknown Powders?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 12. Magnetism and Atomic Structure: What Relationships Exist Between the Electrons in a Substance and the Strength of Magnetic Attraction?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 13. Density and the Periodic Table: What Are the Densities of Germanium and Ununquadium?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 14. Molar Relationships: What Are the Identities of the Unknown Compounds?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 15. The Ideal Gas Law: How Can a Value of R for the Ideal Gas Law Be Accurately Determined Inside the Laboratory?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions



SECTION 3: Physical Sciences Core Idea 1.B Chemical Reactions


INTRODUCTION LABS



Lab 16. Development of a Reaction Matrix: What Are the Identities of the Unknown Chemicals?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 17. Limiting Reactants: Why Does Mixing Reactants in Different Mole Ratios Affect the Amount of the Product and the Amount of Each Reactant That Is Left Over?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 18. Characteristics of Acids and Bases: How Can the Chemical Properties of an Aqueous Solution Be Used to Identify It as an Acid or a Base?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 19. Strong and Weak Acids: Why Do Strong And Weak Acids Behave in a Different Manner Even Though They Have the Same Chemical Properties?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 20. Enthalpy Change of Solution: How Can Chemists Use the Properties of a Solute to Predict If an Enthalpy Change of Solution Will Be Exothermic or Endothermic?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 21. Reaction Rates: Why Do Changes in Temperature and Reactant Concentration Affect the Rate of a Reaction?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 22. Equilibrium: Why Do Changes in Temperature, Reactant Concentration, and Product Concentration Affect the Equilibrium Point of a Reaction?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions



APPLICATION LABS


Lab 23. Classification of Changes in Matter: Which Changes Are Examples of a Chemical Change and Which Are Examples of a Physical Change?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 24. Identification of Reaction Products: What Are the Products of the Chemical Reactions?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 25. Acid-Base Titration and Neutralization Reactions: What Is the Concentration of Acetic Acid in Each Sample of Vinegar?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 26. Composition of Chemical Compounds: What Is the Empirical Formula of Magnesium Oxide?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 27. Stoichiometry and Chemical Reactions: Which Balanced Chemical Equation Best Represents the Thermal Decomposition of Sodium Bicarbonate?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 28. Designing a Cold Pack: Which Salt Should Be Used to Make an Effective but Economical Cold Pack?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 29. Rate Laws: What Is the Rate Law for the Reaction Between Hydrochloric Acid and Sodium Thiosulfate?

Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions


Lab 30. Equilibrium Constant and Temperature: How Does a Change in Temperature Affect the Value of the Equilibrium Constant for an Exothermic Reaction?


Teacher Notes


Lab Handout


Checkout Questions



SECTION 4: Appendixes


Appendix 1. Standards Alignment Matrixes


Appendix 2. Timeline Options for Implementing ADI Lab Investigations


Appendix 3. Investigation Proposal Options


Appendix 4. Peer-Review Guide and Instructor Scoring Rubric



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Index

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