Asmt 9: Acids & Bases / Creating Slide Shows

Content Area Standards:

California Science Content Standards:

• Chemistry Grades 9 – 12.  Standard Set 5. Acids and Bases.

Next Generation Science Standards:

• HS-PS1-1.    Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
• HS-PS1-3.    Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at the bulk scale to infer the strength of electrical forces between particles.  

Lesson Introduction:

You will be creating a multimedia presentation that will demonstrate the key concepts about Acids and Bases that you have learned from the previous reading and other resources.


Task:

You will be organized into groups of three.  You will create a multimedia presentation in Google Drive that demonstrates your understanding of Acids and Bases.  The presentation should be in Google Presentation format.  For purposes of collaborating on Google Drive, please do not use Microsoft PowerPoint.  The content of the presentation must satisfy the following goals of the topic:

• To understand the differences between acids and bases.  
• To be able to identify different acids and bases.  
• To understand the difference between strong and weak designations, and how it relates to pH.
• To understand the action of H+ and OH- in forming solutions. 

Resources:

Google Drive & Google Presentation:
Here is a video on how to use Google Drive: Google Drive Tutorial 2014 - Quick Start 
Here is a video on how to use Google Presentation: Google Presentations 2014 Tutorial
Here are some sources for free clip art, photos, audio and video clips: Presentation Zen
Here is a tutorial video on how to avoid plagiarism: How to Avoid Plagiarism: When to Cite Sources

Lesson Process:
Review previous lesson and relevant textbook chapter on acids and bases.
One group member should create a new Google Presentation and share it with the other members and your instructor with commenting and editing privileges.  This will allow everyone sharing this file to collaborate and make individual edits.
The presentation must contain 5 links, 5 relevant photos or clip art, and 1 embedded video.  Please cite all sources.  (Clip art does not have to be cited.)
View the tutorials on Google Drive and Google Presentation if you do not know how to do this.


Rubric:

Excellent (5)	Adequate (3)	Not Adequate (0)
Identifies 4 or more key differences between acids & bases	Identifies 2 to 3 key differences	Identifies 1 or 0 differences
Identifies 3 or more different acids and 3 or more different bases.  There are examples for strong and weak versions for each.	Identifies 3 or more examples for each, but does not specify which ones are strong or weak.  Or identifies 2 examples of each and specifies which are strong and which are weak.	Does not meet the requirements for Adequate.
Demonstrates action of H+ and OH- in forming solutions	Demonstrates action of H+ and OH- in forming solutions, with some error	Cannot demonstrate action of H+ and OH- in forming solutions
Used Google Presentation and collaboration tools correctly	Used Google Presentation with some errors	Used other Presentation format

Class Overview

This first semester AP Chemistry hybrid course covers California State Standards 1 through 6.  Topics will include:

1. Atomic and Molecular Structure
2. Chemical Bonds
3. Conservation of Matter and Stoichiometry
4. Gases and their Properties
5. Acids and Bases
6. Solutions

You are in this class because you are in the college-bound program for future Science majors.  This class will also prepare you to take the AP test, the passing of which some colleges and universities will accept for college credit.

For the online portion of this course, you are expected to participate in the online discussions, complete assignments on time, and collaborate through social media or chat rooms on a group project.

The best way to contact me for questions is by email.
For start dates and due dates for required readings, lecture topics, assignments, and tests, please refer to this calendar.  You will have to create a Google account in order to access this.

Instructor Profile

Hello students.  Welcome to the online portion of your AP Chemistry class!  To start off, I think it's important to tell you a little about myself.

I was raised in Los Angeles and currently live in West Hollywood. I acquired my bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, and then worked 10 years as a manufacturing engineer.  After some soul searching, I decided engineering was not for me.  I always loved mentoring and tutoring, so I plan to use my science background to teach secondary school Physics and Chemistry.

I am currently enrolled in the Masters of Education program at National University, and will graduate at the end of this year.  Today's classrooms are using more technology and students are more connected through the internet.  My goal here is to have every member of this class learn Chemistry using 21st century tools and apply knowledge for the 21st century environment.