The Chemistry Workshop Newsletter

May 26, 2009            Honors Chemistry             Mr. Polsinelli

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Welcome to the Last Newsletter of this school year!!!!!

Well, it has been a marathon this year, but the finish line is in sight.  Encourage your student to finish the year in a positive fashion by working hard all the way through final exams.

The Final Exam is 100 multiple-choice questions:

20 questions will cover the "new" material since our last exam. 

    This would be chapters 15 & 16 -- Ionic Compounds & Covalent Bonds.

The remaining 80 questions will be equally divided (20 questions each) between topics from each of the units we have covered this semester:

Chapter 10 -- States of Matter (The nature of solids, liquids, and gases)

Chapter 11 -- Thermochemistry (Energy flow, measuring energy changes, energy changes during changes

of state, energy calculations)

Chapter 12 -- Behavior of Gases (Gas Laws)

Chapters 13 & 14 -- Atomic Structure & Periodic Properties

**Students have been given a Final Exam "Review Guide".**

Final Exam Schedule:

Tuesday, June 3 -- zero, 1st, and 7th period finals

Wednesday, June 4 -- 3rd, 4th, and 5th period finals

Thursday, June 5 -- 2nd and 6th period finals

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This Week's Homework:

Tuesday, 5/26--Read section 16.3 and complete Study Guide questions 36-43.

Wednesday, 5/27--Complete Ten Chapter 16 Review Questions--See Study Guide .

Thursday, 5/28----Complete Ten Chapter 16 Review Questions--See Study Guide .

Friday, 5/29--Complete Twenty One Chapter 16 Review Questions--See Study Guide.

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5/26         Student ______________________________   Grade (2244 points possible) _________________________

I have reviewed this with my student: (Parent/Guardian) _______________________________________________

Well…That's it for this year, as far as newsletters go.

I enjoyed teaching your children.

They are a nice group of kids. 

I wish them all the best in the years to come!