Foundations of Chemistry Labs

My goals for grade 11 students doing chemistry labs in PS20 course are that they will be able to:

- measure mass using a balance
- measure volume by observing the meniscus
- light a Bunsen burner
- fold filter paper


In the labs and activities we do, they will develop these skills:
1)  Types of Reactions Lab

– to observe 7 types of reactions and classify them.  
- to write balanced equations and predict products
- learn to light a Bunsen burner
- measure volume by observing the meniscus
 

2) Counting by weighing activity 
- to learn about the mole
- measure mass using a balance

3)  Gravimetric Stoichiometry Lab
- to observe a double replacement reaction
- to perform a stoichiometric calculation using actual data
- to compare the result of the calculation to the original amount and calculate the percent difference, thereby determining the accuracy of the lab.
- measure mass using a balance
- fold filter paper
- measure volume by observing the meniscus