Due the first day of school:

Read Chapter 1: Chemical Foundations, p.1-29

·         Answer the Review Questions, 1-10, p.29-30

·         Write definitions for the Key Terms: p.29

·         Answer questions 1-90 on p.30-36

Read Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules and Ions, p.39-67

·         Answer the Review Questions: 1-10, p.68

·         Write definitions for the Key Terms: p.67-68

·         Answer questions 1-90 on p.69-74

·         Construct a timeline which shows the development of modern chemistry

o        See p.39-50

o        Include all the scientists mentioned.

o        Briefly indicate each scientist's accomplishment on the timeline.

Memorize the first 92 elements on the Periodic Table (except the Lanthanides, 58-71).

·         Element symbol, Atomic number, Group number/Family name, and Period number.

·         There will be a series of quizzes during the first week of school.

Honors Chemistry:

The summer assignment has two components:

Part 1 . Explore the following site for an overview of Chemistry. Find some interesting information to share on the first day of class.

http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/pre/chemsci.html

Part 2. Historical background assignment

This assignment must be presented as a PowerPoint presentation during the first week of class.

Based on the first initial of your last name, choose a chemist from the list below. Research the chemist and include:

·         date of birth

·         brief history of their life, and,

·         major contributions to Chemistry.

Your presentation must be a minimum of 5 slides. Include all the information above, plus supporting illustrations. Be creative, tell a story!

Last Name: A–G

Democritus (c 460-370 BC)      

Robert Boyle (1627-1691)

Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)       

Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794)

Jacques Alexander Cesar Charles (1746-1823)

John Dalton (1766-1844)

Last Name H-O

Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856)

Joseph Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)

Johann Dobereiner (1780-1849)

Thomas Graham (early 1800s)  

James Prescott Joule (1818-1889)

John Tyndall(1820-1893)

Last Name P-Y

William Thomson, aka Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)

Dmitri Mendeleev (1843-1907)

John Newlands (1837-1898)

Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908)   

Joseph John Thomson (1856-1940)     

Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927)     

Robert Millikan (1868-1953)      

Lord Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)

Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875-1946)

Niels Bohr (1885-1962)     

Henry Gwyn-Jeffreys Moseley (1887-1915)

James Chadwick (1891-1974)     

Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976)

If you have questions, email Miss Bodine: jbodine@academyoftheholycross.org

Honors Earth Science:

The summer project has three parts and is due on the first day of class. Late assignments will not be accepted. All answers must be typed.

Part 1. Read Chapter 1 (p. 2-16) in the textbook Earth Science (10^th ed.) by Edward J. Tarbuck and Frederick K. Lutgens, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.

Answer the Review Questions on p. 17, #1-12.

For questions #1–12:

• Give specific examples even if the question in the textbook does not ask for them.  

For questions #2, 6, 7, 9, 12:

• Write at least one full paragraph, but no more than four.
• Each paragraph must have a topic sentence, 3-5 sentences that provide details and explain the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence.   

Part 2. Make diagrams of:

• The Solar System - use the current classification for planets
• The four spheres of our environment
• The three principal divisions of the solid Earth
• Diagram guidelines:

o        Each diagram should be on a separate sheet of 8½” by 11” paper.

o        Diagrams must be colorful.

o        Each diagram must be clearly labeled.

Part 3. Construct a timeline of significant events in the development of the universe - you must include the past, present, and future!

·         See Box I.1, p. 6

·         Research the topic and find specific dates for a minimum of 12 events. 

·         The timeline should be at least 18” by 24”.

General Physics:

Note:  All General Physics students are required to complete a science packet. (Click on the pdf link below.) The packet is due the first class meeting of the school year. The teacher determines the amount of credit given.

The study of Physics requires a strong knowledge of mathematics. Therefore, prior to the commencement of the course, you must complete a review packet of the mathematical techniques you will use most frequently. This includes, but is not limited to, most of basic algebra (one equation and one unknown), the use of a formula to solve equations, knowledge of the coordinate plane, solving systems of equations (such as two equations and two unknowns), and the application of basic trigonometric functions, such as sine, cosine, and tangent.

Honors Physics:

For each of the following sections of the assigned text:

Wilson/Buffa, College Physics. Fifth Edition. ISBN #0130484598

• Read the section, including all of the diagrams and example problems.
• Write down the formulas listed in the section.
• Attempt to do the problems using the formulas and your understanding of the topic.
• Check the solution with those provided to see how well your solution matches.  

This work is due on the first day of class in the fall semester.