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Weekly Assignments

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date	topic	reading	assignments
week 1
1- 19 tues	intro; ancient arts
1- 21 thurs	ancient arts; types of matter	Tro: chapt 1 Ball chapt 1 & 3 Elkins introduction
week 2
1- 26 tues	studiolab: Copper I & II (see StudioLab Schedule for list)	(Elkins 1 - 3)	studiolab prep write summary
1- 28 thurs	metals and solids, atomic structure alchemy	Tro: 3.1-3.9	study questions (on-line)
week 3
2- 2 tues	studiolab: Copper I & II (see StudioLab Schedule for list)	Ball: 4	studiolab prep write summary
2- 4 thurs	alchemy molecules and reactions	Tro: 4 (Elkins 4 - 8)	study questions (on-line) Hand in Notebooks Quiz (in class)
week 4
2- 9 tues	studiolab: Metal Pigments I		studiolab prep write summary
2- 11 thurs	alchemy types of pigment reactions	Tro: 14	study questions (on-line)
date	topic	reading	assignments
week 5
2- 16 tues	studiolab: Metal Pigments II	Ball: 5-6,10	studiolab prep write summary
2- 18 thurs	medieval art types of pigment reactions	Tro: 14	study questions (on-line) Hand in Notebooks Quiz (in class)
week 6
2- 23 tues	studiolab: make a fresco	Ball: 5-6,10	studiolab prep write summary
2- 25 thurs	acid base chemistry	Tro: 13	study questions (on-line)
week 7
3 -2 tues	studiolab: destroy a fresco	Ball: 5-6,10	studiolab prep write summary
3 - 4 thurs	organic chemistry primer	Tro: 6	study questions (on-line) Hand in Notebooks Quiz (in class)

week 8	SPRING BREAK! FIND SUN!!!

date	topic	reading	assignments
week 9
3 -16 tues	studiolab: binders	Ball: 5-6,10	studiolab prep write summary
3 - 18 thurs	holding it all together intermolecular interactions	Tro: 12, 16	Hand out take-home exam

week 10
3 - 23 tues	Lab Practical	Ball: 5-6,10	studiolab prep write summary
3 - 25 thurs	new colors, new art dawn of chemistry	Tro: 6 Ball: 7,9	take-home exam due
week 11
3 - 30 tues	studiolab: Perkins Purple		studiolab prep write summary
4 - 1 thurs	color vision and detection	Tro: 7 Ball: 2	study questions (on-line)
week 12
4 - 6 tues	studiolab: Color I	Ball: 8	studiolab prep write summary
4 - 8 thurs	Prof. Cassandra Fraser		Hand in Notebooks Quiz (in class)
week 13
4 - 13 tues	studiolab: Color II		studiolab prep write summary
4 - 15 thurs	microscopy	Ball: 11	study questions (on-line)
date	topic	reading	assignments
week 14
4 - 20 tues	studiolab: pigment identification		studiolab prep write summary
4 - 22 thurs	photochemistry and photography	Ball: 12	study questions (on-line) Hand in Notebooks Quiz (in class)
week 15
4 - 27 tues	studiolab: pin hole camera photography		studiolab prep write summary
4 - 29 thurs

If you have any comments or would like additional information, please contact Sharon Burgmayer at sburgmay@brynmawr.edu.

Teachers are encouraged to copy and modify these labs for use in their teaching.