CHEMISTRY 11
Mr. Bellman
Ch 1 The Nature of Chemistry / Introduction
wkst 1 ( 12 )
NAME____________________
Date______________Bk_____
Starts on page xii then moves to chapter 1 on page 3
1. Look at pages xii to xv at the beginning of the book. This shows some of the sections and helpful bits of each chapter.
2. Find the math tool kit section on page xiii. What do the math tips help you with?
3. What will the problem solving sections help you with as shown on page xiv?
4. What is a concept map and what will concept mapping help you with?
5. Define chemistry.
6. How did chemistry help the wetlands ecologist do her job and what was the result?
7. How did chemistry help the archaeologists do their job and what was the result?
8. Why is chemistry called the central science?
9. List some occupations where a knowledge of chemistry is useful. At least the ones mentioned in the text.
10. Chemistry can play a role in many different areas of life but what is the other reason for learning chemistry? _______________
11. What are the two hints to keep in mind as you begin to study chemistry?
12. When were Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel unveiled?
13. What simple substance was used to help clean the paintings?
14. How long did it take Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel?
15. How long did it take to restore it back to its original beauty nearly 500 years later?
16. What did Michael Faraday do and what world changing invention did it lead to?
17. Define the scientific method. (see the back of the book definition)
18. Define observation.
19. Define hypothesis
20. Define experiment.
21. Define conclusion.
22. Define natural law
23. Define theory.
24. Copy the scientific method chart on page 8 nice and big on a separate sheet of paper.
25. Write the 10 importance science safety rules mentioned on page 14.
26. On a separate sheet of paper or on the back of the paper used in Q 24, sketch and label the safety symbols on page 15. You will
be tested on them so somehow memorize them.