Experiments for General College Chemistry 1 (SKYCTC Chemistry 175)
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Copyright: 2025
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These lab experiments are designed for college students in the first semester of a general chemistry sequence. The labs have been designed to introduce the laboratory concepts and skills necessary for further study in a variety of STEM enabled programs. The book is aligned with the Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Chemistry 175 lab course.
Experiment 1 – Graphing
Experiment 2 – Scientific Measurements, Data Analysis, and Density
Experiment 3 – The Mole Concept
Experiment 4 – Characterizing Elements
Experiment 5 – VSEPR and Molecular Shapes
Experiment 6 – Beer’s Law and Spectroscopy
Experiment 7 – Analysis of Vinegar
Experiment 8 – Chemical Changes
Experiment 9 – The Development of an Activity Series
Experiment 10 – Calorimetry: Specific Heat and Heat of Reactions
Experiment 11 – Gas Laws
Experiment 12 – Limiting Reagent
Robert Forsythe is a life-long educator with over 35 years of teaching and administrative experience spanning primary, secondary, and higher education. Robert earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Chemistry from Western Kentucky University where his passion for high quality, hands-on laboratory instruction began as a teaching assistant and a laboratory instructor. In addition to chemistry laboratory curriculum development, his professional focus has been on expanding student use of technology in the classroom and the laboratory. He is an award-winning educator with a vision for the use of hands-on laboratory and technology based simulations as the core experiences that transform student learning and achievement.
Robert currently serves as the chemistry instructor for Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green, Kentucky. His teaching duties include both general education and pre-professional chemistry courses. When not in the laboratory you are likely to find Robert enjoying time outdoors at the 4th generation family farm and specifically in the vegetable garden. Robert and his wife Donna have two adult children and two grandchildren.
These lab experiments are designed for college students in the first semester of a general chemistry sequence. The labs have been designed to introduce the laboratory concepts and skills necessary for further study in a variety of STEM enabled programs. The book is aligned with the Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Chemistry 175 lab course.
Experiment 1 – Graphing
Experiment 2 – Scientific Measurements, Data Analysis, and Density
Experiment 3 – The Mole Concept
Experiment 4 – Characterizing Elements
Experiment 5 – VSEPR and Molecular Shapes
Experiment 6 – Beer’s Law and Spectroscopy
Experiment 7 – Analysis of Vinegar
Experiment 8 – Chemical Changes
Experiment 9 – The Development of an Activity Series
Experiment 10 – Calorimetry: Specific Heat and Heat of Reactions
Experiment 11 – Gas Laws
Experiment 12 – Limiting Reagent
Robert Forsythe is a life-long educator with over 35 years of teaching and administrative experience spanning primary, secondary, and higher education. Robert earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Chemistry from Western Kentucky University where his passion for high quality, hands-on laboratory instruction began as a teaching assistant and a laboratory instructor. In addition to chemistry laboratory curriculum development, his professional focus has been on expanding student use of technology in the classroom and the laboratory. He is an award-winning educator with a vision for the use of hands-on laboratory and technology based simulations as the core experiences that transform student learning and achievement.
Robert currently serves as the chemistry instructor for Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green, Kentucky. His teaching duties include both general education and pre-professional chemistry courses. When not in the laboratory you are likely to find Robert enjoying time outdoors at the 4th generation family farm and specifically in the vegetable garden. Robert and his wife Donna have two adult children and two grandchildren.