Chapter 1 Chemistry and Measurements 1.2 A Study Plan for Learning Chemistry

Features in This Text Help You Study 1. Periodic Table - inside front cover 2. Tables - inside back cover 3. Looking Ahead - beginning of each chapter 4. Learning Goals - beginning of each section 5. Glossary and Index - end of text

Before Reading Before you begin to read the chapter obtain an overview of the chapter by reading Looking Ahead look at the section title and rephrase it to be a question review the Learning Goal that tells you what to expect in that section

As You Read As you read the chapter try to answer the question you made from the section title review Concept Checks that help you understand key ideas work through the Sample Problems and review visual Guide to Problem Solving try the Questions and Problems that allow you to apply problem solving to new problems

Throughout the Chapter Throughout the chapter there are tools that help you connect the chemical concepts you are learning to real life. Chemistry Link to Health Chemistry Link to Industry Chemistry Link to the Environment Chemistry Link to History Macro-to-Micro Illustrations

Figures and Diagrams Many figures and diagrams use micro-to-macro illustrations to depict atomic level of organization to illustrate the concepts in the text to allow you to see the world in a microscopic way

End of Chapter At the end of the chapter there are study aids that complete the chapter, such as Concept Maps, which show connections between important concepts Chapter Reviews, which provide a summary Key Terms, which are listed with their definitions Understanding Concepts, which help you visualize concepts Additional Questions and Problems and Challenge Problems, which provide a means to assess your understanding

Active Learning Steps You can become an active learner and enhance your learning process by reading each Learning Goal for an overview forming a question from the section title and looking for answers as you read self-testing by working Concept Checks, Sample Problems, and Study Checks and checking answers

Study Check Which of the following activities should be included in your study plan for learning chemistry? A. skipping lectures B. forming a study group C. reviewing Learning Goals before reading D. becoming an active learner

Solution Which of the following activities should be included in your study plan for learning chemistry? A. Skipping lectures will not help you to understand the concepts. B. Forming a study group will be helpful for learning chemistry. C. Reviewing Learning Goals before reading will help you understand and remember the concepts. D. Becoming an active learner will help you understand the concepts.