Lesson: Alcohols Chemistry • 7th Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to write and interpret the names and formulas of alcohols and describe their physical and chemical properties.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

convert between the names of alcohols and different types of chemical formulas,
explain trends in physical properties by examining how physical properties vary with chain length,
list common uses of alcohols in manufacturing and industry,
describe reactions of alcohols including combustion, dehydration, oxidation, and reactions with sodium.

Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

When ethanol is made industrially, a catalyst is used to accelerate the combination of ethene with one other reactant. What is the name of that reactant?

Q2:

What is the name of the alcohol product when but-2-ene is reacted with steam in the presence of a catalyst?

Q3:

Which of the following alcohols has the strongest intermolecular forces?