High School Chemistry Course Outline

1.0 Credit

Chemistry is the study of the structure and composition of matter that makes up living things and their environment. Chemistry also deals with the study of the changes of matter and the mechanisms by which changes occur. This course is recommended for college-bound students. This class cover topics such as matter, chemical reactions, solutions, and nuclear chemistry. Virtual labs and/or simple at home labs are conducted for most chapters. Lab reports must be submitted, organizing data and answering questions for the experiment.

1- Introduction

Introduction
Course Description
Handout: Periodic Table
Handout: Polyatomic Ions
Understanding Plagiarism
Pretest
Assignment: Pretest
Supply List
Handout: Supply List
Set the Pace
Handout: Pacing Guide
Course Links
MLA Formatting
MLA Documentation
MLA Citation
MLA Sources

2- Measurements and Math

SI Base Units
SI Prefixes
Accuracy & Precision
Significant Figures
Using Significant Figures
Handout: Significant Figures Practice
Assignment: Significant Figures Practice
Dimensional Analysis
Handout: Dimensional Analysis Practice
Assignment: Dimensional Analysis Practice
Scientific Notation
Calculations with Scientific Notation
Assignment: Scientific Notation
Quiz: Measurements and Math

3- The Nature of Science

What is Science?
Scientific Theories and Laws
Using Models to Predict

4- Science and Society

Essay: Scientific Decisions
Worksheet: Nature of Science Test
Scientific Investigations
Scientific Method
State the Problem
Research & Hypothesis
Design an Experiment
Analyze Data
After the Conclusion
Handout: Alternate Assignment – The Scientific Method
Assignment: The Scientific Method

5- Describing Matter

Personal Pronouns
Possessive Personal
Essay: Personal & Possessive Pronoun Practice
Demonstrative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
Quiz: Pronoun Quiz

6- Atomic Theory

Atomic Structure
Counting Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
Assignment: Counting Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
History of the Atomic Model
Essay: Atomic Model
Quantum Numbers
Electron Configurations
Noble Gas Electron Configurations
Handout: Electron Configurations Practice
Handout: Noble Gas Periodic Table
Assignment: Electron Configurations Practice
Assignment: Noble Gas Periodic Table
Using the Periodic Table to Write Electron Configurations
Lewis Dot Structures
Assignment: Lewis Dot Structures
The Periodic Table
Handout: Periodic Trends Flashcards
Assignment: The Periodic Table
Quiz: Atomic Theory Test

7- Bonding and Naming

Types of Bonds
Ionic Bonds
Handout: Polyatomic Ions
Metallic Bonds
Covalent Bonds
Assignment: Types of Bonds
Naming Covalent Compounds
Assignment: Covalent Naming Practice
Naming Binary Ionic Compounds
Naming Ternary Ionic Compounds
Assignment: Ionic Naming Practice
Intramolecular Forces
Intermolecular forces
Worksheet: Forces In and Around a Molecule
Water
Essay: Water
Quiz: Bonding and Naming Test

8- Chemical Reactions

A Quick Review
Types of Chemical Reactions
Assignment: Classifying Chemical Reactions
Balancing Chemical Equations
Assignment: Balancing Equations Practice
Reaction Rates
Chemical Equilibrium
Assignment: Chemical Equilibrium Exercise
Quiz: Chemical Reactions Test

9- Mid-Term

Midtest
Assignment: Midtest
Handout: Mid-Term – Part II
Quiz: Mid-Term – Part I
Assignment: Mid-Term – Part II

10- Stoichiometry

The Mole
Molar Mass
Mole-Mass Conversions
Handout: Moles of Chalk Lab
Assignment: Moles of Chalk Lab
Mole-Particle Conversions
Assignment: Mole-Mass and Mole-Particle Conversions
Mass-Particle Conversions
Assignment: Mass-Particle Conversions
Reaction Stoichiometry
Percent Yield
Limiting Reactant
Handout: Virtual Lab – Limiting Reactants
Assignment: Virtual Lab – Limting Reactants
Assignment: Reaction Stoichiometry Practice
- Assignment: Stoichiometry Test

11- Kinetic Molecular Theory

KMT & Phase Changes
Ideal Gases
Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP)
Boyle’s Law
Charles’s Law
Assignment: Boyle’s and Charles’s Law Problems
Gay-Lussac’s Law
Combined Gas Law
Assignment: Gay-Lussac’s & Combined Gas Laws Problems
Ideal Gas Law
Assignment: Ideal Gas Law Problems
Worksheet: Kinetic Molecular Theory Test

12- Solutions

What is a Solution?
Concentration and Molarity
Assignment: Concentration Practice Problems
Colligative Properties
Handout: Colligative Property Lab
Assignment: Colligative Property Lab
Assignment: Solutions Test
Essay: Colligative Properties Paper

13- Acids and Bases

Acid and Base Properties
Handout: Acids & Bases Venn Diagram
Assignment: Acids & Bases Venn Diagram
Why is Water Neutral?
pH and pOH Scales
Calculating pH & pOH
Calculating Concentration
Assignment: Acid & Base Calculations
Quiz: Acids and Bases Test

14- Thermodynamics

Temperature Vs. Heat
Measuring Heat
Heat Transferred Between Two Objects
Handout: Virtual Lab – Calorimetry
Assignment: Virtual Lab – Calorimetry
Entropy
Handout: Rubber Bands and Heat Lab
Assignment: Rubber Bands and Heat Lab
Quiz: Thermodynamics Test

15- Energy and Forces

Law of Conservation of Energy
Electromagnetic Radiation
Assignment: Neon Lights Project
Energy in Chemical Reactions
Assignment: Potential Energy Diagrams
The Four Fundamental Forces
Quiz: Energy and Forces Test

16- Nuclear Chemistry

Nuclear Vs. Chemical Reactions
Types of Nuclear Reactions
Half-Life
Handout: Radioactive Decay Lab
Assignment: Radioactive Decay Lab
Quiz: Nuclear Chemistry Test

17- Science in Our World Today

The Big Bang Theory
The Theory of Evolution
Our Environmental Impact
Renewable and Nonrewable Resources
Handout: Resources Venn Diagram
Assignment: Resources Venn Diagram
Biomedical Ethics
Essay: Take a Stand
Handout: Writing a Lab Report
Quiz: Science in Our World Today Test
Assignment: Final Research Project

18- Final Exam

Post-test
Assignment: Post-test
Handout: Final Exam – Part II
Quiz: Final Exam – Part I
Assignment: Final Exam – Part II

19- Course Evaluation

Handout: Course Evalulation
Assignment: Course Evaluation

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