High School Chemistry Course Outline

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

• Element Name & Symbols
• Learn Your Periodic Table
• Handout: Pronouncing Element Names
• Assignment: Element Riddles
• The Classification of Matter
• States of Matter
• Properties and Changes of Matter
• Handout: Physical or Chemical Changes Lab
• Assignment: Physical or Chemical Changes Lab
• Quiz: Describing Matter Test

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