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Chemistry

9-12

Course Outline

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​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. I.  Measurements and Math

  2. SI Base Units

  3. SI Prefixes

  4. Accuracy & Precision

  5. Significant Figures

  6. Using Significant Figures

  7. Handout: Significant Figures Practice

  8. Assignment: Significant Figures Practice

  9. Dimensional Analysis

  10. Handout: Dimensional Analysis Practice

  11. Assignment: Dimensional Analysis Practice

  12. Scientific Notation

  13. Calculations with Scientific Notation

  14. Assignment: Scientific Notation

  15. Quiz: Measurements and Math

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  17. II. The Nature of Science

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  19. What is Science?

  20. Scientific Theories and Laws

  21. Using Models to Predict

  22. III. Science and Society

  23. Essay: Scientific Decisions

  24. Worksheet: Nature of Science Test

  25. Scientific Investigations

  26. Scientific Method

  27. State the Problem

  28. Research & Hypothesis

  29. Design an Experiment

  30. Analyze Data

  31. After the Conclusion

  32. Handout: Alternate Assignment – The Scientific Method

  33. Assignment: The Scientific Method

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  35. IV. Describing Matter

  36. Personal Pronouns

  37. Possessive Personal

  38. Essay: Personal & Possessive Pronoun Practice

  39. Demonstrative Pronouns

  40. Interrogative Pronouns

  41. Relative Pronouns

  42. Indefinite Pronouns

  43. Reflexive Pronouns

  44. Quiz: Pronoun Quiz

  45. V. Atomic Theory

  46. Atomic Structure

  47. Counting Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

  48. Assignment: Counting Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

  49. History of the Atomic Model

  50. Essay: Atomic Model

  51. Quantum Numbers

  52. Electron Configurations

  53. Noble Gas Electron Configurations

  54. Handout: Electron Configurations Practice

  55. Handout: Noble Gas Periodic Table

  56. Assignment: Electron Configurations Practice

  57. Assignment: Noble Gas Periodic Table

  58. Using the Periodic Table to Write Electron Configurations

  59. Lewis Dot Structures

  60. Assignment: Lewis Dot Structures

  61. The Periodic Table

  62. Handout: Periodic Trends Flashcards

  63. Assignment: The Periodic Table

  64. Quiz: Atomic Theory Test

  65. VI. Bonding and Naming

  66. Types of Bonds

  67. Ionic Bonds

  68. Handout: Polyatomic Ions

  69. Metallic Bonds

  70. Covalent Bonds

  71. Assignment: Types of Bonds

  72. Naming Covalent Compounds

  73. Assignment: Covalent Naming Practice

  74. Naming Binary Ionic Compounds

  75. Naming Ternary Ionic Compounds

  76. Assignment: Ionic Naming Practice

  77. Intramolecular Forces

  78. Intermolecular forces

  79. Worksheet: Forces in and Around a Molecule

  80. Water

  81. Essay: Water

  82. Quiz: Bonding and Naming Test

  83. VII. Chemical Reactions

  84. A Quick Review

  85. Types of Chemical Reactions

  86. Assignment: Classifying Chemical Reactions

  87. Balancing Chemical Equations

  88. Assignment: Balancing Equations Practice

  89. Reaction Rates

  90. Chemical Equilibrium

  91. Assignment: Chemical Equilibrium Exercise

  92. Quiz: Chemical Reactions Test

  93. VIII. Mid-Term

  94. Mid-test

  95. Assignment: Mid-test

  96. Handout: Mid-Term – Part II

  97. Quiz: Mid-Term – Part I

  98. Assignment: Mid-Term – Part II

  99. IX. Stoichiometry

  100. The Mole

  101. Molar Mass

  102. Mole-Mass Conversions

  103. Handout: Moles of Chalk Lab

  104. Assignment: Moles of Chalk Lab

  105. Mole-Particle Conversions

  106. Assignment: Mole-Mass and Mole-Particle Conversions

  107. Mass-Particle Conversions

  108. Assignment: Mass-Particle Conversions

  109. Reaction Stoichiometry

  110. Percent Yield

  111. Limiting Reactant

  112. Handout: Virtual Lab – Limiting Reactants

  113. Assignment: Virtual Lab – Limiting Reactants

  114. Assignment: Reaction Stoichiometry Practice

  115. Assignment: Stoichiometry Test

  116. X. Kinetic Molecular Theory

  117. KMT & Phase Changes

  118. Ideal Gases

  119. Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP)

  120. Boyle’s Law

  121. Charles’s Law

  122. Assignment: Boyle’s and Charles’s Law Problems

  123. Gay-Lussac’s Law

  124. Combined Gas Law

  125. Assignment: Gay-Lussac’s & Combined Gas Laws Problems

  126. Ideal Gas Law

  127. Assignment: Ideal Gas Law Problems

  128. Worksheet: Kinetic Molecular Theory Test

  129. XI. Solutions

  130. What is a Solution?

  131. Concentration and Molarity

  132. Assignment: Concentration Practice Problems

  133. Colligative Properties

  134. Handout: Colligative Property Lab

  135. Assignment: Colligative Property Lab

  136. Assignment: Solutions Test

  137. Essay: Colligative Properties Paper

  138. XII. Acids and Bases

  139. Acid and Base Properties

  140. Handout: Acids & Bases Venn Diagram

  141. Assignment: Acids & Bases Venn Diagram

  142. Why is Water Neutral?

  143. pH and pOH Scales

  144. Calculating pH & pOH

  145. Calculating Concentration

  146. Assignment: Acid & Base Calculations

  147. Quiz: Acids and Bases Test

  148. XIII. Thermodynamics

  149. Temperature Vs. Heat

  150. Measuring Heat

  151. Heat Transferred Between Two Objects

  152. Handout: Virtual Lab – Calorimetry

  153. Assignment: Virtual Lab – Calorimetry

  154. Entropy

  155. Handout: Rubber Bands and Heat Lab

  156. Assignment: Rubber Bands and Heat Lab

  157. Quiz: Thermodynamics Test

  158. XIV. Energy and Forces

  159. Law of Conservation of Energy

  160. Electromagnetic Radiation

  161. Assignment: Neon Lights Project

  162. Energy in Chemical Reactions

  163. Assignment: Potential Energy Diagrams

  164. The Four Fundamental Forces

  165. Quiz: Energy and Forces Test

  166. XV. Nuclear Chemistry

  167. Nuclear Vs. Chemical Reactions

  168. Types of Nuclear Reactions

  169. Half-Life

  170. Handout: Radioactive Decay Lab

  171. Assignment: Radioactive Decay Lab

  172. Quiz: Nuclear Chemistry Test

  173. XVI. Science in Our World Today

  174. The Big Bang Theory

  175. The Theory of Evolution

  176. Our Environmental Impact

  177. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

  178. Handout: Resources Venn Diagram

  179. Assignment: Resources Venn Diagram

  180. Biomedical Ethics

  181. Essay: Take a Stand

  182. Handout: Writing a Lab Report

  183. Quiz: Science in Our World Today Test

  184. Assignment: Final Research Project

  185. XVII. Final Exam

  186. Post-test

  187. Assignment: Post-test

  188. Handout: Final Exam – Part II

  189. Quiz: Final Exam – Part I

  190. Assignment: Final Exam – Part II

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