Chemistry– September – December

Textbook:  AGS Chemistry

Topic 1:  Matter (Standards are in parentheses)

AGS Chapter 2:

• Physical and Chemical Properties of matter (1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
• Mixtures (1.2)
• Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table (3.1, 3.2)
• Compounds and Chemical Formulas
• Applications(1.1 – 1.3)

Topic 2: Formulas and Names of Compounds

AGS Chapter 3:

• Molecular Compounds and Formulas (4.1, 4.6)
• Ions and Ionic Compounds (4.1)
• Names of Compounds (4.6)
• Applications (4.1, 4.6)

Topic 3: Atomic Theory

AGS Chapter 8:

• Early Atomic Theories (2.1, 2.2)
• Later Atomic Theories (2.1)
• Atomic Number and Mass Number (3.1)
• Atomic Mass  (3.1)
• Applications (2.1, 2.2, 3.1)

Topic 4: Electron Configurations

AGS Chapter 10 Lesson 2 and 3

• Row 1 Elements  (3.3, 3.4)
• Row 2 Elements (3.3, 3.4)
• Row 3 Elements (3.3, 3.4)
• Beyond Row 3 (3.3, 3.4)

Topic 5:  Nuclear Chemistry

AGS Chapter 9:

• Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Radioactive Decay (2.5)
• Nuclear Bombardment (2.7)
• Half-life and Uses of Radioisotopes (2.5, 2.6)
• Fission, Fusion and Nuclear Power (2.7)
• Applications (2.5, 2.6, 2.7)

Topic 6: Patterns in the Periodic Table

• Development of the Table (3.1)
• Patterns in Valence Electrons (3.4)
• Patterns in Atomic Size (3.1, 3.4)
• Patterns in Ionization energy and Electron Affinity (3.4
• Properties of Families (3.3)

Physical Sciences– January – June  (stay tuned….)