Course Syllabus for First Quarter

Applied Chemistry

 

Prerequisites:  Biology

 

Text:
Modern Chemistry, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (2002)

Required Materials:
Text, binder, notebook, lab notebook, pen/pencil, calculator

Course
Outline:

 

First Quarter Topics:

 

Topic 1:          Matter and Change 1.1-1.3

 

Topic 2:           Measurement and Calculation S1S3

 

Topic 3:          Atoms: The Building Blocks of Matter 2.1- 2.3

 

Topic 4:          Arrangement of Electrons in Atoms 2.4

 

Student Prior Knowledge:

• Massachusetts Mathematic Curriculum Framework through grade 8.
• Scientific Method

 

 

Student Objectives:

• Should be able to explain and identify chemical and physical
  properties.
• Should be able to explain differences between pure substances and
  mixtures.
• Should be able to determine the correct number of significant figures.
• Should be able to use appropriate metric /SI units of measurement.
• Should be able to Scientific Notation correctly.
• Should be able to describe the three normal states of matter.
• Should be able to describe Rutherford’s gold foil experiment .
• Should be able to describe Thompson’s discovery of the electron.
• Should be able to write electron configurations for the first twenty
  elements in the periodic table.

 

Assessments:

 

• Lab Reports:  Density of Pennies, Quantitative Measurements in a Lab
• Collins: States of Matter

 

 

 

Laboratory Experiments

Safety Rules and Protocol

Laboratory Equipment

Density of Pennies

Quantitative Measurements in a Lab

 

 

Grading:

• Tests
• Collins
• Quizzes
• Homework
• Classwork
• Notebook check(s)
• Labs

 

Course Syllabus for Second Quarter

Applied Chemistry

 

Prerequisites:  Biology

 

Text:  Modern Chemistry, Holt,
Rinehart and Winston (2002)

 

Required Materials:  Text, binder, notebook,
lab notebook, pen/pencil, calculator

 

Course Outline:

 

Second Quarter Topics:

 

Topic 1:          Periodic Law 3.1-3.4

 

Topic 2:           Chemical Bonding 4.1-4.5

 

Topic 3:          Chemical Names 4.6

 

Topic 4:          Chemical Formulae 4.6

 

Student Prior Knowledge:

• Massachusetts Mathematic Curriculum Framework through grade 8.
• Scientific Method

 

Student Objectives:

• Should be able to explain the relationship of an element’s position on the
  periodic table to its atomic number.
• Should be able to identify families (groups) and periods on the periodic
  table.
• Should be able to identify trends in the periodic table.
• Should be able to explain how atoms combine to form compounds by
  bonding.
• Should be able to draw Lewis structures for simple molecules and ionic
  compounds.
• Should be able to use electronegativity difference to determine type of
  bond.
• Should be able to name and write the chemical formulas for simple ionic and
  molecular compounds.

 

Assessments:

• Lab Reports:  Specific Heat, Percent of water in a hydrate, Percent of
  sucrose in Double    Bubble  bubblegum
• Collins: Trends in the Periodic Table

 

Laboratory Experiments

Specific Heat

Periodic Table

Percent of water in a hydrate

Percent of sucrose in Double Bubble bubble gum

 

 

Grading:

• Tests
• Collins
• Quizzes
• Homework
• Classwork
• Notebook check(s)
• Labs
• Midterm