Course Syllabus for Applied Chemistry

 

Prerequisites:  High School Biology

Text:  Holt, Rinehart, Winston, MODERN CHEMISTRY

Required Materials:  Scientific Calculator, Lab Goggles, Notebook

 

Third Quarter Topics

Topic 1:  Chemical Equations

Topic 2:  Activity Series of Elements

Topic 3:  Introduction to Stoichiometry

 

 

STUDENT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

-How to write a lab report

-Basic algebra

-Second quarter topics

 

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

-composition stoichiometry, reaction stoichiometry, limiting reactants, percent yield

-word equations, formula equations, balancing equations

-types of chemical equations

-activity series of elements

ASSESSMENTS

-Section reviews and vocabulary

-Chapter tests

-Lab write ups

-Collins writing, Representative Gas, Uses and Chemistry of

LAB EXPERIMENTS

-Ion exchange lab

-Chemical reactivity of pennies lab

-Composition of hydrates

-mole and mass relationships

 

GRADING

40% Tests, 20% Quizzes, 20% Homework, 20% lab reports.

 

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.

 

 

 

LAB ACTIVITIES/LAB  EXPERIMENTS

            Lab activities/Lab experiments  are to be performed by the students at the discretion of the teacher so as to  enhance and reinforce the central concepts being taught.

ASSESSMENTS

• Chapter Tests
• Chapter Quizzes
• Collins Writing
• Laboratory Activities/Laboratory Experiments
• Additional Assessments at the discretion of the Teacher

 

 

GRADING

            A student’s grade will be comprised from the
following:

40% Tests

20% Quizzes

20% Laboratory Activities/Laboratory Reports

20% Homework/Classwork

 

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