Course Title: Chemistry

Grade level: 11th

Credit/Semester: 1 Credit/One year

Prerequisites: Passed Biology

Teacher: Mrs. Baccus   

INTRODUCTION:

Brief Description:  A detailed study of the composition of matter and the relationships that exit.  Chemistry is a yearlong lab science course.  Students will be expected to participate in labs, complete reading and homework assignments, and participate in individual and group projects.

Class format: Taking reading notes from the book and lecture notes from class discussion.  Laboratory work will proceed with almost every chapter.

Homework or reading: Chapter reading, study guides, test review or lab write-ups not completed in class will become homework.

Projects or papers: Periodic oral reports on library research assignments and/or reading assignments.  There will also be in class creative projects.

Grading: Student's grades will be based on homework, lab notebook, quizzes and group/individual projects as well as written and performance tests.

COURSE GOALS:

Students will demonstrate a desire to take the initiative in all aspects of the course, including responsibility for their own learning, completing assignments on time, and taking an active role in laboratory investigations, activities, projects, and class discussions.

Students will develop the ability to solve complex problems presented in laboratory and classroom situations.

Students will acquire a working knowledge of major Science concepts as they are described in the state goals for the course. See Below

Students will demonstrate good interaction skills by working with other students and with the instructor in a productive manner.

STATE GOALS:

General Goals

TLW have the abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

TLW understand science as a human endeavor

TLW be able to designing investigations

TLW have an understanding about scientific inquiry  

TLW know the major contributions to science throughout history

11th Grade – Chemistry

TLW know the structure of atoms

TLW know the structure and properties of matter

TLW Know and apply chemical reactions

TOPICS:

1st nine weeks

                Measurements in chemistry

•           Math skills • Science of chemistry • Metric units • Sig figs. •Density •      Dimensional Analysis • Standards of measurement • Energy and matter

•          Types of energy • Temperature and matter • Specific heat •

            Phase change • Atomic theory and the periodic table

•           Early thoughts • Protons, Neutrons and electrons •

             Atomic weight and ions • Electronic configurations • Periodic table

2nd nine weeks

                Nomenclature, Structure and bonding

•           Rules of nomenclature • Bonding • Lewis dot structures • Polar bonds and electronegativity • VSEPR theory • Molecular Geometry  • Stoichiometry and chemical reactions

•           Balancing Equations • Moles • Stoichiometry • Percent Composition • Type of   reactions • Nuclear Chemistry (if time)

•           Nuclear particles • Half-life • Isotopes•C-14 dating • Fission • Nuclear power

3rd nine weeks

                Gas laws

•           Pressure • Temperature • Combined gas law • Ideal gas law • Partial pressure • Graham law • Phase diagrams • Evaporation and boiling • Water and solutions

•          Solution • Formation of solutions • Solubility graphs •

            Percent problems •     Molarities • Dilutions • colloids

4th nine weeks

                Acid, bases and salts

•           Electrolytes • Acids and bases • Ionizations • Brosted • pH of solutions • pH and pOH • Neutralization • Organic Chemistry

•           Organic chemistry • Alkanes • Isomers • Nomenclature •

            Organic Compound • Organic reactions • Aromatics