Description
Chemistry Course Overview
This class is approved by the NCAA.
Chemistry is the study of the properties and interaction of matter at the atomic level. This online Chemistry course will cover Properties of Matter, The Periodic Table, Chemical Bonding, Nomenclature, The Mole, Chemical Equations, Stoichiometry, Gas Laws, Phase Changes, Acids and Bases, and pH. Labs during the course will focus on making observations, collecting data, drawing conclusions and writing lab reports. An emphasis will be placed on students understanding scientific inquiry, the scientific method, and the resulting science lab reports.
Grade Levels
- 9-12
Prerequisites
Curriculum
- Exploring Creation with Chemistry, 2nd edition, by Wile
ISBN: 978-1-932012-26-2 - More information can be obtained by contacting the instructor/author.
- Lab Kit available at https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/apologia-chemistry-lab-kit/
Lab Science
- Students will complete experiments using the scientific method and write lab reports at around 30+ hours a for a full credit class (15 hours for a half credit class).
Please note: Kit is configurable, please feel free to leave out items you already own or can acquire cheaper locally.
Syllabus Download
Course Outline
Fall Semester
- Measurement and Factor-Label Method
- Density and Sig-figs
- Energy
- Heat
- Periodic Table and Elements
- Atomic Theory and Naming Compounds
- Classifying Matter
- Balancing Equations
- Reaction Types
- The Mole
- Stoichiometry
- Atomic Structure
- Quantum Mechanics
- Molecular Structure and Lewis Structures
- Periodicity (Trends of the Periodic Table)
Spring Semester
- Polyatomic Ions
- Molecular Geometry
- Acid/Base Chemistry
- Concentration: Molarity
- Solutions Part I
- Solutions Part II
- Gas Laws
- Partial Pressures and Ideal Gas Law
- Thermodynamics: Enthalpy
- Thermodynamics: Entropy
- Kinetics: Reaction Rates
- Kinetics: Catalysts
- Equilibrium
- Redox Reactions: Introduction
- Redox Reactions: Application