Description
Chemistry Course Overview:
This class is approved by the NCAA.
This class is a challenging, college-prep, high school level chemistry class which covers properties of matter, the periodic table, specific heat, bonds, molecules, the mole, empirical formulas, oxidation-reduction reactions, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, equilibrium, concentration, state of matter, acids / bases, and introductions to organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Students will turn in a minimum of six full lab reports as assignments on labs chosen by the teacher. Students will perform some labs at home with teacher direction. Other labs will be done virtually – students will have required lab reports on these labs also. Importance will be placed on students’ understanding of scientific inquiry, the scientific method, and the resulting science lab reports.
Grade Levels
- 9-12
Chemistry Prerequisites
Course Video
Attendance Policy
The Chemistry classes will meet live for one weekly, 90-minute online session to include lecture, discussion, assignments, and individual & collaborative activities in real time with the teacher and with classmates. While class attendance is not required, there will be assignments, activities, and quizzes held during class that failure to participate in could impact the final grade.
It is not recommended (please communicate if you find conflicts) to attempt this class if you can only participate by watching the recordings unless you have a clear understanding of the limitations involved with that approach. Class participation and the opportunity to ask questions and interact with classmates is a significant part of ensuring that students get the most out of the virtual learning experience.
Curriculum
- Discovering Design with Chemistry ISBN 9780996278461, Scientific Calculator
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).
Lab Kit
Scale (needs to be to 0.01g)
Syllabus Download
Chemistry Syllabus Outline
Fall Semester
- Introduction to Chemistry, Chapter 1
- Measurements and Mathematics
- Density and Matter, Chapter 2
- Matter and Separation of Matter
- Atoms and Elements, Isotopes, Spectroscopy, Chapter 3
- Atoms and Ions, Chapter 4
- Lewis Structure, Ionic Compounds
- Covalent Compounds and Molecular Geometry, Chapter 5
- Polarity and Periodic Table
- Balancing Equations Chapter 6
- Types of Reactions
- Moles Chapter 7
- Stoichiometry Chapter 8
- Percent Yield, Empirical Formulas
- Review; Semester Test
Spring Semester
- Solutions and Concentration, Chapter 9
- Concentration and Solubility
- Gas Laws, Chapter 10
- Gas Laws PV=nRT
- Acid and Bases Chapter 11
- Redox Reactions Chapter 12
- Redox Reactions
- Specific Heat, Calorimetry Chapter 13
- Thermodynamics Chapter 14
- Thermodynamics
- Kinetics and Chemical Reactions Chapter 15
- Catalysts and Activation Energy
- LeChatelier’s Principle Chapter 16
- More on Acids and Bases, Chemistry topics
- Review; Semester Test
Chris Leingang
Angie Baer
Anna Pollard