Chemistry Syllabus
The following is a list of all the topics that will be covered throughout the year. Please view this as a road map and as such is subject to construction, delays, and detours. I hesitate to put an estimated amount of time spent with each unit as it changes from year to year based on your student’s understanding as well as labs incorporated.
Unit One: Measurement and Data Collection
Lesson 1: MeasurementTechnique
Lesson 2: Significant figures
Lesson 3: Accuracy,precision, and error
Lesson 4: The MetricSystem
Lesson 5: The Scientific Method
Lesson 6: Laboratory / Experimental Variables
Unit Two: Properties of Matter
Lesson 1: General Properties of Matter (Review – hopefully)
Lesson 2: Physical vs. Chemical Properties / Change
Lesson 3: Density
Lesson 4: Density Lab
Lesson 5: Solubility
Lesson 6: Parts of The Periodic Table / Physical and Chemical Properties
Unit Three: Atomic Structure / Theory
Lesson 1: The People
Lesson 2: Subatomic Particles
Lesson 3: Atomic mass
Lesson 4: Electron Configurations
Lesson 5: Quantum Mechanical Model
Lesson 6: Flame Tests
Unit Four: Radioactivity and Periodicity
Lesson 1: Development of the periodic table
Lesson 2: Radioactivity
Lesson 3: Periodicity
Unit Five: Nomenclature
Lesson 1: Molecular Nomenclature
Lesson 2: Ionic Nomenclature
Lesson 3: Acid / Base Nomenclature
Unit Six: Bonding
Lesson 1: Metallic Bonding
Lesson 2: Ionic Bonding
Lesson 3: Molecular Bonding
Lesson 4: StructuralFormulas
Lesson 5: VSEPR
Lesson 6: Polarity
Lesson 7: Macromolecules and Network Solids
Unit Seven: Reactions
Lesson 1: Types of Reactions / Balancing
Lesson 2: PredictingProducts
Lesson 3: Net IonicEquations
Lesson 4: Net Ionic Equation Lab
Lesson 5: Oxidation Reduction
Lesson 6: Evidence of and Uses of Oxidation Reduction
Unit Eight: The Mole
Lesson 1: Introduction to the Mole
Lesson 2: Molarity and Solution Dilution
Lesson 3: Percent composition
Lesson 4: Empirical formulas
Lesson 5: Percent composition / Empirical formula lab
Unit Nine: Stoichiometry
Lesson 1: The Mole Ratio
Lesson 2: StoichiometryLab
Lesson 3: LimitingReagents
Lesson 4: Limiting Reagent Lab
Unit Ten: Acids and Bases
Lesson 1: Acid Base Theories
Lesson 2: Strength Versus Concentration
Lesson 3: Indicators
Lesson 4: Acid Base Titrations
Lesson 5: Titration Lab
Unit Eleven: Equilibria, Thermochemistry, and Kinetics
Lesson 1: Introduction to Equilibrium
Lesson 2: Heating Cooling Curves Lab
Lesson 3: Introduction to Thermochemistry
Lesson 4: Quantitative Heating and Cooling Curves
Lesson 5: Spontaneity of Reactions
Lesson 6: Reaction Rates
Unit Twelve: Kinetic Molecular Theory
Lesson 1: KMT – Gases: Through Combined Gas Law
Lesson 2: KMT – Gases: Ideal and PartialPressure