COURSE: CHEMISTRY
Established Goals:
Goal 11: Inquiry and Design
Understand the process of scientific inquiry and
technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments and solve
problems.
Goal 12: Concepts and Principles
Understand the fundamental concepts, principles and
interconnections of the life, physical and earth/space sciences.
Goal 13: Science, Technology and Society
Understand the relationships among science, technology and
society in historical and contemporary contexts.
Department Program Goal:
The science curriculum is designed to facilitate the
transformation of all students into life-long problem solvers. Through
experimentation, inquiry, critical thinking, and teamwork, all students are
provided with the experiences necessary to become responsible decision-makers in
this increasingly technological world.
School District: Concepts (Know) and Skills (Do)
- Demonstrate the use of inquiry to answer and formulate
questions
- Understand the nature of science and inquiry
- Improve observation, analysis, and questioning skills
- Use of all the processes of science necessary to
conduct investigations
- Understand the connections between chemistry and
technology
- Drawing conclusions based on observations, inferences,
and data
- Make inferences about observations and use deductive
reasoning to answer questions and make conclusions based on evidence
- Create testable hypotheses
- Use collaborative groups to share ideas and develop
knowledge
- Apply the understandings to the learning activities
- Understand the concept of density
- Use dimensional analysis to solve problems
- Be able to distinguish between physical and chemical
changes
- Understand basic atomic theory, including the periodic
table
- Apply naming rules for ionic and covalent compounds
- Chemically balance equations and determine types of
reactions
- Apply the mole concept via laboratory experimentation
- Understand mole quantity relationships as they pertain
to chemical equations
- Understand the development of the modern atomic theory
- Differentiate between the different types of bonding
and forces involved
- Apply the relationships of gases to their respective
laws
- Identify the different properties of solutions,
solids, and liquids
- Explain thermal energy and its relationship to
reaction rate
- Identify major functional groups of
organic compounds
Enduring Understandings:
Goal 1: Use inquiry,
reasoning, and critical thinking skills to asses and analyze chemical phenomena.
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Inquiry
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Critical Thinking
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Reasoning
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Decision-making
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Problem-solving
Goal 2:
Understand and apply the scientific process skills to answer questions and solve problems within a chemical context.
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Inquiry
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Critical Thinking
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Reasoning
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Decision-making
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Problem-solving
Goal 3: Use
collaborative groups to conduct scientific investigations, share
ideas,and present research findings.
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Team work
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Decision-making
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Problem-solving
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Inquiry
Goal 4: Identify,
understand, and appreciate the connection between chemical concepts and
applications within the everyday world.
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Inquiry
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Critical Thinking
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Reasoning
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Experimentation
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Problem-solving
Goal 5: Provide
opportunities for students to utilize educational institutions , programs, and
technologies:
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Technology
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Inquiry
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Critical Thinking
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Reasoning
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Decision-making
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Problem-solving
Essential Questions:
- What is science?
- How does one “do” science?
- How is science and everyday experience?
- Why is observation important in doing science?
- What process do scientists go through to answer a
question or solve a problem?
- What is the difference between making an observation
and making an inference?
- What is Density?
- Why do scientists use the metric system?
- Explain the difference between physical and chemical
changes.
- Explain the difference between physical and chemical
properties.
- What is the difference between an atom and an ion?
- How are the elements on the periodic table organized?
- How are ionic and molecular compounds different?
- How do you determine the formula of an ionic compound?
- Why do scientists balance chemical equations?
- Identify and provide an example for the five different
chemical reactions.
- Explain the relationship between number of particles
and the mole.
- Why is the mole such a useful unit for a chemist?
- How do mole ratios between reactants and products
influence the limiting reactant?
- How do you determine theoretical yield of a product?
- How do electrons arrange themselves around a nucleus
based on energy level?
- What are the geometries of the electron shells?
- Demonstrate covalent bonding by drawing a model of
methane.
- What is the ideal gas law and what quantities can you
derive from it?
- What is the difference between an unsaturated,
saturated, and supersaturated solution, and how can one determine this by
using a solubility curve?
- On the pH scale, what is the range for an acidic, an
neutral, and a basic solution?
- What factors affect reaction rate?
- Explain how equilibria is affected by different
stresses.
- Name the first ten alkanes.
- Identify the different functional groups.
Assessments
- Tests
- Quizzes
- Projects
- Labs
- Homework
Connected/Related Co-curricular Support, Activities &
Experiences
- Speakers
- Field Trips
- Bio-pond Website
- Web (internet) activities
- Bio-pond Investigations
