Chemistry I
Chemistry I Course Syllabus
Subject to adaptation
TEXTBOOK: Buthelezi, Thansi, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom, and Dinah Zike. Chemistry - Matter and Change. Columbus, OH: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2012.
FIRST SEMESTER
FIRST SIX WEEKS
Lab safety and equipment, first aid procedures
QUIZ: Safety and first aid
Chapter 1 – Introduction to chemistry
(Overview of chemistry, types of chemistry, scientific method)
TEST: Chapter 1
Chapter 2 – Analyzing data
(Measurement, SI/metrics, significant figures, scientific notation, dimensional analysis)
TEST: Chapter 2
Chapter 3 – Matter – properties and changes
(Properties, changes, states, elements, compounds, mixtures)
SECOND SIX WEEKS
Chapter 4 – The Structure of the Atom
Chapter 24 –Nuclear chemistry
(Atomic structure, atom history, atomic theory, nuclear reactions, radioactivity)
TEST: Chapter 4 / 24
Chapter 6 – The Periodic Table and Periodic Law
(Periodic table development and organization, element classification, periodic trends)
TEST: Chapter 6
Chapter 5 - Electrons in Atoms
( Waves, wave equations, electron configurations)
TEST: Chapter 5
THIRD SIX WEEKS
Chapter 7 – Ionic Compounds and Metals
(Ions, ionic bonds, naming and writing formulas for ionic compounds, metallic bonds)
TEST: Chapter 7
Chapter 8 – Covalent Bonding
(Covalent bonds, naming and writing formulas for covalent compounds, polarity, molecular geometry)
TEST: Chapter 8
SECOND SEMESTER
FOURTH SIX WEEKS
Chapter 9 – Chemical Reactions
(Writing and classifying chemical reactions, balancing equations)
Chapter 16 – Reaction Rates
(Reaction rate factors and laws, mechanisms)
TEST: Chapter 9 / 16
Chapter 10 – The Mole
(Moles, masses, empirical and molecular formulas, hydrates)
TEST: Chapter 10
FIFTH SIX WEEKS
Chapter 11 – Stoichiometry
(Stoichiometric calculations, limiting reactants, percent yield)
TEST: Chapter 11
Chapter 12 – States of Matter
(Solids, Liquids, Gases, Plasma)
TEST: Chapter 12
Chapter 13 – Gas Laws
(Gas law calculations, gas law stoichiometry)
TEST: Chapter 13
SIXTH SIX WEEKS
Chapter 14 – Mixtures and Solutions
(Mixtures, molarity, solution formation)
TEST: Chapter 14
Chapter 18 – Acids and Bases
(Acid and base characteristics, pH, neutralization reactions)
TEST: Chapter 18
Chapter 15 – Energy and Chemical Change
(Energy, heat, enthalpy, spontaneity)
TEST: Chapter 15
In our class, we will use the following types of activities and resources:
- Notes with discussion and supplements as needed
- Textbook work
- Labs (two or more days) and mini-labs (one day): teamwork involving hypothesizing, measuring, graphing, inferring, simulations, models, equipment, etc. These come from many sources: books, internet, and my own archives.
- Tests, written and reedited by teacher
- Internet research
- Graphic organizers
- Peer teaching / coaching
- Student writing
- Word root / prefix / suffix analysis