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Chemistry
Student Learnings: What students should know and be able to do
Concepts in Chemistry: Understand concepts, theories and principles
in chemistry through investigation and analysis
- Understand atomic theory
- Understand relationships between the structure
and properties of matter:
- Organic and inorganic bonding
- Periodicity
- Solutions chemistry
- Understand chemical reactions
- Understand interactions of energy and matter.
- Understand the historical significance of major
scientific advances.
- Design and conduct an experiment to investigate
a question and test a hypothesis in chemistry.
- Design and conduct one investigation through
a problem-based study, service learning project of field study:
- Identify scientific issues based on observations and the corresponding
scientific concepts.
- Analyze data to clarify scientific issues or define scientific
questions.
- Compare results to current models and/ or personal experience.
- Use scientific evidence to defend or refute
an idea in a historical or contemporary context:
- Identify scientific concepts found in evidence.
- Evaluate the validity of the idea in relationship to scientific
information.
- Analyze the immediate and long-term impact on the individual
and/or society in the areas of technology, economics and the environment.
- Students are encouraged to communicate to an
audience outside of the school setting whenever possible.
- Students must demonstrate basic safety procedures
and skills when using tools and equipment.
Instructional resources used for this curriculum:
Copyright 2000, Holt Rinehart Winston Publishing
Chemistry-Visualizing Matter, Myers, Oldham, Tocci
Copyright 2002, Prentice Hall Publishing
Chemistry, Wilbraham, Staley, Matta, Waterman
Copyright 2002, Holt Rinehart Winston Publishing
Modern Chemistry, Davis et al
Copyright 2003, Brooks & Cole Publishing
Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, 5th Edition, Kotz
Copyright 2002, Prentice Hall Publishing
Chemistry: The Central Science, 8th Ed. Brown, et al
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