HONORS CHEMISTRY

Course Description
Rationale
Competency
Units

Course Description

This two-semester class is a challenging course designed for the student who anticipates a science based career, desires an accelerated, comprehensive program and intends to take advanced courses in science. Instruction will emphasize laboratory investigations, independend research and analysis. The level of difficulty is hard. The amount of homework will be approximately five hours per week.

Rationale

Research demonstrates a connection between challengin, advanced level courses and the ability of a student to achieve high levels on achievement and aptitude tests. This course will expand the study of chemistry for students having attained a 3.2 grade point average and/or receiving teacher recommendation in the 9th grade. The intent is to encourage students to reach their greatest potential in science and prepare them for continued high school advanced level work in science.

 

COMPETENCIES AND STATE ALIGNMENT
Competency
Activities
 Assessment
1. Explain the interactions between acid and bases and the components of a solution.
  • Lab: Acid/Base Titration
  • Lab: Determination of the pH of an unknown
  • Characteristic Reactions of Acids
  • Acid/Base Problem Sets
  • AP-based Exam (Includes Multiple Choice, Constructed Responses and a Lab Analysis Section)
  • Lab: Vinegar Titration Lab
2. Describe the molecular, atomic and ionic makeup of a variety of substances using the appropriate formulas to represent each.
  • Writing Chemical Formla Practice Sets
  • Naming Chemical Compounds
  • Lab: Synthesis of MgO
  • AP-based Exam
  • Lab--Model Building - Lewis Structures
3. Use diagrams and chemical equations to predict the outcome of chemical reactions.
  • Stoichoimetry Problems
  • writing Chemical Equations
  • Types of Chemical Reactions
  • Sodium Chloride/Sodium Carbonate Lab
  • AP-based Exam
  • Lab: Types of Chemical Reactions
4. Summarize the structure of the atom in terms of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
  • Describe the structure of an atom
  • Developing a Logical Model
  • Flame Test Lab
  • AP-based Exam
  • Lab: Developing a Logical Model
5. Measure the phical changes that result from changes in gaseous state and describe the kinetic theory.
  • Gas Law Problems
  • Molar Volume of a Gas Lab
  • Charles's Law Lab
  • AP-based Exam
  • Lab: Molar Volume of a Gas

 

Honors
Chemistry
1st Semester
2nd Semester
Safety

Thermochemistry

  • Temperature Conversions
  • Energy & Energy Changes
  • Energy Requirements for Changes of State

Atomic Structure

  • Elements
  • Element Symbols
  • Dalton's Atomic Theory
  • Structure of the Atom
  • Modern Concept of the Atom
  • Isotopes

Solutions

  • Solubility
  • Solution Composition
  • Mass Percent
  • Molarity
  • Dilution
  • Stoichoimetry of Solution Reactions

Electrons

  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Bohr Model of the Atom
  • Wave Mechanical of the Atom
  • Electron Orbitals & Electron Configurations

Acids & Bases

  • Acid & Bases
  • Acid Strength
  • Water as an Amphoteric Substance
  • pH Scale
  • Calculating pH
  • Buffered Solutions

Periodic Table

  • Introduction to the Periodic Table
  • Elemental States
  • Atomic Properties & the Periodic Table
  • Electrongegativity

Gas Laws

  • Pressure
  • Boyle's Law
  • Charles's Law
  • Avogadro's Law
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Dalton's Law
  • Kinetic Molecular Theory of Gases

Measurement

  • Scientific Notation
  • Units
  • Measurement of Length, Volume, & Mass
  • Uncertainty in Measurement
  • Significant Figures
  • Problem Solving
  • Density

Electrochemistry

  • Redox Reactions
  • Oxidation States
  • Balancing Redox Reactions
  • Batteries
  • Corrosion
  • Electrolysis

Chemical Bonding

  • Ions
  • Ionic Compounds
  • Types of Chemical Bonds
  • Stable Electron Configurations & Ion Charge
  • Ionic & Covalent Bonding

 

Nuclear Energy

  • Radioactive Decay
  • Half-life
  • Nuclear Transfromations
  • Medical Applications
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Fission
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Nuclear Fusion
  • Effects of Radiation

Chemical Formulas

  • Naming Compounds
  • Naming Ionic Compounds
  • Naming Covalent Compounds
  • Naming Polyatomic Ions & Compounds Containing Polyatomic Ions

Chemical Equations

  • Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
  • Chemcial Equations
  • Balancing Chemcial Equations
  • Classifying Reactions

Unit Conversions

  • Mole
  • Molar Mass
  • Mole-Mole Relationships
  • Mass Calculations
  • calculations with a Limiting Reagent
  • Percent Yield
  

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