Chemistry I Semester
course
Unit 1 Properties of
Matter (chapter 1)
Student will describe and
classify the properties of matter.
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Lab
Safety Education and Testing
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Practice
Assignment: distinguishing between chemical
and physical properties
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Practice
Assignment: distinguishing between
chemical and physical changes
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Practice
Assignment: Experimental Design, understanding the parts
of an experiment: Independent Variable, Dependent Variable, Constants, and
Controls
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Assessment
Assignment: Chemical and physical changes
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Practice
Assignment: significant figures (aka significant digits)
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Assessment
Assignment: Density and Measurement Lab;
students will find the density of blocks and cylinders, by measuring utilizing
two methods of volume measurement. Grading will be focused on writing good
procedures, correct measurements and calculations with significant figures.
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Summative
Assessment: Chapter 1 Test to assess all topics within the unit
Unit 2 Matter is Made
up of Atoms (chapter 2)
Student will distinguish
among atomic particles and their properties.
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Group
Project: Jigsaw the major contributions to the development of atomic
theory. Group members will then return
to their home groups to teach their group members what they have learned and
assist in the development of a group project showing the series of
contributions over the years. Type of
project may vary by semester, and may include: PowerPoint presentation, Movie,
SMART Notebook presentation, etc.
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Anticipation Guide (reading strategy) for section 2 of
the text: atoms and electrons
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Practice
Assignment:
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Practice
Assignment: proton, neutron, electron counting from atomic number and mass
number; drawing Lewis Dot diagrams
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Quiz
on the first 30 elements: spelling of the name and correct writing of the
symbol
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Assessment
Assignment: Lab on electromagnetic
spectral analysis of several gases using spectroscopes. Students will see the unique spectrum of a
gas and explain how they are able to observe the wavelengths and what that
means in relation to electrons and energy.
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Summative
Assessment: Chapter 2 Test to assess all topics within the unit
Unit 3 The Periodic
Table (Chapters 3 and 8)
Student will justify
elemental properties based on periodic trends.
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Group
Project: Students will Jigsaw the different families and return as experts back
to their home group to develop a group presentation in one of various formats (rubric for project and rubric for group work skills) OR
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WebQuest
for Elemental Properties (same idea as above but presented as a WebQuest) Assignment choice may vary by semester and
will depend on time available during that particular semester.
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Assessment
Assignment: Metal, Nonmetal, Metalloid Lab.
Students will test and observe various properties of elements and
classify the substances as metal, nonmetal, or metalloid. Grading will emphasize good lab procedures,
correct identification of substances, and reflection of lab.
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Summative
Assessment: Chapters 3 and 8 Test to access all topics within the unit
Unit 4 Compounds
(Chapters 4 and 5)
Student will differentiate
chemical bonds and their properties.
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Anticipation
Guide (reading strategy) for Chapter 4, section 2
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Practice
Assignment: Venn Diagrams for properties of
elements vs. their compounds. This
assignment follows the text reading for section one. Students will complete diagrams for sodium
chloride, carbon dioxide, and water.
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Practice
Assignment: writing chemical formulas
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Practice
Assignment: ions
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Practice
Assignment: naming chemical compounds
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Assessment
Assignment: text questions from Chapter 5 on writing chemical formulas and
naming compounds
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Assessment
Assignment: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
Lab. Students will perform a series
of tests to separate or attempt to separate a mixture they have made to
determine if the substance is an element or compound. Grading will be focused on lab procedures,
separation of materials, determination of substance, and lab reflection.
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Summative
Assessment: Chapters 4 and 5 Test to access all topics within the unit
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*This chapter in particular requires quite a
bit of memorization. If students do not
spend time memorizing the patterns and information, their test score will
reflect that lack of effort.
Unit 5 Chemical
Reactions and Equations (Chapter 6)
Student will justify the law
of Conservation of Mass.
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Practice
Assignment: signs of chemical change
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Practice
Assignment: diatomic molecules
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Practice
Assignment: types of chemical reactions
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Practice
Assignment: reaction rate
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Summative
Assessment: Chapter 6 Quiz to access all topics within the unit
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*This unit and the next couple of
units are smaller, therefore less assignments. Students will be assessed by a
quiz, which is really just a test worth fewer points. Because the topics are significantly different,
I did not want them grouped into one larger unit.
Unit 6 Kinetic Theory and
Gas Laws (Chapter 10 and 11)
Student will explain changes
in matter based on the Kinetic Theory.
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Practice
Assignment: Kinetic Theory of Matter, properties of the states of matter
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Practice
Assignment: text articles p. 455 and 466
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Practice
Assignment: Gas Laws
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Summative
Assessment: Chapters 10 and 11 Quiz to access all topics within the unit
Unit 7 Solutions,
Acids, and Bases (Chapters 13 and 14)
Student will compare and
contrast the properties of mixtures.
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Practice
Assignment: text articles p. 455 and 466
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Practice
Assignment: solubility curves
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Practice
Assignment: common acids and bases and the pH scale
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Summative
Assessment: Chapters 13 and 14 Quiz to access all topics within the unit
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Assessment
Assignment: Soda Labs. Students will
spend several days conducting a series of several labs that will serve as a
review for the course. Stress will be
placed on identification of independent and dependent variables, constants, and
controls for each experiment. This will
be a major project and worth a great deal of points.