CHEMISTRY

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Course Name: Chemistry I
Course Code: 2003340
Honors Course Code: 2003350
AP Course Code:
Description:

Nuclear power plants are huge. But the atoms that fuel them are incredibly small. We can’t show you a real atom, but we can take you inside a nuclear power plant to see what goes on.

Throughout this course, you will see inside lots of places that do chemistry-related things. You will see how chemistry works at a petroleum refinery, a water treatment plant, a hospital, even a scuba dive shop. You will also learn about the properties of atoms, elements and molecules. You will see how they join together to make the water you drink, the air you breathe, and the gasoline that powers your car. There are reasons that the physical world around you is the way it is, and chemistry has a lot to do with it.

The purpose of this course is to reveal the basic ways in which chemistry works, and how scientists are using chemistry to make our lives better. You will also do your own laboratory investigations. You will think like a scientist, and understand why even some very small things can make a very big difference.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Algebra I.

Estimated Completion Time: 2 segments / 32-36 weeks

Segment 1:

* Math review
* Significant digits
* SI system of measurement
* Atomic structure
* The periodic table
* Nuclear chemistry
* Physical and Chemical properties of matter
* Ionic and molecular bonding
* Solutions
* Water usage and treatment
* Oil exploration
* Molecules and molecular shape
* Energy
* Specific heat and calorimetry

Segment 2:

* Balancing chemical equations
* Types of reactions
* The Mole
* Concentration of solutions
* Stiochiometry
* Pressure
* Solids, liquids and gases
* The gas laws
* Endothermic and Exothermic reactions
* Rates of reactions
* Equilibrium
* Acids and bases
* PH
* Neutralization
* Oxidation-reduction
* Antioxidants

Course Assessment and Participation Requirements:
Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, VLACS guides students to reflect on their learning and to evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, research papers, labs, oral assessments, and discussions. Instructors evaluate progress and provide interventions through the variety of assessments built into a course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues.