Chemistry – Grades 11-12

District 2853

Month

Content

Performance Standards Addressed

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

September (3 Weeks)	· Fundamental Concepts	Physical Science IA, IB, IIA	· Identify matter and energy · Characterize phases of matter · Description of scientific method · Classification of matter as elements, compounds and mixtures · Introduction to periodic table · Discussion of measurement and units · Problem solving using units	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test
September and October (3 Weeks)	· Language and Nomenclature	Physical Science IIB	· Description of Dalton’s Atomic Theory and Experiments · More recent views of atomic theory · Use of symbols and formulas to represent substances · Preliminary discussion of covalent and ionic bonding · Writing and balancing chemical equations · Naming inorganic component	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test
October and November (3 Weeks)	· Stoichiometry	Physical Science IB, IIB	· Calculation of atomic formula and molecular mass · Introduction to the mole concept · Calculation of molar masses · Calculations of related amounts of reactants and products · Discussion and calculations of percentage composition and chemical formulas	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written descriptions for problem solving · Written test
December and January	· Thermochemistry	Physical Science IIB, IIC	· Description and measurement of thermal energy and temperature · Introduction to enthalpy	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test
January to Mid-February	· Atomic Spectrum · Atomic Structure	Physical Science IIA	· Discussion of mathematical models for the atom	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test
February and March (3 Weeks)	· Introduction to Chemical Bonding	Physical Science IIA	· Introduction to ionic bonding and lattice energy · Introduction to covalent bonding · Representation of molecules using Lewis electron · Dot structures · Calculation of oxidation numbers and formal charge	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test
March to Mid-April	·	Physical Science IIA	· Discussion of molecular structure · Use of Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory · Introduction to Valence Bond Theory and Molecular Orbital Theory	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test
April	·	Physical Science IIB	· Classification of chemical reactions · Prediction of products for chemical reactions	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test
May (2 Weeks)	·		· Introduction to naming organic compounds · Families of organic compounds	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test
May (2 Weeks)	·	Physical Science IIA	· Introduction to macroscopic behavior of gases · Gas Laws	· Guided practice in classroom · Laboratory activities · Written test