HS Chemistry Lecture – Fall (Part 1)

Prerequisites: Algebra 1.

LECTURE & LAB REQUIRED! (SELECT BOTH HOURS)

Students will study concepts such as observation and hypothesizing, compounds and mixtures, gas laws, the kinetic theory, nuclear reactions, chemical reactions, solutions, hydrocarbons, and more!

Materials Needed for this Course:

• Alpha Omega LIFEPAC® Chemistry Set
• LIFEPAC Chemistry Science Lab Kit: Product Id – AO-KIT1100
• Apron
• Pen/Pencil

Syllabus:

SEMESTER 1

ESTIMATE AND MEASUREMENT
• Metric units and instrumentation
• Observation and hypothesizing
• Scientific notation
• Careers in chemistry

ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS, AND MIXTURES
• Alchemy
• Elements
• Compounds
• Mixtures

GASES AND MOLES
• Kinetic theory
• Gas laws
• Combined gas law
• Moles

ATOMIC MODELS
• Historical models
• Modern atomic structure
• Periodic law
• Nuclear reactions

CHEMICAL FORMULAS
• Ionic charges
• Electronegativity
• Chemical bonds
• Molecular shape

SEMESTER 2

CHEMICAL REACTIONS
• Detecting reactions
• Energy changes
• Reaction rates
• Equilibriums

EQUILIBRIUM SYSTEMS
• Solutions
• Solubility equilibriums
• Acid-base equilibriums
• Redox equilibriums

HYDROCARBONS
• Organic compounds
• Carbon atoms
• Carbon bonds
• Saturated and unsaturated

CARBON CHEMISTRY
• Saturated and unsaturated
• Reaction types
• Oxygen groups
• Nitrogen groups

ATOMS TO HYDROCARBONS
• Atoms and molecules
• Chemical bonding
• Chemical systems
• Organic chemistry