Harrisburg School District
Chemistry Curriculum Map
Unit
Content
Concepts
Assessment
Essential
Questions
Resources
Introduction and
Safety
(Week 1, 1 Week)
The science of
chemistry
Safety in the
laboratory
Students will be able
to:
Identify the uses and
applications of
chemistry in their daily
lives
Work in and around the
chemistry lab in a safe,
productive manner
Chemistry scavenger hunt
Safety quiz
Lab- Introduction to
chemical reactions and
laboratory safety
What is chemistry?
How do we safely
handle chemicals?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Introduction to
chemical reactions
and laboratory safety
Various handouts
Various websites
Video- "Safety in the
Chemistry Lab"
Measurement and
Factor Labeling
(Week 2, 3 Weeks)
Metric System
Scientific
Notation
Mass
Volume
Density
Percent Error
Factor Labeling
Students will be able
to:
Utilize metric
nomenclature
Convert values within
the metric system
Use scientific notation
Appropriately measure
mass and volume of an
object
Calculate density of an
object
Compare accuracy and
precision
Calculate percent error
Convert units of
measurement to other
units of measurements
using the factor
Daily homework
assignments
Quizzes and tests
Labs- Density
What is good
measurement?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Density
Various handouts
Various websites
Vocabulary
Metric System
Scientific
Notation
Mass
Volume
Density
Percent Error
Factor Labeling
labeling process
Energy and Matter
(Week 5, 3 Weeks)
Energy
Temperature
Matter
Elements and
Compounds
Mixtures
Students will be able
to:
Identify the basic forms
of energy
Understand the law of
conservation of energy
Convert units of energy
and calculate stored
energy
Compare the
Fahrenheit, Celsius,
and Kelvin temperature
scales
Understand absolute
zero
Convert temperature
values
Describe the five states
of matter
Compare physical and
chemical properties of
matter
Understand the law of
conservation of matter
Interpret a phase
diagram
Differentiate elements
from compounds from
mixtures
Compare
heterogeneous and
homogeneous mixtures
Describe techniques to
separate mixtures
Daily Homework
Assignments
Tests and Quizzes
Labs- M&M
Chromatography
What is energy?
What is matter?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- M&M
Chromatography
Various handouts
Various websites
Energy
Temperature
Matter
Elements and
Compounds
Mixtures
Atoms
(Week 8, 3 Weeks)
Dalton's Atomic
Theory
History of
Atomic
Structure
Isotopes
Radioactivity
Radiant Energy
Quantum
Theory
Spectra
Atomic Orbitals
Students will be able
to:
Define Dalton's atomic
theory
Relate the discovery of
subatomic particles
Calculate the numbers
of electrons, protons,
and neutrons for atoms
and ions
Diagram the structure
of atoms and ions
Identify isotopes
Explain radioactivity
and write decay
equations of radioactive
atoms
Describe the motion of
a wave
Explain (and
mathematically
manipulate) the
relationship between
wavelength and
frequency
Explain (and
mathematically
manipulate) the
relationship between
the energy of radiation
and its frequency
Describe the different
types of spectra and
relate them to Bohr's
model of the atom
Daily homework
assignments
Tests and quizzes
Identification of Metal
Ions by Flame Testing
What is an atom?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Identification
of Metal Ions by
Flame Testing
Various handouts
Various websites
Dalton's Atomic
Theory
History of
Atomic Structure
Isotopes
Radioactivity
Radiant Energy
Quantum Theory
Spectra
Atomic Orbitals
Discuss Heisenberg's
uncertainty principle in
relation to the
arrangement of
electrons in an atom
Describe energy levels
and orbitals in an atom
The Periodic Table
(Week 11, 4 Weeks)
History of the
periodic table
Parts of the
periodic table
Physical and
chemical
properties of the
elements
Trends of the
periodic table
Students will be able
to:
Show how and why the
modern periodic table
was developed
Identify the major parts
of the table (nonmetals,
representative and
transition metals,
metalloids, etc...)
Discuss the groupings
of elements according
to similar physical and
chemical properties
Understand why
periodic trends exist
Describe the four main
trends (atomic radius,
ionization energy,
electronegativity, and
electron affinity)
Periodic Table Webquest
project
Oral Quiz
Labs- Mendeleev
Simulation; Alkali
Activity Series
What makes the
Periodic Table so
useful to chemists?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Mendeleev
Simulation; Alkali
Activity Series
Various handouts
Various websites
Mendeleev
Simulation;
Alkali
Bonding and
Nomenclature
(Week 15, 3 Weeks)
Ionic bonds
-electron
transfer
-charges and
oxidation
numbers
Students will be able
to:
Identify and describe
ionic bonds
Name and write ionic
compounds
Daily homework
assignments
Tests and Quizzes
Lab: Determination of
Chemical Formulas;
Geometry of Molecules
What is the
importance of a
chemical bond?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Determination
of Chemical
Formulas; Geometry
Ionic bonds
-electron transfer
-charges and
oxidation
numbers
-nomenclature
-nomenclature
Covalent bonds
-sharing of
electrons
-multiple bonds
-nomenclature
-polarity
Lewis Dot
Structures
Molecular
Geometry
-VSEPR
Identify and describe
covalent bonds
Name and write
covalent compounds
Identify polar bonds
Interpret Lewis Dot
Structures
Predict Molecular
Geometry
of Molecules
Various handouts
Various websites
Chemical Reactions
(Week 20, 3 Weeks)
Types of
Reactions
Balancing
Reactions
Predicting
Products
Students will be able
to:
Identify and describe
direct combination,
decomposition, single
replacement, and
double replacement
reactions
Write chemical
equations (in words and
with chemical symbols)
Balance chemical
equations
Predict products of
reactions
Daily homework
Tests and quizzes
Labs- Equation Writing
and Predicting Products
How can chemicals
interact?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Equation
Writing and
Predicting Products
Various handouts
Various websites
Thermochemistry
(Week 23, 2 Weeks)
Energy, Heat,
and
Temperature
(Review)
Enthalpy
Thermochemical
Equations
Students will be able
to:
Describe the
relationships between
energy, heat,
temperature, and
enthalpy
Daily Homework
Assignments
Tests and Quizzes
Labs: Heats of Solution
How is energy related
to chemical
reactions?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Heats of
Solution
Various handouts
Various websites
Covalent bonds
-sharing of
electrons
-multiple bonds
-nomenclature
-polarity
Lewis Dot
Structures
Molecular
Geometry
-VSEPR
Enthalpy
Thermochemical
Equations
Enthalpy
Diagrams
Exothermic vs.
Endothermic
Stoichiometry
(Week 25, 3 Weeks)
Enthalpy
Diagrams
Exothermic vs.
Endothermic
Calorimetry
Heat Capacity
and Specific
Heat
Interpret
thermochemical
equations and enthalpy
diagrams
Explain heat changes in
exothermic and
endothermic reactions
Use a calorimeter and
mathematical equations
to determine specific
heat of a substance and
heats of solutions
Moles
Molecules
(Avogadro's
number)
Molar Volume
Molar Mass
Mole to Mole
Ratio
Stoichiometry
Limiting
Reactants
Percent Yield
Students will be able
to:
Define the quantity of a
mole
Define molar volume,
Avogadro's number,
and molar mass
Convert between
moles, molar volume,
molecules, and/or mass
for one substance
Manipulate the
relationships between
moles, molecules,
molar volume, and
molar mass for
substances in a
chemical reaction
Understand what a
limiting reactant is and
its effects on the
amount of product for a
chemical reaction
Calorimetry
Heat Capacity
and Specific Heat
Daily Homework
Assignments
Tests and Quizzes
Mole Melodies Project
Labs- Counting Small;
Mass and Mole
Relationships in a
Chemical Reaction;
Stoichiometry Using
Copper
What is a mole?
How are chemical
reactions limited?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Counting
Small; Mass and
Mole Relationships in
a Chemical Reaction;
Stoichiometry Using
Copper
Various handouts
Various websites
Molecules
(Avogadro's
number)
Molar Volume
Molar Mass
Mole to Mole
Ratio
Stoichiometry
Limiting
Reactants
Percent Yield
Calculate percent yield
for a chemical reaction
Solutions
(Week 28, 2 Weeks)
Solubility
-parts of a
solution
-saturation
-solubility
calculations
-solubility
curves
-crystallization
-soluble vs.
insoluble
(precipitates)
-solubility rules
Concentration
-Molarity
-Making
Solutions
-Dilutions
Students will be able
to:
Describe the role of
solutes and solvents in
dilute, saturated, and
supersaturated solutions
Calculate solubility of
common solids
Interpret solubility
curves
Identify insoluble
substances
Mathematically
determine the
concentration of a
solution
Describe how to make
a solution from a solid
substance and from a
more concentrated
solution
Daily Homework
Assignments
Tests and Quizzes
Labs: Crystals In and Out;
The Solution to Making
Solutions
What is a solution?
What is
concentration?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Crystals In and
Out; The Solution to
Making Solutions
Various handouts
Various websites
Solubility
-parts of a
solution
-saturation
-solubility
calculations
-solubility curves
-crystallization
-soluble vs.
insoluble
(precipitates)
-solubility rules
Concentration
-Molarity
-Making
Solutions
-Dilutions
Acids, Bases, and
pH
(Week 30, 2 Weeks)
Acids
Bases
pH
Indicators
Neutralization
Reactions
Titrations
Students will be able
to:
Identify and describe
the characteristics and
behavior of acids and
bases
Describe what happens
in a titration and why
Daily Homework
Assignments
Tests and Quizzes
Labs: Drip, Drip, Drip
What causes pH?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Drip, Drip,
Drip
Various handouts
Various websites
Acids
Bases
pH
Indicators
Neutralization
Reactions
Titrations
Chemical
Equilibrium
The State of
Equilibrium
Students will be able
to:
Daily Homework
Assignments
What is chemical
equilibrium?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
(Week 32, 2 Weeks)
Equilibrium
Expressions and
Constants
LeChatelier's
Principle
Strong vs. Weak
Acids and Bases
Buffers
Describe what
equilibrium means
Set up equilibrium
expressions for
reactions and
mathematically
determine equilibrium
constants
Explain what will affect
the equilibrium of a
system and how
Explain the difference
between strong and
weak acids and bases
Relate the strength of
acids and bases to
equilibrium
Describe how a buffer
works
Tests and Quizzes
Labs: Chemical
Equilibrium
Gases
(Week 34, 2 Weeks)
Collision
Theory
Characteristics
of Gases
-Pressure
-Volume
-Temperature
Boyle's Law
Charles' Law
Gay-Lussac's
Law
Avogadro's Law
Ideal Gas Law
Students will be able
to:
Describe the
relationship between
the motion of gas
molecules, pressure,
volume, and
temperature
Predict the effects of
changes in pressure,
volume, temperature,
and molecules of gas
according to Boyle's,
Charles', Gay-Lussac's,
and Avogadro's Laws
Apply the gas laws to
Daily Homework
Assignments
Tests and Quizzes
Labs: An Investigation of
the Properties of Gases
Changing World
Labs- Chemical
Equilibrium
Various handouts
Various websites
What is a gas?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- An
Investigation of the
Properties of Gases
Various handouts
Various websites
Collision Theory
Characteristics of
Gases
-Pressure
-Volume
-Temperature
Boyle's Law
Charles' Law
Gay-Lussac's
Law
Avogadro's Law
Ideal Gas Law
real life situations such
as tire pressure, hot air
balloons, and scuba
diving
Use the Ideal Gas Law
to mathematically
predict the behavior of
gases under varying
conditions
Organic Chemistry
(Week 36, 2 Weeks)
Hydrocarbons
Functional
Groups
Biochemistry
Students will be able
to:
Recognize fundamental
organic compounds
Describe fundamental
characteristics of
organic compounds
Explain biological
compounds as chemical
substances
Daily Homework
Assignments
Tests and Quizzes
Labs: Making Soap
What is organic
chemistry?
Text- Chemistry:
Connections to Our
Changing World
Labs- Making Soap
Various handouts
Various websites
Hydrocarbons
Functional
Groups
Biochemistry