Week
Chapters
Organic Chemistry
Introduction (20)
1
2
3
4&5
Content and Topic
Assessment Ideas
 Saturated Hydrocarbons
A. Carbon Bonding
B. Alkanes
C. Structural Formulas and
Isomerism
D. Naming Alkanes
E. Petroleum
F. Reactions of Alkanes
 Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
A. Alkenes and Alkynes
 Reactions of Alkenes
B. Aromatic Hydrocarbons
C. Naming Aromatic Hydrocarbons
 Monosubstituted benzenes
 Distributed Benzenes
 Introduction to Functional Groups and
Alcohols
A. Functional Groups
B. Alcohols
C. Properties and Uses of Alcohols
 Additional Organic Compounds
A. Aldehydes and Ketone
B. Naming Aldehydes and Ketones
C. Carboxylic Acids and Esters
D. Polymers
(Monitoring polymer growth)
Make a concept map, timeline or
alternate notebook
o Quiz on names and structural formulas
(allow a note card)
Presentation on naming and writing
alkanes including isomers and the uses of
petroleum fractions.
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Quiz on names and structural formulas
(allow a note card)
Describe likely properties of some
concrete examples, based on structure
Article on forms of carbon
Predict products of simple organic
reactions
Look at design “blueprints” and explain
why such aspects are needed.
Article on polymer uses
Research on a given polymer, its
growth/structure and its properties
Esterification Lab
Polymer foam or nylon lab.
Web simulation?
Biochemistry (21)
6
7&8
9
10
If time
Cosmetics, soaps,
commercial polymers
etc.
Quarterly Project
 Introduction to Proteins
A. Proteins
B. Primary Structure of Proteins
C. Secondary Structure of Proteins
D. Tertiary Structure of Proteins
E. Function of Proteins
F. Enzymes
 Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids, and
Lipids
A. Carbohydrates
B. Nucleic Acids
 DNA and Protein Synthesis
 Lipids
 Discuss (+ and -) medical discoveries
(aspirin, thalidomide etc.)
 How they are made, how they work,
what we pay for them.
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 Presentation skills, collaboration,
ability to synthesize information and
create a valued product or idea with
some real-world application.
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Research a protein
Simple organic chemistry in the body
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It’s structure and function.
II.
Discuss interaction of proteins
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Discuss the fundamental
properties of carbohydrates
Compare and contrast DNA and
RNA
Saponification reaction Lab
Synthesis of Aspirin Lab
Debate on the Pharmaceutical
industry
Chromatography of certain
cosmetics?
Clear “checklist rubric, √, to guide
thorough and captivating
presentations of a product or idea
related to organic chemistry