Ellsworth Community School District
Subject Area: __CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS___________ Grade Level: __11-12____________
Date of Revision: __9/09__________________
Length of Unit: _2 WEEKS__________
Approximate Time of Year: I_/_09/4 – 9/14______quarter / month
Unit Title: MATTER: Structure of the Atom (UNIT I)
Performance tasks (projects):
Quizzes, Tests, Academic Prompts:
-Lab Experiments
-Daily Quizzes
-Lab reports that are computer- -Chapter Tests
generated.
-Board work
-Class discussion.
-Worksheets: “Objectives
w.s.”, “Review w.s.”, “Extra
Practice”
-Graphing
Discussion/Lecture
-Students are required to take
notes from lectures.
Laboratories: observations and
inferences, demonstrations,
density of materials, collecting
data, graphing
Dimensional Analysis Activity
Glencoe: Chemistry- Matter and
Change; Chapters #1,2
Glencoe Laboratory Manual
Addison-Wesley Laboratory
Manual
American Chemical Society
(ACS) Safety Video
“Measurement” Video
EXAMGEN- computer software
for generating Test/Quiz
Other Evidence:
-Guided-practice
-Laboratory skills
Ellsworth Community School District
Subject Area: _CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS____________
Grade Level: __11-12_________
Date of Revision: 9/09___________________
Length of Unit: _1- 2 weeks___________
Approximate Time of Year: I / 9/17 – 9/28 quarter / month
Unit Title: Matter- Properties and Changes (UNIT II)
Performance tasks (projects):
Quizzes, Tests, Academic Prompts:
-Lab Experiments
-Daily Quizzes
-Lab reports that are computer- -Chapter Tests
generated.
-Board work
-Class discussion.
-Worksheets: “Objectives
w.s.”, “Review w.s.”, “Extra
Practice”
-Graphing
Discussion/Lecture
-Students are required to take
notes from lectures.
Laboratories: observations and
inferences, demonstrations,
collecting data
Element (Mm) Activity:
isotopes
“Black Box” Activity
Glencoe: Chemistry- Matter and
Change; Chapters #3,4
Glencoe Laboratory Manual
Addison-Wesley Laboratory
Manual
Video: “Atomic Structure”
Video: “Discovery Channel: The
Elements”
Video: “Discovery Channel:
Invention-Elements and
Compounds”
Video: “Bioremediation”
EXAMGEN- computer software
for generating Test/Quiz
Other Evidence:
-Guided-practice
-Laboratory skills
Ellsworth Community School District
Subject Area: _CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS_______________
Grade Level: __11-12_________
Date of Revision: 9/09___________________
Length of Unit: ___1 WEEK_________
Approximate Time of Year: II / 10/1 – 10/5 quarter / month
Unit Title: Electrons in Atoms (UNIT III)
Performance tasks (projects):
Quizzes, Tests, Academic Prompts:
-Lab Experiments
-Daily Quizzes
-Lab reports that are computer- -Chapter Tests
generated.
-Board work
-Class discussion.
-Worksheets: “Objectives
w.s.”, “Review w.s.”, “Extra
Practice”
Discussion/Lecture
-Students are required to take
notes from lectures.
Laboratories: observations and
inferences, demonstrations,
spectroscopes, spectrometers
Glencoe: Chemistry- Matter and
Change; Chapters #5
Glencoe Laboratory Manual
Addison-Wesley Laboratory
Manual
Chart: Electron Energy Levels
Video: Chemistry Animation
Project (1) “Atomic Orbitals” (2)
“VSEPR”
“Chem Matters” magazine
Chart: Electromagnetic
Spectrum
EXAMGEN- computer software
for generating Test/Quiz
Other Evidence:
-Guided practice
-Laboratory skills
Ellsworth Community School District
Subject Area: _CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS___________ Grade Level: __11-12_________
Date of Revision: _9/09___________________
Length of Unit: ___1 week_________
Approximate Time of Year: II / 10/8 -10/11 quarter / month
Unit Title: The Periodic Table and Periodic Law (UNIT IV)
Performance tasks (projects):
Quizzes, Tests, Academic Prompts:
-Lab Experiments
-Daily Quizzes
-Lab reports that are computer- -Chapter Tests
generated.
-Board work
-Class discussion.
-Worksheets: “Objectives
w.s.”, “Review w.s.”, “Extra
Practice”
Discussion/Lecture
-Students are required to take
notes from lectures.
Laboratories: observations and
inferences, demonstrations
Activities:
-Constructing a Periodic Table
in 3-D
-Internet Scavenger Hunt:
periodic table of elements
Glencoe: Chemistry- Matter and
Change; Chapters #6
Glencoe Laboratory Manual
Addison-Wesley Laboratory
Manual
IMC Computer Lab (internet)
Video: “Periodic Table”
Chart: “Periodic Table” ( each
student is issued a periodic table
and we have many wall chart
tables)
EXAMGEN- computer software
for generating Test/Quiz
Other Evidence:
-Guided-practice
-Laboratory skills
Ellsworth Community School District
Subject Area: _CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS_______________
Grade Level: __11-12_________
Date of Revision: _9/09___________________
Length of Unit: _1 week___________
Approximate Time of Year: I / 10/15 – 10/19__quarter / month
Unit Title: The Elements (UNIT V)
Performance tasks (projects):
Quizzes, Tests, Academic Prompts:
-Lab Experiments
-Daily Quizzes
-Lab reports that are computer- -Chapter Tests
generated.
-Board work
-Class discussion.
-Worksheets: “Objectives
w.s.”, “Review w.s.”, “Extra
Practice”
-Graphing
Discussion/Lecture
-Students are required to take
notes from lectures.
Laboratories: observations and
inferences, demonstrations,
density of materials, collecting
data, graphing
Glencoe: Chemistry- Matter and
Change; Chapters # 7
Glencoe Laboratory Manual
Addison-Wesley Laboratory
Manual
EXAMGEN- computer software
for generating Test/Quiz
-IMC: Computers/Internet
Other Evidence:
-Guided-practice
-Laboratory skills
Ellsworth Community School District
Subject Area: _CHEMISTRY SYLLABUS______________ Grade Level: __11-12_________
Date of Revision: _9/09___________________
Length of Unit: _1 week___________
Approximate Time of Year: I / 10/22 – 10/26___quarter / month
Unit Title: Ionic Compounds (UNIT VI)
Performance tasks (projects):
Quizzes, Tests, Academic Prompts:
-Lab Experiments
-Daily Quizzes
-Lab reports that are computer- -Chapter Tests
generated.
-Board work
-Class discussion.
-Worksheets: “Objectives
w.s.”, “Review w.s.”, “Extra
Practice”
-Graphing
Discussion/Lecture
-Students are required to take
notes from lectures.
Laboratories: observations and
inferences, demonstrations,
density of materials, collecting
data, graphing
Glencoe: Chemistry- Matter and
Change; Chapters #8
Glencoe Laboratory Manual
Addison-Wesley Laboratory
Manual
EXAMGEN- computer software
for generating Test/Quiz
Video: “Bonding”
Video: “Sodium (Na)”
Charts: “ION CHART”
Magnetic Ion puzzle pieces for
white-board work
Chemistry storeroom.
Other Evidence:
-Guided-practice
-Laboratory skills
Ellsworth Community School District
Subject Area: _CHEMISTRY__________
Grade Level: __11-12_________
Date of Revision: 9/09___________________
Length of Unit: _1 WEEK___________
Approximate Time of Year: II / 10/29 -11/2__quarter / month
Unit Title: Chemical Reactions (UNIT VII)
Performance tasks (projects):
-Lab Experiments
-Lab reports that are computergenerated.
-Board work
-Class discussion.
-Worksheets: “Objectives
w.s.”, “Review w.s.”, “Extra
Practice”
-Graphing
Discussion/Lecture
-Students are required to take
notes from lectures.
Laboratories: observations and
inferences, demonstrations,
density of materials, collecting
data, graphing
Quizzes, Tests, Academic Prompts:
-Daily Quizzes
-Chapter Tests
Glencoe: Chemistry- Matter and
Change; Chapters # 10
Glencoe Laboratory Manual
Addison-Wesley Laboratory
Manual
EXAMGEN- computer software
for generating Test/Quiz
-IMC: Computers/Internet
-Chemistry storeroom
Other Evidence:
-Guided-practice
-Laboratory skills
-TestCheck Software