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Content
Complex
A. Scientific Method
and Classification of
Matter
While engaged in
tasks that address
scientific method and
classification of
matter, the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important
information such as:
1. understand the
processes of scientific
investigations and use
inquiry and scientific
ways of observing,
experimenting,
predicting and
validating to think
critically
2. classify matter by
state, as substance or
mixture, as
homogeneous or
heterogeneous
3. use scientific
methods to collect,
analyze and interpret
data and observations
and to design and
conduct scientific
methods and
communicate results
B. Measurement and
Problem Solving
C. Atomic Structure
D. Naming and Writing
Formulas
E. Reactions
While engaged in tasks
that address
measurement and
problem solving, the
student demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. identify and apply
measurement techniques
and consider possible
effects of measurement
errors
While engaged in tasks
that address atomic
structure, the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. make predictions about
elements using the
periodic table (e.g.
number of valence
electrons, metallic
character, type of bond
between elements)
While engaged in tasks
that address naming
and writing formulas,
the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. write electrically
balanced formulas for
ionic and molecular
compounds
While engaged in
tasks that address
reactions, the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important
information such as:
1. be able to predict the
products for single
replacement, double
replacement, synthesis,
decomposition and
redox reactions
2. use mathematics to
express and establish
scientific relationships
(scientific notations,
dimensional analysis,
conversion factors)
3. apply problem solving
techniques to a variety of
problem types
4. calculate values from
measurements using the
correct number of
significant figures
2. mathematically
determine relative
abundance and average
atomic mass of isotopes
of elements
2. name ionic and
molecular compounds
from their chemical
formulas
3. write formulas for and
name binary and tertiary
acids
2. be able to write net
ionic equations
3. understand what a
driving force is
4. predict whether a
reaction will take place
based on the net ionic
equation
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Content
Simple
(Recall
and
Recognize)
A. Scientific Method
and Classification of
Matter
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-hypothesis
-data
-qualitative
-quantitative
-theory
-conclusion
-law
-variable
-control
-observation
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-understand the
difference between
B. Measurement and
Problem Solving
C. Atomic Structure
D. Naming and Writing
Formulas
E. Reactions
Recognizing and recalling
specific terminology such
as:
-significant figures
-liter
-kelvin
-accepted value
-dimensional analysis
-density
-percent error
-accuracy
-precision
-quantative
-qualitative
-conversion factor
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-isotopes
-ions
-atomic number
-atomic mass
-mass number
-relative abundance
-family/group/column
-period
-transition elements
-oxidation number
-cation
-anion
-representative element
-molecule
-compound
-metal
-nonmetal
-metalloid/semi-metal
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-formula unit
-binary compound
-oxyacid
-ternary compound
-formula unit
-chemical formula
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
single replacement
-dcuble replacement
-composition/synthesis
-decomposition
-oxidation reduction
-redox
-oxidizing agent
-reducing agent
-activity series
-prcipitate
Recognizing and recalling
isolated details such as:
-list common SI units of
measurement and common
prefixes used in the SI
system
-understand the concepts of
mass, volume, density and
Recognizing and
recalling isolated details
such as:
-describe the experiments
and resulting atomic
models of John Dalton,
Thomson, Rutherford
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-distinguish molecular
and ionic formulas
-name and use
polyatomic ions in
chemical formulas
-name and use classical
ions in chemical
formulas
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-write balanced
chemical equations
from descriptions of
chemical reactions
-write half reactions for
redox reactions
-understand the types of
chemical reactions,
including single
replacement, double
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elements and
compounds
-understand
components of an
investigation
specific gravity and the
units that are used for each
type of measurement
-evaluate the accuracy of
measurements using
appropriate methods
-distinguish physical
changes and properties
from chemical changes
and properties
-calculate the number of
protons, neutrons and
electrons in atoms,
isotopes and ions using
the atomic number and
mass number of an
element
replacement, synthesis,
decomposition and
redox reactions
-understand how to use
symbols in chemical
equations to represent
states of matter and
reactions processes
-understand the
correlation between the
atomic number and the
identity of an element
-understand how
solubility rules are used
to determine net ionic
equations
-determine the number of
protons, neutrons and
electrons in isotopes of
various elements
Content
F. Molar Conversions
G. Stoichiometry
Complex
While engaged in
tasks that address
molar conversions,
the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important
information such as:
1. solve problems using
conversion factors and
dimensional analysis
specific to the concept
of the mole
While engaged in tasks
that address
stoichiometry, the
student demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. calculate quantities of
reactants and products
needed in chemical
reactions using a balanced
chemical equation
2. use limiting reactant
-understand the
correspondence between
group number, valence
electrons and ionic charge
H. States of Matter and
Energy Changes
While engaged in tasks
that address states of
matter and energy
changes, the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. understand the
properties of matter, the
characteristics of energy,
and the interactions
between matter and
energy
I. Gas Laws
While engaged in tasks
that address gas laws,
the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. calculate the
quantitative effects of
changes in pressure,
volume and temperature
on contained gases using
boyle’s law, charles’
law, gay-lussac’s law
J. Electron
Configurations and
Quantum Numbers
While engaged in
tasks that address
electorn
configurations and
quantum numbers,
the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important
information such as:
1. describe the location
of an electron using
quantum numbers
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2. mathematically
determine the percent
composition of
compounds from the
chemical formula or
experimental data
calculations to determine
quantities of products
3. determine percent yield
in a chemical reaction
3. derive empirical and
molecular formulas of
compounds from
experimental data
2. describe the nature of
gases, liquids, solids and
plasma and the
interconversion of these
states of matter
3. explain the behavior of
gases, liquids and solids
in terms of the kinetic
theory
4. calculate heat changes
that occur in chemical and
physical processes using
calorimetry,
themorchemical
equations, phase change
data and Hess’s Law
and the combined gas
law
2. determine the amount
of gas or the molecular
weight of a gas at any
specified conditions of
pressure, volume and
temperature
3. calculate the total
pressure of a mixture of
gases or the partial
pressure of a gas in a
mixture of gases using
dalton’s law of partial
pressure
Content
F. Molar Conversions
G Stoichiometry
H. States of Matter and
Energy Changes
I. Gas Laws
Simple
(Recall
and
Recognize)
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-gram formula
mass/molecular
weight/molar mass
-molar volume
-avogadro’s number
-mole
-STP
Recognizing and recalling
specific terminology such
as:
-limiting reactant
-theoretical yield
-actual yield
-percent yield
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-heating curves
-endothermic
-exothermic
-enthalpy
-pascal
-torr
-atm
-Mm Hg
-heat of
fusion/solidification
-heat of
condensation/vaporization
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-effusion
-diffusion
-ideal gas
-ideal gas law constant
-partial pressure
-boyle’s law
-charles’ law
gay-lussac’s law
-combined gas law
ideal gas law
-dalton’s law of partial
pressure
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-understand how
Recognizing and recalling
isolated details such as:
-determine mole-to-mole
relationship from a
balanced chemical
2. apply the aufbau
principle, pauli
exclusion principle and
hund’s rule in writing
electron configurations,
orbital filling diagrams
and electron dot
diagrams
3. use stability rules to
recognize and
determine exceptions to
the orbital filling
diagram
J. Electron
Configurations and
Quantum Numbers
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-atomic spectra
-hunds rule
-aufbau principle
-pauli exclusion
principle
-quantum
-orbital
-quantum mechanical
model
-principle quantum
number
-wavelength
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avogadro’s number,
gram formula mass and
molar volume are
related to a mole of a
substance
equation
-identify the limiting
reactant in a chemical
reaction
specific heat
-melting point
-freezing point
-atmospheric pressure
-amorphous solids
-sublimation
-boiling point
-vapor pressure
-heat of solution
-absolute zero
Recognizing and
recalling isolated details
such as:
-describe the motion of
particles of a gas
according to the kinetic
theory
-understand the
relationship between
collisions and pressure
and the function of
barometers
-understand the
relationship between
kinetic energy and Kelvin
temperature
-describe the heat changes
in physical and chemical
processes as endothermic
or exothermic related to
the system and the
surroundings
-amplitude
-frequency
-ground state
-excited state
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-describe in qualitative
terms the effects of
changes in pressure,
volume and temperature
on contained gases
-understand why
molecules of small mass
diffuse more rapidly than
molecules of large mass
based on graham’s law
of diffusion
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-compare dalton’s,
rutherford’s,
thomson’s, bohr’s and
schrodinger’s models of
the atom
-describe the
contributions of planck,
Einstein, bohr, de
broglie and Heisenberg
to quantum theory
-explain the theory of
atomic emission spectra
using quantum theory
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-construct and interpret
phase diagrams and
heating curves
Content
K. Periodic Trends
L. Bonding
Complex
While engaged in
tasks that address
periodic trends, the
student demonstrates
an understanding of
important
information such as:
1. compare and
describe trends in
reactivity,
electronegativity,
ionization energy,
atomic radius as a
function of atomic
structure
While engaged in tasks
that address bonding, the
student demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. understand the
differences in metallic,
ionic and covalent bonding
2. write electron
configurations for anions
and cations
3. draw electron dot
diagrams for ionic and
molecular compounds
4. describe molecular
geometry using the VESPR
theory/hybridization and
the valence bond theory
5. describe bond and
molecular polarity based
on molecular geometry and
bond elctronegativity
Simple
(Recall
and
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-reactivity
Recognizing and recalling
specific terminology such
as:
-sea of electron model
M. Water and Aqueous
Systems
While engaged in tasks
that address bonding,
the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. understand how
intermolecular forces
affect the properties of
compounds such as
surface tension, solubility,
etc.
2. use mathematical
calculations to determine
molality, molarity, mole
fraction, dilutions and
percent solution
N. Reaction Rates and
Equilibrium
While engaged in tasks
that address bonding,
the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important information
such as:
1. write and solve
equilibrium expressions
from balanced chemical
equations
2. understand how to use
le chatelier’s principle to
predict the direction of
change in an equilibrium
reaction
2. understand the basis
of pH on the selfionization of water
3. compared the pH of
various salt solutions
4. understand how acidbase titration is used to
analyze the
concentration of an acid
or a base
3. describe the process of
boiling point elevation
and freezing point
depression
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-van der waals forces
O. Acids, Bases and
Neutralization
While engaged in
tasks that address
bonding, the student
demonstrates an
understanding of
important
information such as:
1. calculate the pH or
concentrations of
various solutions
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-collison theory
Recognizing and
recalling specific
terminology such as:
-netrualization
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Recognize) -electronegativity
-ionization energy
-atomic radius
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-summarize the
development of the
modern periodic table
of the elements
-distinguish between
alkali metals, alkaline
earth metals, transition
metals, inner transition
metals, metalloids,
halogens and
nonmetals on the
periodic table
-alloys
-conductivity
-octet rule
-single bonds
-double bonds
-triple bonds
-coordinate covalent bond
-resonance
-hybrid orbitals
-dipole
-polar
-nonpolar
-electrolyte
Recognizing and recalling
isolated details such as:
-compare properties of
ionic, metallic and
molecular compounds such
as melting point, solubility,
conductivity
-draw resonant structures
for molecular compounds
-dispersion forces
-dipole forces
-properties
-hydrogen bonds
-surface tension
-solubility
-suspensions
-colloids
-emulsions
-chromatography
-solute
-solvent
-colligative
-solvation
-saponification
Recognizing and
recalling isolated details
such as:
-understand the
similarities and
differences between
solutions, suspensions,
colloids and emulsions
-understand the factors
affecting solubility
-understand the process of
solution formation
-understand how
colligative properties
affect vapor pressure,
boiling point and freezing
point
-activation energy
-le chatelier’r principle
-activated complex
-catalyst
-pH
-indicator
-titration
-equivalence point
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-understand and use an
energy profile
Recognizing and
recalling isolated
details such as:
-understand the
difference between acid
strength and
concentration
-understand the factors
that affect reaction rate
(temperature,
concentration, particle
size, catalyst)
-understand the factors
that affect equilibrium
-understand the
differences in
properties of acids and
bases
-identify and compare
acids and bases based
on the arrhenius,
bronsted-lowry and
lewis definitions
-understand how a
buffer system works