Grade: 10th Grade
Course: Chemistry
Discipline: Science
Additional Course Information:
Course Description
1 credit. Elective.
Objectives:
Unit
Unit 1: Chemical Measures
Local Objective
1.1 Apply observations to describe and identify the characteristics of matter including mass, volume, density, color, luster, hardness,
conductivity, pH, melting point, boiling point, solubility, phase and reactivity.
Unit
Unit 1: Chemical Measures
Local Objective
1.1 Compare the densities of regular objects and irregular objects using a variety of methods to determine mass and volume.
Unit
Unit 1: Chemical Measures
Local Objective
1.1 Analyze qualitative and quantitative observations to determine appropriate significant figures and scientific notation when
making measurements and gathering data, and judge whether measurements, computations, and data sets are reasonable.
Unit
Unit 2: Energy
Local Objective
2.1 Classify various materials as either matter or energy and identify what evidence there is for your decision.
Unit
Unit 2: Energy
Local Objective
2.2 Compare and contrast physical and chemical changes in matter including phase changes and how energy effects each phase.
Unit
Unit 2: Energy
Local Objective
2.3 Describe sources and uses for the different forms of energy including chemical, nuclear, thermal, mechanical, and
electromagnetic, and debate the advantages and disadvantages of using each.
Unit
Unit 2: Energy
Local Objective
2.5 Describe and Identify exothermic and endothermic reactions.
Unit
Unit 2: Energy
Local Objective
2.4 Differentiate between heat, temperature, and thermal energy.
Unit
Unit 3: Matter and the Atom
Local Objective
3.2 Describe the electron configuration of an atom using Bohr’s model and the Quantum mechanical model to describe the visible
light emitted from excited molecules.
Unit
Unit 3: Matter and the Atom
Local Objective
3.1 Illustrate the modern theory of the atom including the positive dense nucleus and the negative electron cloud, and identify the
parts and number of the subatomic particles including the protons, neutrons and electrons.
Unit
Unit 4: Periodic Table
Local Objective
4.3 Predict the properties of an element from its position on the periodic table including types of bonds, reactivity, and physical
characteristics.
Unit
Unit 4: Periodic Table
Local Objective
4.1 Compare and Contrast the properties of the families on the periodic table of elements.
Unit
Unit 4: Periodic Table
Local Objective
4.2 Describe an atom’s subatomic particles by using the atomic mass and atomic number and identify the results differing numbers
will create. (Isotopes, Ions)
Unit
Unit 5: Bonding
Local Objective
5.2 Create Lewis Dot Diagrams to show how and why specific atoms bond the way they do.
Unit
Unit 5: Bonding
Local Objective
5.1 Compare and Contrast the types of bonds that can be formed and describe how each bond relates to electrons and
electronegativities.
Unit
Unit 6: Chemical Reactions
Local Objective
6.1 Balance chemical equations and recognize that a balanced number of products and reactants in a reaction reemphasize the Law of
Conservation of Mass.
Unit
Unit 6: Chemical Reactions
Local Objective
6.2 Identify the products of a reaction according to a half reaction and knowledge of the types of reactions.
Unit
Unit 6: Chemical Reactions
Local Objective
6.3 Translate chemical sentences using proper nomenclature into formal chemical equations.
Unit
Unit 7: Chemical Reactions
Local Objective
7.4 Predict the rates of reactions based on the properties of the reactants in a reaction.
Unit
Unit 7: Solutions
Local Objective
7.1 Classify solutions or mixtures as dilute, concentrated, saturated, or supersaturated.
Unit
Unit 7: Solutions
Local Objective
7.2 Compare and contrast the properties of acid, base and neutral solutions.
Unit
Unit 7: Solutions
Local Objective
7.3 Predict the properties of the solvent or solute on the solubility of a substance.