Adult Ed

Adult Education Chemistry (Lab)

1.0 Credit

2 segments / 32-36 weeks

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This course is designed as an interactive, 21st century course focusing on Chemistry. Topics include the composition, properties, and changes associated with matter and their applications.

This course is designed to serve as a foundation for the study of Chemistry. The utilization of scientific inquiry, web 2.0 tools, interactive experiences, higher order thinking, collaborative projects, real world application through labs and a variety of assessments all aid the student in ultimately demonstrating a vast understanding of the importance of Chemistry in the world around them; enabling them to apply these properties to their everyday lives.

Competencies

Matter

Students will demonstrate an understanding of matter by describing scientific measurement, explaining forms of energy, describing properties of matter, and summarizing changes in matter.

Atoms and Elements

Students will demonstrate an understanding of atoms and elements by summarizing atomic theory, describing characteristics of electrons, and explaining the elements of the periodic table.

Molecules and Compounds

Students will demonstrate an understanding of molecules and compounds by explaining characteristics of valence electrons, describing processes of bonding, and describing molecular structure and naming.

Chemical Reactions

Students will demonstrate an understanding of chemical reactions by describing the components and balancing of chemical equations, and comparing types of chemical reactions.

Stoichiometry

Students will demonstrate an understanding of stoichiometry by explaining the importance of the mole, describing the empirical formula, evaluating stoichiometry calculations, and explaining the application of stoichiometry.

Phases of Matter

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the phases of matter by describing particle motion and energy, explaining the phase changes of matter, and describing gas laws.

Energy in Reactions

Students will demonstrate an understanding of energy in reactions by describing energy in a system, explaining collision and chemical reactions rates, and explaining dynamic equilibrium.

Solutions

Students will demonstrate an understanding of solutions by summarizing properties of water, describing the concentrations of solutions, and explaining the properties of acids and bases.

Major Topics and Concepts

Segment 1:

Scientific Method
Lab safety
Measurement
Mass
Volume
Mixtures
Atomic Structure
Atomic Mass, Mass Number, Number of Protons, Neutrons and Electrons, and Isotopes
Valence Electrons and Lewis Structures
Electron Configurations
Ions, Ionic Names, and Ionic Compounds
Compound Lewis Structures
Molecule names and Compounds
Ionic vs. Covalent
Chemical Reactions
Balancing Equations
Molecular Attraction
Moles
Molar Mass
Atoms, Molecules, Formula Units
Stoichiometry
Limiting reactants and percent yield
Molecular Geometry and Polarity

*Collaborative project: Students are required to submit one collaborative project in segment 1. There will be five different options throughout the segment to choose from.

Segment 2:

Liquids
Solids
Plasmas
Gas Basics
Phase Changes
Gas Laws
Types of Solutions
Aqueous Solution
Concentrations of Solutions
Molarity
Colligative properties
Reactions
Reaction Rates
Reaction Rate Laws
Equilibrium
Equilibrium expressions and constants
Will any reaction occur?
Specific Heat and Calorimetry
Thermochemistry
Entropy, Enthalpy, and Free Energy
Equilibrium
Le Chatlier’s Principle
Acids and Bases
Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
pH
Neutralization
What is Energy?
Nuclear Energy
Law of Conservation of Energy
Nonrenewable vs. renewable energy
Electromagnetic Radiation
Organic Chemistry
Bio-Chemistry
New Discoveries

*Collaborative project: Students are required to submit one collaborative project in segment 2. There will be five different options throughout the segment to choose from.