Outcomes
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:
1. Explain the history of chemistry as a field of science and demonstrate the impact of chemistry on societal problems, history, and culture.
2. Discuss how gender, ethnicity, and identity influence perspectives on chemistry.
3. Use the scientific method to interpret data collected in a (virtual) scientific laboratory or presented in written scenarios.
4. Use the metric system to make measurements and express the answers in scientific notation.
5. Apply basic units and derived equations to scientific data.
6. Use unit factors to convert values from one system to another (e.g. for °F to °C).
7. Understand that there is uncertainty in all measurements.
8 Use significant figures in measurements and calculations.
9. Use density to relate mass to volume.
10. Apply the laws of the conservation of mass and energy to chemical calculations.
11. Demonstrate an understanding of how temperature relates to heat.
12. Know the difference between atoms, elements, molecules and compounds and how they may change during chemical reactions.
13. Write chemical symbols for commonly used elements.
14. Write the nuclear symbol for given elements and their isotopes.
15. Determine the electron configuration of an element using the building-up principle.
16. Determine the electron configuration of an element using the period and group number from the periodic table.
17. Write Lewis symbols for the main group elements.
18. Define the types and shapes of atomic orbitals.
19. Recognize the trends of elements in the Periodic Table by explaining the physical and chemical properties of the elements.
20. Determine the most common ions formed by elements, based on their electron configuration.
21. Given the formulas of a cation and an anion, write the formula of the ionic compound of these ions.
22. Predict the formula of a simple compound (ionic, molecular, acid or hydrate) given the name, or vice versa.
23. Balance simple chemical equations.
24. Calculate the formula weight of a compound from a table of atomic weights.
25. Calculate the mass of an atom or molecule, using Avogadro’s number.
26. Convert moles of a substance to grams of a substance and vice versa.
27. Calculate the number of molecules in a given mass of a molecular substance.
28. Calculate the percentage composition from the chemical formula.
29. Given the chemical equation and the amount of one substance, calculate the amount of another substance involved in the reaction.
30. Given a balanced equation, express the chemical reaction in words, and vice versa.
31. Use observations of a chemical reaction to classify the reaction and write its balanced chemical equation.
32. Explain the difference between ionic, molecular (covalent) and metallic bonding.
33. Describe the different states of matter in terms of their physical behavior and understand how a substance can change from one state to another.
34. Use the Ideal Gas Law and Combined Gas Law to express gas behavior.
35. Draw electron dot formula for molecules, and from that, draw the structural formula.
36. Understand the structure of water and why this structure produces unique properties and behavior of water compared to all other known substances.
37. Explain how intermolecular attractions control the solubility of solutes in solution.
38. Calculate the molarity of a substance in an aqueous solution.
39. Perform a titration to neutralize an acid with a base.
40. Calculate the pH of a substance, given its hydrogen ion concentration.
41. Know the pH scale and list some common items and where they appear on that scale.
42. Use critical thinking skills to apply key equations to chemical problem solving.
43. Perform both qualitative (observational) and quantitative (measurable) experiments to produce reliable data. Perform at least one experiment using the current technology available for data collection. Verbally interpret observations during the course of an experiment.
44. Use critical thinking skills and available technology to synthesize data obtained from experiments and produce well-written laboratory reports, including appropriate graphs.
45. Understand how chemical principles are related to everyday applications such as agriculture, resource use, pollution mitigation or chemical manufacturing.
46. Create a framework for understanding chemical processes and the chemical nature of things relevant to their lives. Discuss how culture and identity influence how we view advances and changes in the field of chemistry.
47. Apply scientific knowledge to make informed decisions regarding chemicals in their environment and recognize the cultural and political nature of such decisions.