EXPECTED LEARNING GOALS
Chemistry 3-4
1. Explore and incorporate multicultural information in the study of science.
Themes:
a. Describe accomplishments of women and minority persons in science related fields.
b. Collaborate with peers in multicultural settings.
2. Demonstrate safety, scientific processes, and technology in science studies and career orientation.
Themes:
a. Demonstrate proper, safe, and accepted laboratory procedures and techniques.
b. Apply scientific processes and higher level reasoning skills to problem solving.
c. Employ appropriate technology in the laboratory setting.
d. Incorporate scientific knowledge and technology in career fields.
3. Recognize the differences and varieties of measurement units.
Themes:
a. Utilize various measurement units using uncertainties and significant figures,throughout all chapters.
b. Apply conversion units when solving problems.
4. Apply principles of stoichiometry.
Themes:
a. Calculate percent composition and mass relationships.
b. Derive formulas
5. Describe the complexity of reaction energy and reaction kinetics.
Themes:
a. Solve problems to determine heat of reaction, heat of combustion, and heat of formation.
b. Distinguish between the driving forces of chemical reactions.
c. Identify five factors that influence reaction rates.
6. Describe the behaviors of gases.
Themes:
a. Solve problems involving the Ideal Gas Law.
b. Calculate volumes of gases used or produced in reactions.
c. Recognize and apply the various gas laws and the Kinetic Theory of Gases.
7. Recognize solutions, their properties, and composition.
Themes:
a. Compare the effects of temperature and pressure on solubility of various solutions.
b. Apply heat of solution, dissolving mechanisms, and concentration terminology.
c. Perform calculations using Molarity.
8. Describe the basic principles of chemical and physical equilibrium.
Themes:
a. Perform calculations involving the equilibium constant.
b. Know how to apply factors that change equilibrium.
c. Apply the common ion effect to predict shifts in chemical equilibrium.
d. Perform calculations using the solubility product constant; predict precipitates.
9. Describe the oxidation-reduction process.
Themes:
a. Identify and balance redox reactions/equations.
b. Balance redox reactions in solution.