Chemistry/Honors Chemistry – Pacing Guide and Know/Do List
San Ramon Valley High School
Unit Name (regular pacing)
(honors pacing) / Essential Knowledge (Know)(Mastery) / General Knowledge
(Understanding) / Suggested Activities/ Labs/Demos (Do) / Advanced/Extended List / Textbook Chapter(s)
Science of Chemistry
(2 weeks) regular
(1.5 weeks) honors / Periodic Table – location of metals, semimetals, non-metals and halogens / - Physical Changes
- Chemical Changes
- Properties of matter
- Matter Vocabulary
- Mixture vs Pure Substance
- Periodic Table Basics
--Groups vs Periods
--Metals vs non-metals
--metalloids
- Role of Energy / - Qualitative Candle
- Quantitative Candle
- Mixture separation lab
- Metal/Non-metal lab
- Aluminum Foil Demo
- 4-piece puzzle square
- Scene of the crime observation activity
- Paint can explosion
- Observe and experiment without prompting
- 4 unknowns observation activity / - Branches of Chemistry
- Molecular Theory of matter (solid/liq/gas)
- Differentiate between popular and scientific term “chemical”
- Matter flow-chart/pyramid / Modern Chemistry: 1
Chemistry:
1
Measurements & Calculations
(3 weeks)
(2.5 weeks) / Conversion Factors (Dimensional Analysis) / - Scientific Method
- SI Base Units
- SI Derived Units
- Density
- Conversion Factors
- Accuracy & Precision
- Significant Figures
- Scientific Notation
- Proportionality / - Density of Pennies
- % Water content of popcorn
- Aluminum Foil & CuCl2
- Observing physical & chemical changes
- Accuracy & Precision
- Chocolate bar density
- Diet coke/coke density demo / - Percent Error
- Specific Heat
- SI Rounding Rules / Modern Chemistry: 2
Chemistry:
2
Atomic Structure
(3.5 Weeks)
(3 weeks) / Molar Mass / Foundations of atomic theory
- Dalton’s atomic theory
- modern atomic theory
- Atomic Structure
- Atomic number and mass
- Isotopes
- Relative atomic mass
- The mole
- Avogadro’s Number
- Balancing Nuclear equations
- Nuclear Force
- Relative energy of nuclear reactions versus chemical
- Some isotopes are radioactive
- 3 basic forms of radiation (gamma, beta, alpha) / - Electrolysis of water (demo)
- “mole”asses cookies
- Constructing a model (modern chem)
- Half-life simulation
- Graphing activity, best-fit line
- Bomb Bags conservation of mass
- Holt (C-1) conservation of mass lab
- Nuclear checkers (half-life)
- Flame Tests
- Pennium (pre/post 82) (average atomic mass)
- / - Average atomic mass
- Nuclear Decay Series
- Applications of nuclear radiation
- Half-life / Modern Chemistry: 3 & 21
Chemistry:
3
Arrangement of Electrons in atoms
(1.5 weeks)
(2 weeks) / Number of valence electrons based on position on the periodic table / - Properties of Light
- Line emission spectra
- Electron configurations
- Aufbau Principle
- Electron orbitals
- Introduce Lewis Dot Structures / - Flame Tests
- Wave nature of light quick-lab (Modern Chem)
- The Electric Charge (static)
- Spectral Tubes / - Photoelectric effect
- Bohr Model
- Planck’s equation
- Quantum Model of the atom
- Quantum numbers
- EM Spectrum
- Speed of light / Modern Chemistry: 4
Chemistry:
3.3
Periodic Table
(2 weeks)
(1.5 weeks) / Trends of electronegativity / - Trends:
- ionization energy
- atomic radius
- ionic radius
- group trends/common names
- periodic trends
- history of the periodic table
- / - Periodic Table cards activity
- Reactivity of halide ions
- Relative solubility of transition elements
- ? Properties of oxides? / - electron affinity
- relate position to reactivity
- relate position to quantum electron configuration / Modern Chemistry: 5
Chemistry:
4 (skip 4.4)
Ionic Bonding
(1.5 weeks)
(1.5 weeks) / Ionic bonds are formed by an exchange of electrons / - Ionic nomenclature
- Lattice Structure
- Ionic Properties
- Metal bonded with non-metal
- Metallic bonding
- Properties of metals
- Polyatomic Ions
- Oxidation numbers
- Ionic charge based on position on the periodic table
- Octet Rule / - Heat salt and sugar
- Chemical bonds (Cheryl/Holt)
- Sodium Chloride model / - Electronegativity spread
- Lattice Energy
- Extended list of polyatomic ions / Modern Chemistry: 6.3, 6.4
Chemistry:
5
Covalent Bonding
(2 weeks)
(2 weeks) / Covalent bonds are formed by the sharing of electrons / - Oxidation numbers
- Lewis Dot Structures
- Covalent nomenclature
- Octet Rule
- Covalent properties
- Double/triple bonds
- Structural formula
- Bond energy / - Molecular models
- Gumdrop models
- Model assignment / - Molecular Geometry/polarity
- Intermolecular forces
- Electronegativity spread
- Orbital Hybridization
- Octet rule violators / Modern Chemistry: 6.1, 6.2
Chemistry:
6
Chemical Nomenclature
(1.5 weeks)
(1.5 weeks) / Nomenclature of common acids / - Naming common acids
- Empirical Formula
- Formula Mass
- % Composition
- / - Hydrates
- Empirical Formula
- Candy Coal / - Hydrates / Modern Chemistry: 7.3, 7.4
Chemistry:
7