Chemistry
Course Description
Chemistry 1 is a first year chemistry course for students who want to go to college or pursue a technical career that requires a working knowledge of chemistry. The course is designed to offer many hands-on activities to enrich the students’ understanding of the fundamental chemical concepts.
Course Goals and Outcomes
1. Develop the skills needed to do scientific inquiry.
2. Develop an understanding of the organization of matter.
3. Develop an understanding of atomic structure and how it relates to chemical bonding.
4. Develop an understanding of chemical quantities, stoichiometry.
5. Develop an understanding of common laboratory techniques .
Chemistry Topics
Unit 1: Introduction to Chemistry
Unit 2: Atomic Structure
Unit 3: Electrons
Unit 4: Periodic Table
Unit 5: Ionic Bonding
Unit 6: Covalent Bonding
Unit 7: Names and Formulas
Unit 8: Quantities
Unit 9: Reactions
Unit 10: Stoichiometry
Unit 11: States of Matter
Unit 12: Gas Laws
Unit 13: Solutions
Unit 14: Acids and Bases
Unit 15: Redox Reactions
Unit 16: Organic Chemistry
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