🧪 Chemistry

Atomic Structure & Naming

Quarter 1

The Mole & Quantitative Analysis

Quarter 2

Reactions, Stoichiometry & Thermochemistry

Quarter 3

Gases & Solution Chemistry

Quarter 4

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🧪 Chemistry Mission

Chemistry is a rigorous, lab-based exploration of the composition, structure, and transformation of matter. Moving beyond simple memorization, this course treats students as active researchers who connect macroscopic phenomena to subatomic interactions through quantitative analysis, stoichiometry, reaction kinetics, and thermodynamics.

Why take this course?

Master Quantitative Analysis: Apply algebra and dimensional analysis to measure, convert, and calculate mass, gas, and energy transfers in chemical reactions.
Build University Autonomy: Develop the laboratory precision, analytical stamina, and rigorous organizational habits expected in collegiate STEM programs.
Bridge Your Science Pathway: Connect your conceptual foundation in biology to the quantitative rigor of physics by mastering how molecular interactions govern all living and physical systems.

What You Will Achieve

By the end of this course, you will:

Predict and calculate chemical outcomes using stoichiometry, solution concentration metrics, and gas laws.
Collaborate and critique theoretical mechanisms, reaction pathways, and mathematical setups through structured, AVID-style collaborative tutorials and peer inquiry.
Connect chemistry to the real world by presenting weekly visual analyses of chemical phenomena, industrial innovations, environmental impacts, and STEM career pathways.
Defend scientific claims using the rigorous CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) framework backed by empirical lab data and particle-level models.

📅 Weekly Routines

There are three main types of weekly schedules we follow in this class:

Content
Labs / Tests
Projects

📅 Quarterly Routines

Each quarter is broken into 9 weeks, following a predictable pattern of instruction, testing, and hands-on projects so students always know what to expect.

🤸🏻‍♀️ Course Flexibility

A Guided Framework: This schedule serves as a general roadmap for the quarter rather than an exact blueprint.
Calendar Adjustments: Weeks with holidays, teacher workdays, or special school events will adapt to fit the shortened timeframe.
Pacing Flexibility: Lesson timing and project deadlines may be modified as needed to ensure students fully master the material.

📝 Organization for Success

To stay organized, we use two primary Learning Tools in every unit:

📖 The Chemistry Dictionary: This is a vocabulary-focused class. You will build a personalized visual Chemistry Dictionary in order to deeply understand scientific terms—not just memorize them. These will be done in 3-ring binders and will be an assessment grade each quarter.
📓 Notes: Each unit section includes six sets of lecture slides. Students are expected to take notes on their own time in a composition notebook and bring it to class for lecture day. On lecture days, students are expected to process their notes by highlighting, annotating, adding critical questions, and summarizing/reflecting upon them.

⏳ Late Work Policies

Chemistry includes a lot of complex mathematical concepts, and meaningful feedback on assignments is necessary in this course. For that reason:

all work for the week is due on Fridays

Late work will be deducted 20% for each week it is late, with Fridays still being the turn in date.
Late work is given lower priority than current work when it comes to how quickly it is graded. This also means you will not receive timely feedback on your work (if that is something you rely on)

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