Chemistry

03040000 Chemistry

Recommended Grade Levels: 10-12

Prerequisite: Required: One unit of high school science and Algebra I; Must complete summer project.  Recommended: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in a second year of mathematics 

Credit: 1

Description: In Chemistry, students conduct laboratory and field investigations, use scientific practices during investigations, and make informed decisions using critical thinking and scientific problem solving. Students study a variety of topics that include characteristics of matter, use of the Periodic Table, development of atomic theory and chemical bonding, chemical stoichiometry, gas laws, solution chemistry, thermochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Students will investigate how chemistry is an integral part of our daily lives.