· Demonstrate proficiency in solving mathematical problems related to chemical calculations, defining chemical terms and showing an understanding of the structure of atoms and their relationships within the periodic table.
· Demonstrate proficiency in naming and writing symbols of chemicals; writing, balancing and categorizing chemical equations and performing calculations related to compounds and balanced chemical equations.
· Demonstrate proficiency in describing the subatomic structure of atoms and applying this information to the bonding, structure, shape and polarity of molecules and to calculating the relationships of gases.
· Demonstrate proficiency in describing and calculating relationships associated with chemical equations including solutions, acids and bases, rates of reactions, equilibrium, oxidation-reduction and nuclear processes.
· Demonstrate proficiency in assembling basic laboratory glassware, performing fundamental laboratory techniques, making and recording relevant experimental observations and interpreting the results.