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Westmoreland County Public Schools |
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Atomic Structure: Modern Atomic Theory
The learner will be able to identify principal scientists including: Democritus, John Dalton, J.J. Thomson, Rutherford, Millikan, Neils Bohr, Mendeleev, Planck ,Heisenberg, and de Broglie, whom were responsible for discoveries and insights that have changed the model of the atom over time. This theory is also known as the Quantum Mechanical Model. (CH 2 i).
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Chemical Reactions: Molar Volume
The learner will be able to understand molar volume (CH.4.a).
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Chemical Reactions: Molar Relationships
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend that quantities in chemical reactions are mandated by molar relationships (CH.4b-f).
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Chemical Reactions: Types
The learner will be able to understand chemical reaction types including synthesis, decomposition, single/double replacement, reduction/oxidation, neutralization, nuclear, exo/endothermic, spontaneous/nonspontaneous, and dissociation ionization (CH.3.e).
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Chemical Reactions: Rate/Understand
The learner will be able to understand reaction rate and kinetics including activation energy, catalysis, and degree of randomness (CH.3.g).
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Bonding,Nomenclature,and Formula Writing
The learner will be able to predict, draw, and name molecular shapes (linear, bent, trigonal planar, tetrahedral) (Ch 3 a,b,c).
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Chemical Reactions: Stoichiometric
The learner will be able to understand stoichiometric interactions through stoichiometric equations beginning with the 1 step process through the 3 step processes. CH.4.b).
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Chemical Reactions: Avogadro
The learner will be able to understand Avogadro's principle (CH.4.a).
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Chemical Reactions: Writing Formulas
The learner will be able to understand writing chemical formulas to include molecular, structural, empirical, diatomic molecules(oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen) and Lewis diagrams (CH.3.c).
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Chemical Reactions: Bonding
The learner will be able to understand bonding types including ionic and covalent (CH.3.d).
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Molecules: Polar and Nonpolar
The learner will be able to recognize polar and non-polar molecules (CH. 5g).
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Chemistry: Principles
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend how common chemical principles apply to other areas in chemistry (CH.6a-c).
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Chemistry: Nuclear
The learner will be able to understand nuclear chemistry (CH.6.b).
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Chemistry: Environmental
The learner will be able to understand environmental chemistry (CH.6.c).
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Chemistry: Organic/Biochemistry
The learner will be able to understand organic and biochemistry (CH.6.a).
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Periodic Table: Tool
The learner will be able to understand that the periodic table is a tool utilized to explore isotopes, half-lives, nuclear particles, particle/mass charge, families, groups, series, periods, trends/patterns, atomic/nuclear radii, electronegativity, shielding effect, electron configurations, oxidation numbers, chemical/physical properties, and historical/quantum models. Differentiate between elements, compounds, heterogeneous mixtures, and homogeneous mixtures(solutions). (CH.2.b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i).
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Periodic Table: Atomic Numbers
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to find atomic numbers: atomic number of an element is the same as the number of protons, neutral atoms have the same number of protons and electrons, and the average mass for each element is the weighted average of that element's naturally occuring isotopes (CH.2.a,b,c).
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Periodic Table: Atomic Mass
The learner will be able to use the periodic table to find and calculate atomic mass (CH.2.a).
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Periodic Table: Placement
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend that the placement of elements on the periodic table is related to their atomic structure: review location, charge, and relative size of subatomic particles--electron,proton, and neutron (CH.2a,b,c).
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Matter: States of Matter/Recognize
The learner will be able to recognize phase changes (CH.5.d).
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States of Matter: Molar Heat
The learner will be able to understand molar heats of fusion and vaporization (CH.5.e).
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Phases of matter & energy contents
The learner will be able to understand that solid, liquid, and gas phases of different substances will have varying energy contents (CH.5f).
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States of Matter: Kinetic Theory
The learner will be able to explore and comprehend that the states of matter are described by kinetic theory and attractive forces between particles (CH.5d).
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States of Matter: Specific Heat
The learner will be able to understand specific heat capacity (CH.5.f).
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States of Matter: Colligative
The learner will be able to understand colligative characteristics (CH.5.h).
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