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Unit Five: Chemical Reactions

  • Knows the structure and the properties of matter
    • Knows that the physical properties of a compound are determined by its molecular structure and the interactions among these molecules (SC.5.9-12.5)
    • Understands how collision theory helps explain interactions between molecules
    • Conducts investigations to identify the types of chemical interactions (SC.5.9-12.6)
  • Knows four types of chemical reactions (SC.5.9-12.16)
    • Identifies and is able to predict the products of combustion, synthesis, decomposition, single and double replacement reactions
    • Understands the mole concept and ways in which it can be used (SC.5.9-12.13)
    • Balances chemical equations
    • Interprets information from a properly written balanced equation.

Ongoing themes

  • Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
  • Knows how basic research and applied research contribute to new discoveries, inventions, and applications (SC. 8.9-12.5)
  • Knows that creativity, imagination, and a good knowledge base are required for work in science (SC.8.9-12.8)

Unit Six: Stoichiometry

  • Knows the structure and the properties of matter
    • Understands the mole concept and ways in which it can be used (SC.5.9-12.13)
    • Calculate the molar mass of a compound
    • Determine mole ratios
    • Predicts amounts of reactants required and products produced
    • Perform excess/limiting calculations

Ongoing themes

  • Understands the nature of scientific knowledge
  • Knows that investigations and public communications among scientists must meet certain criteria in or to result in new knowledge and methods. (SC.8.9-12.7)
  • % Yield calculations
  • Know that usually changes that take place in the body of scientific knowledge are small modifications of prior knowledge (SC.8.9-12.11)
 
D.C. Everest Senior High
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Weston, WI 54476

Bill Heeren, Teacher
November 16, 2013

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