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Syllabus

 

Semester 1
Unit 1 - Introduction (also woven in to other units)
                                                             

School and class standards for behavior etc.

Lab safety

How to do labs - Graphing, data, conclusion writing, procedure writing, hypothesis writing

  Unit 2- The Lava Lamp                                                                                 
 

Density

Physical properties of matter

Mass

Volume

Energy transfer

Heat

Temperature

Conduction

Convection

Radiation

Kinetic theory of matter

  Unit 3- A Cup of Coffee                                                                                
 

Dissolving

Solubility

Concentration

Physical properties of matter

Energy transfer

Heat

Temperature

Conduction

Convection

Kinetic theory of matter

  Unit 4- The Water Cycle                                                                             
 

Kinetic Theory

Phase Changes

States of Matter

Energy Transfer

Heat

Temperature

  Unit 5 - Periodic Table                                                                                 
 

Periodic Table

Atoms

Atomic Structure

Ions

Bonding

Isotopes

  Unit 6 - Chemical Reactions                                                                   
 

Conservation of Mass and Energy

Chemical Reactions

Rates of Reactions

Acids and Bases

Indicators

Acid Rain

   
   

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