Prerequisites: Algebra I
Credits: 2
Course Description:
Nuclear power plants are huge. But the atoms that fuel them are incredibly small. We can’t show you a real atom, but we can take you inside a nuclear power plant to see what goes on.
Throughout this course, you will see inside lots of places that do chemistry-related things. You will see how chemistry works at a petroleum refinery, a water treatment plant, a hospital, even a scuba dive shop. You will also learn about the properties of atoms, elements and molecules. You will see how they join together to make the water you drink, the air you breathe, and the gasoline that powers your car. There are reasons that the physical world around you is the way it is, and chemistry has a lot to do with it.
The purpose of this course is to reveal the basic ways in which chemistry works, and how scientists are using chemistry to make our lives better. You will also do your own laboratory investigations. You will think like a scientist, and understand why even some very small things can make a very big difference.
Course Objectives:
- Use the scientific method to solve problems, employ metric measurements, and demonstrate safe and effective use of laboratory instruments.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the classification and structure of matter and that Jesus was the Creator.
- Explain and describe atomic theory.
- Explain the periodic table and how it demonstrates God’s Orderliness.
- Identify covalent and ionic bonding.
- Write formulas for elements and compounds.
- Predict the products of chemical reactions and write balanced equations based upon God’s faithfulness.
- Explain the behavior of gases in terms of gas laws and kinetic molecular theory.
- Explain the principles of physical change.
- Describe the process of electrolyte ionization.
- Demonstrate knowledge of acid/base chemistry.
- Describe structure and bonding of simple organic compounds.
- Explain the basic principles of redox reactions.
- Calculate energy associated with physical and chemical changes.
- Describe how chemistry interacts with technology and society.