Virginia- Science: Chemistry

Standards of Learning    Adopted: 2003

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CH.1: The student will investigate and understand that experiments in which variables are measured, analyzed, and evaluated, produce observations and verifiable data. Key concepts include

CH.1.d: manipulation of multiple variables with repeated trials;

Diffusion

CH.1.e: accurate recording, organizing, and analysis of data through repeated trials;

Diffusion
 Effect of Temperature on Gender
 Seed Germination

CH.1.g: mathematical manipulations (SI units, scientific notation, linear equations, graphing, ratio and proportion, significant digits, dimensional analysis);

Determining a Spring Constant
 Estimating Population Size
 Seasons Around the World
 Stoichiometry

CH.2: The student will investigate and understand that the placement of elements on the periodic table is a function of their atomic structure. The periodic table is a tool used for the investigations of

CH.2.a: average atomic mass, mass number, and atomic number;

Electron Configuration
 Element Builder

CH.2.d: families or groups;

Electron Configuration
 Ionic Bonds

CH.2.e: series and periods;

Electron Configuration

CH.2.f: trends including atomic radii, electronegativity, shielding effect, and ionization energy;

Electron Configuration

CH.2.g: electron configurations, valence electrons, and oxidation numbers;

Electron Configuration

CH.2.h: chemical and physical properties; and

Electron Configuration

CH.3: The student will investigate and understand how conservation of energy and matter is expressed in chemical formulas and balanced equations. Key concepts include

CH.3.a: nomenclature;

Chemical Equations

CH.3.b: balancing chemical equations;

Balancing Chemical Equations
 Chemical Equations

CH.3.c: writing chemical formulas (molecular, structural, empirical, and Lewis diagrams);

Chemical Equations
 Covalent Bonds
 Ionic Bonds

CH.3.d: bonding types (ionic, covalent);

Covalent Bonds
 Ionic Bonds

CH.3.e: reaction types (synthesis, decomposition, single and double replacement, oxidation-reduction, neutralization, exothermic and endothermic); and

Balancing Chemical Equations
 Chemical Equations
 Dehydration Synthesis
 Equilibrium and Concentration
 Titration

CH.3.f: reaction rates and kinetics (activation energy, catalysis, degree of randomness).

Balancing Chemical Equations
 Chemical Equations
 Collision Theory

CH.4: The student will investigate and understand that quantities in a chemical reaction are based on molar relationships. Key concepts include

CH.4.b: stoichiometric relationships;

Chemical Equations
 Limiting Reactants
 Stoichiometry

CH.4.c: partial pressure;

Equilibrium and Pressure

CH.4.e: solution concentrations;

Colligative Properties
 Equilibrium and Concentration

CH.4.f: chemical equilibrium; and

Equilibrium and Concentration
 Equilibrium and Pressure

CH.4.g: acid/base theory: strong electrolytes, weak electrolytes, and nonelectrolytes; dissociation and ionization; pH and pOH; and the titration process.

Titration
 pH Analysis
 pH Analysis: Quad Color Indicator

CH.5: The student will investigate and understand that the phases of matter are explained by kinetic theory and forces of attraction between particles. Key concepts include

CH.5.a: pressure, temperature, and volume;

Temperature and Particle Motion

CH.5.b: vapor pressure;

Colligative Properties

CH.5.c: phase changes;

Phase Changes

CH.5.d: molar heats of fusion and vaporization;

Phase Changes

CH.5.f: colligative properties.

Colligative Properties

Correlation last revised: 8/8/2016

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