Virginia- Science: Chemistry

Standards of Learning    Adopted: 2010

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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.a: designated laboratory techniques;

Diffusion

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

Diffusion

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

Diffusion

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

Beam to Moon (Ratios and Proportions) - Metric
 Estimating Population Size
 Moles
 Seasons Around the World
 Stoichiometry
 Unit Conversions 2 - Scientific Notation and Significant Digits

CH.1.h: use of appropriate technology including computers, graphing calculators, and probeware, for gathering data, communicating results, and using simulations to model concepts;

Feel the Heat

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;

Average Atomic Mass
 Element Builder

CH.2.b: isotopes, half lives, and radioactive decay;

Half-life
 Isotopes

CH.2.d: families or groups;

Electron Configuration
 Ionic Bonds

CH.2.e: periods;

Electron Configuration

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

Electron Configuration
 Periodic Trends

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

Electron Configuration
 Element Builder
 Ionic Bonds

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

Electron Configuration

CH.2.i: historical and quantum models.

Electron Configuration

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

CH.3.a: nomenclature;

Chemical Equations

CH.3.b: balancing chemical equations;

Balancing Chemical Equations
 Chemical Equations

CH.3.c: writing chemical formulas;

Chemical Changes
 Chemical Equations

CH.3.d: bonding types;

Covalent Bonds
 Ionic Bonds
 Melting Points

CH.3.e: reaction types; and

Balancing Chemical Equations
 Chemical Changes
 Chemical Equations
 Equilibrium and Concentration

CH.3.f: reaction rates, kinetics, and equilibrium.

Collision Theory
 Equilibrium and Concentration
 Equilibrium and Pressure
 Reaction Energy

CH.4: The student will investigate and understand that chemical quantities are based on molar relationships.

CH.4.b: stoichiometric relationships;

Chemical Equations
 Limiting Reactants
 Moles
 Stoichiometry

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

Titration

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

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

Boyle's Law and Charles's Law
 Phase Changes

CH.5.b: partial pressure and gas laws;

Boyle's Law and Charles's Law
 Temperature and Particle Motion

CH.5.d: phase changes;

Phase Changes

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

Phase Changes

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

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