Course Description. Regents chemistry is an introduction high school Regents (New York State) chemistry. The course includes a laboratory, basic research on a chemistry topic of their interest, a paper on a topic, and an oral presentations about their research.
Course Outline
- The Physical Behavior of Matter
- Atomic Concepts
- Nuclear Chemistry
- Chemical Bonding
- Periodicity
- Moles/Stoichiometry
- Kinetics and Equilibrium
- Acids and Bases
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Organic Chemistry
Course Objectives. Students will be able to understand matter, chemical measurements, the concept of moles, stoichiometry, nuclear chemistry processes and equations, atomic and molecular structure, periodic law, physical forces between particles and their effect on chemical bonding, the difference between ionic and covalent molecules, the kinetics of chemical reactions, chemical equilibria, states of matter, solubility, acids and bases, salts, and introductory organic chemistry. The student will be able to understand chemistry in their life and community.
Additionally, but certainly not exclusively, students should be able to:
- use a particle model to differentiate between gases, liquids, and solids
- differentiate among elements, compounds, and mixtures
- distinguish between physical and chemical changes
- describe filtration, distillation, and chromatography
- interpret solubility curves, especially to distinguish among saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated solutions
- distinguish between heat energy and temperature
- identify equilibria between phases and between solutes and solvents
- use collision theory to explain how temperature, surface area, and concentration influence the rate of reaction
- distinguish between endothermic and exothermic reactions a reaction equation, delta H, and potential energy diagrams
- describe the effect of stress on LeChatelier’s principal
- draw structural formulas for some organic compounds when given the IUPAC name
- classify an organic compound based on its structure
- solve problems using the gas laws
- know the mass, charge, and location of subatomic particles in an atom
- differentiate between atomic number, atomic mass, isotopes, energy shells (levels), and valence electrons
- balance equations, given the formulas of reactants and products
- determine the mass of a given number of moles of a substance
- complete nuclear equations, predict missing particles from a nuclear equations, and compare and contrast fusion and fission reactions
- demonstrate bonding using Lewis dot structures
- understand what is oxidation and reduction and how to write their half reactions
- identify synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, and double replacement inorganic reactions, and addition, substitution, polymerization, esterification, fermentation, saponification, and combustion organic reactions
Students will be able to do science research, technical writing, and an oral presentation of their work. This course prepares students for the Regents examination in chemistry.
Text Books
Wilbraham, Staley, Matta, and Waterman. Chemistry. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2001.
Kavanah. Brief Review in Chemistry The Physical Setting. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2004.
