Course Overview

High School chemistry offers students an introduction to inorganic chemistry with a glimpse of organic chemistry. Students become familiar with the Periodic Table, balancing equations, types of bonds, titration, molar calculations, pH, and properties of matter.

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Reference Material (pdf)

• Chemistry Overview Honeycutt Science (34 pgs)
• HS Teacher’s Guide cK-12 (412 pgs)

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Student Material (pdf)

01 Basic Matter & Elements

• Lesson 01a Matter (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 01b Elements (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 01c Periodic table (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 01d Naming elements (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 01.e How to read the periodic table (WikiHow)
• Lesson 01.f Download the periodic table (pdf)

02 Basic Mass & Reactions

• Lesson 02a Mass and moles (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 02b Atomic mass (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 02c Solubility (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 02d Reaction types (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 02e Ionic compounds (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 02f Convert grams to moles (WikiHow)
• Lesson 02g How to calculate atomic mass (WikiHow)
• Lesson 02h How to recognize a reaction type (WikiHow)
• Lesson 02i Types of atomic bonding (Univ. Wash pdf)
• Lesson 02j BFF; Big sis little sis; Fun for everyone. (Honeycutt pdf)

03 Reactions & Equations

• Lesson 03a Balancing equations (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 03b Limiting reactants (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 03c Temperature vs heat (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 03d Four ways to make a chemical solution (WikiHow)
• Lesson 03e How to perform a titration (WikiHow)

04 Orbitals and Bonds

• Lesson 04a Energy levels & orbitals (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 04b Orbitals s, p, d, f (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 04c Orbitals (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 04d Bonds & bond types (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 04e Lewis structures (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 04.f How to draw Lewis structures (WikiHow)

05 States of Matter & Redox

• Lesson 05a Gas & plasma (worksheet pdf)
• Lesson 05b Ideal gas law
• Lesson 05c Boiling point
• Lesson 05d Solids
• Lesson 05e Other states of matter
• Lesson 05f Redox
• Lesson 05g Alkanes (hydrocarbons)
• Lesson 05h Hydorcarbon naming
• Lesson 05i How to Balance a Redox Equation (WikiHow)
• Lesson 05j How to Name Hydrocarbons (WikiHow)

06 Lab Safety and Equipment

• Lesson 06.x  Safety overview and introduction (Honeycutt Science pdf)
• Lesson 06.x  OSHA laboratory safety guidance (52 page OSHA handbook)
• Lesson 06.a Hierarchy of controls (pdf)
• Lesson 06.b PPE and hazardous substances (OSHA link)
• Lesson 06.c Trip hazards (OSHA pdf)
• Lesson 06.d  Ventalation hoods (OSHA pdf)
• Lesson 06.e Heat and burns (CDC standards pdf 157 pgs)
• Lesson 06.f  Eye station and shower (OSHA link)
• Lesson 06.g Safety Data Sheets (OSHA brief pdf)
• Lesson 06.h Acid (OSHA link)
• Lesson 06.i Strong base (OSHA link)
• Lesson 06.j Sharps (OSHA pdf)
• Lesson 06.k Stockroom (OHSA link)
• Lesson 06.l Refrigerators (OHSA link)
• Lesson 06.m Bunsen Burner

07 Labs for Chemistry

• Lab 33 Endothermic reaction
• Lab 35 Hot ice exothermic reaction
• Lab 36 Baking soda vs baking powder

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Wikibooks Chemistry

Wiki 01.00 Overview

• Wiki 01.01 Scientific method
• Wiki 01.02 Chemistry history
• Wiki 01.03 Materials science
• Wiki 01.04 Matter
• Wiki 01.05 Energy

Wiki.02.00 Chemistry – A Physical Science

• Wiki 02.01 Measurements in chemistry
• Wiki 02.02 Using measurements
• Wiki 02.03 Math in chemistry
• Wiki 02.04 Algebra in chemistry

Wiki 03.00 Chemistry in the Laboratory

• Wiki 03.01 Making observations
• Wiki 03.02 Making measurements
• Wiki 03.03 Using data
• Wiki 03.04 How scientists use data

Wiki 04.00 The Atomic Theory

• Wiki 04.01 Early development of a theory
• Wiki 04.02 Further understanding of the atom
• Wiki 04.03 Atomic terminology

Wiki 05.00 The Bohr model of the atom

• Wiki 05.01 The wave form of light
• Wiki 05.02 the dual nature of light
• Wiki 05.03 Light and the atomic spectra
• Wiki 05.04 The Bohr model

Wiki 06.00  Quantum Mechanics Model of the Atom

• Wiki 06.01 The wave particle duality
• Wiki 06.02 Schrodinger’s wave functions
• Wiki 06.03 Heisenberg’s contribution
• Wiki 06.04 Quantum numbers
• Wiki 06.05 Shapes of atomic orbitals

Wiki 07  Electron Configurations for Atoms

• Wiki 07.01 The electron spin quantum number
• Wiki 07.02 Pauli exclusion principle
• Wiki 07.03 Aufbau principle
• Wiki 07.04 Writing electron configurations

Wiki 08.00  Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table

• Wiki 08.01  Electron configurations of main group elements
• Wiki 08.02 Orbital configurations
• Wiki 08.03 The periodic table and electron configurations

Wiki 09.00 Relationships Between the Elements

• Wiki 09.01 Families on the period table
• Wiki 09.02 Electron configurations
• Wiki 09.03 Lewis electron dot diagrams
• Wiki 09.04 Chemical family members
• Wiki 09.05 Transition elements
• Wiki 09.06 Lanthanides and actinides

Wiki 10.00 Trends on the Periodic Table

• Wiki 10.01 Atomic size
• Wiki 10.02 Ionization energy
• Wiki 10.03 Electron affinity

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Wiki 11.00 Ions and the Compounds They Form

• The Formation of Ions
• Ionic Bonding
• Properties of Ionic Compounds

Wiki 12.00 Writing and Naming Ionic Formulas

• Predicting Formulas of Ionic Compounds
• Inorganic Nomenclature

Wiki 13 Covalent Bonding

• The Covalent Bond
• Atoms that Form Covalent Bonds
• Naming Covalent Compounds

Wiki 14.00 Molecular Architecture

• Types of Bonds that Form Between Atoms
• The Covalent Molecules of Family 2A-8A
• Resonance
• Electronic and Molecular Geometry
• Molecular Polarity

Wiki 15.00 The Mathematics of Compounds

• Determining Formula and Molar Masses
• The Mole
• Percent Composition
• Empirical and Molecular Formulas

Wiki 16.00 Chemical Reactions

• Chemical Equations
• Balancing Equations
• Types of Reactions

Wiki 17.00 Mathematics and Chemical Equations

• The Mole Concept and Equations
• Mass-mass Calculations
• Limiting Reactant
• Percent Yield
• Energy Calculations

Wiki 18.00 The Kinetic-Molecular Theory

• The Three States of Matter
• Gases
• Gases and Pressure
• Gas Laws
• Universal Gas Law
• Molar Volume
• Stoichiometry Involving Gases

Wiki 19.00 The Liquid State

• The Properties of Liquids
• Forces of Attraction
• Vapor Pressure
• Boiling Point
• Heat of Vaporization

Wiki 20 The Solid State

• The Molecular Arrangement in Solids
• Melting
• Types of Forces of Attraction for Solids
• Phase Diagrams

Wiki 21 The Solution Process

• What Are Solutions?
• Why Solutions Occur
• Solution Terminology
• Measuring Concentration
• Solubility Graphs
• Factors Affecting Solubility
• Colligative Properties
• Colloids
• Separating Mixtures

Wiki 22 Ions in Solution

• Ionic Solutions
• Covalent Compounds in Solution
• Reactions Between Ions in Solutions

Wiki 23 Chemical Kinetics

• Rate of Reactions
• Collision Theory
• Potential Energy Diagrams
• Factors That Affect Reaction Rates
• Reaction Mechanism

Wiki 24 Chemical Equilibrium

• Introduction to Equilibrium
• Equilibrium Constant
• The Effects of Applying Stress to Reactions at Equilibrium
• Slightly Soluble Salts

Wiki 25 Acids

• Arrhenius Acids
• Strong and Weak Acids
• Arrhenius Bases
• Salts
• pH
• Weak Acid-Base Equilibria
• Bronsted Lowry Acids-Bases
• Lewis Acids and Bases

Wiki 26 Water, pH, and Titration

• Water Ionizes
• Indicators
• Titrations
• Buffers

Wiki 27 Thermodynamics

• Energy Change in Reactions
• Enthalphy
• Spontaneous Processes
• Entropy
• Gibbs Free Energy

Wiki 28 Electrochemistry

• Eytmology of Oxidation
• Oxidation – Reduction
• Balancing Redox Equations
• Electrolysis
• Galvanic Cells

Wiki 29 Nuclear Chemistry

• Radioactive Decay
• Nuclear Force

Wiki 30 Organic Chemistry

• Hydrocarbons
• Functional Groups