Course

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

you obtain precise measurements using a variety of laboratory equipment

you express measurements using the proper number of significant digits

you use dimensional analysis and proportion methods to solve conversion problems involving metric to metric, metric to English, mass-volume relationships, and specific gravity

you utilize scientific notation in problem solving

you apply safety rules and proper procedure in performing laboratory work

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

on an exam

you use the term atom as it relates to matter

you use the term ion as it relates to matter

you use the term molecule as it relates to matter

you use the term element as it relates to matter

you use the term compound as it relates to matter

you use the term formula unit as it relates to matter

you use the term pure substance as it relates to matter

you use the term solution as it relates to matter

you use the term physical property as it relates to matter

you use the term chemical property as it relates to matter

you use the term homogeneous mixture as it relates to matter

you use the term heterogeneous mixture as it relates to matter

you use the term metallic as it relates to matter

you use the term non-metallic as it relates to matter

you use the term active as it relates to matter

you use the term inactive as it relates to matter

you use the term inert as it relates to matter

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of metals

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of non-metals

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of metalloids

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of active

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of inactive

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of non-reactive elements

you write the names and symbols for elements in the first four periods of the periodic table, as well as other elements commonly used in a laboratory setting

you distinguish between chemical and physical changes

you compare and contrast organic and inorganic substances

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

on an exam

you use the term atom as it relates to matter

you use the term ion as it relates to matter

you use the term molecule as it relates to matter

you use the term element as it relates to matter

you use the term compound as it relates to matter

you use the term formula unit as it relates to matter

you use the term pure substance as it relates to matter

you use the term solution as it relates to matter

you use the term physical property as it relates to matter

you use the term chemical property as it relates to matter

you use the term homogeneous mixture as it relates to matter

you use the term heterogeneous mixture as it relates to matter

you use the term metallic as it relates to matter

you use the term non-metallic as it relates to matter

you use the term active as it relates to matter

you use the term inactive as it relates to matter

you use the term inert as it relates to matter

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of metals

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of non-metals

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of metalloids

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of active

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of inactive

you use the periodic table to identify and predict properties of non-reactive elements

you write the names and symbols for elements in the first four periods of the periodic table, as well as other elements commonly used in a laboratory setting

you distinguish between chemical and physical changes

you compare and contrast organic and inorganic substances

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

on an exam

you explain Dalton's Atomic Theory and how it relates to the basic laws of chemical change

you determine the following for a given element: atomic number, atomic mass, number of neutrons, protons, and electrons

you write Lewis dot structures for atoms using the periodic table

you write electron configurations for atoms and ions using orbital notation

you distinguish the differences of properties for the isotopes of elements

you distinguish the similarities of properties for the isotopes of elements

you determine the number of valence electrons for any A-group elements

you predict trends in electron affinities

you predict trends in electronegativities

you predict trends in ionization potentials

you predict trends in atomic and ionic radi

you predict trends in metallic and non-metallic properties

you classify elements according to their similar chemical properties

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

on an exam

you identify the names of the commonly used polyatomic ions

you use the names of the commonly used polyatomic ions correctly in formulas

you identify a compound as an acid, a base, an acid salt, a hydroxy salt, and a normal salt

you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of an acid

you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of a base

you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of an acid salt

you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of a hydroxy salt

you analyze the distinguishing characteristics of a normal salt

by preparing solutions of various concentrations

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

on an exam

you distinguish between the mass of a molecule and the mass of a mole of molecules

you distinguish between the number of moles of a compound or element and the mass of that number of moles, moles of atoms, ions, molecules or formula units

you calculate the molecular or formula mass of a substance given the formula

you calculate the number of moles in a given mass of a particular substance

you calculate the actual number of particles in a given mass of an element or a compound of known formula

you calculate the percent composition of a compound from its formula

you determine the empirical or molecular formula of a compound given appropriate information

you use experimental data from laboratory analysis to calculate the percent of a given element present

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

by participating in a group activity on solubility

on an exam

you identify the type of reaction given a chemical equation

you balance various types of chemical equations

you use the "solubility rules" to identify precipitates formed in a given chemical equation

you identify gases formed in a given chemical equation

you write correct word equations for various chemical reactions

you distinguish between acidic and basic

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

on an exam

you calculate the mass or the volume of a particular reactant required to react with an excess of another reactant given a balanced equation

you calculate the mass or the volume of a particular reactant required to react with an excess of another reactant given an unbalanced equation

you calculate the theoretical mass or volume of a product formed in a particular balanced equation given other appropriate information

you calculate the theoretical mass or volume of a product formed in a particular unbalanced equation given other appropriate information

you use a balanced chemical equation to calculate the percent yield given actual yield for a particular reaction

you determine the limiting reactant and the amount of excess reactant given actual yield for a particular reaction

you determine whether a reaction is exothermic or endothermic from the heats of reaction in given equations

you apply the mole concept to balanced equations to understand mass relationships, mass-volume relationships, and volume relationships

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

by participating in a group activity on bond type identification

on an exam

you examine the different types of chemical bonds

you examine the relative strengths of chemical bonds

you examine the properties of the differennt types of chemical bonds

you choose the most likely type of bond formed between various atoms or molecules based on electronegativity difference

you identify which types of bonds are intermolecular and intramolecular

you identify various bond types within a given molecule

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

by demonstrating Boyle's and Charles' law

on an exam

you distinguish between force and pressure of a gas

you distinguish between absolute and gauge pressure of a gas

you distinguish between a real and ideal gas

you use the gas laws to calculate changes in gas properties

you calculate the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture of gases given appropriate information

you use the assumptions of the Kinetic Molecular Theory and use these to explain characteristic behavior of gases

you calculate changes in pressure, volume, or temperature based on the gas laws (Boyle's, Charles', Gay-Lussac's, Ideal)

you predict changes in pressure, volume, or temperature based on the gas laws (Boyle's, Charles', Gay-Lussac's, Ideal)

you demonstrate a working knowledge of procedures used for collecting and measuring gases

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

on an exam

you distinguish between the liquid, solid, and gas states in terms of the Kinetic Molecular Theory

you apply the factors affecting the vapor pressure and boiling point of liquids to interpret the behavior of various liquids

you identify properties of liquids and solids versus gases

you identify bonding types within liquids and solids

by completing assigned labs

by completing study guide

by demonstrating the solution identification and preparation

on an exam

you apply the principles of colligative property to interpolate their effect on solutions

you calculate a solution in concentration units of molarity, percent, molality, equivalents, milliequivalents, and/or osmolality

you prepare a solution in concentration units of molarity, percent, molality, equivalents, milliequivalents, and/or osmolality

you perform multiple part solution problems