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Use exponents and scientific notation
Assessment Strategies
Written product, quiz, and/or exam
Criteria
Perform basic calculations using exponents
Express numbers in scientific notation
Convert numbers between scientific and standard notation
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers in scientific notation format
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Convert between units of measurement
Assessment Strategies
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Criteria
Convert between metric units using unit cancellation method
Convert between metric units using ratios and proportions method
Describe the meaning of significant figures as related to measurements in the laboratory
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Perform calculations for solution preparation
Assessment Strategies
Written product, quiz, and/or exam
Criteria
Perform Molarity calculations
Perform weight/volume and density calculations
Perform percent solution calculations
Perform ppm calculations
Inter-convert solution concentrations expressed in Molarity, weight/volume, percent (w/v), percent (v/v), ppm
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Perform dilution calculations
Assessment Strategies
Written product, quiz, and/or exam
Criteria
Prepare dilutions of a particular volume
Determine the concentration of a solution following dilution
Determine the concentration of a stock solution from a dilution
Perform calculations involving serial dilutions
Correctly apply the C1V1 = C2V2 equation
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Graph linear equations
Assessment Strategies
Written product, quiz, and/or exam
Criteria
Determine slope and intercept values using the equation of a line
Graph linear equations manually
Graph linear equations using Excel
Apply graphing to standard curves
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Graph exponential equations
Assessment Strategies
Written product, quiz, and/or exam
Criteria
Explain the difference between linear and exponential relationships
Graph exponential relationships manually, using semi-log graph paper
Graph exponential relationships using Excel
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Perform basic statistical analysis of measurements
Assessment Strategies
Written product, quiz, and/or exam
Criteria
Distinguish between mean, median, average, range
Use standard deviation and %CV to expression precision of measurements
Use percent error to express inaccuracy of measurements
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Perform basic calculations related to qualitative and quantitative spectrophotometry
Assessment Strategies
Written product, quiz, and/or exam
Criteria
Create and analyze absorbance spectra
Create a standard curve and use it to determine the concentration of an unknown sample
Use Beer’s law to determine the concentration of an unknown sample