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General & Honors Chemistry at PCLC
Grade Level: 10th – 12th A-G certified (if charter approved)
Pre-requisite: completion of Algebra 1
Chemistry is a two-semester course
Tuition is Learning Center-Specific. Refer to your LC’s page above for rates.
Note: Lab supplies will be provided when students are in person for class.
General & Honors Chemistry at PCLC is an A–G certified (pending charter approval) high school course for 10th–12th graders who have completed Algebra 1, meeting once weekly for 2.25 hours over 30 weeks per year. Students explore topics such as:
- atomic structure
- the periodic table
- chemical bonding
- molecular structure
- mole concepts
- stoichiometry
- gases
- solutions
- acids and bases
- reaction rates
- chemical equilibrium
- redox reactions
- electrochemistry
- introductory biochemistry and organic chemistry
Weekly hands-on labs reinforce experimental design, data analysis, and scientific communication, with homework, lab notebooks, and problem sets completed at home and two in-class final exams administered annually. An Honors option provides advanced assignments and CLEP Chemistry preparation, and incorporates Science and Engineering Practices such as modeling, investigation, data analysis, explanation, and argumentation, and emphasizes Crosscutting Concepts including cause and effect, systems, energy and matter, stability and change, and structure and function. Office hours are available by appointment only. Study sessions will be offered second semester for students planning to take the AP test, CLEP Test, or competing in the Science Olympiad.
HONORS CHEMISTRY STUDENTS ONLY: Students who add the HONORS portion will have additional information and assignments to complete. Students will cover material appropriate for them to take the CLEP exam for college credit. Honors students are encouraged to attend weekly biology study hall or office hours. Also A-G certified.
Textbook required:
IMPORTANT: Free download https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e
A printed version may be purchased, but be aware, it may take a long time to be received so order very early.
General & Honors Chemistry at EIE
Grade Level: 10th – 12th A-G certified (if charter approved)
Pre-requisite: completion of Algebra 1
Chemistry is a two-semester course
Tuition is Learning Center-Specific. Refer to your LC’s page above for rates.
Note: Lab supplies will be provided when students are in person for class.
General Chemistry is a first-year introductory A-G level class that explores chemical phenomena. Through lectures, class discussions, small group activities, homework, labs and class lab challenges, students will explore chemical concepts as they apply to the world around them. Emphasis will be on disciplinary core concepts, both qualitative and quantitative laboratory inquiry, mathematical modeling of key concepts, and the process of scientific inquiry. Topics include but are not limited to: modeling the atom (nuclear & subatomic), understanding properties of mater at the bulk scale, chemical bonding, understanding and modeling chemical reactions, moles, stoichiometry, properties of solutions and concentration/dilution, thermodynamics, reaction rate, dynamic equilibria, acid/base, reduction/oxidation (redox), and gases. We focus a lot in this class on the chemical effects of human activity on the environment and using chemistry to offer viable solutions. This class culminates in an engineering applications unit on bioplastics and their effects on the environment. Class meets weekly for 2.25 hours and includes keeping a scientific journal.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Algebra 1
TEXTBOOK OPTIONS (choose one):
Glencoe Chemistry Matter & Change , 2017 ISBN-13: 978-0076774609
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World of Chemistry by Zumdahl 4th edition ISBN-10. 1337916129 · ISBN-13. 978-1337916127 (older editions are also acceptable)
HONORS CHEMISTRY STUDENTS ONLY:
How is Honors Different from General Chemistry?
- Your homework is different, but not generally longer
- Your labs are different, but usually not that much more work
- You will have one extra lab report each quarter, typed, usually 3-5 pages long
- All of our labs (not lab activities) are quantitative (except two) – you will be using math!
- We have at least 3 original student-led experimental labs this year: Chromatography (1st Q), Titration (4th Q) and our 5-week all-original independent research project (4th Q)
- You will be required to do a formal typed write-up incorporated into slides for your final project
- You will be asked to do a 3+ page “Current Events in Chemistry” mini-research report on recent developments in chemical engineering/materials science of your choosing – one per semester.
- After General Chemistry, you will have a 15-minute break. Honors will then continue for an additional 45 minutes.
Charters must approve the Honors designation.
Pre-requisite: Successful completion of Algebra I with a C or better.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Glencoe Chemistry Matter & Change, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-0076774609