Chemistry Part II Unit Organizer

STATE AND DISTRICT STANDARDS

Standard: Physical Science

I. Students know and understand common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy.

II. Know that matter has characteristic properties that are related to its composition and structure.

III. Understand that interactions can produce changes in a system, although the total quantities of

matter and energy remain unchanged.

Standard: Science, technology, and human activity

IV. Understand the connections between science, technology, and human activity and their impact on

the world.

CORE KNOWLEDGE UNIT

I. Chemical reactions

A. Write balanced chemical and word equations for chemical reactions.

B. Describe and give examples of oxidation and reduction reactions.

C. Understand and interpret an energy diagram for a chemical reaction.

II. Acids and bases

A. Understand the pH scale a give examples of acids and bases.

B. Identify and describe how the important acid and base ions form in solution (H₃O⁺, OH^-).

C. Describe acid-base reactions using chemical equations.

III. Catalysts

A. Understand the role of catalysts in chemical reactions.

B. Describe the importance of catalysts in industry and the human body (enzymes).

IV. Organic Chemistry

STANDARDS FOR ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

· Be able to describe common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy.

· Be able to describe characteristic properties of matter in relation to composition and structure.

· Be able to describe the interactions that produce changes in a system.

· Be able to write balanced chemical and word equations for chemical reactions.

· Be able to describe and give examples of oxidation and reduction reactions.

· Be able to interpret an energy diagram for a chemical reaction.

· Be able to interpret the pH scale.

· Be able to give examples of acids and bases.

· Be able to list characteristics of acids and bases.

· Be able to identify and describe how acid and base ions form in solution.

· Be able to describe acid-base reactions using chemical equations.

· Be able to describe the role and importance of catalysts in chemical reactions.

HABITS OF MIND

· Organize information in simple tables and graphs and identify relationships they reveal.

· Know why it is important in science to keep honest, clear, and accurate records.

· Read simple tables and graphs produced by others and describe in words what they show.