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Science Chemistry	Overview Chemistry 1 is designed to enable all students to acquire an understanding of how chemical theory is developed and how a chemist thinks and works. Students investigate the composition, properties, and reactions of matter. The approach is inductive and mathematical, as well as conceptual. Laboratory experiments and subsequent classroom analysis are integral components of the course.

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UNDERSTAND THAT EXPERIMENTS PRODUCE OBSERVATIONS AND DATA

1.a

Investigate and Understand Designated Lab Techniques

1.a.1

Demonstrate basic lab techniques

1.b

Investigate and Understand the Safe Use of Chemicals and Equipment

1.b.1

Identify and locate necessary safety equipment for the laboratory

1.c

Investigate & Understand the Proper Response to Emergency Situations

1.c.1

Assess the potential risks associated with a given chemical procedure

1.d

Understand that Experiments Involve Variables and Repeated Trials

1.d.1

Identify the relationship between variables; formulate a hypothesis

1.d.2

Identify questions to answer before beginning a procedure

1.d.3

Identify possible independent variables from a list of materials

1.d.4

Identify possible dependent variables

1.e

Understand that Experiments Involve Recording and Analyzing Data

1.e.1

Use tables, charts and graphs in making arguments and claims

1.e.2

Use significant figures in measurements and calculations

1.e.3

Create an experimental design diagram

1.e.4

Propose an appropriate procedure for an experimental design diagram

1.e.5

Organize a set of data using appropriate tables/diagrams/charts/graphs

1.e.6

Identify the limitations of measuring devices; accuracy vs. precision

1.e.7

Construct & analyze graphs from data; direct vs. inverse relationships

1.f

Understand Mathematical and Procedural Error Analysis

1.f.1

Use mathematical expressions to analyze & summarize data

1.f.2

Analyze the investigation for procedural errors & suggest improvements

1.g

Understand Mathematical Manipulations

1.g.1

Calculate the percent by mass of a specified element in a compound

1.g.2

Use dimensional analysis using the appropriate SI unit

1.g.3

Write mathematical equations that represent the quantitative laws

1.g.4

Use proper terminology and units in a complete lab report

1.g.5

Analyze statistically a set of data to present a summary of results

1.g.6

Determine the mean of a set of measurements

1.h

Understand that Experiments Use Technology for Gathering Data

1.h.1

Select the appropriate technology for retrieving information

1.h.2

Use computer probeware & software to collect/manipulate/display data

1.h.3

Demonstrate the proper use of common laboratory equipment

1.h.4

Orally present the results of a scientific investigation

1.i

Understand that Experiments Include a Scientific Viewpoint

1.i.1

Use scientific reasoning to distinguish between facts and opinions

1.i.2

Understand how scientists solve problems

1.i.3

Understand how scientists refine current theories

1.i.4

Collaborate with other students during scientific investigations

1.i.5

Properly cite ideas, data and conclusions derived from outside sources

1.i.6

Write a conclusion for a scientific investigation

1.i.7

Evaluate the validity of a scientific explanation & assumptions made

1.i.8

Classify a public statement about scientific phenomena

1.i.9

Identify key issues & problems suitable for investigation & discourse

1.i.10

Evaluate their contributions & those of others during investigations

1.i.11

Present their own investigations and defend their conclusions

1.i.12

Conduct a student peer review of student driven investigations

1.i.13

Know & follow current standards for ethical scientific investigations

1.i.14

Explain what it means to refer to our planet as "Spaceship Earth"

1.i.15

Identify the most significant factors affecting environmental quality

1.i.16

Debate the pros & cons of a proposed solution to an identified problem

1.i.17

Compare and contrast approaches to environmental quality

1.i.18

Cite examples of the impact that new data has on existing theories

1.i.19

Analyze a proposed scientific solution to a real world problem

1.i.20

Propose several models to explain the results of an investigation

1.i.21

Produce a set of questions that the public should ask scientists

1.i.22

Evaluate the responsibility of users/gov't for safe use of inventions

1.i.23

Describe contributions to chemistry by Western & non-Western cultures

1.i.24

Cite the contributions made by individual scientists and/or by a team

1.i.25

Rank the major chemical discoveries and theories through time

1.i.26

Consider how the world would be different without a specific discovery

1.i.27

Cite scientific advances that have been "driven" by many forces

1.i.28

Complete a science assignment that incorporates other disciplines

1.i.29

Explain what is meant by "I stand on the shoulders of giants"

1.i.30

Develop a time line that traces the development of a scientific idea

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