Course Outline for Advanced Homeschool Chemistry
2 complete semesters of advanced homeschool chemistry covers everything your high student will need for science credit when taken entirely.
Semester One
Session One:
Introduction to Chemistry
Chemistry and Science
What Is Science?
Doing Science
Measurement
Measurement, Uncertainty, and Significant Figures
Temperature, Derived Measurements, and Types of Matter
Session Two:
Early History of Chemistry
Dalton’s Atomic Theory
Atomic Structure
Introduction to the Periodic Table
Basics of Chemical Naming
Session Three:
Moles
Working with Moles
Percent by Mass
Session Four:
Balancing Chemical Equations
Calculating Percent Yield
Session Five:
Electron Configuration
Chemical Bonding
Formulas and Names
Lewis Dot Structures
Session Six:
Introduction to Solutions
Acids & Bases
Solubility and Precipitation
Concentration and Stoichiometry
Session Seven:
Rates of Reactions
Chemistry on a Spreadsheet
Reaction Mechanisms
Activation Energy and Catalysts
Session Eight:
Chemistry Foundations
Equilibrium
Equilibrium Constant
Reaction Quotient
Session Nine:
Acids & Bases
pH
Titration
Session Ten:
Titration Curves
Buffers
Working with Buffers
Session Eleven:
Gases
Gas Stoichiometry
Partial Pressure
Kinetic Theory
Semester Two
Session One:
Pressure and Equilibrium
Energy
Working with Energy
Session Two:
Condensed Phases of Matter
Liquids
Solids
Metals
Session Three:
Phases and Vapor Pressure
Phase Diagrams
Solutions and Energy
Solubility Effects
Colligative Properties
Session Four:
Measuring and Manipulating Solubility
Qualitative Analysis
Session Five:
Entropy
Gibbs Free Energy
Working with Gibbs Free Energy
Equilibrium and Efficiency
Session Six:
Oxidation States
Reduction and Oxidation
Balancing Redox Equations
Session Seven:
Galvanic Cells
Reduction Potentials
Electrochemical Applications
Session Eight:
Electromagnetic Radiation
What Is Electromagnetic Radiation?
Quantum Mechanics
Line Spectra
Fireworks
Session Nine:
Covalent Bonds and Resonance
Molecular Structure
Session Ten:
Atomic Orbitals
Orbital Hybridization
Molecular Orbitals
Session Eleven:
Nuclides and the Nucleus
Radioactivity
Nuclear Transformation
Nuclear Applications
Radiometric Dating
Session Twelve:
Surveying the Elements
Hydrogen
Group 1A Alkali Metals
Group 2A Alkaline Earth Metals
Group 3A
Group 4A
Session Thirteen:
Group 5A
Group 6A
Halogens and Noble Gases
Transition Metals
D Block Metals
F Block Metals
Transition Metals in Biochemistry
Session Fourteen:
Alkanes
Alkenes and Alkynes
Reactions and Derivatives
Polymers
Biochemistry
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