2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

1st
Cycle

28 Days
Aug 25 Oct 2, 2014
# of
Class
Periods

Unit 1
Fundamental
Concepts of
Matter
This unit focuses
on fundamental
concepts of
matter, including
physical and
chemical
properties and
physical and
chemical changes
in matter. Students
will investigate
properties of
solids, liquids, and
gases such as
structure, shape,
volume, and
compressibility.
They will
distinguish
between extensive
and intensive
properties and
apply these
properties to
classify matter as
pure substances
or mixtures.

6
90-min.
class
periods
or
12
45-min.
class
periods

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and filed investigations,
including the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
fire extinguishers.
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS).
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
the proper disposal or recycling of materials.
CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
CHEM.2F Collect data and make measurements with accuracy and precision.
CHEM.2H Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data.
CHEM.2I Communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such
as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphs, journals, summaries, oral reports, and
technology-based reports.
CHEM.4A Differentiate between physical and chemical changes and properties.
CHEM.4B Identify extensive and intensive properties.
CHEM.4C Compare solids, liquids, and gases in terms of compressibility, structure,
shape, and volume.
CHEM.4D Classify matter as pure substances or mixtures through investigation of their
properties.

Chemistry
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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

1st
Cycle

28 Days
Aug 25 Oct 2, 2014
# of
Class
Periods

Unit 2
The Periodic
Table
This unit focuses
on the concept
that properties of
the elements are
periodic functions
of their atomic
numbers. Students
will explain how an
elements
properties can be
explained by its
placement on the
Periodic Table.
Students will also
investigate and
describe general
trends on the
Periodic Table
such as atomic
and ionic radii,
electronegativity,
and ionization
energy.

5
90-min.
class
periods
or
10
45-min.
class
periods

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and filed investigations,
including the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
fire extinguishers.
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS).
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
the proper disposal or recycling of materials.
CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
CHEM.2H Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data.
CHEM.2I Communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such
as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphs, journals, summaries, oral reports, and
technology-based reports.
CHEM.3F Research and describe the history of chemistry and contributions of scientists.
CHEM.5A Explain the use of chemical and physical properties in the historical
development of the Periodic Table.
CHEM.5B Use the Periodic Table to identify and explain the properties of chemical
families, including alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, noble gases, and
transition metals.
CHEM.5C Use the Periodic Table to identify and explain periodic trends including
atomic and ionic radii, electronegativity, and ionization energy.

Chemistry
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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

2nd
Cycle
Unit 3
Atomic and
Nuclear
Chemistry
In this unit,
students will
understand the
experiments and
conclusions used
in the historical
development of
modern atomic
theory. Students
will also
understand
nuclear radiation
in the form of
alpha, beta, and
gamma rays. It
will also include
characteristics of
radioactive decay
and the effects of
fission and fusion
reactions.
Understanding
how electrons are
arranged in atoms
will lead to the
next unit on
chemical bonding.

25 Days
Oct 6 Nov 7, 2014
# of
Class
Periods
5
90-min.
class
periods
or
10
45-min.
class
periods

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and filed investigations,
including the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
fire extinguishers.
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS).
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
the proper disposal or recycling of materials.
CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
CHEM.3A Analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations by using empirical
evidence, logical reasoning, and experimental and observational testing, including
examining all sides of the scientific evidence of those scientific explanations so as to
encourage critical thinking.
CHEM.3F Research and describe the history of chemistry and contributions of scientists.
CHEM.6A Understand the experimental design and conclusions used in the
development of modern atomic theory including Daltons Postulates, Thomsons discovery
of electron properties, Rutherfords nuclear atom, and Bohrs nuclear atom.
CHEM.6B Understand the electromagnetic spectrum and the mathematical relationships
between energy, frequency, and wavelength of light.
CHEM.6C Calculate the wavelength, frequency and energy of light using Plancks
constant and the speed of light.
CHEM.6D Use isotopic composition to calculate average atomic mass of an element.
CHEM.6E Express the arrangement of electrons in atoms through electron
configurations and Lewis valence electron dot structures.
CHEM.12A Describe the characteristics of alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.
CHEM.12B Describe radioactive decay process in terms of balanced nuclear equations.
CHEM.12C Compare fission and fusion reactions.

Chemistry
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- STAAR Readiness Standards

- Process Standards

- STAAR Supporting Standards

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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

2nd
Cycle

25 Days
Oct 6 Nov 7, 2014
# of
Class
Periods

Unit 4
Combining
Elements: Types
of Bonds
Elements bond to
form compounds
based on electron
configurations.
Students will
investigate
different types of
bonds including
ionic, covalent,
and metallic.

5
90-min.
class
periods
or
10
45-min.
class
periods

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and filed investigations,
including the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
fire extinguishers.
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS).
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
the proper disposal or recycling of materials.
CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
CHEM.2H Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data.
CHEM.2I Communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such
as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphs, journals, summaries, oral reports, and
technology-based reports.
CHEM.7A Name ionic compounds containing main group or transition metals, covalent
compounds, acids and bases, using International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
(IUPAC) nomenclature rules.
CHEM.7B Write the chemical formulas of common polyatomic ions, ionic compounds
containing main group or transition metals, covalent compounds, acids and bases.
CHEM.7C Construct electron dot formulas to illustrate ionic and covalent bonds.
CHEM.7D Describe the nature of metallic bonding and apply the theory to explain
metallic properties such as thermal and electrical conductivity, malleability, and ductility.
CHEM.7E Predict molecular structure for molecules with linear, trigonal planar or
tetrahedral electron pair geometries using Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR)
theory.

Chemistry
2014 2015 Scope and Sequence

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- STAAR Readiness Standards

- Process Standards

- STAAR Supporting Standards

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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

3rd
Cycle

27 Days
Nov 10 Dec 19, 2014

# of
Class
Periods
Unit 5
10
90-min.
Chemical
class
Reactions
periods
The focus of this
or
unit is on
20
understanding
chemical reactions 45-min.
through
class
stoichiometry.
periods
Students will
perform
calculations
including: using
the mole concept
to determine the
number of
particles in a
sample, percent
composition,
empirical and
molecular
formulas, and
relationships
between reactants
and products.

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and filed investigations,
including the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
fire extinguishers.
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS).
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
the proper disposal or recycling of materials.
CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
CHEM.2F Collect data and make measurements with accuracy and precision.
CHEM.2G Express and manipulate chemical quantities using scientific conventions and
mathematical procedures including dimensional analysis, scientific notation, and significant
figures.
CHEM.2H Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data.
CHEM.2I Communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such
as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphs, journals, summaries, oral reports, and
technology-based reports.
CHEM.8A Define and use the concept of a mole.
CHEM.8B Use the mole concept to calculate the number of atoms, ions, or molecules in
a sample of material.
CHEM.8C Calculate percent composition and empirical and molecular formulas.
CHEM.8D Use the law of conservation of mass to write and balance chemical
equations.
CHEM.8E Perform stoichiometric calculations including determination of mass
relationships between reactants and products, calculation of limiting reagents and percent
yield.

Chemistry
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- STAAR Readiness Standards

- Process Standards

- STAAR Supporting Standards

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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

4th
Cycle

28 Days
Jan 6 Feb 13, 2015

# of
Class
Periods
Unit 6
6
90-min.
Solutions
class
Students will
periods
investigate factors
or
that influence
12
solubility and rates
of dissolution and
45-min.
use general rules
class
regarding
periods
solubility. Students
will differentiate
between types of
solutions and will
use molarity in
calculations
involving
solutions.

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and filed investigations,
including the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
fire extinguishers.
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS).
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
the proper disposal or recycling of materials.
CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
CHEM.2F Collect data and make measurements with accuracy and precision.
CHEM.2G Express and manipulate chemical quantities using scientific conventions and
mathematical procedures including dimensional analysis, scientific notation, and significant
figures.
CHEM.2H Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data.
CHEM.2I Communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such
as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphs, journals, summaries, oral reports, and
technology-based reports.
CHEM.10A Describe the unique role of water in chemical and biological systems.
CHEM.10B Develop and use general rules regarding solubility through investigations
with aqueous solutions.
CHEM.10C Calculate the concentration of solutions in units of molarity.
CHEM.10D Use molarity to calculate the dilutions of solutions.
CHEM.10E Distinguish between types of solutions such as electrolytes and
nonelectrolytes and unsaturated, saturated, and supersaturated solutions.
CHEM.10F Investigate factors that influence solubilities and rates of dissolution such as
temperature, agitation, and surface area.

Chemistry
2014 2015 Scope and Sequence

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- STAAR Readiness Standards

- Process Standards

- STAAR Supporting Standards

Houston ISD Curriculum

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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

4th
Cycle

28 Days
Jan 6 Feb 13, 2015
# of
Class
Periods

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

Unit 7
5
CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and filed investigations,
90-min.
including
the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
Acids and Bases
class
fire
extinguishers.
and Reactions
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
periods
This unit will focus
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
or
on defining acids
(MSDS).
10
and bases,
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
distinguishing
45-min.
the proper disposal or recycling of materials.
between strong
class
CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
and weak acids
periods
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
and bases, acidCHEM.2F Collect data and make measurements with accuracy and precision.
base reactions,
CHEM.2G Express and manipulate chemical quantities using scientific conventions and
and calculating the
mathematical procedures including dimensional analysis, scientific notation, and significant
pH of a solution.
figures.
CHEM.2H Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data.
CHEM.2I Communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such
as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphs, journals, summaries, oral reports, and
technology-based reports.
CHEM. 10G Define acids and bases and distinguish between Arrhenius and BrnstedLowry definitions; and predict products in acid-base reactions that form water.
CHEM.10H Understand and differentiate among acid-base reactions, precipitation
reactions, and oxidation-reduction reactions.
CHEM.10I Define pH and use the hydrogen or hydroxide ion concentrations to calculate
the pH of a solution.
CHEM.10J Distinguish between degrees of dissociation for strong and weak acids and
bases.

Chemistry
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- STAAR Readiness Standards

- Process Standards

- STAAR Supporting Standards

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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

5th
Cycle

29 Days
Feb 16 Apr 2, 2015

# of
Class
Periods
Unit 8
6
90-min.
Behavior of
class
Gases
periods
The focus of this
or
unit is for students
12
to be able to
understand the
45-min.
kinetic molecular
class
theory and the gas periods
laws to determine
how temperature,
pressure, and
volume affect
gases.

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations,
including the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
fire extinguishers.
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS).
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
the proper disposal or recycling of materials.
CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
CHEM.2A Know the definition of science and understand that it has limitations.
CHEM.2B Know that scientific hypotheses are tentative and testable statements that
must be capable of being supported or not supported by observational evidence.
Hypotheses of durable explanatory power which have been tested over a wide variety of
conditions are incorporated into theories.
CHEM.2C Know that scientific theories are based on natural and physical phenomena
and are capable of being tested by multiple independent researchers. Unlike hypotheses,
scientific theories are well-established and highly-reliable explanations, but may be subject
to change as new areas of science and new technologies are developed.
CHEM.2D Distinguish between scientific hypotheses and scientific theories.
CHEM.2G Express and manipulate chemical quantities using scientific conventions and
mathematical procedures including dimensional analysis, scientific notation, and significant
figures.
CHEM.9A Describe and calculate the relations between volume, pressure, number of
moles, and temperature for an ideal gas, as described by Boyles Law, Charles Law,
Avogadros Law, Daltons Law of partial pressures and the ideal gas law.
CHEM.9B Perform stoichiometric calculations, including determination of mass and
volume relationships between reactants and products for reactions involving gases.
CHEM.9C Describe the postulates of kinetic molecular theory.

Chemistry
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- STAAR Readiness Standards

- Process Standards

- STAAR Supporting Standards

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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

5th
Cycle

29 Days
Feb 16 Apr 2, 2015
# of
Class
Periods

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

Unit 9
6
CHEM.1A Demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and filed investigations,
Thermochemistry 90-min. including the appropriate use of safety showers, eyewash fountains, safety goggles, and
class fire extinguishers.
In this unit,
CHEM.1B Know specific hazards of chemical substances such as flammability,
periods
students will use
corrosiveness, and radioactivity as summarized on the Materials Safety Data Sheets
thermochemical
or
(MSDS).
equations to
12
CHEM.1C Demonstrate an understanding of the use and conservation of resources and
calculate energy
45-min.
the
proper disposal or recycling of materials.
changes that
class
CHEM.2E
Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
occur in chemical
periods
formulating
testable
hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
reactions.
CHEM.2F Collect data and make measurements with accuracy and precision.
CHEM.2G Express and manipulate chemical quantities using scientific conventions and
mathematical procedures including dimensional analysis, scientific notation, and significant
figures.
CHEM.2H Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data.
CHEM.2I Communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such
as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphs, journals, summaries, oral reports, and
technology-based reports.
CHEM.11A Understand energy and its forms including kinetic, potential, chemical, and
thermal energies.
CHEM.11B Understand the law of conservation of energy and the processes of heat
transfer.
CHEM.11C Use thermochemical equations to calculate energy changes that occur in
chemical reactions and classify reactions as exothermic or endothermic.
CHEM.11D Perform calculations involving heat, mass, temperature change, and specific
heat.
CHEM.11E Use calorimetry to calculate the heat of a chemical process.

Chemistry
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- STAAR Readiness Standards

- Process Standards

- STAAR Supporting Standards

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2014-2015 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHEMISTRY

6th
Cycle

38 Days
Apr 6 May 28, 2015
# of
Lessons

Unit 10
STEM
Project/Individual
Research
After the End-ofCourse exam,
students will use
this opportunity to
plan and
implement
scientific
investigations
through real-life
applications of
current science
issues.

10
90-min.
class
periods
or
20
45-min.
class
periods

The recommended number of class periods is less than the number of days in
the grading cycle to accommodate differentiated instruction, extended learning
time, and assessment days. Complete instructional planning information and
support are in the HISD curriculum documents.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills/Student Expectations (TEKS/SEs)

CHEM.2E Plan and implement investigative procedures including asking questions,
formulating testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology.
CHEM.2F Collect data and make measurements with accuracy and precision.
CHEM.2G Express and manipulate chemical quantities using scientific conventions and
mathematical procedures including dimensional analysis, scientific notation, and significant
figures.
CHEM.2H Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data.
CHEM.2I Communicate valid conclusions supported by the data through methods such
as lab reports, labeled drawings, graphs, journals, summaries, oral reports, and
technology-based reports.
CHEM.3B Communicate and apply scientific information extracted from various sources
such as current events, news reports, published journal articles and marketing materials.
CHEM.3C Draw inferences based on data related to promotional materials for products
and services.
CHEM.3D Evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought, society, and the
environment.
CHEM.3E Describe the connection between chemistry and future careers.

Chemistry
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- STAAR Readiness Standards

- Process Standards

- STAAR Supporting Standards

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