Chemistry - College Prep

Chemistry – College PrepItalics reflect 21 st Century Skills implementationCourse Title: ChemistryUnit Title: BondingContent Standards/Performance Goals:9.5 – Due to its unique chemical structure, carbon forms many organic and inorganic compounds.Carbon atoms can bond to one another in chains, rings and branching networks to form a variety ofstructures, including fossil fuels, synthetic polymers and the large molecules of life.9.6 - Chemical technologies present both risks and benefits to the health and well-being of humans,plants and animals.Materials produced from the cracking of petroleum are the starting points for the production of manysynthetic compounds.Products of chemical technology include synthetic fibers, pharmaceuticals, plastics and fuels.Chemistry - Chemical BondsBiological, chemical and physical properties of matter result from the ability of atoms to form bondsfrom electrostatic forces between electrons and protons and between atoms and molecules.Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryBonding characteristics of carbon allow the formation of many different organic molecules of variedsizes, shapes and chemical properties, and provide the biochemical basis of life.Biology - GeneticsGenes are a set of instructions encoded in the DNA sequence of each organism that specify thesequence of amino acids in proteins characteristic of that organism.Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and NumeracyScientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predictnatural phenomena.Scientific inquiry progresses through a continuous process of questioning, data collection, analysis andinterpretation.Scientific literacy includes the ability to read, write, discuss and present coherent ideas about science.Scientific literacy also includes the ability to search for and assess the relevance and credibility ofscientific information found in various print and electronic media.Scientific numeracy includes the ability to use mathematical operations and procedures to calculate,analyze and present scientific data and ideas.Haddam Killingworth High School Expectations for Student LearningThe Haddam Killingworth graduate will problem solveThe Haddam Killingworth graduate will access and analyze information.Enduring Understandings: Students will understand that ….Intramolecular bonds hold a molecule togetherIntermolecular bonds arise from intramolecular bonds and determine state at room temperature(charges emerge within bonds and cause attractions between molecules)There are nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, and ionic intramolecular bondsIntramolecular bonds can be represented by EDN and structural formulasEssential Question(s)Why do atoms bond with other atoms?Revised 2009Contributor: Jim DanielsProperty of RSD #1715