Rockingham County Public Schools
Chemistry Benchmarks
A Guide
for Parent Involvement |
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1st Nine Weeks
EACH and EVERY SIX weeks, CHEMISTRY SOL 1 will be covered: Chemistry
SOL 1 The student will investigate and understand that
experiments in which variables are analyzed and evaluated, produce
observations and verifiable data; CH.1 á
Laboratory techniques á
Laboratory equipment á
Laboratory safety á
Emergency response á
Experimental variables á
Recording, organizing, and analysis of data á
Experiment design á
Accuracy v. precision á
Error analysis á
Metric system á
Scientific notation á
Significant digits á
Graphing á
Using appropriate technology for gathering data and
communication results á
Constructing and defending a scientific viewpoint Chemistry
SOL 2 The student will investigate and understand that the
placement of elements on the periodic table is a function of their atomic
structure. The periodic table is
a tool used for the investigation of; CH. 2 á Subatomic
particles (characteristics as to mass and charge) á Isotopes á Half-life á Radioactive
decay á Atomic
number á Average
atomic mass á Mass
Number á Physical
and chemical properties á History
of the atomic model á Periodic
Law á Periodic
Chart (families or groups, series, periods) á Periodic
Trends á Electron
configurations and valence electrons |
2nd Nine Weeks Chemistry
SOL 3 The student will investigate and understand how
conservation of energy and matter is expressed in chemical formulas and
balanced equations;
Key concepts CH.3 á Writing
and balancing chemical equations á Reaction
types á Endothermic
v. exothermic á Polar
molecules á Molecular
geometry á Nomenclature á Conservation
of matter á Law of
Multiple Proportions á Law of
Definite Proportions á Writing
chemical formulas (molecular, structural, empirical, Lewis dot diagrams) á Types of
bonding (ionic/covalent) Chemistry
SOL 4 The student will investigate and understand that
quantities in a chemical reaction are based on molar relationships; CH4 á AvogadroÕs
Principle á The mole Chemistry
SOL 1 |
3rd Nine Weeks
Chemistry
SOL 4 The student will investigate and understand that
quantities in a chemical reaction are based on molar relationships; CH4 á The mole á Molar
volume á Stoichiometry á Limiting
reactant á Percent
yield á Partial
Pressure á Gas Laws Chemistry
SOL 5 The student will investigate and understand that the
phases of matter are explained by the kinetic theory and forces between
particles, Key concepts include, CH 5 á Kinetic
Molecular Theory á Pressure,
temperature, volume á Phase
change á Molar
heat of fusion á Molar
heat of vaporization á Specific
heat capacity á Colligative properties á Phase
diagrams Chemistry
SOL 3 The student will investigate and understand how
conservation of energy and matter is expressed in chemical formulas and
balanced equations;
Key concepts CH.3 á Le ChatelierÕs Principle á Reaction
rate and kinetics Chemistry
SOL 1 |
4th Nine Weeks
Chemistry
SOL 5 The student will investigate and understand that the
phases of matter are explained by the kinetic theory and forces between
particles, Key
concepts include, CH 5 á Intermolecular
forces á Molar
heat of fusion á Molar heat
of vaporization á Specific
heat capacity Chemistry
SOL 4 The student will investigate and understand that
quantities in a chemical reaction are based on molar relationships; CH4 á Acid/base
definitions á Strong v.
weak electrolytes á Nonelectrolytes á Indicators á Ionization
v. dissociation á pH and pOH á Titration
process á Solution
concentration á Chemical
equilibrium Chemistry
SOL 1 CHEMISTRY SOL TEST |
** The numbers throughout the Benchmarks refer to the
Virginia Science Standards of Learning objectives. For example, ÒCH.4Ó refers to Chemistry SOL objective number
Ò4Ó.