In Cambridge, most students take chemistry as sophomores.
In Grade 10 Chemistry, instructional time should focus on five critical areas:
- Behavior of particles
- Chemical bonding
- How do the particles rearrange? (The Mole & Stoichiometry)
- Chemical Reactions
- Acids & Bases
Unit
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Essential Questions |
| Behavior of Particles |
How do we use a model (particle, graphical, and/or algebraic) to convey varying energies of the particles and explain properties and changes in systems?
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| Chemical Bonding |
How do the structure and properties relate to the use of a material?
What are chemical bonds and why do they form? |
| Mole & Stoichiometry |
How does the Law of conservation of mass apply to chemical reactions?
How do we use the concept of the mole to relate different quantities?
What could limit how much product you could make in a chemical reaction? |
| Chemical Reactions |
How does the Law of Conservation of Mass apply to chemical reactions?
In what ways do reactants rearrange to form new products?
What factors can change the rate of reaction? |
| Acids and Bases |
Acids and bases are important in numerous chemical processes that occur around us, from industrial processes to biological ones, from the laboratory to the environment. How do concentrations hydronium and hydroxide impact particle interactions? |