1

History

1

Thales

Democritus and Ionians

Laming

Dalton

Thomson

Rutherford

Chadwick

Bohr

Dirac

Shrodinger and Heisenberg

Feynman and Quantum Electrodynamics

2

Parts of the Atom

1

Proton

Electron

3

Neutron

4

Quarks

Up

Down

Top

Bottom

Charm

Strange

5

Subatomic Particles and Strings

3

Qualities of the Atom

Atomic Mass

Isotope

3

Atomic Number

4

Experimenting with the Atom

1

Early attempts

2

1900-1925

3

Nuclear Warfare

4

Mathematical Models of the Atom

5

1960- present (Particle Accelerators and LHC)

1

Creation of Elements

1

Plasma

2

Nuclear Fusion

3

Star Size and Element Production

2

History of the Periodic Table

1

Lothar Meyer

2

Dmitry Mendeleev

3

Reading the Periodic Table

1

Periods

2

Groups

3

Atomic Number

4

Symbol

5

Atomic Mass

4

Metals

1

Physical Properties

1

Shiny

2

Malleable

3

Ductile

4

Conductive

2

Chemical Properties

1

Reactive

2

Corrosion

3

Metals on Periodic Table

1

Alkali

2

Alkaline Earth Metals

3

Transition Metals

4

Mixed Groups

5

Lanthanides

6

Actinides

5

Nonmetals and Metalloids

1

Physical Properties

2

Chemical Properties

3

Nonmetal Families

1

Carbon Family

2

Nitrogen Family

1

Diatomic Molecules

3

Oxygen Family

4

Halogen Family

5

Noble Gases

6

Hydrogen

4

Metalloids

1

Semiconductors

6

Radioactive Elements

1

History

1

Becquerel

2

Marie and Pierre Curie

2

Types of Radioactive Decay

1

Alpha Decay

2

Beta Decay

3

Gamma Radiation

4

Uses

1

Valence Electrons

2

How the Periodic Table Describes Bonding

3

Electron Dot Diagrams

4

Ionic Bonds

1

Ion Formation

2

Polyatomic Ions

1

Common Ions (Charge and Symbol)

1

Ammonium

2

Fluoride

3

Chloride

4

Iodide

5

Bicarbonate

6

Nitrate

7

Oxide

8

Sulfide

9

Carbonate

10

Sulfate

11

Phosphate

Ionic Bonds

4

Ionic Bond Chemical Formulas and Names

1

Formulas

2

Ionic Naming

5

Properties of Ionic Compounds

1

Ionic Crystals

2

High Melting Points

3

Electrical Conductivity

5

Covalent Bonds

1

Covalent Formation

1

Double Bonds and Triple Bonds

2

Molecules

1

Properties

2

Equal and Unequal Sharing of Electrons

1

Polar Bonds

2

Nonpolar Bonds

6

Metallic Bonding

1

Alloys

1

Physical Properties

2

Chemical Properties

2

"Sea of Electrons" and Metallic Bonds

1

Properties

1

Malleable

2

Conductive

3

Luster

4

Electrical Conductivity

1

Bonding and Chemical Reactions

2

Evidence of Chemical Reactions

1

Formation of New Substances

1

Precipitate

2

Changes in Energy

1

Endothermic Reaction

1

baking soda and vinegar

2

Exothermic Reaction

3

Controlling Chemical Equations

1

Activation Energy

2

Ways to Control Reactions

1

Surface Area

2

Temperature

3

Concentration

4

Catalysts

5

Inhibitors

1

What is a Chemical Equation?

2

Structure of Chemical Equation

1

Reactants

2

Products

3

4 Steps of Balancing Equations

1

Chemical Equation

2

Count Atoms

3

Coefficiants

4

Check Numbers

4

Classifying Chemical Equations

1

Synthesis

2

Decomposition

3

Replacement

1

Properties

1

How is carbon able to form so many compounds compared to other elements?

Four Forms of Pure Carbon

2

Carbon Compounds

1

Organic Compounds

2

Hydrocarbons

3

Esters

4

Polymers

3

Polymers

1

Carbon Chains/Rings

2

Natural vs Synthetic

4

Organic Chemistry 101

1

Carbohydrates

2

Proteins

3

Lipids

4

Nucelic Acids

1

Classical States: Liquids, Solids, Gases, Plasma

1

Types, Properties, Particles

2

Non Classical States of Matter

1

Transparent Aluminum

2

Quark-Gluon Plasmaa

3

Bose-Einstein Condensate

4

Supercooled Liquids

5

Rydberg Molecules

6

Superfluids

7

Supersolids

8

Superglass

9

Degenerate Matter

10

2D Electron Configurations

3

Solid and Liquid

1

Melting

2

Freezing

4

Liquid and Gas

1

Vaporization and Evaporization

2

Boiling and Air Pressure

3

Condensation

5

Solid to Gas

1

Sublimation

1

Boyle's Law

2

Charles' Law

3

Gay-Lussac's Law

4

Avogadro's Law

5

Combined Gas Law

6

Ideal Gas Law

1

Solutions

1

Properties

2

Examples

2

Colloids

1

Properties

2

Examples

3

Suspensions

1

Properties

2

Examples

3

Ionic and Molecular Solutes

4

Solutes and Conductivity

4

Concentrations and Solubility

1

Dilute and Concentrate

2

Factors Affecting Solubility

1

Pressure

2

Solvents

3

Temperature

3

Supersaturated Solution

1

Properties of Acids

2

Properties of Bases

3

Uses of Acids and Bases

4

Acids and Bases in Solution

1

Hydrochloric Acid

2

Nitric Acid

3

Sulfuric Acid

4

Carbonic Acid

5

Acetic Acid

6

Phosphoric Acid

7

Sodium Hydroxide

8

Potassium Hydroxide

9

Calcium Hydroxide

10

Aluminum Hydroxide

11

Ammonia

12

Calcium Oxide

5

Acid and Base Strengths

1

pH Scale

6

Acid and Base Reactions

1

Neutralization

2

Salts

1

Sodium Chloride

2

Potassium Iodide

3

Calcium Chloride

4

Potassium Chloride

5

Calcium Coarbonate

6

Ammonium Nitrate

Special Studies will be the capstone of our studies of Chemistry during the Fall Semester. Students will be encouraged to base a more in-depth piece of work based on a specific topic from the semester.

1

Describing Motion

1

Reference Points

2

Relativity

3

Measurement Standards (SI Units)

2

Speed

1

Calculating Speed

3

Velocity

4

Acceleration

1

3 Ways an Object Can Accelerate

2

Calculating Acceleration

5

Graphing Motion and Vectors

1

Slope

2

Vectors

1

Aristotle

2

John Philoponus

3

The Book of Healing

4

Al-Baghdadi

5

Jean Buridan

6

Galileo

1

Newton

1

Principia

2

James Clerk Maxwell

3

19th Century Studies

1

Fundamental Forces

1

Gravity

2

Nuclear Force

3

Strong Force

4

Weak Force

2

Special Relativity

3

Quatum Mechanics

4

Feynman Diagrams

5

Rocket Science 101

1

Energy

1

Potential

2

Kinetic

3

Gravity

4

Elastic Potential

5

Mechanical Energy

6

Thermal, Chemical, Nuclear, Electromagnetic Energy

7

Law of Conservation of Energy

8

Energy = Matter

2

Work

3

Power

1

Simple Machines

2

Mechanical Advantage

3

Compound Machines

1

What is a Wave?

1

Of Vibrations, Oscillations and Mediums

2

Wave Properties

1

Amplitude

2

Wavelength

3

Frequency

3

Wave Interaction

1

Reflection

2

Refraction

3

Diffraction

4

Interference

4

Mechanical Waves

1

Transverse

2

Longitudinal

1

Sound Waves

1

Interactions

2

Speed

3

Loudness

4

Pitch

5

Frequency

6

Doppler Effect

7

Human Ear

1

Pinna

2

Ear Canal

3

Tympanum

4

Malleus

5

Incus

6

Stapes

7

Semicircular Canals

8

Cochlea

9

Auditory Nerve

10

Eustachian Tube

3

Surface Waves

5

Matter Waves

6

Electromagnetic Waves

1

Electromagnetic Spectrum

1

Electromagnetic Spectrum In Depth

1

Light

2

History

1

Hematite

2

Thales of Miletus

3

Boyle v Newton

4

Huygens

5

Leyden Jar

6

Electrostatic Generator

7

Volta

8

Ampere

9

Ohm's Law

10

Faraday

11

James Clerk Maxwell

12

Einstein

3

Electricity

1

Electrochemical Cell

2

Circuitry

1

Electrical Charges

3 Ways Charges Transfer

2

Electrical Forces

3

Electrical Fields

4

Electrical Circuits

1

Series and Parallel Circuits

5

Electrical Currents

4

Magnetism

1

What is Magnetism?

2

Poles

1

Flow of Electrons

2

Magnetic Moment

3

Magnetic Domains

4

Magnetic Models

1

Back to Atoms

1

Electron and Subatomic Particle News

2

String Theory and Quantum Gravity

3

Cutting Edge Research

4

Needs

As in the Spring, the Special Studies segment will offer students a chance to develop original work around a specific topic from our study of Physics in the Spring.