CHEMISTRY II CURRICULUM GUIDE
UNIT CONCEPTS/QUESTIONS ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS*
1. PROPERTIES OF MATTER What is chemistry?
How is matter classified?
How can matter be described?
What properties of matter are
quantifiable?
What properties of substances of
matter allows some mixtures to be
physically separated?
2. ATOMIC STRUCTURE What important discoveries aided
our understanding of the atom?
What experimental evidence is
there for the existence of atoms?
What is our current understanding
of atomic structure?
How is the periodic table related
to atomic structure?
What systems exists for the naming
of compounds?
DELIVERY
Lecture
11.A.5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e Classroom discussions
11.B.5a, 5b, 5c, Student readings: text ch. 1
12.C.5b Lab Activities: Measurements,
13.A.5b, 5c, 5d Density, Significant Digits, % of
13.B.5e water in popcorn
(text for this class refers to
Chemistry: The Central
Science Theodore L. Brown , H.
*Illinois state learning standards Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten
for science referred to are found in 2003 Pearson education, Inc.
appendix 1. Upper Saddle River, NJ)
12.C.4b Lecture
12.D.4b Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch. 2
Activities: periodic table
Lab Activities: Group reactions
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3. STOICHIOMETRY What is a chemical reaction? 12.C.4b Lecture

How can chemical reactions be 12.D.5b Classroom discussions
represented? Student readings: text ch. 3
How does balancing a chemical Demonstrations
reaction relate to the Law of Lab Activities: Water of hydration
Conservation of Mass? Empirical formula determination
What are some simple patterns Stoichiometry of copper
of chemical reactivity?
What is a mole?
How can chemical formulas be
derived from analytical data?
How is the percent yield of a
chemical reaction calculated?
What is a limiting reactant?

4. AQUEOUS REACTIONS/ What are the parts of a solution? 12.C.5b Lecture

SOLUTION STOICHIOMETRY What special properties do solutions Classroom discussions
have? Student readings: text ch. 4
How are some solutions different Lab Activities: Properties of
from others? strong electrolytes,
What are redox reactions? Precipitation reactions,
What is a precipitation reaction? Project: Qualitative Analysis:
What is an acid/base reaction? Determining the identity of three
How can stoichiometry by used unknown cations
in aqueous reactions?
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5. THERMOCHEMISTRY What forms can energy take?
What are the SI units of energy?
What is the 1st Law of
Thermodynamics?
What is a state function?
What is enthalpy and how can it
be calculated?
6. CHEMICAL BONDING What different types of bonds do
chemicals make?
How are covalent and ionic bonds
different?
Define electronegativity.
How can Lewis structures be drawn
to represent the structure of
molecules?
What is a formal charge and how
is it calculated?
How can average bond enthalpies
be used to estimate enthalpies
of reaction?
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS
12.C.4a
12.C.5a
12.C.5a, 4b, 5b
12.D.4b
11.A.5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e
11.B.5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f
13.A.5a, 5b, 5c, 5d
13.B.5b, 5c, 5d, 5e
DELIVERY
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch. 5
Demonstrations
Lab Activities: Calorimetry
Hess's Law and thermochemistry
Activities: Making ice cream
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch. 6 & 8
Lab Activities: Electron
configurations and the periodic table
Project: Work on science fair
project….Proposals due early in
third quarter after library research
outlines and procedures with a
material list are due by mid-February
date of Science Fair is generally
the second week of March
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7. GASES Compare the distinguishing
characteristics of gases with
those of liquids and solids.
How is gas pressure measured?
What is the ideal-gas equation and
how does it relate the various
properties that describe the state
of a gas?
What is the kinetic molecular
theory of gases?
How do real gases deviate from
ideal behavior?
8. CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA What is an equilibrium constant?
ACID/BASE EQUILIBRIA How are equilibrium constant
expressions for reactions written?
Calculate an equilibrium constant
using equilibrium concentrations
of reactants and products.
How can the direction in which a
reaction proceeds be predicted
using equilibrium concentrations?
What are the Arrhenius and
Bronsted-Lowry definitions of
acids and bases?
What is a conjugate acid/base?
What is the equilibrium constant
for the autoionization of water?
How are pH values calculated?
What is a strong acid/base?
How is the equilibrium constant of a
weak acid used to calculate the
pH of a weak acid/base?
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS DELIVERY
12.C.4a, 4b
Lecture
Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch. 10
Demonstrations
Lab activities: Boyle's Law,
Charles' Law, Determining the
Molecular mass of a volatile
liquid
Project: Continued work on science
fair project
12.C.4a Lecture
12.C.5b Classroom discussions
Student readings: text ch. 15 & 16
Demonstrations
Lab Activities: Properties of
acids/bases. Acid/Base reactions
Acid titration, The effectiveness
of antacids
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9. ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY What is a hydrocarbon? 12.C.4b Lecture

How does a saturated hydrocarbon 12.C.5b Classroom discussions
differ from an unsaturated one? Student readings: text ch. 25
What are the rules used in naming Demonstrations
classes of hydrocarbons? Lab Activities: Making soap,
What kinds of reactions typify the Investigations of super polymers
various classes of hydrocarbons? Making aspirin
What is isomerism?
How does a polymer form?
Describe the levels of structure and
function of proteins.
Describe the structure and function
of nucleic acid.
Describe the classes of lipids.
Describe the structures and
isomerism of simple
carbohydrates.
Describe the structures and
functions of polymers of glucose.