Unit 1: Is it Phlogiston? (Measurement & Gases) Updated 10/2025
Analyze data to support a claim that the combines gas law describes the relationship among volume, pressure, and temperature for a sample of an ideal gas. [HS-PS1-9]
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Unit 2: Is Heat a Fluid? (Heat) Updated 10/2025
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. [HS-PS3-1]
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Unit 3: What Makes Things Stick? (Matter, Attractive Forces, & Redox) Updated 11/2025
Use evidence to illustrate that some chemical reactions involve the transfer of electrons as an energy conversion occurs within a system. [HS-PS1-12]
Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction. [HS-PS3-5]
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Unit 4: Where Does EMR Come From? (Atomic Theory & Periodicity) Updated 12/25
Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties. [HS-PS1-2]
Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms. [HS-PS1-1]
Evaluate the validity and reliability of claims in published materials of the effects that different frequencies of electromagnetic radiation have when absorbed by matter. [HS-PS4-4]
Develop and use a model of two objects interacting through electric or magnetic fields to illustrate the forces between objects and the changes in energy of the objects due to the interaction. [HS-PS3-5]
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My honors class will complete the "H e- configurations packet"
in addition to the H Unit 4 class packet
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Unit 5: How Do We Fight Stains? (Bonding, Forces, & Solutions) Updated 2/2026
Plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence to compare the structure of substances at the bulk scale to infer the strength of electrical forces between particles. [HS-PS1-3]
Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy. [HS-PS1-4]
Use evidence to support claims regarding the formation, properties and behaviors of solutions at bulk scales. [HS-PS1-10]
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I use this in class without sound for the "Liquid Demo" showing why "Like Dissolves Like" and what "like" actually refers to.
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Unit 6: How Do We Ensure Proper Medicinal Prescriptions? (Moles & Reactions) Updated 1/26
Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a chemical reaction. [HS-PS1-7]
Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation about the effects of changing the temperature or concentration of the reacting particles on the rate at which a reaction occurs. [HS-PS1-5]
Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy. [HS-LS1-5]
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Unit 7: Body Systems (Acid Base Equilibrium) Updated 4/22/26
Apply scientific principles and evidence to provide an explanation about the effects of changing the temperature or concentration of the reacting particles on the rate at which a reaction occurs. [HS-PS1-5]
Refine the design of a chemical system by specifying a change in conditions that would produce increased amounts of products at equilibrium. [HS-PS1-6]
Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. [HS-PS3-1]
Plan and conduct an investigation to compare properties and behaviors of acids and bases. [HS-PS1-11]
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Unit 8: Alternative Energy (Redox & Nuclear) Updated 4/27/26
Use evidence to illustrate that some chemical reactions involve the transfer of electrons as an energy conversion occurs within a system. [HS-PS1-12]
Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay. [HS-PS1-8]
Communicate scientific and technical information about why the molecular-level structure is important in the functioning of designed materials. [HS-PS2-6]
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