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)
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)
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]
