Chemistry Online Course Outline

Beginning with the structure of atoms and molecules, Chemistry students will study atomic theory, the mathematics of chemistry, basic organic chemistry, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, states of matter, environmental issues, sources of energy in food, and reaction rates and equilibrium. Along the way, they'll conduct chemical investigations, demonstrate the results, and develop a solid understanding of several universal scientific principles. The content is based on the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) standards and aligned to state standards.

Prerequisites: Middle school/junior high physical science, and one year of algebra
Course Length: Two semesters

Required Materials: For a list of materials required for this course please see our Materials List.

Unit 1: The Structure of Atoms and Molecules

Lesson 1: Development of Atomic Theory

Discuss: Welcome to Chemistry!
Introduce yourself to other students and discuss why you are taking this course.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Study: Chemistry: A Historical Perspective
Learn about the historical development of the theory of atomic structure.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Study: What Is an Atom Made Of?
Develop a whole picture of the atom by learning about its components.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Discuss: What Holds an Atom Together?
If opposite charges attract, and like charges repel, discuss the forces at work, which hold an atom together. Discuss forces, which you think might be acting in the nucleus, as well as in the whole atom.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Practice: Atomic Composition
Check your understanding of atomic structure and some properties of atomic components.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Atomic Composition
Further your understanding of atomic composition. You might find some answers to the discussion of atomic forces!
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Lesson 2: Light and Matter

Study: Developing a New Atomic Model
Explore the world of Quantum Chemistry. Learn how the picture of the atom that Rutherford created was improved upon, based on experiments with (of all things) light!
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Modern Atomic Model
Further your understanding of the modern atomic model.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Light and Matter
Answer multiple-choice questions about the interactions and properties of light and matter.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Practice: Light and Matter
Apply what you have learned about atomic structure and light properties to solve problems about the interactions of light and matter.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Explore: The Wave Nature of Light: Interference
Create your own interference pattern using simple materials. Investigate the wave properties of light.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Lesson 3: The Periodic Table

Study: The Amazing Periodic Table
Learn about the wealth of information contained in the Periodic Table of the Elements. Investigate how the organization of the elements in the table helps to predict the structure, properties, and behavior of atoms.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: History of the Periodic Table and the Elements
Discover how the periodic table was developed, and find out about the discovery of many of the elements.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Using the Periodic Table
Reinforce your understanding of the structure, property, and behavior of atoms.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Using the Periodic Table
Apply what you have learned about the information that can be found in the periodic table to answer multiple-choice questions about elements, groups of elements, and some of their properties.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 50

Lesson 4: Formulas and Bonding

Study: Ionic, Covalent, and Metallic Bonding
Explore the nature of ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding and the nature of the compounds that result.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Atomic Images
Look at what can be seen of atoms through a scanning, tunneling electron microscope. Find out how these microscopes can see actual atoms!
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Discuss: Semiconductors
Based on what you have learned about ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding, what type of bonding do you think a semiconductor might have? Why?
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Practice: Bonding
Further your understanding of chemical bonding. Look at helpful visuals!
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Bonding and Properties of Matter
Practice identifying types of bonds and how bonding can affect the properties of a substance.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lab: At-School - Electrolytes
In a laboratory setting, explore the electrolytic nature (or lack thereof) of common household products, and the implications the results have on the type of bonding that might be present in each product.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Lesson 5: Wrap-Up

Discuss: What's Interesting? What's Confusing?
Discuss what you have learned and what you still have questions about.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: The Structure of Atoms and Molecules
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Test: The Structure of Atoms and Molecules
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 2: Radioactivity

Lesson 1: Stability of Isotopes

Study: Isotopes and the Band of Stability
Remember what isotopes are, and learn how and why some are stable while others will spontaneously decay.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Isotopes and the Band of Stability
Further your understanding of isotopic stability.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Stability of Isotopes
Why is it that very heavy elements are not stable? What forces are at work which help to determine this? What happens to the proton/neutron ratio as the atomic number increases, and what role might the neutrons play in isotopic stability?
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Practice: Isotopes and Stability
Answer questions about radioisotopes, isotopic stability, and relationships to atomic structure.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 50

Lesson 2: Radioactive Decay and Nuclear Reactions

Study: Radioactive Decay and Writing Nuclear Reactions
Investigate three common types of radioactive decay. Learn how to express these nuclear changes through writing nuclear reaction equations. Find out what half-life means and how it is used to estimate the age of objects.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Writing Nuclear Reaction Equations
Practice writing nuclear decay equations, and learn how to predict products of certain decay types. Practice using half-life to solve problems.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Nuclear Reactions
Answer multiple-choice questions involving nuclear reactions.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 3: Nuclear Energy

Study: Nuclear Energy, Power, and Radiation
Learn about the enormous energy stored within each nucleus. How is this is theoretically and practically converted into useful energy? Are there harmful side effects?
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Power
Reinforce what you have learned about nuclear radiation and power.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Fission or Fusion?
Discuss what you think might be obstacles to the development of fusion as an alternative nuclear energy source to fission. Discuss the differences between the two and the scientific reasons which make one more immediately feasible than the other.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Quiz: Nuclear Energy and Radiation
Answer multiple-choice questions on Nuclear Energy and the three different types of radiation discussed.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 50

Lab: Take-Home - Radioactive Half-Lives
A take-home experiment that will help you gain greater understanding of radioactive decay and half-life, using pennies in a macroscopic model of the decay process.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Discuss: What's Interesting? What's Confusing?
Discuss what you have learned and what you still have questions about.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: Radioactivity
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Nuclear Chemistry
Scan through the text for visuals and reading which might help to clarify or reinforce the ideas presented in this unit.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Test: Radioactivity
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 3: Mathematics of Chemistry

Lesson 1: Conservation of Mass and Balancing Equations

Study: Applying the Law of Conservation of Mass to Chemical Equations
Learn how to balance chemical equations, and how balancing equations relates to the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Balancing Chemical Equations
Practice balancing chemical equations.
Duration: 1hr 15min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Conservation of Mass and Balancing Equations
Answer multiple-choice questions on various aspects of chemical equations.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 50

Lesson 2: Moles, Grams, and Molecules

Study: Moles, Molecules, and Molar Mass
Revisit the periodic table as you learn about moles and how to determine the molar mass of any compound for which you have a formula. Develop an understanding of the meaning of a mole.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0Practice: Moles, Molecules, and Molar Mass

Practice: Moles, Molecules, and Molar Mass
Reinforce your understanding of how to determine molar mass and develop a better understanding of the mole.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Moles and Molar Mass
Answer multiple-choice questions about determining the molar mass of compounds and the number of moles, grams, or molecules in a substance.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Discuss: Size of a Mole
Learn how big a mole really is, and at how small atoms and molecules really are, and discuss your findings with your peers!
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Lesson 3: The Math of Moles

Study: Predicting Quantities of Products and Reactants Using Moles
Learn how to apply your understanding of moles, molar masses, and balanced chemical equations to predict the quantity of products made in a chemical reaction, or how much reactant you might need to make a certain amount of product.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Molar Math
Review the text for clarification and sample problems to solve problems involving the math of chemical equations.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 0

Practice: Molar Math
Check your understanding of performing calculations pertaining to chemical equations.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Stoichiometry
Apply what you have learned about the mathematics of chemical equations to solve problems involving quantities in a chemical reaction.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Lesson 4: Solutions

Study: Solutions: Composition and Concentration
Explore the process on a molecular level of how one substance can dissolve in another to make a solution. Learn about determining the concentration of the solution after it has been made.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Solutions
Answer multiple-choice questions about components and concentration of solutions.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lab: At-School - Acid/Base Titration
In your school laboratory, determine the concentration of a solution using a technique called titration.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Lesson 5: Colligative Properties

Study: Freezing Point Depression, and Boiling Point Elevation
Discover how simply dissolving one substance in another can change some fundamental properties of the solution. Learn why roads are salted in winter, why salt is added to water in cooking, and how you can make your own ice cream!
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Freezing Point Depression, and Boiling Point Elevation
Reinforce your understanding of freezing point depression, and boiling point elevation.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Are There Other Applications For Colligative Properties?
Discuss why you might want to salt your cooking water in the mountains; explore the effects of salt water on freezing the oceans.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Practice: Colligative Properties
Scan through the text for visuals and readings which might help to clarify or reinforce the ideas presented.
Duration: 0hr 15min Scoring: 0

Lesson 6: Wrap-Up

Discuss: What's Interesting? What's Confusing?
Discuss what you have learned and what you still have questions about.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: Mathematics of Chemistry
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Practice: The Vocabulary of Chemical Equations
Review the terms covered by completing a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Test: Mathematics of Chemistry
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 4: Organic Chemistry

Lesson 1: What Is Organic Chemistry?

Study: Introduction to Carbon Chemistry
Explore carbon chemistry. Learn how it is unique, and how to recognize and name the simplest organic compounds and their isomers.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Drawing and Naming Isomers
Practice identifying simple alkanes and naming their isomers.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 0

Practice: Organic Chemistry, Alkanes, and Isomers
Read the text for clarification, helpful visuals, and practice naming alkanes and isomers of alkanes.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Introduction to Carbon Chemistry
Answer multiple-choice questions about carbon, alkanes, and isomers.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 2: Properties of Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds

Study: Physical, Chemical, and Physiological Properties of Alkanes
Learn about various properties of alkanes and why they are useful, if not indispensable, to modern human activity.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Discuss: What Do You Know About the Greenhouse Effect?
Discuss the potential impact of Global Warming on our environment and our lives. Discuss what you have learned about the controversy surrounding this topic and how reducing the use of hydrocarbons could affect the environment and our lives.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Study: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds
Learn about other organic compounds and their properties.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Other Organic Compounds
Read the text for clarification and helpful visuals of alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic compounds.
Duration: 0hr 15min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Hydrocarbons
Answer multiple-choice questions about the chemistry and structure of hydrocarbons discussed in this lesson.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 50

Lab: At-School - Synthesis of Aspirin
At your school you will make a commonly used organic compound: aspirin.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Lesson 3: Organic Compounds in Living Beings

Study: Organic Compounds in Human Bodies
Learn about the organic compounds that make up YOU.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Study: Organic Molecules for Life
Discover the functions of amino acids and proteins and why they are necessary in our diets.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: DNA and the Human Genome Project
Check out Web sites which show details of complex organic molecules such as DNA. Find out how high school students are involved in one of the most important scientific undertakings of our time.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Organic Molecules in Living Systems
Check your understanding of the structure and properties of larger organic molecules.
Duration: 0hr 15min Scoring: 0

Lab: At-School - Paper Chromatography of Organic Dyes
An at-school lab which uses a very common and important laboratory technique to separate organic components of organic dyes.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Discuss: What's Interesting? What's Confusing?
Discuss what you have learned and what you still have questions about.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: Organic Chemistry
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Practice: The Language of Organic Chemistry
Review the terms covered by completing a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Test: Organic Chemistry
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 5: Acids and Bases

Lesson 1: Nature and Strength of Acids and Bases

Study: Introduction to Acids and Bases
Learn the nature of an acid and a base, and the meaning of being a strong acid or base. Learn the basic principle behind equilibrium, and how it applies only to weak acids and bases. Discover many of these substances right in your own home!
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Identifying Acids and Bases
Check your understanding of what defines an acid and a base, and the role of equilibrium in weak acids and bases.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 50

Discuss: Acid/Base Titrations
Discuss the effects of acid and base strengths on the pH of titrations.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Practice: Acids and Bases
Read the text for clarification, helpful visuals, and practice identifying acids and bases.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Lesson 2: Water and pH

Study: Amphoteric Water and the pH Scale
Learn the dual acid/base nature of water, and how it is the basis for the scale which measures acidity and basicity. Learn how to calculate the pH of a solution.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Calculations with pH and Identification of Acids and Bases
Practice calculating the pH of a solution based on the hydronium ion concentration. Identify a substance as an acid or base depending on its pH.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: pH, Acids, and Bases
Read the text for clarification and practice calculating pH to identify acids and bases. This will also reinforce the role of water in acid and base chemistry.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 0

Quiz: pH, Acids, and Bases
Answer multiple-choice questions about the nature of acids and bases, and the pH of solutions.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lab: Take-Home - Determining the pH Using Vegetable Indicators
A take-home lab which uses a vegetable that thinks it is a pH meter.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Lesson 3: Neutralization Reactions and Buffers

Practice: Neutralization Reactions and Buffers
Learn how to recognize a neutralization reaction, and explore the nature of buffers and their uses.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: What Are Some Uses For Buffers?
Discuss uses you are aware of or can think of for buffers.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Practice: The Language of Acids and Bases
Review the terms covered by completing a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Discuss: What's Interesting? What's Confusing?
Discuss what you have learned and what you still have questions about.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: Acids and Bases
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Test: Acids and Bases
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 6: Review and Exam

Lesson 1: Chemistry 1

Discuss: Semester Review
Discuss concepts from the semester which you did not understand or thought were particularly helpful and/or interesting.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 15

Review: Chemistry 1
Prepare for a test by reviewing the content from the entire semester.
Duration: 5hr Scoring: 0

Exam: Chemistry 1
Take a 105-minute test.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 150

Unit 7: Oxidation and Reduction

Lesson 1: What Are Oxidation and Reduction?

Study: Defining Oxidation and Reduction
Learn about the basic process of oxidation and reduction, and how to identify oxidizing and reducing agents.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 0

Practice: Oxidation and Reduction
Reinforce your understanding of the redox process.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Redo
Answer multiple-choice questions about the process and players in reduction/oxidation (redox) reactions.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 2: Half Reactions

Study: Writing Half Reactions
Learn how half reactions combine to create redox reactions.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Redox Half Reactions
Practice breaking reactions down into two parts and learn how to write the reaction for each (the half reaction). Learn how to put half reactions together for a net result.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Redox Half Reactions
Answer multiple-choice questions about redox half reactions.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 3: Using Redox to Do Work

Study: Redox Reactions at Work
Discover how we could not live our modern lifestyles without redox reactions working for us. Investigate the chemistry behind batteries, electroplating, and more.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Give Us Your Weary?
Corrosion of the Statue of Liberty has posed some serious problems for restorers of the historic monument. Discuss how one might go about the restoration. How was the recent restoration done?
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Lab: At-School - Oxidation and Reduction, Chemistry of Some Common Metals
Investigate the relative reactivity of common metals in this at-school lab.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Practice: Applications of Redox Reactions
Investigate some cool and some environmentally important applications of redox chemistry.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Practice: Reading for Review
Reinforce your understanding of Redox concepts by reviewing the textbook.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Oxidation and Reduction Review Discussion
Discuss what interested you. Also discuss what was confusing and what you might need clarification on.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: Oxidation and Reduction
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Test: Oxidation and Reduction
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 8: The Three States of Matter

Lesson 1: Introduction to Matter

Study: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Learn what's the matter around us. Discover the differences on a macroscopic and submicroscopic level between the states of matter.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Reinforce what you have learned about similarities and differences between the three states of matter.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Crystalline Structures
Explore how the faces of crystals that we see reflect what is going on at the atomic level. Discover the many ways that a crystal's atoms can be arranged for wondrous effect.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: States of Matter
Answer multiple-choice questions about the three states of matter.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 2: Changing Matter

Lab: Take-Home - Phases of Water
Investigate changing the physical properties of water in this take-home lab.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Discuss: Come In, the Ice Is Fine
If you take a cold drink outside on a hot day, the glass appears to 'sweat.? If you leave ice cubes in your freezer for several months, they shrink in size. What is going on here?
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Study: Changing State
Take a close look at what happens at the molecular level during phase changes.
Duration: 0hr 15min Scoring: 0

Practice: Chemical or Physical Change?
Investigate the differences between chemical and physical changes.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Matter and Change
Answer multiple-choice questions about what happens when matter changes.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 3: Kinetic Molecular Theory and Gases

Study: Kinetic Molecular Theory and the Gas Laws
Explore the theory behind how matter moves and interacts, especially in the gas phase. Investigate properties of gases which led to the Gas Laws.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Kinetic Molecular Theory and the Gas Laws
Check your understanding of how matter in the gas phase behaves, and how we describe this behavior using the Gas Laws
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Applications of Gas Laws
Atmospheric pressure is the combined weight of all the gases above any particular point. As you travel upwards through the atmosphere, will the pressure increase or decrease? Will the volume of a balloon increase or decrease as you climb higher?
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Quiz: Kinetic Molecular Theory and the Gas Laws
Answer multiple-choice questions about gas behavior and properties.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Practice: Absolute Zero
Find out what it means to be at absolute zero, and how this idea and value were first theorized.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Lab: At-School - Gas Diffusion Lab
In a laboratory at school, explore another gas law.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Practice: Advanced Topics in Kinetic Molecular Theory
Deepen your understanding of the behavior of the world around you by looking into advanced topics of the behavior of matter.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Lesson 4: Soaps and Detergents

Study: Miscibility and Soap
Learn how and why some things mix while others don't, and how soap helps bring things together.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: What Is In the Water?
Reinforce your understanding of the vocabulary used by completing a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Miscibility and Soap
Answer multiple-choice questions about the ideas presented.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lab: At-School - Aspirin Follow-Up
Analyze the aspirin synthesized earlier in the course in a laboratory at school.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Practice: Boat Races and Floating Steel
Learn about and experiment with some applications of the properties of matter you have learned about in this unit.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Lesson 5: Wrap-Up

Practice: Reading for Review
Reinforce your understanding of the concepts learned.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Review Discussion on the Three States of Matter
Discuss what interested you. Also discuss what was confusing and what you might need clarification on.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: The Three States of Matter
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Test: The Three States of Matter
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 9: Environmental Issues

Lesson 1: Air Pollution

Study: Atmospheric Issues
Learn about some of the systems which run our climate and provide us with clean air to breath. How does pollution affect those systems and ourselves?
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Greenhouse or Ozone?
Discuss what you have learned to be the key differences and some of the potential implications of a greenhouse effect gone too far (global warming), and of continued depletion of our ozone layer (creating ozone holes over the poles).
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Practice: Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Check out sites on some of the most important issues that we will be facing in the 21st century.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Chemistry of the Atmosphere
Answer multiple-choice questions about the atmospheric principles and concerns covered.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 2: Water and Land Pollution

Study: Water and Land Pollution
Learn about four different kinds of water pollution, and the impact of contaminating our soil.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Water and Land Pollution
Answer multiple choice questions about the concepts and impact of water and land pollution.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lab: Take-Home - Pollution
Investigate pollution and pollution levels in this take-home lab.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 3: Wrap-Up

Discuss: Environmental Issues Review Discussion
Discuss what interested you. Also discuss what was confusing and what you might need clarification on.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: Environmental Issues
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Test: Environmental Issues
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 10: Sources of Energy in Food

Lesson 1: Energy

Study: Energy Types, Units, and Conservation
Learn about three types of energy, the units that describe it, and the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Energy
Answer multiple-choice questions about the concepts of Energy covered so far.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Practice: Specific Heat and Calorimetry
Learn about heat capacity, and how it affects relative rates of heating and cooling of different substances. Find out how we use heat capacity to find out how much energy (how many Calories) are in our food.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Discuss: A Breezy Day, but Which Way Is the Wind Blowing?
Discuss the impact rates of cooling have on the potential direction of ocean winds in the morning and at night.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Consider: Energy Transfer and Our Climate
Explore the important role of our oceans in keeping our climate livable.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Lesson 2: Sources of Energy for Human Bodies

Study: Lipids, Cholesterol, and Carbohydrates
Learn about the components of food which give us energy.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Energy in Food
Test your understanding of the terms used when discussing energy and food by completing a crossword puzzle using these words.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Energy and Food
Answer multiple-choice questions about types of food and the energy they provide.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 50

Lesson 3: Metabolism

Study: Metabolism Essentials: Eat Your Vitamins and Minerals!
Learn about the role of vitamins and minerals in our diets, especially for metabolism.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: A Root Beer and Ice-cream Diet?
Could we make use of food temperature to lose weight?
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Diets and Metabolism
Discuss the implications of specific diets on our metabolism and ability to lose or gain weight.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Quiz: Metabolism, Vitamins, and Minerals
Answer multiple-choice questions about the role of vitamins and minerals in body functions including metabolism.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Practice: Reading for Review
Reinforce your understanding of the material covered by reviewing the textbook.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: What's Interesting? What's Confusing?
Discuss what interested you. Also discuss what was confusing and what you might need clarification on.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: Sources of Energy in Food
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Test: Sources of Energy in Food
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 11: Reaction Rates and Equilibrium

Lesson 1: Reaction Rates: Temperature

Lab: Take-Home - Temperature and Reaction Rate
Investigate the effects of temperature on how fast a reaction happens in this take-home lab.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Study: The Reaction Process
Learn the theory behind the reaction process and how this is affected by temperature.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: The Reaction Process
Learn more about the theory behind the reaction process and how this is affected by temperature.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Practice: Reaction Process and Rates
Check your understanding of the reaction process and how it determines reaction rates.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Lesson 2: Reaction Rates: Other Factors

Lab: At-School - Concentration and Reaction Rate
Investigate the effect that concentration can have on the rate of a reaction in a laboratory at school.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 50

Practice: Rate Influencing Factors
Reinforce what you might already know from your lab experience about how different conditions will affect the rate at which a reaction happens.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Diamonds Are Forever
Are diamonds really forever? Graphite is a more stable form of carbon. What are some reasons that diamonds are still a good investment?
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Quiz: Factors Affecting Reaction Rate
Answer multiple-choice questions about reaction rates and how they can be influenced by external conditions.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 3: Equilibrium

Study: Systems in Equilibrium
Explore what equilibrium means and what that means to reactions which have reached equilibrium. Learn about factors which can disturb a system from its equilibrium state.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Equilibrium
Check your understanding of the concepts behind equilibrium. Practice predicting changes in a system if equilibrium is disturbed.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Discuss: Buffered Aspirin
Discuss how you could make aspirin buffered.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Quiz: Equilibrium
Answer multiple-choice questions about systems that are at equilibrium or are disturbed from equilibrium.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 50

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Practice: Reading for Review
Reinforce your understanding of the concepts learned.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 0

Discuss: Review Discussion on Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
Discuss what interested you. Also discuss what was confusing and what you might need clarification on.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 15

Review: Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
Prepare for the test by reviewing the material covered.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Test: Reaction Rates and Equilibrium
Take a 50-minute test.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 100

Unit 12: Review and Exam

Lesson 1: Chemistry 2

Discuss: Semester Review
Discuss what interested you about this semester. Also what was confusing and for which you might need clarification.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 15

Review: Chemistry 2
Prepare for the test by reviewing the content from the entire semester.
Duration: 7hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Practice and Review
Practice for a test.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 50

Exam: Chemistry 2
Take a 105-minute test. Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 150