UP:SC15.CHM.5

Vocabulary

  • Chemical reactions
  • Valence electrons
  • Reactants
  • Products
  • Macroscopic level
  • Atomic/ molecular/ particulate level
  • Ionic bonds
  • Covalent/ molecular bonds
  • Types of reactions:
    • synthesis
    • decomposition
    • single replacement/ displacement
    • double replacement/ displacement
    • combustion
  • Chemical reactions
  • Reactants
  • Products
  • Chemical equations
  • Coefficients
  • Subscripts
  • Mass
  • Moles
  • Mole ratio
  • Ratio
  • Atoms
  • Conservation of matter
  • Quantitative
  • Qualitative
  • Stoichiometry

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The total number of atoms of each element in the reactants and in the products is the same.
  • The number and types of bonds that each atom forms is determined by their valence electron arrangement.
  • The valence electron state of the atoms that make up the reactants and the products is based on their location on the periodic table.
  • Patterns of attraction allow the prediction of the type of reaction that occurs.
  • Chemical equations are a mathematical representation of chemical reactions.
  • Coefficients of a balanced chemical equation indicate the ratio in which substances react or are produced.
  • Substances in a chemical reaction react proportionally.
  • The mole is used to convert between the atomic/ molecular/ particulate and macroscopic levels.
  • Mathematical representations may include calculations, graphs or other pictorial depictions.
  • Matter cannot be created or destroyed but is conserved during a chemical change.
  • Substances in a chemical reaction react proportionally.
  • Conversion between the atomic/ molecular/ particulate and macroscopic levels requires the use of moles and Avogadro's number.
  • Mathematical representations may include calculations, graphs or other pictorial depictions of quantitative information.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Plan an investigation that outlines the experimental procedure, including safety considerations, how data will be collected, number of trials, experimental setup, and equipment required.
  • Conduct an investigation to collect and record data that can be used to classify reactions and determine the quantity of reactants and products.
  • Write correct chemical formulas of products and reactants using valence electron arrangement.
  • Demonstrate that the numbers and types of atoms are the same both before and after the reaction.
  • Identify the numbers and types of bonds in both the reactants and products.
  • Describe how the patterns of reactivity at the macroscopic level are determined using the periodic table.
  • Identify reactants and products in a chemical reaction using a chemical equation.
  • Balance chemical equations.
  • Determine the number of atoms/ molecules and number of moles of each component in a chemical reaction using a balanced chemical equation.
  • Determine the molar mass of all components of a chemical reaction.
  • Calculate the mass number of atoms, molar mass and number of moles of substances in a chemical reaction.
  • Calculate the mass of a component in a chemical reaction given the mass or number of moles of any other component using proportional relationships.
  • Predict the number of atoms in the reactant and product at the atomic or molecular scale.
  • Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms and therefore mass are conserved during a chemical reaction.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Theories and laws that describe the natural world operate today as they did in the past and will continue to do so in the future.
  • Scientists plan and conduct investigations individually and collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence.
  • The periodic table orders elements horizontally by the number of protons and places those with similar properties into columns, which reflect patterns of valence electrons.
  • The fact that atoms are conserved, together with knowledge of chemical properties of the elements involved, can be used to describe and predict chemical reactions.
  • Different patterns may be observed at each level (macroscopic, atomic/ molecular, etc.) and can provide evidence to explain phenomena.
  • Mathematical representations of phenomena are used to support claims and may include calculations, graphs or other pictorial depictions of quantitative information.
  • The total amount of energy and matter in closed systems is conserved.
  • Science assumes the universe is a vast single system in which basic laws are consistent.
  • Mathematical representations of phenomena are used to support claims and may include calculations, graphs or other pictorial depictions of quantitative information.
  • The fact that atoms are conserved, together with the knowledge of the chemical properties of the substances involved, can be used to describe and predict chemical reactions.
  • The total amount of energy and matter in closed systems is conserved.
  • Science assumes the universe is a vast single system in which basic laws are consistent.

Scientific and Engineering Practices

Planning and Carrying out Investigations; Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns; Scale, Proportion, and Quantity; Energy and Matter
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