1.   Lab equipment,  safety review,  measurement
2.   Math review (metric, significant figures, scientific notation, dimensional analysis) 
      Major labs:  accuracy/precision with lab equipment,  ellipse lab » Major Test - chapter 1

3.   Density, alchemy/metallurgy/ceramics
      Major labs:  density of solids, liquids, balloons)  » Major Test - chapters 2,13

4.   Atomic structure review
       Protons, neutrons, electrons
       Atomic number, mass, mass number
       Isotopes, ions
       Mixtures/compounds
       Conservation of mass/energy
       Moles

       Major labs:  colloids, chromatography, solubility, separation of micro-mixtures   » Major Test -chapters 2,3,4
     
5.   History of atomic structure and radioactivity
6.   Periodic Table (trends and reactivity)
7.   Bonding (ionic/covalent/metallic/hydrogen)
8.   Organic chemistry (nomenclature, isomers, functional groups, alcohols)    » Major Test - chapter 5,9 10
9.  Inorganic nomenclature  
10.  Balancing equations    » Major Test - chapters 6,7

Christmas Break

11.  Acids, bases, salts
12.  Major gas generation demos, acid/base demo, antacid lab    » Major test - chapters 8

13.  Heat/temperature (specific heat, calorimetry, phase changes)     
       Major labs: endothermic/exothermic reactions, specific heat of metals, candles)    » Major Test - chapters 15,16

14.  Motion (velocity, acceleration, graphing)   » Major test - chapters 11,12

15.  Forces (Newton’s Laws, dynamics, K.E./P.E., projectile motion)  » Major test  - chapters12, 14

16.  Electricity/Magnetism   » Major test - chapters 20,21

 17.   Waves, Light, Sound   » Major test  - chapters 17, 18, 19

 End-of-Course Final Exam