CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM WRITING - New Haven Science



CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM WRITING

MARCH 19, 2010

I) AUDIENCE: Middle 80% of kids, passed PhyChem, passed Algebra I

II) PURPOSE: Last chemistry course ever, get into college, it is a fundamental science, forms the basis for understanding biology, life, teaches essential skills, inquiry/problem solving, connection between ideas, better consumer, informed decision making about medicines, scientific experiments, probability, life, understand

Prepare for basic skills needed in the STEM jobs of the future, needed for your everyday life.

Investigate, debate, and make informed decisions and take actions on personal, local, national and societal issues involving chemistry.

Chemistry is everything, chemistry is LIFE!

III) MAJOR SKILLS:

Scientific Literacy

Students will:

Apply chemical knowledge and ideas to situations that they have not yet experienced

Collaboration

Work ethic

Develop a basic chemical vocabulary

Develop written and oral science skills to convey what they have learned

Apply math skills: fractions, ratios

Taking compartmentalized knowledge and putting together.

Consumer, personal decision making

Make connections between ideas

DINQ: 1-10

DINQ2, DINQ9 Analyze results of experiments and studies

Do reading

IV) MAJOR CONTENT

RESOURCES:

State Standards

National (NAEP) standards, 2061, NSES

COURSE GOALS

ROLE OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

ROLE OF PROJECTS/ASSESSMENTS

ROLE OF LABS

MATH AND READING LEVELS

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY FOCUS

RESOURCES:

TEXTS, PREVIOUS CURRICULUM

DIRECTIONS

SEVEN UNITS

EACH UNIT:

Overall Theme/Essential Question

Performance Based Student Objectives

Content

Skills

LIST OF SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES (To be Linked To)

LIST OF LABS (at least 4-6)

LIST OF Performance Based Assessment/Project

MUST have Significant Task linked to objectives, content, skills, math, literacy, science and society

Rubric

Sample Assessment Questions

OTHER:

Suggested Resources, Websites, Other Activities

ALL in a Word Document

Due by June 1

25 Hours each, submit hour via email, NO hours paid for over spring break or hours during school day, Sundays, or in conflict with other meetings.

ONE meeting end of April after school for 2 hours to touch base?

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