CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM WRITING
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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