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High School Chemistry - Problem Based Learning - Cryptic Currency (Self Paced)
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Ages 11-14
Self-Paced Course
14 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks of teacher support
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14 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks
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to the contentHomework
2-4 hours per week. As a check in students will receive a quick quiz worth 10% of their grade to check their understanding mid-way through the unit.Projects
Students will display their learning through a final written report at the end of the unit. Students will write and submit for 45% of their final grade.Mastery Evaluation
Students will display their learning through a final test at the end of the unit. This will count as 45% of their final grade.Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 11
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Children are born with an innate curiosity that questions everything about our natural world. What are things made out of? Where did it come from? Why is it like this? How does it work? Problem-based learning seeks to capitalize on student's natural curiosity and hunger to solve problems and explore. Instead of the traditional lecture as a primary mode of information transfer, problem-based learning frames learning with a problem or a story. Students then acquire and learn science along the way to help them solve the problem. This problem-based learning course is a singular unit curriculum that corresponds to atomic theory, the periodic table, and bonding chapters in a typical chemistry course. This unit would usually take up one quarter (8-9 weeks) of a traditional science course. These topics will give students a good foundation to learn other units of chemistry. Students are immediately presented with the problem of what material should their hypothetical ancient civilization currency be made out of which they must solve as a final report at the end of the unit (45% of grade). Students will also be assessed through a mid-unit quiz (10% of grade) and a final test (45% of grade). This self-paced course also includes one live Q&A tutoring session and email correspondence to check in with the instructor. Upon completion of the course, students will receive a certificate with their grade reported on it that can be used for transcript purposes. To reduce the amount of screen time, students will receive an e-copy of the handout which needs to be printed. There are no pre-recorded lectures in this course. Instead students will read and work through the student packet which gives an explanation of everything the student will need to learn and do. This unit also comes with two labs that can be done at home with chemicals that can be found at home or ordered through Amazon (materials not included at this moment) or through an online simulation. Students will also receive a periodic table and a VESPR chart which need to be printed and used throughout the unit. Parents can request a copy of the teacher's edition to provide support for their child.
Learning Goals
Know how to write out the electron configurations and orbital diagrams of each element.
Be able to identify how many individual unpaired electrons there are from the orbital diagram.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created CurriculumStandards
Aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)14 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
Cryptic Currency Introduction
Introducing the problem for the unit and notes on using and interpreting the periodic table.
Lesson 2:
Personalities (Families) of the Periodic Table
Students will learn about the different families of the periodic table and their chemical and physical properties
Lesson 3:
Cryptic Currency: Periodic Trends
Students will learn about the trends of the periodic table: atomic radius, ionization energy, electronegativity, and ionic radius.
Lesson 4:
Cryptic Currency: Orbital Diagrams and Electron Configurations
Students will learn about how to write out and use electron configurations and orbital diagrams.
Other Details
Pre-Requisites
Raw curiosity and the ability to read and comprehend information!
Supply List
A one-page handout of materials and online simulations will be provided upon enrollment.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from The Master’s College
Mr. Shiroma has taught chemistry at the private high school level for 10 years. He has is B.S. in Biological Sciences and M.Ed. in Teaching and Learning.
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