Química de secundaria, semestre 2

This the second and final semester of a full year high school chemistry course (two semesters). The topics covered by week are shown below by week followed by an FAQ.

This class will cover all the topics in the final semester of a high school chemistry course. The students will receive homework and assignments through our Google Classroom. There will be an exam at the end of each semester and quizzes spaced out throughout the semester. Please see FAQ below for more information.

Week 1 (Week of Jan 28th)- Introduction to Semester 2 
	Review of topics pertinent from Semester 1
Week 2 and Week 3 (Weeks of Feb 4th and Feb 11th)- Chemical Reactions
	Writing Balanced Equations
	Predicting Products
Synthesis, Decomposition, Displacements, Ionic, and RedOx reaction identification.
Week 4 (Week of Feb 18th)– Reaction Stoichiometry 
	Reactant and Product Calculations
	Yield
	Molar Ratio	
Week 5 (Week of Feb 25th) – Thermochemistry
	Endothermic vs Exothermic processes
	Chemical Reactions
Week 6 and Week 7 (Weeks of March 3rd and March 10th)– Gases
Review of Phases of Matter
	Phase Changes
	Overview of Gas Laws
	Properties of Gases
	Ideal Gas Law
Week 8 (Week of March 17th)- Solutions
	Mixtures
	Concentration
Math and Solution Calculations
Week 9 (Week of March 24th) – Ions in Aqueous Solutions and Colligative Properties
Week 10 and Week 11(Weeks of March 31st and April 7th) – Acids and Bases
	Acid/Base Reactions
	Titration
	pH and pH Calculations
Week 12 (Week of April 14th) – Nuclear Chemistry
	Nuclear Reactions
	Radioactive Decay
Week 13 (Week of April 21st) – Equilibrium Reactions
	Write Equilibrium Reactions
	Kc and Kp calculations
Week 14 (Week of April 28th) – Electrochemical Reactions
	Galvanic and Electrolytic Cells
	Comparison to Oxidation and Reduction
Week 15 (Week of May 5th) – Review of Semester

FAQ
Is this a full year course?
The full year is offered! I offer the semesters as separate courses for students who do not want to take the full year course back to back. For example a student could begin high school chemistry in the summer, take the fall off, and come back for the second semester in the spring. 

Will my student receive a grade?
Yes! Parents receive an invitation to the Google Classroom site the week before class begins (on the class board on Outschool instructions will be posted). This site will have assignments, readings, quizzes and exams. Students will be able to take these throughout the course.

Do I need to attend all the sessions?
Chemistry tends to "build" on itself as the semester goes on. The topics are helpful to learn in order. Each week the course will open with the assignments and worksheets for the students who attended that week. Students are more than welcome to come to whichever portions of the class they would like and complete those assignments. The exam is made based on the entire semester's topics but all students are open to completing it. Parents and Students will be able to see all graded work completed.

Can I opt out of a grade?
Yes! If you do not want a grade for the course but still want to see the quizzes, tests, and readings let me know. I will give you access to the entire course.

Is there a textbook?
I do not require a textbook for this course. I DO require readings throughout the course. These will come in the form of PDFs. Many of these are chapters or readings I have written myself or taken from academic sources.

What is your background?
I have a MS and PhD in Chemistry. I have taught hundreds of classes in Chemistry and Biology from high school to graduate level.