Semester 2 of 2 – Credit Recovery Course: Chemistry challenges students to apply their studies in previous sciences to new theories, models, and problems. Students begin with an exploration of the history and importance of chemical principles and the basic structure of matter. Then they learn the various models of the atom and how atoms combine to make compounds in chemical reactions. Students explore relationships among liquids, gases, and solids; and investigate the role of energy in these relationships. Students examine the various types of mixtures and how solutions are made. They also explore how different factors affect the formation of a solution. They will focus on two specific types of solutions: acids and bases. The students will then learn about the role of energy in physical and chemical processes in the topic of thermodynamics. Life on earth is carbon-based, and those organic chemicals occupy an entire branch of chemistry. The students will explore the unique chemistry surrounding carbon and its bonds. Finally, the student will examine the different processes involved in nuclear reactions.




