MYP Year 5 Sciences

Chemistry
Mr. Michael Morrison
michael.morrison@lejardinacademy.org
261-0107 x 2180

This course is the first introductory chemistry class that students will take at Le Jardin Academy.
Much of our learning this year will be student-driven; full and enthusiastic participation is a must for
all students! This course is very much hands-on, and the expectation is that all students will become
proficient in laboratory procedures, and will conduct experiments in a safe fashion. Formative
assessment tools consist of homework, quizzes, and classwork. Most quizzes will be announced, but
expect periodic pop quizzes, tests are always announced at least 1 week in advance.

The major topics of study will be matter and change, atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical
bonding, chemical reactions, solutions states of matter, and energy. Each unit will be studied from
one of the five contexts (Areas of Interaction) described in the Middle Years Programme (MYP)
curriculum of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program and assessed using one or more of the six
MYP science criteria. Each unit will also be introduced and guided by an open-ended question that
students will provide a response to by the end of the unit.

2011 – 2012 Scope and Sequence: August- June

All Unit Dates are projected and may be subject to change.
You will be sent an updated January-June Scope and Sequence in January.

Unit 1: Matter and change Unit Dates: (Aug –mid Sept)

Unit question: Why do we measure?
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Content:
-uncertainty in measurement
-using measurements
-states of matter, density
-unit conversions
-dimensional analysis
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Test (Criterion C)
• Lab Report, mixture separation (Criterion B,F)

Unit 2: Atomic Structure Unit dates: (mid Sept- Oct)

Unit question: How can unseen things affect us?
Area of interaction Human Ingenuity
Content:
-arrangement of protons, neutrons and electrons in atoms
-electromagnetic radiation
-nuclear chemistry
-isotopes
-spectroscopy
-evolution of the model of the atom
 -nuclear chemistry
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Test (Criterion C)
• Lab Report (Criterion B)
• Essay (Criterion A)

Unit 3: The Periodic Table Unit dates: (mid-Oct – mid-Nov)

Unit question: How can humans improve our civilization by looking for patterns and trends in the
world around us?
Area of interaction Human Ingenuity
Content:
-historical background of periodic table and elements
-periodic law
-electronegativity, ionization energies, electron affinities, ionic radii
-classes of elements
-trends in reactivity

Summative Assessment Tasks

• Unit Test (Criterion C)
• Periodicity Study (Criterion E)
• Lab Report, periodic density lab (Criteria B, E, F)

Unit 4: Chemical Reactions Unit Dates: (mid-Nov – Dec)

Unit question: How can the study of matter changing be a tool for society?
Area of interaction (AOI) Human Ingenuity
Content:
-nomenclature
-balancing equations
-reaction types
-activity series
-conservation of mass
-kinetics
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Test (Criterion C)
• Kinetics investigation (Criteria B & D)

Unit 5: Stoichiometry Unit Dates: (Jan – mid-Feb)

Unit question: How can predictions be useful?

Area of interaction (AOI) Human Ingenuity
Content:
-chemic al quantities
-moles
-stoichiometry
-limiting reactants
-percent yield
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Test (Criterion C)
• Essay (Criterion A, B)
• Percent yield Lab Reports (Criteria B, E, F)
• Stoichiometry Investigation (Criteria D, E, F)
Unit 6: Solutions Unit dates: (mid-Feb -March )
Unit question: How can we maintain an environmental balance of our natural resources?
Area of interaction (AOI) Environments
Content:
-solubility
-precipitates
-acids and bases
-electrolytes
-colligative properties
-concentration
-dilution
-pH, pKa
-titration
-qualitative analysis
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Test (Criterion C)
• Lab Report, unknown metal carbonate (Criteria B,E, F)
• Qualitative Analysis Lab Report (Criteria B, D)
• Essay/Project (Criterion A)

Unit 7 : States of Matter Unit dates: (April-May)

Unit question: What prompts the development of new ideas in how humans manage and
manipulate resources?
Area of interaction(AOI) Human Ingenuity
Content:
-kinetic molecular theory
-covalent bonding
-ionic bonding
-crystalline structure
-pressure
-phase changes
-combined gas law
-ideal gas law
-gas stoichiometry
-phase diagrams
Summative Assessment Tasks
• Unit Test (Criterion C)
• Lab Report, molar mass of butane (Criteria B, E, F)
• Lab Report, Gas Constant (Criterion B)

Office hours in room 408:

Students are encouraged to use office hours to receive extra learning support. These office hours
may be changed due to scheduled faculty meetings, conferences, or unforeseen circumstances.
Students are encourages to make an appointment ahead of time.

7:00 – 7:30 AM everyday

Study hall 11:00 – 12:20 on A, D, N days
3:00 – 3:45 everyday