Quarter 1

Matter (Safety, Macroscopic vs. Submicroscopic, Measuring Matter (metric, density, scientific notation, moles),Classifying matter (Organizing Elements),  Properties of matter, Phases of matter (Kinetic MolecularTheory) chap 1: 1.1, 1.2 & chap 10: 10.1

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Atoms (Structure of the Atom, Development of atomic theory, Electrons & Electron Configurations) chap 2: 2.1, 2.1 & Chap. 7:  7.1

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Quarter 2

Periodic Table (Development of Periodic Table, Structure of Periodic Table, Periodic Properties of the Elements) chap 3:  3.1, 3.2 & Chap 7: 7.2 & Chap 8: 8.1

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Compounds (How compounds form-- what happens to the electrons, Ionic Compounds, Covalent Compounds) Chap 4: 4.1, 4.2 & Chap 5: 5.1 & 5.2

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Quarter 3

Bonding (Elecronegativity and Bond Character) chap 9: 9.1, 9.2

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Chemical Equations (Reactants and Products, Balancing Atoms --Laws of Conservation of Mass) chap 6:  6.1

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Chemical Reactions (Types of Reactions) chap. 6: 6.2, 6.3

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Quarter 4

Energy (Endothermic, Exothermic) chap 20: 20.1, 20.2

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Gases (Measuring Gases, Behavior of gases) chap 11: 11.1, 11.2

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Nuclear (Types of Radiation, Radioactivity and Half-Life, Nuclear Reactions and Energy) chap 21: 21.1, 21.2

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