Kids for Chemistry and the

Core Curriculum Content Standards

Kids for Chemistry starts teaching atomic molecular theory as early as 5th grade. Visit the Pemberton Pilot Study to see results of 5th and 6th graders.

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Core Curriculum Content Standards

Kids for Chemistry takes into account the core curriculum content standards. Core curriculum content standards are an attempt to define what all students should know and be able to do upon completion of a thirteen-year public education.

Click here to visit Science Standard 8 - http://www.state.nj.us/njded/frameworks/science/chap8c.pdf

Science Standard 8

All students will gain an understanding of the structure and behavior of matter

List of Learning Activities for Standard 8

(Kids for Chemistry addresses these indicators)

Indicator 5:

Grades 5-6

Chemical Changes

Acid-Base Reactions

Grades 7-8

Introduction to Ionic Reactions

Types of Reactions

Composition Reactions: Oxidation of Metals

Single Replacement Reactions

Compounds of Oxygen

Indicator 7:

Grades 7-8

Introduction to Conservation of Mass

Types of Reactions, Revisited

Indicator 8:

Grades 5-6

Introduction to the Periodic Table

Periodic Properties of Elements

Grades 7-8

Building a Periodic Table

History of Periodic Table

Indicator 9:

Grades 9-12

Electron Configuration

Indicator 10:

Grades 9-12

Isotopes

Indicator 11:

Grades 9-12

Chemicals Bonds

The standards are the basis for long-term global objectives. The global objective for science as described in the Standard is as follows: All students will gain an understanding of the structure and behavior of matter. This global objective can be broken down into more specific educational objectives.

By the end of grade 8, students should know the following:

4)    Identify characteristic properties of matter, and use one or more of those properties to separate a mixture of substances.

5)      Show how substances can react with each other to form new substances having characteristics properties different from those of the original substances.

6)      Know that all matter is made up of atoms that may join together to form molecules, and that the state of matter is determined by the arrangement and motion of the atoms or molecule.

7)      Explain how atoms are rearranged when substances react, but that the total number of atoms and the total mass of the newly formed substances remains the same as that of the original substances

8)      Explain that over 100 different atoms, corresponding to over 100 different elements, have been identified and can be grouped according to their similar properties.

By the end of grade 12, students should know the following:

9)      Know that atoms consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons, and that the arrangement of the electrons determines the chemical behavior of each element.

10)    Know that the nucleus consists of protons and neutrons, and that each atom of a given element has the same number of protons, but that the number of neutrons may vary.

11)     Explain how atoms can form bonds to other atoms by transferring or sharing electrons.

12)     Demonstrate different types of chemical reactions and the various factors affecting reaction rates.

13)     Explain how the Periodic Table of Elements evolved and how it relates atomic structure to the physical and chemical properties of the elements.