Chemistry lesson plans for SHS 1–3

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SHS 1 Chemistry: weekly topics

24 weeks from the NaCCA SHS 1 Chemistry teacher manual. Each one can be written as a full lesson plan.

Week 1Meaning of Chemistry and Laboratory Rules
Week 2Storage of Chemicals and the Scientific Method
Week 3Dalton's Atomic Theory and the Cathode Ray Experiment
Week 4Bohr's Theory and the Aufbau Principle
Week 5Isotopes and Radioactivity
Week 6Relative Atomic Mass and the Mole
Week 7Mole Calculations and Preparing Solutions
Week 8IUPAC Naming, Chemical Formulae and Laws of Combination
Week 9Stoichiometry, Limiting Reagents and Percentage Yield
Week 10Kinetic Theory and States of Matter
Week 11The Gas Laws
Week 12Graham's Law and Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures
Week 13The Ideal Gas Equation and Real Gases
Week 14Preparing and Testing for Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide and Ammonia
Week 15Solubility and Solubility Rules
Week 16Qualitative Analysis of Ions
Week 17The Periodic Table and Periodic Law
Week 18Ionic Bonding
Week 19Covalent and Metallic Bonding
Week 20Intermolecular Forces
Week 21Intermolecular Forces and Physical Properties
Week 22Separation and Purification of Organic Compounds
Week 23Testing for Elements in Organic Compounds
Week 24Organic Compounds and Homologous Series

SHS 2 Chemistry: weekly topics

23 weeks from the NaCCA SHS 2 Chemistry teacher manual. Each one can be written as a full lesson plan.

Week 1Enthalpy Changes
Week 2Measuring Enthalpy Changes
Week 3Hess's Law, Born-Haber Cycles and Bond Energy
Week 4Rate of Reaction and Its Factors
Week 5Collision Theory and Rate Equations
Week 6Dynamic Equilibrium
Week 7Equilibrium Constants
Week 8Le Chatelier's Principle and Applications
Week 9Concepts of Acids and Bases
Week 10Properties of Acids and Bases
Week 11Strengths of Acids and Bases
Week 12Salts
Week 13–14Acid-Base Titration
Week 15Properties of Period 3 Elements
Week 16Compounds of Period 3 Elements
Week 17The Halogens
Week 18Halide Salts and Hydrogen Halides
Week 19Shapes of Molecules and Bond Angles
Week 20Hybridisation in Organic Compounds
Week 21Alkanes
Week 22Alkenes and Alkynes
Week 23Benzene and Alkanols
Week 24Alkanoic Acids

SHS 3 Chemistry: weekly topics

17 weeks from the NaCCA SHS 3 Chemistry teacher manual. Each one can be written as a full lesson plan.

Week 1–2pH, pOH and the Ionic Product of Water
Week 3pKa and pKb
Week 4Buffer Solutions and Buffer Action
Week 5Preparing Buffer Solutions
Week 6Hydration and Hydrolysis of Salts
Week 7Acid-Base Indicators
Week 8–9Redox Reactions and Reactivity of Metals
Week 10–12Oxidising and Reducing Agents and Redox Titrations
Week 13–14Electrochemical Cells and Electrode Potentials
Week 15–16Electrolysis and Its Applications
Week 17Corrosion of Metals
Week 18–19Transition Elements and Their Complexes
Week 20Transition Metals versus Main Group Metals
Week 21Derivatives of Alkanoic Acids
Week 22Fats and Oils
Week 23Natural Polymers
Week 24Synthetic Polymers

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