Chemistry 1B: Colonization of Planet X (Chemistry--Semester 2)

SCIH 034 B55 5 hours - 1/2 unit Chemistry 1B: Colonization of Planet X (Chemistry--Semester 2)
Students will need to have successfully completed a first-semester chemistry course and two semesters of algebra to be prepared to succeed in this course. A hypothetical space trip by young explorers to colonize a new "livable" planet provides the vehicle for teaching the content of chemistry through challenging and imaginative units centered around typical life-essential scenarios, via this Web-based course. The five units teach colligative properties, kinetics and equilibrium, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction formulas, and organic chemistry. Students can watch demonstrations of chemical reactions. Each unit has a "virtual" hands-on lab experiment with a graded assignment. There are two graded "clearance checks" (quizzes) and a graded "final clearance" (unit evaluation) in each unit. There are also many nongraded practice exercises throughout the units. Students who complete this course will understand the following concepts: some of the factors that permit solution formation; chemical reactions in terms of direction of reaction and ratio of products and reactants; and the nature of acids and bases, using this understanding to solve related problems.
10 quizzes, 5 virtual lab assignments, 5 unit evaluations