RC- Al-Khwarizmi International College Foundation, Inc.

SCIENCE LABORATORY SCHOOL

Barrio Marawi, National Highway, Marawi City
S.Y. 2020-2021

PROPOSED REVISED SYLLABUS FOR GRADE 8 BASED ON K-12 BASIC EDUCATION

CURRICULUM

I. Course Number: SCIENCE 8.2

II. Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY

III. Units Credited: 3 units

Hours/ Week: 3 hrs.

IV. Course Description:

The course includes topics that deal with the general knowledge on Chemistry and other branches like Inorganic
chemistry, Organic chemistry and Biochemistry. Basic topics like elements and compounds, chemical bonds, formulas
and equations, chemical and physical properties, solutions and solubility, gas laws and chemical reactions. It also includes
fundamental matter on carbon-containing compound, functional groups and organic reactions.

V. Course Content Outline

First Quarter

1 Introduction to Chemistry
1.1. The discovery process
1.1.1 History of Chemistry
1.1.2 Branches of Chemistry
1.1.3 Importance of Chemistry
1.2. Matter and properties
1.2.1 States of Matter
1.2.2 Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
1.2.3 Classification of Matter
1.2.3.1 Pure Substances
1.2.3.2 Elements
1.2.3.3 Compounds
1.2.3.4 Mixtures
1.2.5 Changes in Matter
1.2.6 Energy Changes
1.3. Measurements
1.3.1 Significant Figures
1.3.2 Scientific Notations
1.3.3 Accuracy and Precision
1.4. Unit and unit conversion
1.4.1 The Metric System and International System of Units
1.4.2 Changing Units of Measurement
1.5. Experimental quantities
1.5.1 Mass and Weight
1.5.2 Density
1.5.3 Specific Gravity
1.5.4 Temperature
1.5.5 Heat

Second Quarter

2 The structure of the atom and the periodic table

2.1. Development of Atomic Theory
2.2. Discovering the Structure of the Atom
2.2.1 Dalton’s Model
2.2.2 Thomson’s Model
2.2.3 The Nuclear Model
2.2.4 Bohr’s Model
2.2.5 Quantum Mechanical Model
 2.3. Composition of the Atom
2.3.1 Electron
2.3.2 Proton
2.3.3 Neutron
2.4. The periodic law and periodic table
2.4.1 Early Attempts in Classifying the Elements
2.4.2 The Modern Periodic Table
2.4.3 Reading the Periodic Table
2.4.4 Grouping the Elements: Metals, Nonmetals, Semimetals
2.4.5 The s-, p-, d-, and f- block Elements
2.5. Electron arrangement in the periodic table
2.5.1 Energy Levels of Electrons
2.5.2 Energy Sublevels (Subshells) and Orbitals
2.5.3 Electron Configuration
2.6. Trends in the Periodic Table
2.6.1 Atomic Size
2.6.2 Ionic Size
2.6.3 Ionization Energy
2.6.4 Electron Affinity
2.6.5 Electronegativity

Third Quarter

3 Chemical Bonds, Names, and Formulas

3.1. Chemical bonding
3.1.1 Valence Electrons
3.1.2 Lewis Electron Dot Structure
3.1.3 Octet Rule
3.1.4 Metallic Bonding
3.1.5 Ionic Bonding
3.1.6 Covalent Bonding
3.2. Molecular Geometry
3.3. Intermolecular Forces of Attraction
3.3.1 London Forces
3.3.2 Dipole
3.3.3 Hydrogen Bond
3.4. Formula Writing and Naming of Compounds
3.4.1 Metal- Nonmetal Binary Compounds
3.4.2 Compounds with Polyatomic Ions
3.4.3 Nonmetal- Nonmetal Binary Compounds
3.4.4 Acids
3.4.5 Organic Compounds
3.5. Properties based on electron structure and molecular geometry

Fourth Quarter

4 Calculations and the chemical equation

4.1. The Mole Concept
4.1.1 Mole and Molar Mass of Element
4.1.2 Mole- Mass Relationships
4.1.3 Mole and Number of Particle Relationship
4.1.4 Multi- Step Conversion
4.2. The chemical formula, formula weight, and molar mass
4.2.1 Molar Mass of Compounds
4.2.2 Mole and Mass Composition of Compounds
4.2.3 Empirical and Molecular Formulas
4.2.4 Percent Composition
4.3. The chemical equation and the information it conveys
4.3.1 Word Equations
4.3.2 Interpreting Formula Equations
4.3.3 Writing Chemical Equations
4.4. Balancing chemical equations
4.4.1 Balancing by Inspection
4.4.2 Balancing Redox Equations: The Oxidation State Method
4.5. Calculations using the chemical equation
4.5.1 Stoichiometry
4.5.2 Limiting and Excess Reactants
4.5.3 Percent Yield
Textbook and Reference: Chemistry: Exploring Life through Science 2 nd edition by Aristea Bayquen