Course Description
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to organic compounds and lab techniques more specific to the organic chemistry lab. The course is structured around organic functional groups, their nomenclature, and basic reactions. During the course, students will also analyze organic structures for isomers and will observe the physical and chemical properties of organic compounds. Time will be spent in the lab carrying out distillations, completing solvent extractions, taking melting points, and conducting various types of chromatography. This course is especially recommended for anyone interested in a career related to chemistry, medicine, or nursing.
Core Curriculum Content Standards
Sci & Tech - Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics (2009-2012)
Chemistry
GRADE 12
- MODELS/PATTERNS Use VSEPR theory to predict the molecular geometry of simple molecules. CONSTANCY AND CHANGE Predict the shift in equilibrium when a system is subjected to a stress.(3.2.12.A5)
Science, Technology & Engineering, and Environmental Literacy & Sustainability (2023)
Physical Science
Grades 9-12
- Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.(3.2.9-12.A)
- Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.(3.2.9-12.C)
Science
Grade 11
Physical Sciences
Structure, Properties, and Interaction of Matter and Energy
- Explain the relationship between the structure and properties of matter.(S11.C.1.1)
- Explain the formation of compounds (ionic and covalent) and their resulting properties using bonding theories.(S11.C.1.1.3)
Units
Unit #1 - Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups
Unit #2 - Alkanes
Unit #3 - Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
Unit #4 - Chromatography
Unit #5 - Organic Compounds That Contain Oxygen, Halogen, or Sulfur
Unit #6 - The Three-Dimensional Shape of Molecules
Unit #7 - Aldehydes and Ketones
Course Resources
Textbook: Smith, Janice Gorzynski, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry. McGraw Hill, 2010.
Lab Book: Nam, Elaine; Hill, Melissa; and Randall, Jack. Organic Chemistry with Vernier. Vernier Software & Technology, 2019.
Lab Book: Mlsna, D. and Randall J. Gas Chromatography Investigations with the Mini GC. Vernier Software & Technology, 2012.
POGIL Text: Garoutte, M. and A. Mahoney. General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry, 2nd Ed.,
Journal of Chemical Education
Science News: Magazine of the Society for Science.
ChemMatters Magazine (ACS Publication)
Le Couteur, Penny, 1943-. Napoleon's Buttons : 17 Molecules That Changed History. New York :Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004.
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Chem355 Lab Book (Melting Range): https://web.mnstate.edu/jasperse/Chem355/Melting%20Range.doc.pdf
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