Unit 1 - Learn about the concept of VSEPR, electronegativity, polarity, balancing chemical equations, chemical reactions, and the difference between reactions in water and reactions in the air.
Unit 2 - Learn about the unit of measurement of a mole, conversions moles and particles, mole ratios in compounds, molar mass calculations, percent composition, and the formation of molecular and empirical formulas.
Unit 3 - Learn to perform stoichiometric calculations, and utilize mole to mole, mole to mass, mass to mole, and mass to mass ratios.
Unit 4 - Learn about the part of a cell, including cell walls, cell membranes, solution strengths, osmosis, and diffusion, as well as active and passive transports within a cell.
Unit 5 - Learn about the history of photosynthesis, photosynthesis rates and equations, the equation for cellular respiration, chlorophyll, and pigments.
Unit 6 - Learn about mitosis, cell division, the impacts of diseases like cancer on cells, asexual vs. sexual reproduction, cytokinesis, and the cell cycle.
Unit 7 - Learn about the history of biologist Gregor Mendel, his contributions to the field of genetics, human traits, fertilization, polygenic and single gene traits, and sex-linked genetic disorders.
Unit 8 - Learn about the history of DNA, unique DNA characteristics and shapes, replication, RNA, genetic code, mutations, and genetic modifications.
Unit 9 - Learn the history of Charles Darwin, evolution, the history of evolution, natural selection, and the causes of population changes.
