Patterns Chemistry
Patterns Chemistry is an instructional resource for a year-long high school introductory chemistry course. It meets many of the physical science standards from the Next Generation Science Standards, as well as some earth science standards.
Units
Unit 1
KMT and Climate Change
Unit 2
Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
Unit 3
Nuclear Chemistry
Unit 4
Bonding and Intermolecular Forces
Unit 5
Chemical Reactions
Unit 6
Stoichiometry
Unit 7
Thermochemistry
Patterns Chemistry Core Documents
NGSS Standards: These are the NGSS Standards for the Patterns Chemistry Course.
Patterns Design Principles: The Design Principles - Our framework for science and engineering education that guides the development of the Patterns curriculum and instructional practices. See also the Two-Pager for all stakeholders.
Chemistry Equipment List - coming soon
Chemistry FAQs - Here are the answers to frequently asked questions about Patterns Chemistry
About the Patterns Chemistry Team - The Patterns Chemistry Council is a development team of teacher leaders. They review and revise the Chemistry curriculum on an ongoing basis, based on teachers feedback. The most recent updated versions of Patterns Chemistry instructional materials and supports are shared on this website. The Patterns Approach Authors and Acknowledgements are listed here.
Restricted-access materials are for teachers only. These materials include assessments and answer keys. To request access to the restricted folder, please visit the Restricted Access page and fill out the Google form.
The curriculum is a combination of teacher-generated and curated open-content materials. The Teacher-generated materials are shared freely under a Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike Creative Commons License.