The Regents Chemistry Syllabus is used as a guide with considerable enrichment to the core topics. Students are expected to be able to relate topics and knowledge from previous science and math courses to material being studied in chemistry. The treatment of topics is based on experiments and often involves considerable math. Practical applications of chemical principals are emphasized. Topics include matter and energy, atomic structure, bonding, periodic table, mathematics of chemistry, kinetics and equilibrium, acids and bases, redox and electrochemistry, organic chemistry, and nuclear chemistry.
Homework includes reading, lab reports, problem sets, worksheets, and project work.
Written laboratory reports are mandated by the State of New York and must be kept on file for entrance into the Regents Exam, which serves as the final examination. Teaching methods include lab experiments, lectures, group work, discussions, and videos. There will be two double lab periods in a six day cycle to enable more hands-on investigation. The Science Zone was made for the Ithaca City School District by Science Joy Wagon . No portion of this site may be copied without written permission.