Chemistry study guides
MA-MCAS · Massachusetts MCAS · aligned to MA DESE.
- MA High School Chemistry Module 1 atomic structure and the periodic table: a complete overview of the atom, isotopes, electron arrangement, periodic trends, the mole, and nuclear chemistry
A deep-dive guide to Module 1 of Massachusetts high school chemistry: scientific investigation and measurement, atomic structure and isotopes, electron arrangement and valence electrons, periodic trends, average atomic mass and the mole, and nuclear chemistry, with the reasoning the STE framework rewards.
📖 16 min readHS-PS1-1 - MA High School Chemistry Module 2 bonding and molecular structure: a complete overview of ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding, nomenclature, molecular shape, polarity, and intermolecular forces
A deep-dive guide to Module 2 of Massachusetts high school chemistry: ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding, writing and naming formulas, molecular shape and polarity, and intermolecular forces, with the structure-to-property reasoning the STE framework rewards.
📖 16 min readHS-PS1-2 - MA High School Chemistry Module 3 chemical reactions and stoichiometry: a complete overview of balancing equations, reaction types, the mole and molar mass, stoichiometric calculations, limiting reactants, percent yield, and redox
A deep-dive guide to Module 3 of Massachusetts high school chemistry: balancing equations and conservation of mass, the five reaction types, molar mass and percent composition, stoichiometric calculations, limiting reactants and percent yield, and oxidation-reduction, with the quantitative reasoning the STE framework rewards.
📖 16 min readHS-PS1-7(MA) - MA High School Chemistry Module 4 states of matter and gas laws: a complete overview of the kinetic molecular theory, phase changes and heating curves, the gas laws, the ideal gas law and molar volume, gas stoichiometry, and Dalton's law
A deep-dive guide to Module 4 of Massachusetts high school chemistry: the kinetic molecular theory, the states of matter, phase changes and heating curves, Boyle's, Charles's, and Gay-Lussac's laws, the combined and ideal gas laws, molar volume at STP, gas stoichiometry, and Dalton's law of partial pressures.
📖 16 min readHS-PS1 (gas laws and matter) - MA High School Chemistry Module 5 solutions, acids and bases: a complete overview of solutions and solubility, molarity and solution stoichiometry, the pH scale, neutralization and titration, and the properties of acids and bases
A deep-dive guide to Module 5 of Massachusetts high school chemistry: solutions, solubility, and concentration, molarity and solution stoichiometry, the pH scale and hydrogen ion concentration, neutralization and titration, and the properties and strength of acids and bases.
📖 16 min readHS-PS1 (solutions and acids/bases) - MA High School Chemistry Module 6 thermochemistry and kinetics: a complete overview of exothermic and endothermic reactions, bond energy, reaction rates and collision theory, potential energy diagrams and activation energy, and chemical equilibrium with Le Chatelier's principle
A deep-dive guide to Module 6 of Massachusetts high school chemistry: exothermic and endothermic reactions and the conservation of energy, bond energy and reaction energy, reaction rates and collision theory, potential energy diagrams and activation energy, and chemical equilibrium with Le Chatelier's principle.
📖 16 min readHS-PS1-4, HS-PS1-5, HS-PS1-6(MA)