Chemistry (Grades 9–12) Subtest 1
Subarea I.1. Chemistry Research and Applications
0001
Understand the principles and procedures of scientific inquiry.
- demonstrating knowledge of the principles and procedures for designing and carrying out scientific investigations involving inorganic and organic substances
- recognizing methods and criteria for collecting, organizing, analyzing, and numerically and graphically presenting scientific data
- demonstrating knowledge of safety procedures, protocols for the storage and disposal of chemicals, and hazards associated with chemical investigations
- demonstrating familiarity with laboratory tools and instruments routinely used in chemical investigations
0002
Understand applications of mathematics and computers in chemistry.
- applying basic mathematical concepts and representations to report data and solve chemistry problems (e.g., algebra, dimensional analysis, graphing, significant figures, scientific notation)
- using statistics to analyze experimental data (e.g., mean, linear regression)
- demonstrating the ability to use computers and mathematical models to analyze experimental data
0003
Understand the content and methods for developing students' content-area reading skills to support their reading and learning in chemistry.
- demonstrating knowledge of key components and processes involved in reading (e.g., vocabulary knowledge, including orthographic and morphological knowledge; background knowledge; knowledge of academic discourse, including the syntactic and organizational structures used in print and digital academic texts; print processing abilities, including decoding skills; use of cognitive and metacognitive skills and strategies)
- demonstrating the ability to plan instruction and select strategies that support all students' content-area reading (e.g., differentiating instruction to meet the needs of students with various reading proficiency levels and linguistic backgrounds, identifying and addressing gaps in students' background knowledge, scaffolding reading tasks for students who experience comprehension difficulties)
- demonstrating knowledge of explicit strategies for facilitating students' comprehension of content-area texts before, during, and after reading and for promoting their use of comprehension strategies
- demonstrating knowledge of explicit strategies for promoting students' academic language and vocabulary development, including their knowledge of domain-specific vocabulary words
- demonstrating knowledge of explicit strategies for developing students' critical literacy skills (e.g., encouraging students to question texts, developing students' ability to analyze texts from multiple viewpoints or perspectives)
- demonstrating the ability to plan instruction and select strategies that support students' reading and understanding of sources of chemistry information (e.g., helping students follow laboratory instructions, understand chemical abbreviations and chemical symbols, and interpret diagrams and graphs)
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