2025
Topics of Chemistry
Name: Topics of Chemistry
Code: QUI14988L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Chemistry
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The aim is for the student to:
- Use a rigorous scientific language.
- Develop skills in the use of instruments.
- Acquire knowledge in the field of Chemistry that allows them to interpret the properties of materials and the phenomena associated with their transformation.
- Acquire skills in the use of experimental work in teaching content related to the field of Chemistry.
- Acquire skills to plan practical-experimental and demonstrative activities in diverse contexts.
- Acquire skills to rigorously explore the results of experimental activities.
- Encourage the use of senses in building knowledge.
- Acquire knowledge that allows them, as an educator/teacher, to value the curiosity and observation skills of children.
- Use a rigorous scientific language.
- Develop skills in the use of instruments.
- Acquire knowledge in the field of Chemistry that allows them to interpret the properties of materials and the phenomena associated with their transformation.
- Acquire skills in the use of experimental work in teaching content related to the field of Chemistry.
- Acquire skills to plan practical-experimental and demonstrative activities in diverse contexts.
- Acquire skills to rigorously explore the results of experimental activities.
- Encourage the use of senses in building knowledge.
- Acquire knowledge that allows them, as an educator/teacher, to value the curiosity and observation skills of children.
Contents
- Rules to follow in the laboratory work.
- Safety regulations. Warning symbols used on reagent labels.
- Handling of materials and measuring instruments.
- Unit operations in chemistry.
- Measurement of masses and volumes.
- Units of solution concentration.
The world in action:
- From the diversity of materials in nature to the exploration of their properties in the laboratory.
-Structure and properties of substances.
- Substances and mixtures. Solutions. Measures of concentration.
- Chemical elements and the Periodic Table.
- States of matter, changes of state.
The changing world:
- From physical and chemical transformations in nature to the study of processes in the laboratory.
- Chemical reactions. Acid-base reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions, electrochemical cells.
- Safety regulations. Warning symbols used on reagent labels.
- Handling of materials and measuring instruments.
- Unit operations in chemistry.
- Measurement of masses and volumes.
- Units of solution concentration.
The world in action:
- From the diversity of materials in nature to the exploration of their properties in the laboratory.
-Structure and properties of substances.
- Substances and mixtures. Solutions. Measures of concentration.
- Chemical elements and the Periodic Table.
- States of matter, changes of state.
The changing world:
- From physical and chemical transformations in nature to the study of processes in the laboratory.
- Chemical reactions. Acid-base reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions, electrochemical cells.
Teaching Methods
The course "Chemistry Topics" is structured into theoretical-practical sessions and laboratory practical sessions.
- Theoretical-practical sessions (30h) - aimed at approaching the content related to each of the topics to be explored in the laboratory practical sessions, integrating the scientific concepts related to them, and promoting the use of scientifically correct language.
- Laboratory practical sessions (30h) - intended for group-based execution of experimental work related to each of the topics and their exploration.
Support for students is provided in person or through the Moodle platform. The necessary materials are made available through the Moodle platform, which is also used to facilitate communication between students and professors and for the submission of assignments.
- Theoretical-practical sessions (30h) - aimed at approaching the content related to each of the topics to be explored in the laboratory practical sessions, integrating the scientific concepts related to them, and promoting the use of scientifically correct language.
- Laboratory practical sessions (30h) - intended for group-based execution of experimental work related to each of the topics and their exploration.
Support for students is provided in person or through the Moodle platform. The necessary materials are made available through the Moodle platform, which is also used to facilitate communication between students and professors and for the submission of assignments.
Assessment
The assessment consists of two components. The theoretical-practical component accounts for 60% of the final grade, while the laboratory practical component accounts for 40%.
For the assessment of the theoretical-practical component, students can choose between continuous assessment with two tests or the exam-based assessment. The laboratory component is evaluated based on the records in the Laboratory Notebook.
The Final Grade will be calculated as follows: 0.60 Average of test scores + 0.40 Laboratory Notebook Grade or 0.60 Exam Grade + 0.40 Laboratory Notebook Grade.
For the assessment of the theoretical-practical component, students can choose between continuous assessment with two tests or the exam-based assessment. The laboratory component is evaluated based on the records in the Laboratory Notebook.
The Final Grade will be calculated as follows: 0.60 Average of test scores + 0.40 Laboratory Notebook Grade or 0.60 Exam Grade + 0.40 Laboratory Notebook Grade.
Teaching Staff
- Margarida do Rosário Domingos Terraço Figueiredo [responsible]
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