2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Chemical Laboratory Specialist
Career Cluster:	Manufacturing

CCC	
CIP Number	0641030101	
Program Type	College Credit Certificate (CCC)	
Program Length	37 credit hours	
CTSO	SkillsUSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	19-4031 – Chemical Technicians	
Targeted Occupation List	http://www.labormarketinfo.com/wec/TargetOccupationList.htm	
Perkins Technical Skill Attainment Inventory	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/perkins/perkins_resources.asp 	
Statewide Articulation	http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp 	

Purpose

This certificate program is part of the Chemical Technology AS degree program Chemical Technology (1641030100).  

A College Credit Certificate consists of a program of instruction of less than sixty (60) credits of college-level courses, which is part of an AS or AAS degree program and prepares students for entry into employment (Rule 6A-14.030, F.A.C.).

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the manufacturing career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the manufacturing career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to development of chemical and other scientific skills.  The program completer will be able to assist chemists, biochemists and chemical engineers by performing chemical, biological and physical laboratory tests for various purposes such as quality control monitoring of on-going production operations, research and development, and the maintenance of health and safety standards in the laboratory. 

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Demonstrate basic knowledge of chemical concepts
02.0	Demonstrate knowledge of chemical kinetics and thermodynamics.
03.0	Demonstrate skills in handling chemical materials and equipment.
04.0	Demonstrate conceptual and laboratory knowledge in the area of organic chemistry and/or physics and/or biology and/or engineering and/or biotechnology and/or chemical instrumentation.
05.0	Exercise safety in the laboratory and adhere to safety, health and environmental regulations. 

2014 – 2015
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Chemical Laboratory Specialist
CIP Number:	0641030101
Program Length:	37 credit hours
SOC Code(s):		19-4031

This certificate program is part of the Chemical Technology AS degree program Chemical Technology (1641030100).  At the completion of this program, the student will be able to:	
01.0	Demonstrate basic knowledge of chemical concepts--The student will be able to:	
01.01	Write chemical formulas and use correct chemical nomenclature for inorganic compounds. 	
01.02	Classify inorganic compounds according to a variety of chemical and physical properties. 	
01.03	Name and write the symbols for the elements and describe characteristics of the common groupings of elements. 	
01.04	Describe the basic reactions that occur between commonly used chemical substances. 	
01.05	Read, write, balance and interpret chemical equations. 	
01.06	Solve a variety of basic chemical problems using equations and/or dimensional analysis. 	
01.07	Classify chemicals according to reactivity. 	
01.08	Identify incompatible combinations of chemicals that could result in potentially dangerous situations. 	
01.09	Solve a variety of problems dealing with chemical composition and stoichiometry. 	
01.10	Know and apply empirical gas laws and theory relating to the behavior of gases. 	
01.11	Demonstrate a basic understanding of energy as it relates to chemical and other processes. 	
01.12	Demonstrate a basic understanding of the laws and theories relating to the structure of the atom and how this relates to the Periodic Table. 	
01.13	Demonstrate a basic understanding of molecular structure and chemical bonding, 	
01.14	Describe the structure and properties of liquids and solids. 	
01.15	Describe solutions and their properties, and perform calculations involving solution composition and colligative properties. 	
02.0	Demonstrate knowledge of chemical kinetics and thermodynamics--The student will be able to: 	
02.01	Demonstrate a basic understanding of chemical kinetics 	
02.02	Demonstrate a basic understanding of chemical equilibria.	
02.03	Demonstrate a working knowledge of acid/base equilibria.	
02.04	Demonstrate a working knowledge of precipitation equilibria, 	
02.05	Demonstrate a working knowledge of redox chemistry. 	
02.06	Use the concepts of heat, work, energy, enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs Free Energy to discuss how energetics and change are interrelated in chemical processes and solve related problems. 	
02.07	Demonstrate a basic knowledge of radioactivity.	
03.0	Demonstrate skills in handling chemical materials and equipment--The student will be able to:	
03.01	Properly identify and use a variety of common chemistry laboratory glassware. 	
03.02	Use common chemistry laboratory equipment to include such items as hot plates, stirrers, laboratory balances and centrifuges. 	
03.03	Preparing solutions of specific concentration from pure substances.	
03.04	Performing dilutions to prepare solution of specific concentration. 	
03.05	Purify chemicals using techniques such as filtering, extracting, crystallization, precipitation, distilling, etc. 	
03.06	Use basic analytical chemistry procedures and concepts of measurements in volumetric, gravimetric, and electrochemical analyses and correctly perform associated calculations. 	
03.07	Prepare samples for analysis, including digesting, ashing, dissolving, grinding, purifying, diluting, and chemically altering as appropriate before analysis. 	
03.08	Determine pH using both wet and instrumental methods. 	
03.09	Calculate molarity, molality, mole fraction, weight percent, and normality of solutions, given the appropriate information. 	
03.10	Conduct analytical tests using acid-base, oxidation-reduction, and complexometric titrations. 	
03.11	Perform gravimetric, volumetric, and electrochemical analyses and achieve results within acceptable limits of precision and accuracy. 	
03.12	Apply statistical methods of data treatment.	
04.0	Demonstrate conceptual and laboratory knowledge in the area of organic chemistry and/or analytical chemistry and/or physics and/or biology and/or engineering and/or biotechnology and/or chemical instrumentation--Students will be competent in two or more of the following areas of specialization:	
	
Specialty I:  Organic Chemistry--The student will be able to:	
04.01	Draw Lewis structures, deduce atomic orbital hybridizations and describe molecular shapes for organic structures. 	
04.02	Classify organic reactions in common groups, write chemical equations and describe unique features for each type. 	
04.03	Describe, name, and give common reactions of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes. 	
04.04	Describe, name, and give common reactions of alcohols, ethers, and halides. 	
04.05	Describe, name, and give common reactions of aldehydes and ketones. 	
04.06	Describe, name, and give common reactions of carboxylic acids and esters. 	
04.07	Describe, name, and give common reactions of amines and amides. 	
04.08	Describe and name simple carbohydrates, simple lipids, and amino acids. 	
04.09	Describe the basic concepts of proteins and their structure. 	
04.10	Describe the basic concepts of polymerization reactions. 	
04.11	Apply concepts of chemical reactivity, kinetics, stoichiometry, and equilibrium to chemical syntheses and analyses. 	
04.12	Crystallize, evaporate, sublime, extract, and use phase separations and/or other purification and separation techniques. 	
04.13	Perform organic chemical reactions using glassware and techniques typically employed in organic chemistry laboratories (e.g. ‘quick fir glassware, anhydrous conditions etc.)	
04.14	Determine reaction yields using chemical stoichiometry. 	
04.15	Use chemical and instrumental techniques to determine the structure of organic materials. 	
	
Specialty II:  Physics--The student will be able to:	
04.16	Solve physical problems dealing with mass, distance, area, volume, relative position, motion, velocity, kinetic and potential energy, momentum, force, acceleration, heat, sound and related concepts. 	
04.17	Use analytical reasoning in solving problems dealing with a variety of physical quantities and phenomena. 	
04.18	Use basic concepts and terminology from physics and related applications as found in the industrial workplace. 	
04.19	Use basic laboratory instruments for determining length, mass, time, temperature and other easily measurable physical quantities. 	
04.20	Collect and manipulate numerical data in controlled experiments involving physical parameters and use these data to discover the mathematical functions by which the variables are related. 	
04.21	Analyze physical behavior and know how to properly apply principles of physics related to basic mechanics and sound. 	
04.22	Characterize physical properties of gases, liquids, and solids and describe their reactions to changes of temperature and pressure. 	
04.23	Choose the appropriate equipment for measuring physical properties based on specified accuracy and precision requirements. 	
04.24	Solve physical problems dealing with basic concepts in electricity, magnetism, light, optics and thermodynamics. 	
04.25	Analyze physical behavior and know how to properly apply principles of physics related to basic electricity, magnetism, light, optics and thermodynamics. 	
	
Specialty III:  Biology--The student will be able to:	
04.26	Name the components of the cell theory and relate each to basic concepts of life. 	
04.27	Given a list of structural characteristics and components, relate them to the correct cell structure.  Given a list of cellular activities or characteristics, relate them to the correct cell structure. 	
04.28	Explain and interpret the role of mutations, natural selection and its basic components as they relate to biological evolution. 	
04.29	Know why energy is limited in amount.  Know and be able to explain the consequences of energy in terms of its availability to living organisms, both now and in the future.  Know how it is used and transferred through food chains. 	
04.30	Explain how sunlight is trapped as an energy source and how this trapped energy is used to synthesize simple organic molecules.  Describe the basic role or activity of chloroplasts and chlorophyll, cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation, carbon dioxide reduction and fixation.	
04.31	Describe the sequential events of mitosis. 	
04.32	Describe the sequential events of meiosis. 	
04.33	Solve and interpret various genetics problems involving Mendelian principles. 	
04.34	List and describe ways and give examples of how man has altered his environment, both positively and negatively, and be able to detail some of the consequences of this action. 	
04.35	Give the basic characteristics of the carbon, nitrogen, and hydrological cycles. 	
04.36	Describe the effects of the increasing human population upon natural resources use and depletion, degradation of the environment, social and economic problems both within nations and between nations, etc. 	
04.37	State the basic morphologic types of Eubacteria. 	
04.38	Diagram and describe the structural components of bacterial cells. 	
04.39	Distinguish gram positive cells and gram negative cells from a description of cell wall chemical components. 	
04.40	Successfully demonstrate the correct staining procedure for general staining, acidfast staining, spore staining, capsular staining and flagellar staining. 	
04.41	Describe the characteristics that identify by form yeasts, rickettsias, PPLs, viruses and molds, and show how they are distinguished from other organisms or types of bacteria. 	
04.42	List the factors determining colonial growth. 	
	
Specialty IV:  Engineering--The student will be able to:	
04.43	Utilize vectors to solve engineering problems.	
04.44	Utilize calculus to solve engineering problems.	
04.45	Analyze particles and rigid bodies in equilibrium.	
04.46	Analyze situations where a force causes a rigid body to rotate.	
04.47	Characterize the static and rotational properties of irregular shaped rigid bodies.	
04.48	Analyze the distribution of forces and moments within a structural member.	
04.49	Analyze the equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to dry friction.	
04.50	Analyze the motion of particles.	
04.51	Analyze the kinetics of particles using Newton's Second Law, the methods of work and energy and the methods of impulse and momentum.	
04.52	Analyze the kinetics of a system of particles.	
04.53	Analyze the motion of rigid bodies.	
04.54	Analyze the effect of forces on rigid bodies in two dimensions.	
04.55	Analyze the kinetics of rigid bodies using the methods of work, energy, impulse, and momentum in two dimensions.	
04.56	Produce accurate diagrams of two and three dimensional objects using a design and drafting software package.	
04.57	Solve mathematical problems using software packages such as Excel, MathCAD and MATLAB.	
04.58	Acquire the team building skills typically found in the engineering profession.	
	
Specialty V:  Biotechnology--The student will be able to:	
04.59	Demonstrate an understanding of the operating principle, safety features and uses of the following equipment used in a biotechnology laboratory.	
04.60	Demonstrate an understanding the importance of a sterile working environment and proper aseptic techniques for culturing bacterial.	
04.61	Demonstrate an understanding of the operating principle, safety features and use of common bioseparation techniques.	
04.62	Demonstrate an understanding of the methodologies required for creating recombinant DNA encompassing.	
04.63	Demonstrate an understanding of the science and scientific basis of biotechnology including traditional methodologies, fermentation and industrial microbiology.	
04.64	Demonstrate a basic understanding of the concept of bioethics, safety concerns of bioengineered products and the licensing and patenting process for biotechnology products.	
04.65	Implement proper aseptic techniques and disposal procedures for potentially biohazardous materials. 	
04.66	Operate equipment typically found in a biotechnology laboratory safely.	
04.67	Prepare samples of RNA/DNA for microinjection as guided by Standard Operating Procedures, create transgenic organisms, and interpret effectiveness of technique 	
	
Specialty VI:  Chemical Instrumentation--The student will be able to:	
04.68	Describe the basic scientific principles behind a variety of instrumental methods used in a modern chemical laboratory such as atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, chromatography, and X-ray techniques.	
04.69	Describe the major components of each instrumental method studied and the role that each component plays in making the chemical measurement. 	
04.70	Gain hands-on experience in the operation of instruments locally available. 	
04.71	Gain experience in the application of each instrumental method to the solution of specific kinds of chemical analysis problems encountered in the industrial laboratory. 	
04.72	Choose an instrument appropriate for a given analysis and know the limitations of the instrument. 	
04.73	Properly prepare samples and properly calibrate each instrument. 	
04.74	Use proper safety precautions for all instruments. 	
04.75	Adjust instrument settings to handle varied chemical samples under a variety of conditions. 	
04.76	Describe the basic concepts of chemical/physical separation techniques and apply separation techniques to the analysis of materials. 	
04.77	Choose appropriate sample preparation techniques for physical characterization measurements and/or analysis of structure, concentration, and composition.	
04.78	Interpret and use schematic and/or electronic diagrams and drawings describing instruments. 	
04.79	Apply basic knowledge of organic and inorganic chemistry, including nomenclature, classification in chemical groups, chemical and physical characteristics and chemical reactivity to instrumental analysis. 	
05.0	Exercise safety in the laboratory and adhere to safety, health and environmental regulations--The student will be able to:	
05.01	Be aware of and follow federal, state, and local legislation pertaining to safety, health, and environmental regulations. 	
05.02	Recognize that each company has policies and safety plans that include evacuation procedures, emergency numbers, rules, and practices. 	
05.03	Demonstrate familiarity with "Right to Know" legislation and how it applies to chemical laboratory technicians. 	
05.04	Recognize, apply, and respond appropriately to the hazard symbols and toxicology sections of MSDSs. 	
05.05	Choose the proper safety equipment for conducting a variety of laboratory tasks (e.g., proper hoods, shields). 	
05.06	Choose and demonstrate the use of personal protective equipment to be used in a variety of situations (e.g., eye wear, special clothing). 	
05.07	Demonstrate safe handling procedures (e.g., handling cylinders, glassware, laboratory instruments) 	
05.08	Describe the various categories of hazardous materials. 	
05.09	State the considerations which must be examined when storing chemicals. 	
05.10	Make informed and appropriate decisions on how and where to store chemical materials to minimize hazards. 	
05.11	Given a material safety data sheet, explain each section of the sheet. 	
05.12	Define and give an example of the major physical and health hazards which are likely to be encountered in the industrial laboratory. 	
05.13	List the information needed on each hazardous material when conducting an inventory. 	
05.14	Demonstrate the human health effects associated with exposure to hazardous materials. 	
05.15	Exercise appropriate precautions in handling hazardous chemicals, contaminated materials, hot objects, sharp objects, etc. 	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory activities are an integral part of this program.  These activities include instruction in the use of safety procedures, tools, equipment, materials, and processes related to these occupations.  Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students. 

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

SkillsUSA is the appropriate career and technical student organization for providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  The activities of such organizations are defined as part of the curriculum in accordance with Rule 6A-6.065, F.A.C.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access.  Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors.  Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education.  Accommodations change the way the student is instructed.  Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems.  Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Articulation

For details on articulation agreements which correlate to programs and industry certifications refer to http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/artic_frame.asp.