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AP Chemistry Description
For the full accepted AP Chemistry Course Audit you may download this .pdf file. This audit was submitted and accepted by the College Board for 2007-2008.
Summer Assignments:
All students enrolled in AP Chemistry are given access to an online learning environment through our school sponsored website. Through the use of this environment, students will be actively evaluated on basic chemistry topics. Participants may proceed at their own pace and a variety of basic chemistry topics are covered through the use of this online resource. Evaluation of their performance is taken through the use of an online testing component of the learning environment, the grades collected during the summer are averaged with their first quarter grades.
Topics include the following:
Tests:
Assessments in the form of written examinations will be administered upon completion of each topic. The examinations consists of 10-15 multiple choice questions and 2-3 free response questions. For each 45 minute exam, students are provided the periodic table, formula sheet, and constant values that are used for the AP Chemistry examination. Grading is based upon the standards set by the College Board exam. Quarterly 90 minute examinations are similarly evaluated with 25-30 multiple choice questions and 5-7 free response questions.
Labs:
Each student maintains a lab web log (blog). Students may use videos, graphics and tables for the blog entries. Each quarter, one lab reports is required to be given following a strict format for formal lab reports; and one lab report is required to be given as a formal podcast. Results for calculations are posted to the lab WIKI, where students peer-review the work of other groups. These reports are also posted to the blog where the instructor may evaluate them in the comments area. Almost all of the lab activities are hands-on, in the interest of saving resources students often work in pairs. Every lab activity requires collection of data, observations, analysis, and conclusions. All lab activities include a quiz on safety and procedures prior to the lab. Students must complete more than 16 lab activities during the year.
Instructional Materials:
Students are provided with instructional materials consisting of class notes, problems,
and sample chemical equations. Podcasts are made readily available for review from our school website. Students also receive additional reading related the topic discussed in class. Problem-solving strategies are practiced in class and required as students complete homework assignments. Students work is evaluated using the criteria for showing adequate supporting work, units, and significant figures as described by the AP chemistry course standards.
Grading Policy:
Grades are based on tests (40%), labs (20%), quizzes and daily work (20%) and homework (20%).
Review for AP:
Students are provided with review materials for the AP exam. Materials consist of an online learning environment which includes practice multiple-choice and open ended sample questions. Clear communication skills are also reviewed.
For the full accepted AP Chemistry Course Audit you may download this .pdf file. This audit was submitted and accepted by the College Board for 2007-2008.
AP Chemistry Course Audit 2007-2008
General Course Information:
AP Chemistry meets 5 days a week for 45 minutes each day. All students enrolled in AP Chemistry must have completed Honors Chemistry with a grade higher than 86%. Students taking AP Chemistry must also be enrolled in Honors Pre-Cal or higher in math.
Text:
Chemistry, The Central Science, Tenth Edition (AP* Edition), Brown, LeMay, Bursten, Prentice Hall, 2006.
ISBN: 0-13-193719-7
Goals:
- Students completing this course will be prepared to use critical thinking skills to solve science based problems relating to the environment and technology.
- Students will have a better understanding of the natural world and how chemistry plays a part in the environment and economics.
- Students will learn to physically manipulate materials and equipment to gather information through hands on laboratory exercises.
- Students will manipulate data and perform calculations to make qualitative and quantitative assessments about substances involved in laboratory activities.
Summer Assignments:
All students enrolled in AP Chemistry are given access to an online learning environment through our school sponsored website. Through the use of this environment, students will be actively evaluated on basic chemistry topics. Participants may proceed at their own pace and a variety of basic chemistry topics are covered through the use of this online resource. Evaluation of their performance is taken through the use of an online testing component of the learning environment, the grades collected during the summer are averaged with their first quarter grades.
Topics include the following:
- Symbols and names of elements
- Group names and characteristics of the elements
- Symbols and names of polyatomic ions
- Periodic table trends
- History of chemistry and the periodic table
- Atomic theory
- Chemical nomenclature
- Dimensional analysis to convert between units of measure
- Stoichiometry using dimensional analysis
Tests:
Assessments in the form of written examinations will be administered upon completion of each topic. The examinations consists of 10-15 multiple choice questions and 2-3 free response questions. For each 45 minute exam, students are provided the periodic table, formula sheet, and constant values that are used for the AP Chemistry examination. Grading is based upon the standards set by the College Board exam. Quarterly 90 minute examinations are similarly evaluated with 25-30 multiple choice questions and 5-7 free response questions.
Labs:
Each student maintains a lab web log (blog). Students may use videos, graphics and tables for the blog entries. Each quarter, one lab reports is required to be given following a strict format for formal lab reports; and one lab report is required to be given as a formal podcast. Results for calculations are posted to the lab WIKI, where students peer-review the work of other groups. These reports are also posted to the blog where the instructor may evaluate them in the comments area. Almost all of the lab activities are hands-on, in the interest of saving resources students often work in pairs. Every lab activity requires collection of data, observations, analysis, and conclusions. All lab activities include a quiz on safety and procedures prior to the lab. Students must complete more than 16 lab activities during the year.
Instructional Materials:
Students are provided with instructional materials consisting of class notes, problems,
and sample chemical equations. Podcasts are made readily available for review from our school website. Students also receive additional reading related the topic discussed in class. Problem-solving strategies are practiced in class and required as students complete homework assignments. Students work is evaluated using the criteria for showing adequate supporting work, units, and significant figures as described by the AP chemistry course standards.
Grading Policy:
Grades are based on tests (40%), labs (20%), quizzes and daily work (20%) and homework (20%).
Review for AP:
Students are provided with review materials for the AP exam. Materials consist of an online learning environment which includes practice multiple-choice and open ended sample questions. Clear communication skills are also reviewed.