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Advanced Placement Chemistry is a college level course designed to cover concepts in chemistry. Laboratory work and theoretical and mathematical concepts of chemistry are emphasized. The student is required to have a scientific calculator. The student will be required to keep a permanently bound lab book. AP Chemistry prepares students for; and students are expected to take the AP Chemistry exam. Prerequisite: Chemistry or Honors Chemistry. Fee required. Scientific calculator.

AP Chemistry Syllabus

Text Zumdahl; Steven S.; and Susan A. Zumdahl. Chemistry. 8th ed. Belmont; CA: Brooks/Cole; Cengage Learning; 2010. [CR1]

Course Description AP Chemistry is a rigorous course covering topics of advanced chemistry. This course is equivalent to a beginning college chemistry class. Students will be expected to work hard and to complete assignments independently as the pace will be very fast. Student attendance is essential to success in this class. AP Chemistry students will develop their skills in logic; critical thinking; written and oral communications; and problem solving while going beyond the typical high school chemistry course concepts. The laboratory portion of the course is designed to reinforce and challenge students in the concepts learned while developing practical hands-on skills needed in the lab.

The CollegeBoard; the organization in charge of the AP testing; updated the curriculum framework for AP Chemistry starting the 2014 - 2015 school year. The new framework has six “Big Ideas” which include: [CR2] Big Idea 1: The chemical elements are fundamental building materials of matter; and all matter can be understood in terms of arrangements of atoms. These atoms retain their identity in chemical reactions. Big Idea 2: Chemistry and physical properties of materials can be explained by the structure and the arrangement of atoms; ions; or molecules and the forces between them. Big Idea 3: Changes in matter involve the rearrangement and/or reorganization of atoms and/or the transfer of electrons. Big Idea 4: Rates of chemical reactions are determined by details of the molecular collisions. Big Idea 5: The laws of thermodynamics describe the essential role of energy and explain and predict the direction of changes in matter. Big Idea 6: Any bond or intermolecular attraction that can be formed can be broken. These two processes are in a dynamic competition; sensitive to initial conditions and external perturbations.

Additionally; the new AP Chemistry framework is designed to get the students to think and act like scientists; which are called “Science Practices.” The science practices are:
Science Practice 1: The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems. Science Practice 2: The student can use mathematics appropriately. Science Practice 3: The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course. Science Practice 4: The student can plan and implement data collection strategies in relation to a particular scientific question. Science Practice 5: The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence. Science Practice 6: The student can work with scientific explanations and theories. Science Practice 7: The student is able to connect and relate knowledge across various scales; concepts; and representations in and across domains

Required Materials (to be brought every class meeting) One inch; 3-ring binder for this class only Binder dividers: Notes; Handouts; Quizzes; Graded Work College ruled loose leaf paper Blue or black ink pens and a pen of another color (red; green; etc.) Lab notebook (the one with carbon copies) Scientific calculator

Grading Policy Homework 15% No late work accepted. Homework must be complete and done to the best of your ability. Headings and neatness are necessary. Final exam 25% Exam must be taken on the day given. Excused absences must be discussed with the teacher. Tests and quizzes 35% Tests must be taken on the day given. Excused absences must be discussed with the teacher. Quizzes will be given often- the lowest quiz will be dropped. No make up quizzes are available. Laboratory assignments 20%
All lab work must be completed in lab notebook and done to the specifications given. Late lab write-ups will not be accepted. Participation and conduct 5% This is based on note-taking; questions and contributions in class; effort; having all materials daily and overall behavior in class TOTAL 100%

Laboratory Investigations: The laboratory portion of this class is designed to be the equivalent of a college laboratory experience. Because some colleges require proof of the laboratory portion of the course before granting credit; all students will keep a lab notebook; given to the students on the first day of class. At a minimum; twenty-five percent of instructional time will be spent in the laboratory. [CR5a]
When the students finish AP Chemistry; they are encouraged to take their lab notebook with them to college. It includes sixteen laboratory investigations. They are all “wet labs.” All sixteen of the lab are guided inquiry based. Each report in the student’s lab notebook has sections on purpose; procedure; materials and equipment needed; safety information; data; analysis; questions for the students to answer; and conclusion. [CR7]
Students must turn in completed lab reports for each lab- either the carbon copy or the original copy is acceptable.
Laboratory Equipment
The school is equipped with a full range of glassware (beakers; flasks; buets; eudiometer tubes; pipets; etc.) instruments (Spec-20s; analytical balances; centrifuges; ovens; etc.) and data gathering probes. Data can be collected by hand by the students themselves or by data gathering handheld units and then processed on their computers. All data; including observations; is recorded in their lab notebooks.
Sequence of Laboratory Investigations
First Semester: (Weeks 1 – 17) 1. Analysis of Food Dyes in Beverages - How much food dye is actually contained in various household products? [CR3a; LO1.15; SP2.2;4.1;4.2;5.1;6.4] 2. Percent Copper in Brass - How can the percent composition of bass be determined to varify i svarying properties? [CR3a; LO1.16; SP4.1;4.2;5.1;6.4] 3. Gravimetric Analysis of Calcium and Hard Water - How can we analyze our water to determine the calcium ion presence? [CR3a; LO1.19; SP1.5;2.2;4.2;5.1;5.3;6.2;6.4;7.1;7.2] 4. Acidity of Beverages - How much acid is in the fruit juices we drink? [CR3a; LO1.20; SP1.4;2.1;2.2;4.2;5.1;6.4] 5. Separation of a Dye Mixture Using Chromatography - What kind of dyes are in the foods and cosmetics we use? [CR3b; LO2.10; SP1.4;4.2;4.3;5.1;5.2;5.3;6.2;6.4] 6. Qualitative Analysis and Chemical Bonding - What kinds of forces hold atoms togther? [CR3b; LO2.22; SP1.4;4.2;4.3;5.1;5.2;5.3;6.2;6.4] 7. Green Chemistry Analysis of a Mixture - How can we analyze our investigations to make them more “green?” [CR3c; LO3.5; SP1.4;2.1;2.2;4.2;5.1;6.4] 8. Analysis of Hydrogen Peroxide - Does concentration of hydrogen peroxide deteriorate with time? [CR3c; LO3.9; SP2.1;2.2;4.2;5.1;5.2;5.3] 9. Separating a Sythetic Pain Relief Mixture - What is the percent composition of the over-the-counter medications that we use for pain relief? [CR3c; LO3.10; SP1.4;4.4;5.1;6.1]
Second Semester: (Weeks 18 – 33) 10.Rate of Decomposition of Calcium Carbonate - What factors determine how fast a chemical reaction will occur? [CR3d; LO4.1; SP2.2;2.3;4.2;5.1;6.1;6.4;7.2] 11.Kinetics of Crystal Violet Fading - What is the rate law of the fading crystal violet using Beer’s Law? [CR3d; LO4.2; SP1.4;2.1;2.2;4.2;5.1;6.4] 12.Designing a Hand Warmer - The hand warmer design challenge- Where does the heat come from? [CR3e; LO5.7; SP2.2;2.3;4.2;5.1;6.1;6.4;7.2] 13.Applications of LeChatelier’s Principle - Can we make the colors of the rainbow? [CR3f; LO6.9; SP1.4;1.5;4.2;4.4;5.1;5.2;5.3;6.4;7.2] 14.Acid-Base Titration - How do the structure and the initial concentration of an acid and a base influence the pH of the resultant solution during a titration? [CR3f; LO6.13; SP1.4;2.2;2.3;4.2;5.1;6.1;6.2;6.4] 15.Buffers in Household Products - To what extent do common household products have buffering activity? [CR3f; LO6.15; SP2.2;2.3;4.2;5.1;6.1;6.4;7.2] 16.The preparation and testing of an effective buffer - How do components influence a buffer’s pH and capacity? [CR3f; LO6.16; SP2.2;2.3;4.2;5.1;6.1;6.4;7.2]

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