Chemistry Pre-AP is a first year chemistry course designed to meet the needs of the student that plans on taking AP Chemistry or a college chemistry course. This is a highly rigorous and mathematical course that will require homework and study.
Six Weeks Schedule:
1st Six Weeks: Laboratory Management, Matter, Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table 2nd Six Weeks: Chemical Bonding, Chemical Formulas 3rd Six Weeks: Mole Concept, Chemical Equations and Reactions 4th Six Weeks: Stoichiometry, Gases 5th Six Weeks: Solutions, Acids, Bases, and Reactions, Thermochemistry 6th Six Weeks: Thermochemistry (continued), Nuclear Chemistry, Chemistry Connections
I expect you to participate in class EVERY DAY by asking questions as well as answering them, and contributing to discussions. You will be asked, periodically, to present homework problems to the class, to explain points of theory and information, and to assist your fellow students. You will find class participation to be an ESSENTIAL component of your success in AP Chem, and a valuable learning tool which I hope you will take with you to college. Overall, I expect you to put in the time required to do your best work on every assignment, be prepared for class each day and to make a commitment to your success in this class and on the AP exam.
You can expect to be challenged in Pre-AP chemistry – challenged to think logically, to make connections to previous learning, to improve your problem solving skills, and to be able to recall a great deal of chemical knowledge on demand. You can expect that I will devote a great deal of time to assisting you in your study of chemistry, both in and out of class. This may include tutorials, after school, etc. Your individual and collective success in this class is important to me and I will do my best to help you succeed, if you promise to do your best. Remember, EVEN EINSTEIN ASKED QUESTIONS!
The school-wide expectations of academic integrity and respect for all people are also expectations of this classroom and this instructor.
Students are expected to work safely in both laboratory and field investigations.