AP CHEMISTRY
AP CHEMISTRYSUMMER ASSIGNMENT 2013 - 2014AP Chemistry is a college level science class that covers a great deal of material and requires up to 16 different labs. This means that you will be responsible for reading each chapter so that class time can be used for the clarification of points rather than the detailed teaching of each point. Information contained in the reading is subject to testing on the 6-in-9 drills and unit tests. Expect to have an hour of homework per class meeting and a half-hour of homework before a lab and one hour afterwards. Study groups are strongly encouraged.Text: Chemistry, 5th Edition by Zumdahl and ZumdahlStudy Guide: Samples are available in room 602 for you to look through. This will enable you to pick the one best suited for your learning style before making a purchase.Course Expectations & Grading Policies:AP Chemistry requires the ability to do mental math [NO calculator]. There will be a no calculator portion to each unit test throughout the year. Learn, practice, and strengthen your ability to do mental math by estimating the answer to any problem involving calculations on this summer assignment. You, of course, may use scratch paper and pencil. Then use your calculator to determine the exact answer to the problem. Compare it to your estimate to learn where your weaknesses are so that you can improve those specific mental math skills.6-in-9 drillsAll 6-in-9 drills are quizzes. Each will contain 6 multiple choice questions: five from the current unit and one from a past unit.On Fridays the quiz will also include a reaction problem that requires you to write and balance a reaction and answer a question regarding that reaction.. Free Response Questions (FRQs)FRQs will be occasionally substituted for 6-in-9 quizzes. These will be announced in advance, graded, and may be taken from the practice problems.Reactions of the Week (ROWs)Every Monday and Tuesday a set of reactions will be distributed for you to do as practice. The solutions to the ROWs will be posted on the white board just outside room 602 (above Harry Potter). Once the ROWs have been assigned and posted, any of the reactions may be used on subsequent Friday quizzes or on chapter tests.HomeworkPractice problems will be distributed at the beginning of each chapter so you can work on them as material is covered in class. The answers will be posted on Mr. Chuba’s school web site and placed in a solution binder in Room 602. Homework problems will not be reviewed in class. If you need help, then you must seek it outside of class time.Chapter ReviewsChapter reviews will consist of rigorous problems that will be graded for accuracy. You should use the completed practice problems to guide you in solving the problems on the review. Class time will not be used to review these assignments. Extra help should be sought either before or after school.TestsTests will be administered at the end of a unit. The test may include only one chapter or a series of chapters that fit together topically. Each test will include a multiple choice section, a reaction prediction equation, and a free response section in which all work must be clearly shown. Calculators may not be used during the multiple choice section.Lab:You need to purchase two lined composition books. These must be permanently bound, not spiral bound.Labs will be distributed in advance so you have time to prepare your lab notebook before starting the lab. Lab notebooks will be checked before you are permitted to begin the lab.Your grade will be determined by quiz scores, labs, graded reviews, and tests.Summer Assignment:The first four chapters of the book cover topics learned in your first year of chemistry. Therefore, they will serve as your review. These assignments will be neither graded nor collected; they are provided for your practice. Solutions will be posted on Mr. Chuba’s school web site so you can check your work.On the second day of class expect the 6–in-9 drill quizzes to begin. These quizzes will lead up to a full exam on the summer assignment.Please feel free to contact us at:tchuba@janice.runge@ileana.padgiotis@tom.chuba@703-648-2579 ................
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