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AP Chemistry Nancy Brim

Lakeside High School Nancy_H_Brim@fc.dekalb.k21.ga.us

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Course Description: The course covers six big ideas from which all studies derive.

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: Chemical 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.

Course Goals: To foster a deeper level of learning, the breadth of content coverage in AP Chemistry is defined in a way that distinguishes content essential to support the enduring understandings from the many examples or applications that can overburden the course. Students who take an AP Chemistry course, designed with this curriculum framework as its foundation, will also develop advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as designing a plan for collecting data, analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. The result will be readiness for the study of advanced topics in subsequent college courses — a goal of every AP course. The AP Chemistry course is designed to be the equivalent of the general chemistry course usually taken during the first college year. For some students, this course enables them to undertake, in their first year, second-year work in the chemistry sequence at their institution or to register in courses in other fields where general chemistry is a prerequisite. For other students, the AP Chemistry course fulfills the laboratory science requirement and frees time for other courses.

Curriculum Overview:

The following academic concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

|Wks 1-2: |Gas Laws | |Wks 10-11: |Kinetics |

|Week 3: |Phases of Matter | |Week 12: |Acid and Base Equilibrium |

|Wks 4-5: |Solutions | |Wks 13-14: |Applications of Aqueous EQ |

|Wks 6-7: |Thermochemistry | |Wks 15-18: |Review and Final lab |

|Wks 8-9: |Thermodynamics | | | |

You can keep track of your homework assignments by going to .

BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Chemistry, 7th Edition (Zumdahl) Student Solutions Manual, $44.97

Replacement Cost: $122.67 ISBN: 9780618528504

ISBN: 9780618713707 Study Guide, $42.87

ISBN: 9780618528490

GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.

|GRADING CATEGORIES |ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDED |GRADE PROTOCOL |

|Formative Assessment (Pre-Assessment) – 0% |None |A 90 – 100 |

|Assessment During Learning – 25% |Lab performance (5%), homework (15%), quizzes (5%) | |

| |Tests (35%), Final Exam (10%) |B 80 – 89 |

|Guided, Independent, or Group Practice – 45% |Labs (30%) | |

|Summative Assessment or Assessment of Learning– 30% | |C 71 – 79 |

| | |D 70 |

| | |F Below 70 |

|DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS |

|STUDENT PROGRESS |Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half weeks into each semester.  The |

| |progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies as they are |

| |discovered. Plans shall include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board Policy IH. |

|ACADEMIC INTEGRITY |Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, providing false |

| |information, falsifying school records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. See the |

| |Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook. |

|HOMEWORK |Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or adaptation of a classroom experience.  Homework is |

| |at all times an extension of the teaching/learning experience.  It should be considered the possession of the student and |

| |should be collected, evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB. |

|MAKE-UP WORK |When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or when the absence is apparently beyond the |

|DUE TO ABSENCES |control of the student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up work must |

| |be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA. |

SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS

Required Materials: Each student is to have a three ring binder, paper, pen/pencil, textbook, Agenda Book, scientific calculator with exponential notation ability every day in class. In addition, a log book (bound/sewn composition book - no spiral bound notebooks allowed) is needed on lab days.

REMIND 101: You have the ability to receive texts from me reminding you of various assignments. Text @6382c to 470-315-7303. You can begin receiving the text messages.

AP Chemistry Exam: 60 Multiple Choice questions (90 minutes – 50%) and 7 Free Response questions broken into 3 multi-part and 4 single part (90 minutes – 50%). Test is Monday, May 4, 8:00 a.m.

Practice AP Exam: You will have the opportunity to take a practice AP Chemistry exam on a Saturday in March. This is a practice test released by AP Central. This will be a wonderful review opportunity.

Tardy Policy: 1st tardy – warning; 2nd - 3th tardies – parent contact, 20 minute detention; 4th – 6th tardies – parent contact; 30 minute detention, 7th plus tardies – referral

Classroom Expectations: Consequences:

1. Respect your fellow students and your teacher. 1st Offense: verbal warning

2. Follow directions the first time they are given. 2nd Offense: 20 min. detention

3. Be prepared for class - bring all required materials. Parent contact

4. Leave food, candy, and drink at home. Water is OK for class. 3rd Offense: 30 min. detention

5. Be in your seat before the tardy bell stops ringing. Parent contact

6. Use lab equipment, sinks, and gas when in the lab only. 4th Offense: Referral

Free Passes: You get two free passes a semester from me. You may use them to go to the bathroom or your locker. There are no actual paper passes – I keep track of them on the seating chart.

Late Assignments: Lab and homework assignments will be accepted late. The first day late, I will start grading at a 70 and the second day late, I will start at a 50.

Make-up Policy: All assignments must be made up. Check whiteboard for lab make-up due dates. See fall syllabus for other criteria.

Homework: Completing your homework assignments will greatly increase your opportunities for success in this class. I expect each student to complete all homework assigned. Homework will typically not be graded, but homework quizzes will be given frequently over the work assigned to determine that you are mastering the content.

Laboratory Reports: More than half of laboratory reports that you will do in class this semester will be turned in as a written report. The written report has the following parts: Title page, hypothesis, discussion, safety precautions, materials, procedure, data and observations, results (all calculations), and conclusions (includes all questions). You will be given several days to complete a written report before turning it in for a grade. Each day we have lab, you must have your logbook (bound composition book). In this logbook, all data and observations are recorded. This is an official record. You must have your logbook on the days we perform labs, or you will not be able to do the lab and will have to make it up on your own time (and still turn it in on time!). Read your calendar for the days we will do labs.

Dates You Might Think Are Important:

January 19 MLK Day – no school

February 9 4.5 week progress report

February 16 No School

February 18 Parent Conferences (4-6 PM)

March 16-20 Georgia High School Graduation tests

March 19 9 week progress report

April 6-10 Spring break

April 26 Prom

April 23 13.5 week progress report

April 27 Parent Conferences (4-6 PM)

May 4 AP Chemistry Test 8:00 AM

May 18-19 Final Exams

• If you violate any of the rules in the Student Disciplinary Handbook, you will be referred to the administration.

• I usually get to school before 7:15 and stay until 4:30 p.m. or so. If the light in my classroom is on, I am at school – even if my door is shut! If you need extra help, please make a point of letting me know beforehand to assure that I will be able to stay to help you.

• Have a great semester! -N. Brim

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