MONDAY
Aug 24
PRE_AP CHEMISTRY CYCLE #1 (2015-2016)
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Aug 25
Aug 26
Aug 27

First Day
Welcome to Chem.
 Handouts
 Guidelines
 Safety
Safety w/
handouts
 Discuss
S&T
 Scientific
Notation
Aug 31
Sept 1
Activity: Reading
the instrument to
correct Sig.digs.
Metric conversion.


Sept 7
Labor day
Holiday
Sept 14
Measurement:
 Precision
 Accuracy
 Reading an
instrument

Lab Equipment
Rules governing
sig.digs.
FRIDAY
Aug 28
SAFETY QUIZ

OPEN HOUSE

Significant
Digits
Begin metrics
Sept 2
Sept 3
LAB:Density
Sept 4
LAB:Density
Factor-label:
Continue Doubledippers
Introduce Density
Determining the
density of a wooden
block and PVC
pipes
Determining the
density of a wooden
block and PVC
pipes
Sept 8
Sept 9
Sept 10
Sept 11
Lab report due
ABOP.
Quiz on
Measurement &
density
Challenge Problems
on density and factor
label
Review for the test
TEST ON
Density &
Measurement
Sept 15
Sept 16
Sept 17
Sept 18
Metrics cont…
Factor-label:
single, multistep, & double
dippers
Elements, Cmpds,
& Mixtures
-how they are
distinguished from
each other
-examples
Properties of
mixtures
Chemical &
Physical Properties
& Changes.
Intensive &
extensive Properties
LAB: Physical &
Chemical
properties
In-class assessment
on Chemical and
Physical properties
and changes.
Sept 21
Sept 22
Sept 23
Sept 24
Sept 25
Worksheet in class
Fall Holiday
Watch Video on
Matter and its
classification
(lab)??
Worksheet in class
How similar & how
different?
-Homo. Mixtures vs
Hetro. Mixtures
-Elements vs
Compounds
Early dimissal
Phases of Mattersolids, liquids and
gases-how
properties vary from
solid to Gas
Sept 28
Sept 29
Sept 30
Oct 1
Oct 2
Review: Phases of
matter
Review classification
of matter
Review: compare &
contrast
Elements vs
compounds,
mixtures
Review: Similarities
& differences in
matters’ components
Review for the
test
TEST ON
MATTER
PRE_AP CHEMISTRY CYCLE #1 (2015-2016)
Oct 5
Oct 6
Oct 7
Oct 8
Oct 9
Atomic theory
Subatomic particles
Atomic symboling
Isotopes
Avg.Atomic Mass
Electron
configuration
long” vs “core”
electron
configuration
Exceptional and
excited
configurations
Oct 12
Oct 13
Wave
calculations.
Wavelength
Frequency
Energy
Oct 14
Wave
calculations.
Wavelength
Frequency
Energy
Oct 15
Oct 16
Wave calculations.
Wavelength
Frequency
Energy
Review
Test on
Electrons
Oct 19
Oct 20
Oct 21
Oct 22
Oct 23
Photo electron
spectroscopy
Explaining EC
using PES data
Explaining EC
using PES data
History of
Periodic Table
Periodic Trends
Oct 26
Oct 27
Oct 28
Oct 29
Oct 30
Nuclear
Chemistry
Ionizing and
Non-Ionizing
radiation
Types of
Ionizing
radiation
Nuclear
equations and
balancing
Periodic Trends
Lab or QUIZ?