AP CHEMISTRY
Manasquan High School Curriculum
Revised 2013
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is designed to prepare the student of the AP exam. The course covers one full
year of college level General Chemistry, comparable to a first year course at a college or university.
The course is a rigorous math-based course, with a strong laboratory component. It is intended or
students who have demonstrated a willingness to commit considerable time to studying and
completing assignments outside of class, and who have successfully completed a prior course in
chemistry during high school. The prerequisites necessary to enroll in AP chemistry are a 93% or
above in Lab Chemistry or a minimum of 85% in Honors Science Class, and a minimum of 85% in
Algebra II.
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE:
AP Chemistry is built around six big ideas and seven science practices. The big ideas are:
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.
The science practices for AP Chemistry are designed to get the students to think and act like scientists.
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.
TEXTBOOK:
Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, Kotz, Treichel and Townsend (publisher
Brooks/Cole Cengage) 8th Edition – AP Edition © 2012
WORKBOOKS:
The Ultimate Chemical Equation Handbook, George R. Hague, Jr. and Jane
D. Smith, 2001, Flinn Scientific
Chemistry Problem-Solving Companion, Stefan Bosworth and Ronald
Drucker, 2008, Peoples Education
Daily Assignment Problems for First Year Chemistry, Hanneman
ONLINE
HOMEWORK:
CALM, Computer Assisted Learning Method, Chemistry Department,
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
http://calm.chem.indiana.edu/page.pl?p=login&gc=k12&state=NewJersey&sc
hool=ManasquanHighSchool
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LABORATORIES obtained from these sources:
I. AP Chemistry Guided-Inquire Experiments: Applying the Science Practices, 2013, the
College Board, New York, NY
II. Flinn Student Laboratory and AP Chemistry Kits, Flinn Scientific, Batavia, IL
III. Chemistry Laboratory Experiments, John Nelson and Ken Kemp, Seventh Edition,
1997, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ
IV. Chemistry Laboratory Experiments, Ted Hall, 1993, D.C. Health and Company,
Lexington, MA
V. Laboratory Experiments for AP Chemistry, Sally Ann Vonderbrink, 1995, Flinn
Scientific
REQUIREMENTS:
Students are required to complete summer homework. Students will answer on-line questions
(see above) on an independent basis as the student’s summer schedule permits. Students will show
mastery of the content by taking a comprehensive assessment during the first week of class.
You are encouraged to have a scientific calculator (TI-84 or TI-83) for class every day and for
homework. There will be approximately 7 hrs of homework per week. There will be daily
assignments. Homework should be kept well organized for reference. Homework, typically, will not
be collected. Homework is similar to sports, if you do not practice and improve your skills, you will
not succeed.
The lab program emphasizes both quantitative and qualitative work. A minimum of 25
percent of instructional time is dedicated to the lab activities. The lab experiments will be handed out
before the lab. Students are expected to prepare for the labs before they come into perform the
experiments. A lab book specifically just for lab is needed and should be prepared with purpose,
procedure, and data tables before class. Typically, pre-lab questions will be assigned. Frequently, labs
will be performed in pairs. However, all lab reports are written individually.
Complete lab reports are required for all experiments. The reports include purpose, procedure,
equations, date, calculations, conclusion, error-analysis and question (if given). Reports will be graded
on correct spelling, sentence structure, mathematics and logic in the reports. These reports and the lab
book are important documents that should be kept and maybe requested by the college when a decision
is needed regarding credit and/or placement in a more advanced chemistry course.
Students are expected to conduct laboratory work in accordance of all safety rules. It is
expected that the standard equipment and be identified and used. There will also be two Lab
Assessments during the year. These will count towards the midterm and final exam grades.
EVALUATION:
Students will take the AP Exam in May. Therefore, the test will be comprehensive and similar
in format to the actual AP Chemistry Exam. An equation sheet and periodic table can be used during
every exam. As with the actual exam, tests will be timed (90 min max). In class quizzes will be given
weekly and pertain to the homework assignments. There will be eight unit tests covering the following
topics: Fundamentals, Chemical Reactions, Atomic Structure and Bonding, Matter: Solids, liquids and
Gases, Solution Chemistry, Kinetics, Equilibrium (K, Ka, Kb, Ksp), and Thermodynamics &
Electrochemistry.
Final Lab Assessment: AP Chemistry Project and Lab Binder Portfolio
All students will generate a lab binder portfolio, which will contain a table of contents, all
typed lab handouts, and copies of all returned lab reports with dividers separating each lab.
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Each lab group will perform a final research project. The project will be graded in four parts.
The first three parts as shown by the rubric below. Project topic must be approved by the instructor
before research can begin. Class time will be for this research project. The fourth part of the project is
a complete lab report. The lab report must be written following the all the above mentioned lab report
criteria.
Preparation
Presentation
Poster
Abstract: Content (10)
Preparation/ Questions (5)
Abstract: Organ., Followed
Directions (5)
References (5) and
Prelim. Data (10)
Organization (5)
clear beginning, body, closure
Presentation (5)
vocal quality, body language
attire,
Content (10)
appropriate, accurate, details
TOTAL
(25)
Procedure (10)
Data (10)
Followed Directions (5) Main
theme clear
Visual Aids (5)
Originality (5)
TOTAL
(30)
Conclusion (10)
TOTAL
(45)
Each designated lab group will perform a 10 minute poster board presentation on the lab research
project of their choice. Poster boards can be the standard Poster board used at most science fair
competitions. A 3’x4’ (36” x 48”) board is acceptable. The boards should securely stand on a table and
fold/bend into a 4 foot squared section. The Abstract needs to be placed in the top left corner. The
Title, Student’s Names and AP period, School Name should be placed in the top center. All other
slides can be placed in a logical manner on the board.
Abstract: Summary and Summation of lab
Review of Literature: Provides past research reported in literature and background
information. Introduces the topic historically and scientifically. Presented in a logical order,
which will lead to the statement of purpose or rationale for the work.
Statement of Purpose/Hypothesis: Identifies a clear prediction or outcome to an event.
Identifies the questions that the research seeks to explain.
Methods and Materials: Lists and/or demonstrates the use of equipment and supplies, and
describes procedures to be used to execute the experiment.
Results: Because the experiment has not been conducted yet, write the results you anticipate
that would support your hypothesis. Data tables and graphs must be included.
Analysis and Discussion: The student explains and interprets the rationale regarding their
scientific research area.
Conclusion: States whether or not the results support the hypothesis, suggests future research,
and discusses the importance this research has to the scientific community or society.
Applications: How is this experiment related to everyday world applications, major societal
or technological components (e.g., concerns, technological advances, innovations) such as
how spectroscopy can be used to distinguish real art from fake art?
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PACING CHART: A timeline for the year, for the units covered including applicable textbook
chapters and laboratory experiments.
Week
Topic
CHAP.
1
2
3,4
Fundamentals
Chem Formulas
STOICHIOMETRY
unit 1 test
Reactions
1, 2
3
4
1,2,3,4
5
ENERGY
unit 2 test
ATOMIC STRUC.
PERIOD TREND
BONDING
unit 3 test
Lab Mid-term
GASES
Condensed Matter
unit 4 test
Final**first sem.
Solutions
unit 5 test
KINETICS
5,6
7
8
9
7,8,9
Labs 1 to9
12
13
12,13
C1-C13
14
14
15
5,6,7
8
9
10
11, 12
13
14
15
16
17, 18
19, 20
21
22, 23, 24
25
26
27
28
29
30,31
32
33,34
35
36
unit 6 test
EQUILIBRIUM
ACID/BASE
TITRATIONS
Precipitation Rxt
unit 7 test
ENTROPY/GIBBS
ELECTROCHEM
Unit 8 test
AP REVIEW
Exam May 15
Project
Organic
Final Exam
15
16
17
18
19
16,17,18,19
20
21
20,21
11
4
LAB
density/ unknown
det. Emp. form
Limiting/yeild
Cu reactions
net ionic
Hess's Law
Beer's Law
Line spectra
Model kits
Ideal gas law
chromotography
collig. Prop.
rates of rxt
Ke
Ka
a/b titration
Ksp
LAB MID-TERM
redoc rxt
synthesis