AP CHEMISTRY 1st Week ASSIGNMENTS/TASKS CHECKLIST
Please plan on being prepared for the
1. Paperwork (class contract/expectations, Safety contract, email addresses, contact information,
student expectations)
2. “Getting to Know You” Online form on Mrs. Varma’s Welcome Page
3. Materials
a. 3 ring binder (1-1/2 to 2 inches) WARNING: You may need 2 (TWO) for the entire year.
b. Some sheet protectors (I can provide a few, but I don’t have an unlimited supply)
c. Reference Materials
i. Periodic Table (bring your own, or ask NOW )
ii. Solubility Rules (provided online, MEMORIZE)
iii. Polyatomics /Common ions (provided online, MEMORIZE)
iv. Transition Elements oxidation states (provided online, MEMORIZE)
v. AP Chem Reference Sheets (provided)
vi. Start your own EQUATIONS Reference section. Keep list of ALL mathematical
Equations we use, including symbols, conversions, units etc.
1. Frequently tally against reference sheet provided by College Board to
ensure you know which ones appear on the Equations and Constants
sheet and which other ones you may need to memorize.
vii. CHEMICAL EQUATIONS reference table. Start a second reference section with
sample chemical equations (types/groups) that commonly appear on AP test.
d. Lab Notebook (graphing/bound)—see attached LAB NOTEBOOK SETUP INSTRUCTIONS.
i. Setup (TOC, Page numbers, Lab title, Names, Date, Partners etc.)
4. Lab Report Expectations
a. Lab 1: Lab Equipment (Drawing and/or paste in pictures, names, usage). See reference
ppt online.
b. Lab 2: correct usage procedures/setup for basic lab equipment/technique (crucible,
buret/titration, electronic balance (setting up, taring, massing, mass by difference),
filtration, preparing standard solution, measuring volume [solid, liquid], Bunsen burner)
5. Summer Assignment: Due Tuesday 9/8/15
a. Packet 1: Chapter outlines and questions. Questions must be answered on lined paper
in blue or black ink, showing ALL calculation for any mathematical questions.
b. Packet 2: Review questions. Questions must be answered on answer form provided in
blue or black ink.
6. Quizzes and Tests
a. Quiz 1: Tuesday, Sept 8th, 2015--**This is the first day of school
i. Nomenclature, molar mass, percent composition, empirical/molecular formulas,
significant figures, scientific notation, metric units/conversions. NO REFERENCE
SHEETS except periodic table.
**YOU MUST PASS THIS QUIZ WITH ATLEAST AN 85%.
b. Chapter 1-3 Test: Friday Sept 11th, 2015--**First Friday
i. Topics: (we will discuss more in class)
1. Periodic Table basics
a. Properties based on location, states of matter, general reactivity
etc.
2. Stoichiometry
a. Mol-mass, mol-volume, mol-particle, limiting reagent, percent
yield
3. Chemical equations
a. Predicting products, balancing, states of matter
7. Weekly Quiz MONDAYS (unless test on Monday)—4-7 M.C Questions (3-4 on previous week’s
topic, 2-4 on ANY topic from beginning of year) OR 1 open ended. TIMED_7-10 minutes tops.
a. Based on actual AP questions--helps familiarize you with questioning style.
8. Plan on buying a review guide (Princeton, Barron’s, Kaplan. REA Crash Course etc.) and USE it as
we progress through topics. You should probably wait for a while though, since we don’t know
if a newer edition will be available.