AP Chemistry
2013 – 2014
Teacher: Ms. Megan Vandersee
Phone: 815-537-5161
E-mail: mvandersee@plt3.org
MS. VANDERSEE’S CLASS SCHEDULE
1st – Planning
2nd – 6th Grade Science (JH Rm. 20)
3rd – 6th Grade Science (JH Rm. 20)
4th – Chemistry I (Rm. 26)
5th – AP Chemistry (Rm. 26)
LUNCH
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6 – Chemistry I (Rm. 26)
7th – Chemistry I (Rm. 26)
8th – Study Hall (JH Rm. 20)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
AP Chemistry is a full year elective course offered to juniors and seniors. Students are eligible to
take this course if they have successfully passed a full year Chemistry I class, as well as Algebra
II. The course is directed towards the student who wants to prepare themself by studying
content at the college level and is interested in taking the AP Chemistry Exam in May. Out of
class study time required for success in this course is a minimum of 5 to 6 hours per week.
Evaluations will occur throughout the school year and may include, but are not limited to: tests,
quizzes, homework, laboratory technique and reports, and in class participation/performance.
The semester exam is required in this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Learn the inquiry process through numerous laboratory investigations.
2. Gain an understanding of the six big ideas as articulated in the AP Chemistry Curriculum
Framework.
3. Apply mathematical and scientific knowledge and skills to solve quantitative, qualitative,
spatial, and analytic problems.
4. Apply basic arithmetic, algebraic, and geometric concepts.
5. Formulate strategies for the development and testing of hypotheses.
6. Use basic statistical concepts to draw both inferences and conclusions from data.
7. Identify implications and consequences of drawn conclusions.
8. Measure, compare, order, scale, locate, and code accurately.
9. Do scientific research and report and display the results of this research.
10. Learn to think critically in order to solve problems.
NECESSARY SUPPLIES
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Scientific Calculator – must have the capability to calculate with scientific notation!
Notebook (for Chemistry class notes ONLY!)
Folder or Binder for handouts
Blue or Black ink for lab reports
Lab Notebook (any spiral notebook will do - must be separate from other Chemistry notes)
Dry Erase marker (to be used for personal whiteboards during class activities)
Textbook (Provided) - Chemistry, 7th Edition. Zumdahl and Zumdahl, 2007.
CLASS WEBSITE
a. Class materials such as handouts, notes, in-class assignments, homework and grades will be
posted on our website.
b. Class site located at: msvandersee.jigsy.com or through the PHS Teacher Sites at plt3.org/phs
OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION
I will be using a program known as Remind101 in order to increase communication between
myself and the students/parents at home. This product allows me to periodically send out
classroom and school reminders via text message to help with remembering upcoming tests,
quizzes, and other important activities. To receive these text message reminders, simply text
(773)273-6385 with the message @msvander2. Your number will remain private through the
website and you will not receive any advertisements or other texts. You may choose to opt out
at any time by messaging ‘stop’ to the number above. I suggest that both parents and students
sign up for this program independently, if possible. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you
have any questions about this service.
HOMEWORK
a. Homework assignments will consist of spreadsheet exercises, problems from the textbook,
and additional problems written on handouts.
b. They will be distributed at least two days before the due date.
c. Late assignments will automatically receive a 10% deduction, and 10% will be deducted for
each day late after the due date.
d. If you will not be turning in an assignment on the due date, a “Missing Work Log” MUST be
completed and submitted instead.
EXAMS
a. You will be allowed to use a non-programmable scientific calculator during exams.
b. If you miss an exam due for any reason, you need to contact me and we will arrange a time
before school, after school, or during a study hall for you to make it up before the graded
exams are returned to the class.
GRADING
a. Tests will occur at the end of each chapter (100 points each) and there is the potential
for quizzes to occur during longer chapters. These quizzes will be announced in advance
and will be worth 20-40 points each.
b. “Pop Quizzes” will occur at random times throughout the course and will be
unannounced. It is important that you keep up on reading and/or homework
assignments to be prepared. (5 points each)
c. Lab Reports will be due approximately 2-3 days after the lab is completed, depending on
the length of the lab. A rubric and more detailed explanation of lab reports will be
provided at a later date. (25-75 points each)
d. Review Sheets will be provided at the end of each chapter to prepare for the chapter
exam. Practice problems, vocabulary, and other important items will be included.
Completion is mandatory if the student did not have an ‘A’ on the most recent chapter
exam. (10 points)
e. Your final grade will be determined by:
Homework
In-class assignments, attendance, and class participation
End-of-Chapter Exams/Quizzes
Laboratory (Reports, Technique, Participation)
Final/Semester exam
f. The following grading scale will be used:
99-100%
A+
94-98%
A
90-93%
A87-89%
B+
83-86%
B
80-82%
B-
77-79%
73-76%
70-72%
67-69%
63-66%
60-62%
Below 59%
10%
10%
30%
30%
20%
C+
C
CD+
D
DF
ABSENCES
If you are scheduled to attend a “building” event (field trip, college visit, meeting, etc) on the
day an assignment (e.g. labs or homework) is due, you need to make arrangements to hand it
in before you leave, or you can have a classmate bring it for you. It is your responsibility to
inform me in advance that you will be missing class. Quizzes and tests must be made up before
you leave OR the day you return to school from a “building” absence.
For all non-planned excused or unexcused absences, the school-wide absence policy applies.
You have one day to make up the work for each day that you are excused. Please speak with
me directly to locate make-up work. It is recommended that you check the classroom website
whenever you are absent in order to get your notes and assignment.
“OFFICE HOURS”
I am available almost every morning beginning at 7:30 am. More often than not, I will be
located in my classroom in the middle school (Rm. 20) and available to provide help or answer
any questions you may have. I can also be available after school in the same location, as
needed. Typically, I will be in my classroom until 3:30 but, through September, I will be
coaching the PHS Boys’ Golf Team, so my availability after school will be limited. Please do not
hesitate to contact me via e-mail or speak to me before/after class to set up a specific time to
meet with me if the times listed above cannot work for you.
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Any time you need help, raise your hand and ask or come in and talk to me right away.
The farther behind you get, the harder it will be to catch up!
2. This is essentially a college-level class, so you will be expected to work hard. You should
work on assignments, especially labs, just about every night even though they may not
be due the very next day. Staying on top of your work will make you much more
successful in this class!
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
It is expected that all students will display honesty and integrity while completing all class
assignments. All cheating, including plagiarism (submitting someone else’s work as your own),
is strictly prohibited. Penalties for cheating will range from failure of the
assignment/quiz/exam to failure of the course as specified by the district’s policy. Students will
receive instruction regarding plagiarism regarding citations and other instances within this
classroom in order to minimize the chances of any situations occurring.
TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE
Chapters in Zumdahl Chemistry
1. Chemical Foundations
2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
3. Stoichiometry
4. Solution Stoichiometry & Chemical Analysis
5. Gases
6. Thermochemistry
7. Atomic Structure and Periodicity
8. Bonding -- General Concepts
9. Covalent Bonding: Orbitals
10. Liquids and Solids
11. Properties of Solutions
12. Chemical Kinetics
13. Chemical Equilibrium
14. Acids and Bases
15. Applications of Aqueous Equilibria
16. Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free Energy
17. Electrochemistry
18. The Nucleus -- A Chemist’s View
19. Organic Chemistry
AP Chemistry Topic Covered
None
Atomic Theory & Atomic Structure (BI 1 & 2)
Stoichiometry (BI 3)
Reaction Types & Stoichiometry (BI 3)
Gases (BI 1 & 2)
Thermodynamics (BI 5)
Atomic Theory & Atomic Structure (BI 1 & 2)
Chemical Bonding (BI 1 & 2)
Chemical Bonding (BI 1 & 2)
Liquids & Solids (BI 1 & 2)
Solutions (BI 2)
Kinetics (BI 4)
Equilibrium (BI 6)
Equilibrium (BI 6)
Equilibrium (BI 6)
Thermodynamics (BI 5)
Reaction Types (BI 3)
Nuclear Chemistry
Descriptive Chemistry
(BI) refers to Big Ideas of the AP Chemistry Curriculum. Big Idea 1 – Structure of matte; Big Idea 2 –
Properties of matter characteristics, states and forces of attraction, Big Idea 3 – Chemical reactions; Big
Idea 4 – Rates of chemical reactions; Big Idea 5 – Thermodynamics; Big Idea 6 – Equilibrium.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Chapter 1: Chemical Foundations (10 days)
Read:
Pages 1-30
Problems:
16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 46, 50, 52, 56, 59,
60, 64, 66, 70, and 75.
Labs:
Safety/Lab Skills/Lab Preparation
Ion Chromatography (SP 6.1; LO 2.18)
Kool Aid Chromatography (SP 1.4, 6.4; LO 2.13)
Fractional Distillation (SP 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 2.10)
Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions (8 days)
Read:
Pages 39-69
Problems:
16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64,
70, 72, 74, 77, and 82.
Labs:
Determination of Avogadro’s Number (SP 2.2, 6.1; LO 3.6)
Chapter 3: Stoichiometry (9 days)
Read:
Pages 77-115
Problems:
24, 26, 28, 30, 36, 38, 40, 50, 52, 54, 58, 62, 65, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80,
82, 84, 90, 94, 98, 104, and 106.
Labs:
Guided Inquiry: Determination of the Formula of a Compound (SP 4.2, 5.1, 6.4;
LO 3.5)
Guided Inquiry: Finding the Ratio of Moles of Reactants in a Chemical Reaction
(SP 2.1, 2.2, 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 3.3, 3.5)
Chemical Reactions of Copper and Percent Yield (SP 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1,
6.4; LO 1.19, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.10)
Chapter 4: Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry (11 days)
Read:
Pages 127-170
Problems:
10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 36, 38, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 58, 62,
64, 66, 68, 74, 76, 80, and 81.
Labs:
Use of a Primary Standard -- KHC8H4O4
Reduction of Permanganate (SP 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 1.20, 3.3)
Guided Inquiry: Progressive Precipitation (SP 1.5, 2.2, 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 1.19, 2.10,
3.2, 3.3)
Chapter 5: Gases (9 days)
Read:
Pages 179-216
Problems:
20, 24, 28, 31, 32, 34, 42, 44, 46, 52, 58, 60, 62, 67, 70, 72, 74, 76, 80,
82, 86, 88, 97, and 99.
Labs:
Investigating Graham’s Law (SP 2.2, 2.3; LO 2.6)
Ideal Gas Law (SP 2.2, 2.3; LO 2.6)
The Determination of the Molar Mass of a Volatile Liquid (SP 1.3, 1.4, 6.4, 7.2;
LO 2.4, 2.5)
Chapter 6: Thermochemistry (10 days)
Read:
Pages 229-265
Problems:
10, 12, 19, 22, 26, 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 42, 46, 50, 52, 56, 58, 62, 64,
68, 79, and 82.
Labs:
Guided Inquiry: Hess’s Law (SP 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 5.6, 5.7)
Heat of Combustion of Magnesium (SP 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 5.6, 5.7)
Chapter 7: Atomic Structure and Periodicity (10 days)
Read:
Pages 275-320
Problems:
18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40, 42, 46, 55, 58, 62, 66, 68, 70, 74, 78, 81, 84,
86, 92, 104, and 112.
Labs:
Guided Inquiry: Relationship Between the Spectrum and Absorbance of Light (SP
4.1; LO 1.15)
Poison in the Kool Aid-A Spectroscopic Inquiry (SP 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 1.15,
1.16)
Beer’s Law (SP 4.2, 5.1; LO 3.4)
Chapter 8: Bonding: General Concepts (9 days)
Read:
Pages 329-381
Problems:
14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 28, 32, 36, 38, 42, 46, 48, 52, 54, 56, 64, 66, 68, 70, 74, 75, 77,
80, 86, 90, 92, 96, and 103.
Lab:
Molecular Geometry (SP 1.4; LO 2.21)
Guided Inquiry: Conductivity of Solids & Metals (SP 4.2, 6.4; LO 2.22)
Chapter 9: Covalent Bonding: Orbitals (9 days)
Read:
Pages 391-417
Problems:
8, 10, 14, 16, 24, 26, 30, 34, 36, 38, 42, 44, 50, 52, and 56.
Lab:
Determination of the Formula of a Hydrate (SP 2.1, 4.2, 6.4; LO 3.5)
Chapter 10: Liquids and Solids (8 days)
Read:
Pages 425-474
Problems:
16, 20, 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 42, 44, 48, 50, 52, 54, 60, 62, 64, 72, 80, 82, 84, 86,
88, 89, 90, and 92.
Labs:
The Structure of Crystals (SP 1.1, 1.4, 7.1; LO 2.19, 2.23, 2.24)
Enthalpy of Vaporization of Water (SP 6.4, 7.1; LO 2.3)
Chapter 11: Properties of Solutions (8 days)
Read:
Pages 485-518
Problems:
12, 14, 16, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 40, 44, 46, 48, 52, 54, 60, 64, 70, 74, 76, 78,
80, 84, 85.
Lab:
Freezing Point Depression (SP 1.1, 1.2, 6.4; LO 2.8)
Winter of Tomis (SP 1.1, 1.2, 6.4; LO 2.8)
http://chem.lapeer.org/Chem2Docs/APChem2Manual.html#tomis
Chapter 12: Chemical Kinetics (12 days)
Read:
Pages 527-566
Problems:
10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 43, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59,
63, 65, and 67.
Labs:
Reaction Rates (SP 4.2, 6.4; LO 4.1, 4.2)
Rate Law Determination: Crystal Violet Reaction (SP 5.1, 6.4; LO 4.1, 4.2, 4.4)
Guided Inquiry: Factors that affect reaction rates and determining reaction rates
and reaction mechanisms (SP 6.2, 7.2; LO 4.5, 4.9)
Chapter 13: Chemical Equilibrium (11 days)
Read:
Pages 578-612
Problems:
13, 17, 18, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 38, 40, 44, 46, 48, 54, 58, 64, 67, and 74.
Lab:
Guided Inquiry: Equilibrium Position (SP 4.2; LO 6.9)
Equilibrium Const ant Determination (SP 4.2; LO 6.9)
Equilibrium of Ethyl Acetate (SP 4.2; LO 6.9)
Chapter 14: Acids and Bases (11 days)
Read:
Pages 623-672
Problems:
17, 25, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40, 42, 44, 52, 60, 64, 66, 70, 72, 76, 78, 84, 88, 98,
102, 104, 114, 116, 118, 122, and 124.
Labs:
Ka Prelab
Determination of Dissociation Constant of Weak Acids (SP 1.1, 1.4, 2.3; LO 6.11)
Guided Inquiry: Hydrolysis of Salts (SP 6.4; LO 6.20)
Determination of Vitamin C and Aspirin Content (SP 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 1.20)
Chapter 15: Applications of Aqueous Equilibria (16 days)
Read:
Pages 681-739
Problems:
22, 24, 26, 32, 40, 44, 46, 48, 52, 56, 57, 62, 66, 70, 76, 80, 86, 92, 94, 98, 100,
104, 108, and 112.
Labs:
Acid-Base Titration (SP 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 1.20)
Titration of a Diprotic Acid (SP 5.1, 6.4; LO 3.2, 6.13)
Titration Curves of Strong and Weak Acids and Bases (SP 1.4, 6.2, 6.4; LO 1.18,
6.12)
Determination of a Solubility Product Constant (SP 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1,
5.1; LO 1.4, 3.3, 6.12, 6.20)
Buffered Solutions (SP 2.3, 4.2, 6.4; LO 1.4, 6.18, 6.20)
Chapter 16: Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free Energy (10 days)
Read:
Pages 749-782
Problems:
18, 20, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 44, 46, 48, 49, 54, 58, 60, 62, and 70.
Labs:
Determination of Soluble Chloride (SP 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 6.4, 7.1; LO 6.22, 6.23,
6.24)
Percentage Calcium in Calcium Supplements (SP 4.2, 5.1, 6.4; LO 1.19)
Chapter 17: Electrochemistry (11 days)
Read:
Pages 791-829
Problems:
17, 21, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 39, 50, 56, 58, 59, 64, 72, 76, 80, 84, 86,
88, 92, and 95.
Labs:
A Chemical Activity Series (SP 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1; LO 3.3)
Corrosion (SP 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1; LO 3.3)
Electroplating (SP 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1; LO 3.3)
Guided Inquiry: Electrochemical Cells (SP 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 6.4; LO3.12, 3.13)
Chapter 18: The Representative Elements: Groups 1A Through 4A (Chapter 18 & 19 are tested
together-8 days)
Read:
Pages 875-895
Problems:
2, 8, 10, 16, 18, 19, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 39, 42, 44, 46, 48, 51,
53, 56, 57, and 62.
Lab:
Using Conductivity to Find an Equivalence Point (SP 1.1, 6.2, 7.1; LO 2.24, 2.32)
Chapter 19: The Representative Elements: Groups 5A through 8A
Read:
Pages 901-935
Problems:
2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 38, and 46.
Labs:
Percent Sulfate in a Mixture (SP 6.4, 7.1; LO 2.1)
*Refers to Learning Objectives (LO) or Science Practices (SP)