Back To School Night
Welcome to AP Chemistry with
Ms. Cook
About Me:
 Bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University
 Master’s degree from Wilkes University
 11th Year Teaching – All at East
 Currently Teaching Chemistry & AP Chemistry
 Syllabus can be found on my webpage
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Ms. Cook
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Chpt 1: Matter & Measurements -- done
Chpt 2 & 21 : Atoms, Ions & Molecules -- done
Chpt 2 & 7: The Periodic Table -- done
Chpt 2: Nomenclature -- done
Chpt 3: Stoichiometry -- done
Chpt 4 & 20: Chem Reactions in Aqueous Solns – done
Chpt 6: Electron Structures of Atoms – started today
Chpt 8 & 9: Bonding
Chpt 5: Energy & Thermochemistry
Chpt 19: Thermodynamics
Chpt 10: The Gas Laws
Chpt 11: Liquids & Solids
Chpt 13: Properties of Solutions
Chpt 14: Kinetics
Chpt 15: Equilibrium
Chpt 16: Acid/Base Equilibria
Chpt 17: Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
Chpt 20: Electrochemistry
Class Schedule
Basic Overview -Some sections take
more time than others.
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Day 1(7): (Previous chapter test) Hand out
chapter notes, homework problem sets &
formal problem assignments
Day 2: Go over 1st section of notes
Day 3/4: Lab or work day
Day 5: Problem set #1 due – Formal
Presentation of Problems
Day 6: Quiz, New Section Notes
Repeat Days 3-6 until all sections are done
Day 7(1): Test
Absences
 They should get the work they missed
from me.
 They need to schedule Quiz and Test
make-ups with me. During study halls,
before school or after school.
Grading System
 50% Summative Assessments
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Titled “Test” in the grade book
Includes: Tests, Formal Lab Reports, Larger Culminating
Labs in their notebooks & Projects
 25% Quizzes
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Titled “Quiz” in the grade book
Includes: Quizzes, Formal Presentations & Lab notebooks
 25% Miscellaneous
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Titled “Homework” in the grade book
Includes: Homework, Lab Prep, Journal Writings, Test
Corrections
Homework &
Formal Presentations
 Each Homework Problem Set is worth 20 points.
 Each student is randomly assigned a problem to
present for each problem set in every unit.
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The problem is graded on accuracy, explanation,
presentation & response to question.
Worth 20 points
 Formal Presentation Rubric
Quizzes
 Similar to problems done for
homework
 1 – 3 questions
 Given after most sections
 10 – 25 points in value
Tests
 Set up like the AP Chemistry Exam
 Multiple Choice & Free Response
Questions – 100 points total
 20 Multiple Choice questions varying in
difficulty (2 points each)
 6 Free Response Questions varying in
difficulty (10 points each) – must show
work and/or give explanation when
required.
 Allowed to fix all or a portion of the test for
half credit which will be entered into the
“Homework” section. This must be done in
school – tests do not get taken home.
Labs
 Approximately 3 - 4 a
marking period
 Done in Lab Notebooks
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Guidelines for Keeping a
Lab Journal
 One each marking period
will be a formal lab report
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AP Chemistry Lab Reports
Projects
 1 Project each Marking Period
 Some will be group projects, others will
be individual.
 100 points each
 For group projects there is a reflection
piece where each student has to highlight
the contributions of each member of the
group
Miscellaneous
 Memorize Packet – Information that
students will memorize through out the
year. Done on an as needed basis.
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Memorize Packet
 Field Trips – Depends on school funds,
timing, availability, etc.
Remind 101
 An online server that allows me to send
messages to my students as a text
message. The students have to sign up for
it, but there is no exchange of phone
numbers. Texts cannot be sent back to me.
 To sign up:
 Phone
Number = (484) 577-8151
 What to TEXT:
@65c66