Please read this entire page - all assignments are posted in the google classroom

For the Summer please use the following virtual textbook

https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e

There are 3 quizzes in the left hand sidebar.  These count as quiz grades towards your average.  The first quiz grade counts for first quarter. The second quiz grade counts for second quarter. The third quiz grade counts for the third quarter.  They are intended to be helpful to your gpa.  You must click on the link and fill in your West Babylon school gmail address. The course outline is found on a page from the side bar.   The quizzes are only worth the number of questions, they are not the same weight as a class test.                                                                                                

Make sure you check the AP LINKS page for a  ton of extra material to help YOU                         

AP Chemistry Summer Assignment  (documents are available at bottom of page)

There are instructional videos from Isaac Teach available to you.  The videos are short (less than 10 min) lessons on material covered in the text book.  LINK to video page

The purpose of this assignment is for you to become familiar with the basics of atomic structure, the principles of matter, and basic math. These are the foundations of chemistry and need to be mastered before we can move on to other material. You are expected to know by heart all of the symbols and charges that appear on the tables. Polyatomic ions as well as monatomic ions are necessary.

All textbook homework assignments should be neatly handwritten on separate sheets of paper, showing all work necessary to solve the problem. If the work is not shown then no credit is given. (It is important that you take pride in your work.  Please refrain from turning in assignments with excessive cross outs or white outs.) Remember to include units.

****Although it is not discouraged that you collaborate on the summer assignment, it is imperative that you are doing the work and not copying from someone else or the internet. Google can be useful but it is not a substitute for knowledge! Use it sparingly or you will not progress and the entire year will be a struggle. Correct answers indicate to me that you know what you are doing.  Turning in correct answers without knowing how to answer the questions on your own is only going to cause frustration  later on.

Lab Book: 

two examples, both under $20 online are listed below. Please order before school.

If you search amazon with the keywords "lab book with carbon copy" you will have many choices.

Only copies of labs are collected and graded. It is expected that you maintain your lab book to standards that would allow college credit for a lab course. You could be asked to turn your lab book in to the college you are attending. I will keep all copies in a folder. You will retain the originals.   A sample lab report can be found here. 

National Brand Laboratory Notebook, 4 X 4 Quad, Brown, Carbonless, 11 x 9.25 Inches, 100 Sets 

Rediform Wirebound Duplicate Lab Notebook, Quadrille Rule, 9 x 11, 100 Sheets

The Assignment 

How to read for true understanding (click me)

 Read chapter 1 in the virtual textbook write a chapter summary ( 1 to 2 sides of loose leaf paper, handwritten) and watch chapter 1 videos that linked from the ap video page.

 Read chapter 2 in the virtual textbook write a chapter summary and watch chapter 2 videos. 

 Read chapter 4 in the virtual textbook write a chapter summary  and watch chapter 3 videos 1 - 5.  I am aware of the chapter differences

​    1.   Fill in the charts of elements and ions and memorize them.     chart of ions to memorize 

Common names of elements are not  necessary. You should learn the most common oxidation state for at least Iron, copper, lead and tin. These charts are for your benefit and will not be collected. I do mean memorize them,  like the a, b, c’s.                                                                                            The chart is available as a separate page on the left hand menu of this page. Make flash cards.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 1 a  Formula writing Pogil - hard copy turned in not on separate paper                                                           2. Complete 3 formula writing worksheets             not on separate paper   

 3. Complete the Writing Formulas and Balancing Equations Practice- hint if you need help balancing equations check out http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chemBalancer/default.htm

4. Complete the significant figures worksheet           not on separate paper                               

 Here is a link for help with significant figures  help with significant figures

     For help visit http://www.chymist.com/Formulas.pdf NOT the Google search bar

     5. chapter 1 online quiz via google forms                                                                   

     6. chapter 2 online quiz via google forms - there are two chapter 2 quizzes             

All assignments 1 – 6 should be completed before the first day of school. The reading summaries, assignments 1a, 2, 3 and 4 are collected on the first day of school.  The online quizzes should be completed before the first day of school.                                                                          

There will be a test the second  week of school  on all of the work in the summer assignment.  This test will be similar in content to the self tests that you were given.  It is suggested that you do the self tests at least once although they aren’t being collected.   

YOU MUST KNOW FORMULAS AND CHARGES OF MONATOMIC IONS AND POLYATOMIC IONS  To quote a student in May 2013 " I didn't realize how important these actually are to know, I thought he was just saying that."

YOU MUST BE FLUENT IN COMMON METRIC CONVERSIONS  mL to L, g to kg

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE SIGNIFICANT FIGURES RULES WHEN DOING MATH

 YOU MUST BE FLUENT IN GOING FROM A NAME TO A CHEMICAL FORMULA OR FROM A CHEMICAL FORMULA TO A NAME

 READ AND RE READ YOUR TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS 1, 2 & 3, THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN CHAPTERS 1 & 2 THAT CAN SHOW UP IN RANDOM QUESTIONS.  ( FORMULAS OF ALKANES FOR INSTANCE)

 A periodic table to print (sorry it will pop up upside down) and the formula sheets allowed for the entire test are available on the ap chemistry notebook page

All assignments are found as pdf files which you can download and print, at the bottom of this page or you can just click on the assignment

 Assignment 1 ions to memorize is located as a subpage of this page

Assignment 2 Formula Writing Assignment: there are 3 pages

Assignment 3 Formula Writing and Balancing Equations

Assignment 4  Significant Figures

Assignment 6 chapter 2 self test    not being collected you may want to do before the online quiz

Assignment 7 chapter 3 self test    not being collected

A final word. If you have found that the summer assignment material made no sense and the only way you could turn it in was if you received answers from someone else or google then please think carefully about your placement.  Regular chemistry is hard enough, this is AP and it is much more difficult.