TEACHER: John Park

E-MAIL: hyonpark@daltonschool.kr

AP Chemistry

Course Description

Welcome to Advanced Placement Chemistry! Some of you have taken an advanced placement class before, while for others of you, this will be your first experience with AP. This course requires much hard work, and time. Therefore, now and in the future it is important to keep focused to successfully complete this class as the advantages offered by this course are numerous. You will want to periodically look over this website as it will include in detail the contents that will be covered for this course. You can also check the grading scale for the quarter and the lab rubric as well.

Course Description:

The AP Chemistry course provides students with a college-level foundation to support future advanced coursework in chemistry. Students cultivate their understanding of chemistry through inquiry-based investigations, as they explore content such as: atomic structure, intermolecular forces and bonding, chemical reactions, kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium. The purpose of this course is to develop the requisite intellectual and laboratory skills in chemistry developed around big ideas and key science practices.

During first semester, we will cover:

Chemical Reactions
Stoichiometry
Chemical Bonding and Intermolecular Forces
Chemical Kinetics
Chemical Equilibrium

In the second semester, we will cover:

Thermochemistry
Acid Base Equilibria
Thermodynamics
Electrochemistry

Units of Study & Assessment Information

21-22 AP Chemistry T1 Assignment Template (Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry)

Unit 1: Chemical Reactions

Aug 22 ~ Aug 31

(1.5 weeks)

21-22 AP Chemistry T1 Assignment Template (Gas Laws)

Unit 2: Gas Laws

Sept 5 ~ Sept 16

(2 weeks)

21-22 AP Chemistry T1 Assignment Template (Atomic Properties)

Unit 3: Atomic and Periodic Properties

Sept 19 ~ Sep Sept 31

(2 weeks)

21-22 AP Chemistry T1 Assignment Template (Electronic Structure)

Unit 4: Electronic Structures

Oct 4 ~ Oct 7

(1 week)

21-22 AP Chemistry Q2 Assignment Template (Intermolecular Forces)

Unit 5: Intermolecular Forces

Oct 10 ~ Oct 14

(1 week)

21-22 AP Chemistry Q2 Assignment Template (Chemical Equilibrium and Energy)

Unit 7: Chemical Equilibrium

Oct 17 ~ Oct 31

(3 weeks)

21-22 AP Chemistry Q2 Assignment Template (Kinetics)

Unit 5: Kinetics

Dec 1 ~ Dec 15

(2.5 weeks)

21-22 AP Chemistry Q2 Assignment Template (Thermodynamics and Energy)

Unit 6: Thermodynamics

Jan 25 ~ Feb 14

(2 weeks)

21-22 AP Chemistry Q2 Assignment Template (Acid Base Equilibria)

Unit 8: Acids and Bases

Feb 15 ~ Mar 17

(4 weeks)

21-22 AP Chemistry Q2 Assignment Template (Applications of Thermo)

Unit 9: Applications of Thermodynamics

Mar 27 ~ Apr 19

(3 weeks)

Quarter 1 Assignment Packet

August 17-September 20

(Duration)

22-23 AP Chemistry Q1 Schedule

Course Expectations

Some of you have taken an advanced placement class before, while for others of you, this will be your first experience with AP. This course requires much hard work, and time. Therefore, now and in the future it is important to keep focused to successfully complete this class as the advantages offered by this course are numerous. You are expected to:

Regularly study materials learned in class at home (at least 5-10 hours a week)
Come to class prepared, making sure to bring your notebook and calculator for each class
Participate in laboratory assignments
Be able to work with class peers to perform lab and group work
Have a keen interest for learning Chemistry, I prefer it when students ask questions and where we can have productive student teacher discussions rather than me talking all the time (Don't be afraid to ask questions!)

Broad Learning Categories

The big ideas serve as the foundation of the course and allow students to create meaningful connections among course concepts

Big Idea 1: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity - Quantities in chemistry are expressed at both the macroscopic and atomic scale.

Big Idea 2: Structure and Properties - Properties of substances observable at the macroscopic scale emerge from the structures of atoms and molecules and the interactions between them.

Big Idea 3: Transformations - At its heart, chemistry is about the rearrangement of matter. Understanding the details of these transformations requires reasoning at many levels as one must quantify what is occurring both macroscopically and at the atomic level during the process.

Big Idea 4: Energy - Energy has two important roles in characterizing and controlling chemical systems.

Modified Reassessment

For each assessments you will be given an opportunity to improve your previous assessment grade only if you score higher on the current one that also includes the prior unit contents.

- Example 1: Jane scored 91 on her first assessment, her next one is 88. There will be no changes to her assessment grades because she did not improve.
- Example 2: Joe scored 75 on his second assessment, his third assessment grade is 82. His assessment grade for the second and third one will be 82.

Midterm will be 20% of S1 grade and it will be used as a reassessment for all previous unit assessments taken during that semester

Reassessment Document

Grading Breakdown

Semester 1

Assessment: 40%

Mid-Term: 20%

Lab Report / Project: 25%

Class Assignment: 15%

Semester 2

Assessment: 40%

Lab Report / Project: 35%

Class Assignment: 15%

Mock-Exam: 10%

Students can expect the following from the teacher concerning the following:

GOOGLE CLASSROOM - All assignments will be posted in Google Classroom. If you are having trouble locating it, contact the teacher.
RUBRICS AND POLICIES - Once posted here they will not change. However, if a chance is necessary the teacher will inform students well in advance and will clearly mark the changes.

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