TEACHER: John Park
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AP Chemistry
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.
Grading Breakdown
Grading Breakdown
Semester 1 (Q1 & 2)
Semester 1 (Q1 & 2)
Semester 1 (Q1 & 2) Semester 2 (Q3 & Q4)
Semester 1 (Q1 & 2) Semester 2 (Q3 & Q4)
Test/Quiz 30% In-Class Assignments 5%
Homework/Classwork 20% Labs 15%
Labs/Project 30% Unit Tests 30%
Midterm 20% Standard Based Assessments 50%
Although homework is still assigned with each new lesson it is not graded for credit. I keep track of homework completion and record this in the gradebook, but it does not contribute to a student’s final grade. There will no longer be issues with copying because incomplete homework does not affect grades. Students and parents can see a more accurate connection between homework completion and standard proficiency.
In-class assignments might be online simulations or group activities. These are not the same as homework because students are expected to complete the work in class.
Students will complete at least one lab every other week.
Unit tests represent a culmination of all the individual SBG quizzes given throughout the unit. These tests are cumulative and contain both MCQ and FRQ so students can practice their standardized testing skills for the AP Test.
The standards-based assessments account for the majority (50%) of a student’s grade. These assessments usually cover three to five standards at a time and take the majority of students about 20 minutes to complete. A rubric is used to grade these quizzes. The scale starts at a 5 and tops at a 10.
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Additional Resources
www.albert.io (web AP chemistry questions to practice problems)
https://opentextbc.ca/chemistry/chapter/2-4-chemical-formulas/
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_brown_chemistry_9/2/661/169289.cw/index.html
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