Supply List

• Binder (with loose leaf)

• Folder

• Scientific Calculator and/or graphing calculator

• Pens/pencils

• Colored pencils 

• Chromebook

• Optional: wired headphones

The Laboratory Program

A minimum of 1200 lab minutes must be completed to take the NYS Chemistry Regents exam. Should a student miss a laboratory experiment, it is their responsibility to make an appointment for a make-up lab session within a week of returning. A laboratory report must be completed for each experiment. Some lab reports may consist of a worksheet, while others will require a formal write-up. Each lab report will be due a week after the lab data is collected. 

Additionally, there are three mandatory state labs--Bend and Stretch, Fast and Furious, and Just a Drop. The three labs must be completed satisfactorily in order to sit for the Regents exam in June.

Course Content

The following content is explored extensively throughout the year:

Physical Behavior of Matter, the Atom, Periodic Table, Chemical Bonding, Stoichiometry, Solutions, Kinetics/Equilibrium, Redox, Acids/Bases/Salts, Nuclear Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Laboratory Skills

Regents Exam

The new chemistry regents exam will be given at Spackenkill this year on Wednesday, June 23rd. All science Regents exams now consist of 60% multiple choices and 40% question clusters (short response questions that are based upon the same data, graph, scenario, diagram, photo etc.).  The test length is not 45-55 total questions (instead of 85 like the previous exam). The exam lasts a total of three hours.

Course Syllabus and Expectations

Regents Chemistry Syllabus 

Helpful Resources

Student Safety Contract

Please see Google Classroom for links to assignments, announcements, etc.