Course Syllabus

AP Chemistry : 2016-17

Teacher Contact Information:

Mary Philip, ext. 21222, mphilip@littleelmisd.net

 Conference :  5th pd. (1:50 – 2:40 pm)

 Tutorials:

Monday - 4:30 to 5:00 PM,

Thursday- 8:20 to 8:50 AM

Room 1222

 Course Description:  The purpose of the class is to provide a college-level course in chemistry and to prepare the students to seek credit and/or appropriate placement in college chemistry courses. This course is structured around the six big ideas articulated in the AP chemistry curriculum framework provided by the College Board.

 The Big Ideas are:

#1    The chemical elements are fundamental building materials of matter, and all matter can be understood in terms of arrangements of atoms. These atoms retain their identity in chemical reactions.

# 2   Chemical and physical properties of materials can be explained by the structure and the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules and the forces between them.

# 3   Changes in matter involve the rearrangement and/or reorganization of atoms and/or the transfer of electrons.

# 4   Rates of chemical reactions are determined by details of the molecular collisions.

# 5   The laws of thermodynamics describe the essential role of energy and explain and predict the direction of changes in matter.

# 6   Any bond or intermolecular attraction that can be formed can be broken. These two processes are in a dynamic competition, sensitive to initial conditions and external perturbations.

 Students engage in hands-on laboratory work, integrated throughout the course. Labs develop conceptual and practical understanding of content knowledge, while gaining experience with inquiry and the seven science practices. Most of the labs utilize guided inquiry format, and these form a foundation for student understanding of the chemical principles discussed in lectures.

Each student keeps their own set of laboratory reports and each report consisting of the following: purpose, procedure, data, data analysis, error analysis, statistics, and conclusion. Labs are integrated throughout the course while using basic laboratory equipment to support the learning objectives listed within the AP Chemistry Curriculum Framework. Further, many of the labs provide students with the opportunity to connect their knowledge of chemistry and science to major societal or technological components, to help them become scientifically literate citizens.

Lab Safety rules and procedures must be followed at all times while doing labs.  Repeated violations will result in the removal of the student from lab which will result in a failing lab grade.  Students will be provided with the Flinn Lab Safety Contract, which needs to be signed, by both the student & the guardian prior to the student engaging in lab activities.

  Textbook:

The following text book is issued to every student:

Brown, Theodore L., et.al., Chemistry: The Central Science – 10^th ed. Pearson Prentice Hall  2006.

The teacher regularly uses and the students have access to the following texts:

Hein and Arena, Foundations of College Chemistry:  13^th ed. John Wiley and Sons.

Zumdahl, Steven S and Susan A.,  Chemistry– 9^th ed. Cengage Learning  2008

 Your chemistry grade will be calculated using the following percentages:

Daily Work: (includes daily work, quizzes, homework, labs):  40%

Summative Assessment: (includes major tests and projects):  60%

Late work policy:  Late Work turned in 1 day late will receive a 10 point deduction. Late work turned in 2 days late will receive a 20 point deduction. Late work turned in 3 days late will receive a 30 point deduction.  Late work turned in 4 days late will receive a 40 point deduction.  Late work more than 4 days late will receive a grade of 0.

 Make-up work policy:  Make-up work will be accepted according to the Little Elm High School Grading Policy.

 OBTAINING AND COMPLETING MAKE-UP WORK IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY!!

 Retesting Policy:  If a student scores below a 70 on a summative assignment, the student has three days to communicate that they want to retest with a teacher.  The teacher will assign tutorials/activities to help the student gain mastery of the material on which they were not successful on the test & sign the form each day tutorials were attended.  The student will have a deadline for completing the tutorials, and if the student does not complete the assigned tutorials/activities then they forfeit the right to retest.  If the deadline is reached and the teacher feels the student is not ready to retest, then additional time may be granted upon teacher discretion.  When the teacher feels that the student is ready, then they will sign the form to grant the opportunity to retest.  The student will earn the grade that is higher (retest or original), with 70 as the maximum grade possible.

Materials required for students in Chemistry           

• A 3-ring binder with 6 dividers and loose-leaf notebook paper.
• Graph notebook. (optional)          .          
• Pens, pencils, highlighters
• Scientific calculator

Please choose one of the following to bring for class use:

• Roll of paper towels or
• Box of Kleenex or
• Package of Index Cards (3x5) or
• Box of Ziplock baggies

 Classroom Rules and Consequences:

1. Follow directions.
2. Be on time.
3. Bring all materials.
4. Stay on task.
5. Keep hands, feet, and personal objects to yourself.

 Failure to follow the rules will result in consequences as outlined in the Little Elm High School Student Handbook.

 Tardy Policy

Students are expected to arrive to class on time each day.  The consequences for tardies are:

1^st Tardy – Warning

2^nd Tardy – Warning

3^rd Tardy – Warning

4^th Tardy – Friday D Hall

5^th Tardy – Friday D Hall

6^th +Tardy – Increased disciplinary consequences will occur (ISS, OSS, etc)

Tardies reset each grading cycle.

 Course outline:

Unit	Chapters in Brown et al.	Big Idea	Learning Objectives
A	1.   Introduction: Matter and Measurement 2.   Atoms, Molecules, and Ions 3.   Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations	1 2 3	1.1-1.5, 1.12-1.14, 1.16-1.19 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.10, 2.14-2.15, 2.17, 2.19, 2.23-2.24 3.1, 3.3-3.6, 3.10
B1	4.   Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry       Supplementary material on spectroscopy	1 2 3	1.2-1.4, 1.16, 1.18, 1.20 2.8-2.9, 2.14-2.15, 2.19, 2.3 3.1-3.2, 3.5-3.6, 3.10, 3.12-3.13
B2	20.  Electrochemistry (sections 1−4, 9)	1 2 3	1.2-1.4, 1.18 2.3 3.12-3.13
C	5.   Thermochemistry 19.  Thermodynamics 20.  Electrochemistry (sections 5−6)	2 3 4 5 6	2.15 3.11 4.8 5.1-5.8, 5.12-5.16-5.18 6.25
D	10.  Gases	1 2 3 5	1.4 2.4-2.6, 2.12 3.4 5.3, 5.6
E	14.  Chemical Kinetics 21.  Nuclear chemistry	1 4	1.16 4.1-4.9
F	15.  General Equilibrium       Supplementary material on spectroscopy 17.  Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria, Ksp (sections 4−6)	1 5 6	1.16 5.16-5.8 6.1-6.10, 6.21-6.25
G	16.  Acid-Base Equilibria 17.  Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria, Titrations (sections 1−3)	1 2 3 6	1.16, 1.20 2.1-2.2 3.7 6.11-6.20, 6.23-6.24
H	6.   Electronic Structure of Atoms 7.   Periodic Properties of Elements	1	1.5-1.10, 1.12
I	8.   Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding 23.  Metals (Sections 5−7) 9.   Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories       Supplementary material on spectroscopy	1 2 5	1.11, 1.15 2.17-2.18, 2.20-2.32 5.1, 5.9-5.10
J	11.  Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids 13.  Properties of Solutions	2 5	2.3, 2.8-2.16, 2.19, 2.23-2.24, 2.30-2.32 5.1-5.2, 5.6, 5.9-5.10

 I have received and have read and understand the policies and procedures as outlined in the Chemistry I syllabus. 

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