Advanced Placement Chemistry - Course Outline
The AP Chemistry course provides students with a college-level foundation in chemistry together with the development of strong science practices. Students deepen their understanding of chemistry and hone their lab skills through hands-on labs and inquiry-based investigations. The AP course content is organized around six Big Ideas (listed below).
Textbook: Brown, Theodore, et al. Chemistry the Central Science,11th edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.
Term 1
Unit 1: Stoichiometry & First Year Review
Chapters 1,2 Introduction/Chemistry Basics
Lab Activity: Green Chemistry – Biomimicry matching game
Chapter 3 Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations
Lab Activity: First Year Review Activity
Unit 2: Aqueous Reactions & Solution Chemistry
Chapter 4 Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry
Chapter 13 Properties of Solutions
Lab Activity: The Copper Robber
Lab #1: Separation and Qualitative Determination of Cations and Anions
Lab (optional): Gravimetric Analysis of a Metal Carbonate
Lab #2: Determination of the Concentration of a Copper(II) Sulfate Solution Unknown
Lab #3: Analysis of Food Dyes in Beverages
Unit 3: Thermodynamics
Chapter 5 Thermochemistry
Chapter 19 Chemical Thermodynamics
Lab #4: Designing a Hand Warmer
Term 2
Unit 4: Atomic Structure & Periodicity
Chapter 6 Electronic Structures of Atoms
Lab Activity: Flame Tests
Chapter 7 Periodic Properties of Elements
Lab Activity: Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Unit 5: Bonding
Chapter 8 Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
Chapter 9 Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
Lab Activity: Introduction to Bonding
Lab Activity: Molecular Geometry (Dry-Lab)
Unit 6: Phases of Matter & Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 10 Gases
Lab #5: Determination of Molar Mass of Volatile Liquids
Chapter 11 Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids
Lab Activity: A Study of Adhesives and Biomimicry
Lab #6: Separation of a Dye Mixture Using Chromatography
Unit 7: Kinetics
Chapter 14 Chemical Kinetics
Lab #7: Rate of Decomposition of Calcium Carbonate
Lab Activity: Kinetics Computer Lab
Lab #8: Kinetics of Crystal Violet Fading
Term 3
Unit 8: Equilibrium
Chapter 15 Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 17 sec. 4 Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria (Ksp)
Lab #9: The Determination of Keq for FeSCN2+
Lab #10: Applications of LeChatelier's Principle
Unit 9: Acids & Bases
Chapter 16 Acid-Base Equilibria
Lab Activity: Red Cabbage Juice Indicator
Chapter 17 sec. 1-3 Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
Lab #11: Acid-Base Titrations
Lab #12: Determination of Ka of Weak Acids
Lab #13: Preparation of Buffer Solutions
Lab (optional): Properties of Buffer Solutions (inquiry lab)
Unit 10: Electrochemistry
Chapter 20 Electrochemistry
Lab #14: Measurements Using Electrochemical Cells
Term 4
Review/Practice Exam (2 weeks)
AP Exam--Monday, May 1, 2017 at 8:00 a.m.
Post Exam Activities
Lab: Synthesis of Ice Cream (Glycerol-Sucrose Emulsion Using Freezing Point Depression)
Big Ideas
Big Idea 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.
Big Idea 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.
Big Idea 3: Changes in matter involve the rearrangement and/or reorganization of atoms and/or the transfer of electrons.
Big Idea 4: Rates of chemical reactions are determined by details of the molecular collisions.
Big Idea 5: The laws of thermodynamics describe the essential role of energy and explain and predict the direction of changes in matter.
Big Idea 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.
The AP Chemistry course provides students with a college-level foundation in chemistry together with the development of strong science practices. Students deepen their understanding of chemistry and hone their lab skills through hands-on labs and inquiry-based investigations. The AP course content is organized around six Big Ideas (listed below).
Textbook: Brown, Theodore, et al. Chemistry the Central Science,11th edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.
Term 1
Unit 1: Stoichiometry & First Year Review
Chapters 1,2 Introduction/Chemistry Basics
Lab Activity: Green Chemistry – Biomimicry matching game
Chapter 3 Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations
Lab Activity: First Year Review Activity
Unit 2: Aqueous Reactions & Solution Chemistry
Chapter 4 Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry
Chapter 13 Properties of Solutions
Lab Activity: The Copper Robber
Lab #1: Separation and Qualitative Determination of Cations and Anions
Lab (optional): Gravimetric Analysis of a Metal Carbonate
Lab #2: Determination of the Concentration of a Copper(II) Sulfate Solution Unknown
Lab #3: Analysis of Food Dyes in Beverages
Unit 3: Thermodynamics
Chapter 5 Thermochemistry
Chapter 19 Chemical Thermodynamics
Lab #4: Designing a Hand Warmer
Term 2
Unit 4: Atomic Structure & Periodicity
Chapter 6 Electronic Structures of Atoms
Lab Activity: Flame Tests
Chapter 7 Periodic Properties of Elements
Lab Activity: Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Unit 5: Bonding
Chapter 8 Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
Chapter 9 Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
Lab Activity: Introduction to Bonding
Lab Activity: Molecular Geometry (Dry-Lab)
Unit 6: Phases of Matter & Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 10 Gases
Lab #5: Determination of Molar Mass of Volatile Liquids
Chapter 11 Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids
Lab Activity: A Study of Adhesives and Biomimicry
Lab #6: Separation of a Dye Mixture Using Chromatography
Unit 7: Kinetics
Chapter 14 Chemical Kinetics
Lab #7: Rate of Decomposition of Calcium Carbonate
Lab Activity: Kinetics Computer Lab
Lab #8: Kinetics of Crystal Violet Fading
Term 3
Unit 8: Equilibrium
Chapter 15 Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 17 sec. 4 Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria (Ksp)
Lab #9: The Determination of Keq for FeSCN2+
Lab #10: Applications of LeChatelier's Principle
Unit 9: Acids & Bases
Chapter 16 Acid-Base Equilibria
Lab Activity: Red Cabbage Juice Indicator
Chapter 17 sec. 1-3 Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
Lab #11: Acid-Base Titrations
Lab #12: Determination of Ka of Weak Acids
Lab #13: Preparation of Buffer Solutions
Lab (optional): Properties of Buffer Solutions (inquiry lab)
Unit 10: Electrochemistry
Chapter 20 Electrochemistry
Lab #14: Measurements Using Electrochemical Cells
Term 4
Review/Practice Exam (2 weeks)
AP Exam--Monday, May 1, 2017 at 8:00 a.m.
Post Exam Activities
- Chemistry Magic Show
- Green Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry / Biochemistry
Lab: Synthesis of Ice Cream (Glycerol-Sucrose Emulsion Using Freezing Point Depression)
Big Ideas
Big Idea 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.
Big Idea 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.
Big Idea 3: Changes in matter involve the rearrangement and/or reorganization of atoms and/or the transfer of electrons.
Big Idea 4: Rates of chemical reactions are determined by details of the molecular collisions.
Big Idea 5: The laws of thermodynamics describe the essential role of energy and explain and predict the direction of changes in matter.
Big Idea 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.
AP Chem Big Ideas
AP Chem Laboratory Guidelines
AP Chem Laboratory Guidelines