Chemistry Courses

(Including AP and Chemistry Electives)

Chemistry

• Length/credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit
• Grade(s): 10, 11, 12
• Course Number: 04020202

This course covers the core of topics and activities necessary to give students a solid foundation in understanding chemistry concepts. Topics include measurement, matter and energy, elements, compounds, nomenclature, chemical reactions and their balancing, chemical quantities and their composition, and the composition of the atom. Students regularly engage in investigations that reflect the topic studied.

Chemistry H

• Length/credit: 1 year - 1. 0 credit
• Grade(s): 10, 11, 12
• Prerequisite: Students must have successfully completed Biology. It is recommended that students have earned an “A” or “B” on assessments in Biology College Prep or Honors. It is recommended that students have successfully completed or be concurrently taking Integrated Math 2 Honors.
• Course Number: 04020303

This course is designed to engage students with a conceptually challenging presentation of chemistry topics that require a strong understanding of prerequisite math skills. Content is supported with rigorous mathematical applications including unit conversions, solving for unknown variables, graphing data, and identifying mathematical relationships in data. Topics studied include states of matter, atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonding, kinetics, chemical reactions, nomenclature, acid-base theory, stoichiometry, electrochemistry solutions, thermochemistry, and equilibrium. Each student performs and writes formal reports for laboratory activities each quarter which reflect the topic studied. Student involvement through “hands-on” experiences, teacher demonstrations, and classroom discussion will enable him/her to gain a thorough understanding of the concepts presented.

AP Chemistry

• Length/credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit
• Grade(s): 11, 12
• Prerequisite: Students must have successfully completed Chemistry; Chemistry Honors is recommended. It is recommended that students have earned an “A” or “B” on assessments in Chemistry Honors, or an “A” on assessments in Chemistry College Prep. Students must have successfully completed Integrated Math 3. It is recommended that students have earned an “A” or “B” on assessments in Integrated Math 3.
• Course Number: 04020504

The Advanced Placement Chemistry course has been designed to prepare the student for both the AP Chemistry Examination as well as future chemistry courses at the college level. The core of the program covers structures of the atom, periodicity, molecular structure, solution, acid-base, kinetics, equilibrium, solubility, thermodynamics, and redox. The lab stresses both quantitative and qualitative analysis and each student will perform and write formal reports for multiple laboratory activities each quarter.

Organic Chemistry H (Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)

• Length/credit: 1 year - 1.0 credit
• Grade(s): 11, 12
• Prerequisite: Students must have successfully completed Chemistry. It is recommended that students have earned a grade of “A” or “B” on assessments in Chemistry or Chemistry H.
• Course Number: 04020403

This is a lab-oriented course with emphasis placed on the role of the organic chemist in society. Technique is stressed in both laboratory situations and practical applications. Students are introduced to the course by performing routine purifications and separations. Later they perform experiments in which they gain experience with sequential synthesis. Students keep a log of their experiments and report their findings to the instructor for evaluation. Note: This course is scheduled on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Students schedule it as an extra course with the approval of the instructor.