APChemistry–SummerAssignment2021-22

Ernest Righetti High School Science Department APChemistry–Policies&SummerAssignment2021-22

KEEP THIS PAPER!Notebooks/Notes–Allstudentsshouldmaintainanotebookwithnotesandaplaceforhandouts.Notebooksmaybecollectedforgradingthisyear,soorganizationisimportantandmaintainingworkiscritical.Dailyreviewofnotesandproblemswillhelpmasterthecontentbeforetheexams.KeepallAPworkandassignmentsuntilAugustof2019afteryouhavereceivedbothyourERHSgradesandyourAPscores.ClassroomExpectations–Entertheroomquietlyandreadytoturninhomeworkandbeginthelesson.Beinyourseatquietandreadybeforethebellrings.Saygoodbyetooutsideclassfriendsbeforecomingintotheroom,evenduringthepassingperiods.Beinyourseat,prepared,withpositiveattitudeandawillingnesstoTRYbeforethetardybellrings.Attheconclusionoftheperiod,theinstructorwillexcuseyou,nottheringingofthebell.Pleasebeinyourseatsdemonstratingreadinessfordismissal.Duringlaboratories,appropriatelabsafetyclothingandshoesaswellasothersafetyapparatusmustbewornatalltimes.Labsareatimeforinvestigation,notsocialization,sopleaseremainfocusedonthetaskathand.Rememberthatwhilelabdutiesareoftenshared,eachstudentmustmaintainhis/herownlabreportandoriginalwork.Helpmaintainadistraction-freeworking/learningenvironmentbynottalkingduringthem.Bereadytorespondtoquestionsappropriately.Yourpersonalbelongingsincludingworkforotherclasses,makeup,cellphones,andfoodshouldremainawayduringclasstime.Chemistryclassroomshavevaporsandprecipitatesthatarenotgoodtocomeintocontactwithfood.PLEASECONSUMEANDLEAVEYOURUN-PACKAGEDFOODoutsideofchemistryclass!JHelpkeeptheclassroomandlaboratorysafeandcleanandonlywriteonyourpersonalbelongings.Laboratorymaterialsmaybecomethefinancialresponsibilityofthestudentwhencheckedoutforuse.Becarefulwiththeequipment!APEXAM-TheobjectofthiscourseistopreparestudentstotaketheCollegeBoard’sAdvancedPlacementExaminChemistryinMayoftheacademicyear.Theexamis3hours&15minuteslongandcontains60multiplechoicequestionsworth50%ofthescoreand7freeresponse(3longanswerand4shortanswer)questionsthatarecombinedworth50%ofthescore.Anoverallscoreisassigned1-5.Scoresof3-5areconsideredpassingbycollegesanduniversitieswhichwillassignunitcreditsforsuchscores.Studentswillbegivenperiodictableresources,formulasheets,andmayuseanapprovedscientificcalculatoronthefreeresponseportiononly.Checkoutthecollegeboard’swebsiteforinformationaboutthetest.ItisexpectedthatasastudentwhohassignedupforthisAPclass,youareplanningtotaketheexam.Feewaiversmaybeavailablefromthebusinessofficetoqualifyingstudents.ThedistricthasfundedAPexamsinthepastcoupleofyears,butplantopayuntilwordisannouncedthatthefeeiscovered.LABORATORYSAFETY–Studentswillreceivealaboratorysafetycontractinthebeginningoftheyearthatoutlinesproperchemistrylabsafetyproceduresandequipment.Studentsandparentswillbeaskedtoacknowledgereceiptandunderstandingofthoseguidelines.Ingeneral…LABSAFETYISALWAYSNUMBERONE!PleasefilloutandreturntheportionbelowtotheinstructorbeforeJune7.Keeptheaboveforyournotebook.DOYOURSUMMERASSIGNMENTANDBEREADYWITHITTHEFIRSTDAYSOFSCHOOL!JCutalongthedottedlineandreturnthestubtoyourinstructorbeforeJune7orsignandsubmitapictureofyourfilledoutformviaRemindoremail!

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APChemistry–SummerAssignment2021-22

Ernest Righetti High School Science Department APChemistry–Policies&SummerAssignment2021-22

KEEP THIS PAPER!APCHEMISTRYCOURSEPOLICIES2021-2022–Mr.ScottDavis-Room112–sdavis@smjuhsd.orgREQUIREDMATERIALS–wText:Jespersen&Hyslop,Chemistry:TheMolecularNatureofMatter,7thed.–Wiley&Sons,2013.Bringitdaily.wScientificcalculator(mandatory)wAquadrillecompositionbookforlaboratoryreportswComputer/tabletforsomelaboratorydataprocessing.Youmaybeaskedtouseloggerpro.Wewillbeabletodownloadittoyourtabletlater.wPens/Pencils/Notes/notebook,etc…X'Yourcellphoneshouldbeoff&awayduringclasstime. COURSEINFORMATION–APChemistryisarigorousyearlongcollegelevellaboratorysciencecoursedesignedtofamiliarizethestudentwiththeprinciplesofmatteranditschangesandtohelppreparethestudentforfurtherstudiesinhighschoolandposthighschoolscience.BysigningupforAPChemistry,youareexpectedtotaketheCollegeBoard’sAPChemistryExaminMay.BecauseoftheAPstatus,thiscoursecountsforabumping.p.a.points.GRADING&OTHERINFORMATION–GradesareusuallybaseduponChaptertests&quizzes(~45%),laboratoryreports(~25%),homework(~15%),andthefinalexam(~15%).Gradesmaybecalculatedusingweightedaverages.Afinalmaybegivenattheendofthesemesterandwillbecomprehensive.Yourworkshouldbedoneasneatlyandlegibleaspossibletoearnmaximumscores.Classgradesareassignedbaseduponthedistrictscale:90-A80-B70-C60-Dandbelow60%isfailing.Yourgradeshouldbeanaccuratereflectionofyourmasteryofthechemicalconceptsandisthereforenotsubjecttonegotiationsatanytime.Staycurrentwithyourstudiesandspendtheappropriateamountoftimeonchemistryandyourgradewillshowit.Tests–Testswillbegivenatthecompletionofachapter/concept.Theyarealwaysannouncedinclassaheadoftime.Announcedandunannouncedquizzesmaybegivenperiodically.Youmusthaveascientificcalculatorseparatefromyourcellulardeviceascellphoneusageduringatestorquizwillresultinazeroontheexam.Talkingwhileanystudentsareengagedinquiz/testtakingwillresultinalossofpoints.AcademicintegrityamonganAPstudentisnotonlyexpectedandencouraged,butisarequirement.Thosewhoseacademicintegritydoesn’tmeetstandardmayfail.Laboratories–LaboratoriesareanintegralpartofAPChemistryandmaybeworthupto50pointseach.Eachstudentmustcompletehis/herownlaboratoryinordertoreachthecourseobjectivesandtheCollegeBoard’srequirementsforAP.Thelaboratoryformatwillbeprovidedatthestartoftheschoolyear,buteachstudentmusthaveaquadrilleboundcompositionbookforlabs.Labsafetyisalwaysnumberoneinachemistryclass,andassuch,thereistobenomessingaroundorinventinganunauthorizedprocedure.Removalfromalabwillcostmajorclasspointsandseriouslyinhibitearningagoodgrade.Besafeandbeontask.JHomework–Homeworkisassignedmanynightsandisduethenextdaybeforethetardybellringsunlessotherwiseinstructed.Homeworkthatinvolvesmathematicalcalculationsmaybedoneinpencil,butmusthaveworkshowncompletely…evenifacalculatorisusedtodetermineafinalanswer.Questions/conceptreviewproblemsshouldbewritteninacompletesentencethatnotonlyprovidestheanswerbutindicatesthequestionaswell.Ifyouarehavingdifficultywithhomework,attemptallofitandbepreparedtosubmityourattemptsandthenaskquestionsduringclassormakearrangementstogethelp.Nightlyhomeworkassignmentsshouldbepostedonthewebsite.Make-ups–AbsencesinAPChemistryareverydetrimental.Parents,pleasedoyourbesttonotscheduleappointmentsorabsencesforyourchildduringtheAPChemhour.Ifyouareabsent,itisyourresponsibilitytomakearrangementswiththeinstructortomakeuplaboratoriesandwork.Ifyouknowinadvanceyouwillbegone,pleaseinformyourlabpartnersandtheinstructorsopre-absenceworkmaybegiven.Itisagoodideatoexchangecellphonenumberswithyourlabpartnerswithwhomyoumaycatchuponwhathappenedinclasswhenyouweregone.TESTMAKE-UPShappenonadesignateddatewithinthegradingperiod.TheremaybeONEmake-uptestforeachofthe6weekgradingperiodswhichwillcoverallmaterialfromtheentiregradingperiod.Thisgradewillreplaceazeroonanymissingtestsormayimprovealowestscoreasaretakeonteststakeninthat6weekperiod.Onlyexcusedabsencesareeligibleforreplacementofazerograde.Originalityofwork–Academicintegrityagainisimportant.Onlyworkwhichreflectstheauthor’sactionsareacceptableinAPChem.Cheating,etc…willresultinalossofpointsandpotentiallyfurtherdisciplinaryaction.Citizenship/ParticipationGrade–Studentsshouldadheretoallclassroom,laboratory,safety,andschoolpolicies.Anystudentfallingshortofthismaybewarnedorremovedfromclasswithfurthercorrectiveactiontofollow.Refertoschoolhandbooksanddisciplinepolicies.Beontime,beready,andbeenthusiasticaboutyoureducation!J

APChemistry–SummerAssignment2021-22

Ernest Righetti High School Science Department APChemistry–Policies&SummerAssignment2021-22

Memorization:Dowhatyoucantomemorizeionsformthislist…theseareVERYcommon&usedontheexam:

APChemistry–SummerAssignment2021-22

Ernest Righetti High School Science Department APChemistry–Policies&SummerAssignment2021-22

Instructor:Mr.ScottDavisEmail:sdavis@righetti.usKEEP THIS PAPER! JointheREMINDAPCHEM2018-19group:Text@rhsap2022toeither81010or(512)337-4858ThroughRemind,youwillbeabletocommunicatewithmeoverthesummerandbeyondandIwillbeabletosendremindersandupdatedinformation.

APSummerAssignment/Help:https://scottdavis.wixsite.com/sciencedavis/apsummerassignmenthelpDearAPStudents&Parents,

WelcometoAPChemistry!ThisisaCollegeBoardapprovedcourseofferedtojuniors&seniorswhowishtocontinuetheirstudiesinchemistryandpreparefortakingthespringAdvancedPlacementExaminchemistry.AstudentinAPChemistryshouldhavesuccessfullycompletedayearofhighschoolgeneralchemistrywithaBgradeorbetterandbeenrolledinorcompletedAlgebraII.ThecontentcoveredinAPChemcoincideswithacollegelevelchemistryclass.AsanAPstudent,youareexpectedtoshowinitiative,workindependentlyandcollaborativelywhenappropriate,becomeawillingproblemsolver,andsubmitqualityworkatalltimes.Thistwosemesterclassisasecondyearofchemistry,butinordertoadequatelyprepareforthiscourseandtheAPexam,youwillneedtoreviewandcompletethefollowingproblemsinthispacket.Youareexpectedtoremembertheconceptscoveredinyourfirstyearofchemistry(collegeprep).TheAPChemistryexamisverydifficult.Studyguidesareagoodthingtoinvestin.

WHATYOUWILLNEEDTODOBEFORETHEFIRSTDAYOFSCHOOLNEXTAUGUST:

1. YouandyourparentneedtosigntheattachedstubandreturnittomeviascreenshottotheremindorbyemailbeforeJune7.ThisisyourstatementofagreementthatyouarecommittingtoputforththeeffortandresponsibilitytodoyourbestandtakeresponsibilityforthecontentofthisAPclass.Yourparentispledgingthattheywillsupportyouinyourendeavortosucceedandunderstandsthatthisisacollegelevelcourse.

2. Becausethisschoolyear’sCovidclosurehasaffectedit,youareNOTlikelytobeabletoobtainthephysicaltextbookuntilthefall.Thatsaid,itisexpectedthatyoucontinuetouseonlineresourcesthatIprovideandthatyoucansearchuponlinetoanswerthequestionsandcompleteassignmentsIgivetoyouviatheremind&website.

3. Completeallassignedproblemsfromthispage.Youareexpectedtoanswerallverbalquestionsincompletesentencesandshowyourworkforallmathematicalcalculations.Youranswersshoulda)telltheanswersinawaythatalsoprovidesthequestions,b)bethoroughandcomplete,&c)shouldhaveappropriateunitsandlabels.ALL30PROBLEMSFROMTHISPAGEAREDUEATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHESCHOOLYEARINAUGUST!!DON’TWAITUNTILAUGUSTTOBEGINTHEM!

4. Youareresponsibletomaintainyourmemorizationofcollegeprepconceptsincludingreviewproblemsaswellasthelistofmemorizedions,thestrongacids&bases,andfamiliarizeyourselfwiththesolubilityrules(attached).

5. Youmayuseonlineresourcestoreviewandgethelp.YoumayusetheREMINDtoaskquestionsfromme,butinthesummer,bepreparedformetotakeadayortwotorespond.J

6. BRINGYOURCOMPLETEDWORKTOSCHOOLTHEFIRSTWEEKSOYOUMAYEARNCREDITANDBEPREPAREDTOKEEPONGOING!GOODLUCK!YOUCANDOIT!J

APChemistry–SummerAssignment2021-22

Ernest Righetti High School Science Department APChemistry–Policies&SummerAssignment2021-22

TheoneyouwillusefortheAPChemistryExam&allofourclassexams: