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About Advanced Placement(AP) Chemistry Course

AP Chemistry is an introductory college-level course that allows students to deepen their understanding of chemistry through inquiry-based lab investigations. The course covers four Big Ideas: scale, proportion, and quantity; structure and properties of substances; transformations; and energy. It’s designed to be taken after a first course in high school chemistry and prepares students for the AP Chemistry exam, which includes multiple-choice and free-response sections assessing their grasp of these concepts.

The course is structured around nine units, each focusing on different aspects such as atomic structure, chemical reactions, kinetics, thermodynamics, and more. Students are encouraged to develop skills that will help them think and act like chemists.

Skills You will Learn

  • Testing Ideas: Like a science detective, you'll design experiments to see if your guesses about chemicals are true!
  • Tiny Blueprints, Big Results: Learn how the super small building blocks of matter affect how a substance behaves.
  • Picture Perfect: Charts, drawings, and even 3D models will help you show what's happening during a reaction.
  • Tiny Blueprints, Big Results: Learn how the super small building blocks of matter affect how a substance behaves.
  • Balancing Act: Chemical reactions are like balancing scales – you'll make sure nothing is missing!
  • Evidence is King: Analyze experiment results to prove your ideas and draw conclusions, just like a real scientist.

Prerequisites for AP Chemistry

Here’s the information about what you’ll need for AP Chemistry in simpler terms:

  • You gotta know the basics: Before diving into AP Chemistry, it’s best to have finished regular chemistry classes in high school. You should also be comfortable with algebra 2, which deals with more advanced math concepts. If you haven’t finished algebra 2 yet, that’s okay! Some schools allow you to take it alongside AP Chemistry.
  • Study like a college student: AP Chemistry covers a lot, so having good resources is key. Ideally, you’ll have a recent college-level chemistry textbook to learn from, along with other study guides and reference materials.
  • Get your hands dirty! Science is all about doing experiments, and AP Chemistry is no different. You’ll need to participate in at least 16 hands-on labs throughout the course. In some of these labs (called guided inquiry labs), you’ll get to design your own experiments to test ideas!

AP Chemistry Exam

The AP Chemistry Exam for 2024 is scheduled during a two-week window in May: May 6th to May 10th or May 13th to May 17th.

Your specific test date will depend on your school’s testing schedule. Make sure to check with your AP Chemistry teacher or school counselor for the exact date and time of your exam.

About The Exam

The AP Chemistry Exam is your chance to show what you’ve learned! It will test your knowledge of the main chemistry ideas covered in class. You’ll also need to show you can design experiments to test those ideas and explain what’s happening.

Here’s a quick rundown of the exam format:

  • Bring your Calculator: You’ll be able to use a scientific or graphing calculator for the whole exam to help with calculations.
  • No memorizing tons of formulas: They’ll give you a sheet with important formulas you can use during the test, so you don’t need to memorize everything.
  • Duration of Examination: The exam lasts 3 hours and 15 minutes, so be prepared to put your chemistry skills to the test!

 

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The AP Chemistry Exam: What to Expect on Test Day

The AP Chemistry Exam is divided into two main parts:

Part 1: Multiple Choice (like a guessing game, but with science!)

  • You’ll get 60 questions to answer in 1 hour and 30 minutes. This counts for half of your total score.
  • Some questions will be standalone, while others will be based on pictures, graphs, or data.
  • The questions will test your understanding of:
    • Different models used to represent chemicals and reactions.
    • Designing experiments to prove or disprove ideas.
    • Using math to solve chemistry problems (don’t worry, a calculator is allowed!).
    • Explaining scientific concepts with evidence.

Part 2: Free Response (show off your thinking!)

  • This part is all about explaining your thought process in 7 questions (3 long answer and 4 short answer) over 1 hour and 45 minutes. This also counts for half of your total score.
  • The questions will ask you to:
    • Explain what’s happening in models and diagrams related to chemistry.
    • Design your own experiments to test ideas.
    • Use graphs and drawings to show your understanding.
    • Solve problems and explain your reasoning.

For both parts, you can use a scientific or graphing calculator to help you with the math.

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Course Content

The order of the topics we cover in this course is just a suggestion! Your teacher might decide to teach them in a different order depending on what works best for our class. The AP Chemistry Syllabus is divided into 9 Units.

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