B2 AP Chemistry (1st semester) 2026 - 2027
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Mon., Aug. 17 All 8 Classes |
Class Introduction Previous AP Scores start Introduction: Matter and Measurement Confirm you are a member of last year's EDpuzzle class, don't log in using Google, don't provide an email, use your first name and then period number and just last initial. Remember your password. Join the class using code: cufsose |
Students will become aware of class policies and procedures. |
Complete Student Background Return signed Contract Study for Element Quiz (1-56 +14) |
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Wed., Aug. 19 |
finish Introduction: Matter and Measurement | Students will review why we study chemistry, how matter is classified, properties of matter, SI units of measurement, uncertainty in measurement, and conduct dimensional analysis. |
Homework 1 Study for Element Quiz (1-56 +14) |
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Fri., Aug. 21
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Lab 01 Paper Chromatography |
Students will review the atomic theory of matter, discovery of atomic structure, the modern view of atomic structure, atomic masses, and the periodic table. |
Homework 2 Prepare for Anions and Polyatomic Ions Quiz |
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Tue., Aug. 25 |
measure chromatography strips continue Atoms, Molecules and Ions |
Students will be acquainted with lab techniques, safety equipment and procedures. |
Lab 01 Homework 3 Return signed Study for lab safety quiz |
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Thur., Aug. 27 |
Lab Safety Quiz finish Atoms, Molecules and Ions Drill 19. Empirical Formula (Review) 5 correct, miss 0 or 1 |
Lab Safety Quiz AP Chemistry Test Prep Book |
Students will review molecular and ionic compounds, and naming inorganic compounds to include common acids. |
Read Chapter 1 |
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Mon., Aug 31 |
start Electronic Structure of Atoms Drill 6. Electronic
Structure of Atoms and Ions (Review)
10 correct, miss 0 or 1 |
AP Chemistry Equations and Constants see 2026-2027 version handed out in class |
Students will review the structure of the atom, chemical formulas and nomenclature. Students will quantitatively describe the wave-like properties of light, explain the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom and use it to account for the line spectrum of hydrogen. |
Homework 4 Study for Element Quiz (1-56 +14) |
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Wed., Sep. 2 |
New Seats Review HW 2 Element Quiz 1-56 +14 AP Classroom continue Electronic Structure of Atoms Drill
36. Atomic Spectrum of Hydrogen 5 correct, miss 0 or 1 |
Students will analyze the allowed quantum numbers for a given atomic orbital, compare the three-dimensional shapes of s, p and d orbitals, explain how the organization of the periodic table arises from the electron configurations of the elements. |
Homework 5 Read Chapter 2 (skip 2.9) |
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Fri., Sep. 4 |
Review HW 3 Lab 02 Electrons and Light Hydrogen finish Electronic Structure of Atoms Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
Students will determine the characteristic colors of light emitted by excited atoms in gas tubes. Students will understand the relationship between photoelectrons and electron configuration. |
Lab 02 Study for Anions and Polyatomic Ions Quiz |
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Wed., Sep. 9 |
Review HW 4 Anions and Polyatomic Ions Quiz start Periodic Properties of the Elements Drill 7. Wavelength,
Frequency and Energy (Review) 5
correct, miss 0 or 1 |
Students will understand how light interacts with matter which provides insights into the behavior of electrons in atoms. Students will utilize the organization of the periodic table to predict properties of the elements. Students will compare Z effective, atomic radii, and ionization energy for different elements. |
Homework 6 Read Chapter 6 |
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Fri., Sep. 11 |
Review HW 5 finish Periodic Properties of the Elements |
Students will relate the periodic trends for electronegativity and electron affinity to position on the periodic table and explain why a trend increases or decreases. |
Homework 7 |
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Tue., Sep. 15 HALF WAY |
Review HW 6 start Lab 03 START OF UNIT 02 |
Students will relate the periodic trends for atomic radius and ionization energy to position on the periodic table and explain why a trend increases or decreases. Students will determine the percent copper in a penny. |
Homework 8 Study for Unit 01 Quiz on Mastery Checks 19, 5, 6, 36, 37 and 8 |
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Thur., Sep. 17 |
Review HW 7 continue Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding Drill 11. Formulas
to Names (Review) 10 correct, miss
0 or 1 |
Students will classify compounds as having ionic, covalent or metallic bonding. Students will draw Lewis Structures to represent the bonding in various compounds. |
Homework 9 Read Chapter 7 |
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Mon., Sep. 21
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Review HW 8 Unit 01 Quiz on Mastery Checks 19, 5, 6, 36, 37 and 8 finish Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding |
Unit 01 Quiz on Mastery Checks 19, 5, 6, 36, 37 and 8 |
Students will demonstrate knowledge of Unit 01 content through written assessment. |
Homework 10 |
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Wed., Sep. 23 |
Review HW 9 finish Lab 03 start Drill 9. Binary Stock System Names to Formulas (Review) 10 correct, miss 0 or 1 |
Students will identify five basic molecular shapes, electron domains, hybridization and bond angles. |
Homework 11 Lab 03 Read Chapter 8 |
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Mon., Sep. 28 | Unit 01 Test (Chapters 1, 2, 6, 7) | Unit 01 Test | Students will demonstrate knowledge of Unit 01 content through written assessment. | none |
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Wed., Sep. 30
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Review HW 10 continue Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories |
van Arkel-Ketelaar Bonding Triangle |
Students will draw resonance Lewis structures and calculate bond energies of reactions. |
Homework 12 Practice for Nomenclature Quiz |
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Fri., Oct. 2 |
New Seats Review HW 11 continue Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories |
Students will use electronegativity to predict ionic or covalent nature and whether a molecule is polar or not. |
Homework 13 |
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Tue., Oct. 6 |
Review HW 12 Lab 04: VSEPR |
Students will use VSEPR to predict molecular geometry and classify molecules into one of five basic categories. |
Homework 14 Lab 04 |
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Thur., Oct. 8 |
Bonding Flipbook Project Introduction Review HW 13 finish Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories |
Students will utilize bond order, molecular orbitals and paramagnetism in practice problems. Students will use molecular orbital theory to explain why diatomic hydrogen exists where diatomic helium does not. |
Homework 15 Flipbooks due Mon., Nov. 9 Study for Nomenclature Quiz Read Chapter 9.1 - 9.7 |
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Wed., Oct. 14 END OF |
Review HW 14 Nomenclature Quiz Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry Drill 15. Gram Formula
Mass (Review) 10
correct, miss 0 or 1 |
Nomenclature Quiz |
Students will balance chemical equations, identify five different types of reactions, calculate formula and molecular masses, and determine percent composition. |
Homework 16 |
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Mon., Oct. 19 |
Review HW 15 Lab 05: Limiting Reactant |
Students will create a mixture and determine the limiting reactant of a double displacement reaction. | Homework 17 | |
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Wed., Oct. 21 |
Finish Lab 05 Review HW 16 finish Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry 16. Mass and
Moles Relationships in Chemical Formulas Drill (Review)
10 correct, miss 0 or 1 |
Students will utilize Avogadro's number to determine the number of moles of reactant and product, calculate theoretical yield, percent yield and determine the limiting reactant. |
Lab 05 Homework 18 Read Chapter 3 Flipbook Project Rough Draft |
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Fri., Oct. 23 |
Review HW 17 Drill 25. Percent Yield (Review) 5 correct, miss 0 or 1 START OF UNIT 03 start Gases PTV Card Drill 28. Boyle's
Law (Review) 5 correct, miss 0
or 1 |
Students will utilize pressure, force and area to solve problems and list distinguishing characteristics of gases. Students will understand the relationships as described by Boyle's, and Charles' Law. |
Prepare for Drill 15, 17, 16, 22, 24, 25 Quiz Homework 19 |
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Tue., Oct. 27 |
Review HW 18 Work on mastery checks |
none | Students will work on various mastery checks to review Unit 02. | Prepare for Drill 15, 17, 16, 22, 24, 25 Quiz |
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Thur., Oct. 29 |
Review HW 19 Drill 15, 17, 16, 22, 24, 25 Quiz finish Gases Drill 31. The Ideal Gas Law (Review) 5 correct, miss 0 or 1 Drill 27. Graham's Law of Effusion (Review) 5 correct, miss 0 or 1 |
Drill 15, 17, 16, 22, 24, 25 Quiz AP Free-Response 01 |
Students will use the kinetic molecular theory to explain effusion and diffusion; calculate the speed of a gas particle and use the van der Waals equation to account for real gas behavior. |
Homework 20 Read Chapter 10 |
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Tue. Nov. 3 |
New Seats Lab 06: Exploring the Properties of Gases |
AP Free-Response 02 |
Students will determine the pressure of a sample of gas and investigate the relationships between pressure, volume, temperature and amount of gas. |
Lab 06 Homework 21 AP Free-Response 02 |
| 27 | Thur., Nov. 5 | Unit 02 Test (Chapters 8, 9, 3) | Unit 02 Test | Students will demonstrate knowledge of Unit 02 content through written assessment. | Finishing Touches to Flipbook Project Video |
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Mon., Nov. 9
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Review HW 20 and AP Free Response 01 Flipbook Presentations |
AP Free-Response 03 |
Students will compare and contrast the types of intermolecular forces, their strengths and the types of molecules that exhibit each type of force. |
Homework 22 AP Free-Response 03 |
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Thur., Nov. 12 HALF WAY |
Review HW 21 and AP Free Response 02 continue Intermolecular Forces, Liquids and Solids |
AP Free-Response 04 |
Students will examine how intermolecular forces help determine some physical properties of molecules. |
Homework 23 AP Free-Response 04 Study for Chapter 10 Quiz |
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Mon., Nov. 16 |
Review HW 22 and AP Free Response 03 continue Intermolecular Forces, Liquids and Solids |
AP Free-Response 05 |
Students will use phase diagrams to investigate critical temperature and pressure, vapor pressure, boiling point. Students will calculate the chemical formula of a compound based on its unit cell structure. |
Homework 24 AP Free-Response 05 Read Chapter 11.1 - 11.6 |
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Wed., Nov. 18 |
Review HW 23 and AP Free-Response 04 Chapter 10 Quiz continue Intermolecular Forces, Liquids and Solids |
Chapter 10 Quiz AP Free-Response 06 |
Students will demonstrate knowledge of Chapter 10 content through written assessment. |
Homework 25 AP Free-Response 06 |
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Fri., Nov. 20 |
Review HW 24 and AP Free-Response 05 Lab 07 Rates of Evaporation finish Intermolecular Forces, Liquids and Solids |
AP Free-Response 07 AP Classroom Unit 1 MC |
Students will explain how the addition and removal of energy can cause a phase change and interpret a phase diagram. Students will examine how intermolecular forces affect rates of evaporation. |
Lab 07 Homework 26 AP Free-Response 07 AP Classroom Unit 1 MC |
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Tue., Nov. 24 |
Review HW 25 and AP Free-Response 06 START OF UNIT 04 start Thermochemistry Drill 38. Heats of Formation 10 correct, miss 0 or 1 |
AP Free-Response 08 |
Students will calculate kinetic energy, potential energy, force, work and determine how heat and work have changed a system. |
Homework 27 AP Free-Response 08 AP Classroom Unit 1 MC |
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Tue., Dec. 1 |
New Seats Review HW 26 and AP Free-Response 07 finish Thermochemistry Drill 39. Hess' Law 5 correct, miss 0 or 1 |
Students will determine the amount of heat energy transferred by heating and cooling substances. |
Homework 28 AP Free-Response 09 Read Chapter 5 |
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Thur., Dec. 3 | Unit 03 Test (Chapters 10, 11) | Unit 03 Test | Students will demonstrate knowledge of Unit 03 content through written assessment. | none |
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Tue., Dec. 8 |
Review HW 27 and AP Free-Response 08 Lab 08: Identifying an Unknown Hydrogen Carbonate (in lab room) |
AP Free-Response 10 |
Students will use stoichiometry and the Law of Conservation of Mass to determine the identity of an unknown hydrogen carbonate. |
Homework 29 AP Free-Response 10 |
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Thur., Dec. 10 |
Review HW 28 and AP Free-Response 09 Work on Lab 08 Calculations start Chemical Thermodynamics |
AP Free-Response 11 |
Students will assess entropy in molecules. Students will apply the second and third laws of thermodynamics. |
Lab 08 Homework 30 AP Free-Response 11 |
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Dec. 14 - 17 END OF |
Review HW 29 and AP Free-Response 10 Semester One Exam |
Semester One Exam
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Students will demonstrate mastery of Unit 01 - 03 content through written assessment. | Enjoy your Winter Break!!! |
