welcome to ap chemistry!!! ms. jonson [email protected] handouts waste trees, but you can...
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Welcome to AP Chemistry!!!
Handouts waste trees, but you can find this PowerPoint on Sharepoint. There will NOT
be a quiz
Warmup (2 minutes)Become friends with the person(s) next to you.
Discuss your own personal high school chemistry experience with this new friend. Be prepared to
share out!
B.S. Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
M. Ed Education
About me:
Teaching experience:
7th year OCSA4 years LAUSD
What do I do here at OCSA?(other than the obvious)
Science Olympiad Team coach
ACSEC Awards Chair
honors chemistry
teacher
What will they learn?6 Big Ideas
( ± the whole book)
1) Matter and Atoms
2) Chemical Properties
3) Chemical Reactions
4) Reaction Rates
5) Thermodynamics
6) Equilibrium
…and the 7 Science Practices
Course was redesigned to fit a new inquiry and particle view model.I cover what is on the exam and do other things that I think are interesting or important
Advanced Placement Chemistry Teaching Philosophy:
The caliber of student who chooses to take AP chemistry is RIDICULOUSLY HIGH. These students are our future doctors, lawmakers, teachers, authors, patent lawyers, businessmen and women, scientists, and Nobel Prize winners It is my job to challenge them as young adults so they are prepared to do great things…..
…...because doing great things requires a very trained , flexible mind.
Grades*TestsMC and FR, same as AP exam
*Study GuidesDue about every 5 blocksTotal time: 5 hours per chapter,
depending on your student
*Labs16 College Board approved
lab… and FLabs and PLabs
What your student should be doing:In class:•Participating in lecture by solving problems along with me•Asking questions•Working on study guide problems with peers•Laboratory experiments•Beginning laboratory reports
At home:•Printing lecture notes, study guides, etc.•Completing outlines and study guide problems•Meeting with Study Buddies •Completing lab reports•Emailing Ms Jonson for any needed clarification
Not included: wasting time, discussing college plans, texting, socializing, complaining, or doing work for other classes
ResourcesI post resources, scholarships, etc on Sharepoint
• An AP study book is not required, but a College Board-approved one sure might help!
• Good ones: 5 Steps to a 5, Princeton Review, and I have heard that Baron’s isn’t so great.
• Make sure to get one that aligns to redesigned test (2013-2014 school year or later).
Online Resources
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/2119.html
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap-chemistry-course-description.pdf
QUESTIONS????