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Science
Chemistry deals with all of the substances Career: CORE
that make up our environment and the
changes that take place in these substances. The course provides the foundation for basic
Students are introduced to chemistry as a chemistry knowledge and skills learned in
science and discuss matter and its changes. course 451. Students will have progress
Once these basic concepts are understood, a checkpoints to meet to remain self-paced
more detailed study is begun with topics and will still have required class meetings
such as atomic structure, classification of three times per week for lab or instruction.
elements, the periodic table, chemical
bonding, and chemical formulas. The AP Chemistry [Year 1]
interaction of substances is further expanded Grades10-11
to include chemical equations and mass Course Number 447
relationships in chemical reactions. Course Full Year Course - 1 advanced science credit
study also includes the phases of matter, Prerequisite: Grade of A or B in Physical Science
and Biology or complete Honors Biology, and
including topics of the gas laws, molecular Teacher Recommendation
composition of gases, and a study of liquids, Estimated Fee: $20.00
solids and water. Note: A non- Recommended For: College Bound
programmable, scientific calculator is Career: A,B,E,F,H,P
necessary for the many mathematical With recommendations from and the
calculations that are required. approval of the College Board, the Advanced
Placement Chemistry course work models a
first semester first year college course in
Chemistry Self-Paced Chemistry.
Grades 11-12
Course Number SP451 This is the first of a two-year sequence for
Full Year Course – 1 advanced science credit
Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science, 10 Biology, or Advanced Placement Chemistry. It helps
Honors Biology and Taking/Completed prepare the student for the Advanced
Mathematics 2 Placement exam to be taken upon
Estimated Fee: $20.00 completion of the AP Chemistry [Year 2]
Recommended For: College Bound class during his/her junior or senior year.
Career: CORE
The course is designed to approximate the
The course provides the foundation for basic first semester of a first-year college
chemistry knowledge and skills learned in chemistry course. Topics to be covered
course 451. Students will have progress include: introduction to matter and
checkpoints to meet to remain self-paced measurements; atoms, molecules, and ions;
and will still have required class meetings chemical stoichiometry, formulas, and
three times per week for lab or instruction. equations; aqueous reactions and solution
stoichiometry; thermo chemistry; electronic
structure of atoms; the periodic table;
Option Chemistry chemical bonding; molecular geometry;
Grades 11-12 gases; intermolecular forces, liquids, solids;
Course Number OPT451
Full Year Course – 1 advanced science credit and properties of solutions. Appropriate lab
Prerequisite: 9 Physical Science, 10 Biology, or experiments are incorporated into the
Honors Biology and Taking/Completed course. Students should have a strong
Mathematics 2 commitment to completing the two-year
Estimated Fee: $20.00 sequence.
Recommended For: College Bound
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