Chemistry is the study of the properties of matter and energy. The CP Chemistry course at Temecula Preparatory School is a laboratory-based, college preparatory science course. It utilizes a combination of laboratories, activities, discussions, technology, lectures, demonstrations and other visual aids to give students a solid background in a broad representation of chemistry topics. The topics covered in this course are consistent with the California State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards and include: Atoms, Isotopes, Ions, Chemical Bonding, Chemical Reactions, Stoichiometry, Gases, Thermodynamics, Solutions, Acids and Bases, Reaction Kinetics, Nuclear Chemistry, and Atmospheric Chemistry. The course fulfills the physical science requirement for high school graduation and is an A through G course recommended for admission to the University of California.
Prerequisites: Algebra I with a grade of C+ or better.
Review the agenda for the week of 9/14/26.
Assignment Assigned Due
Optional: Use Cornell Notes Template 08/10/26 --
Prepare for Math Skills Assessment Quiz on Block Day (Basic Math and Alg I) 08/10/26 08/12-13
Review Syllabus; contract is due Monday 08/10/26 08/17/26
Review Safety Contract; contract is due Tuesday 08/11/26 08/18/26
Finish Safety Poster; prepare for Safety Test 08/12-13 08/14/26
Read pages 4 through 9 08/14/26 08/17/26
Read pages 23 through 30 and finish Worksheet 1-1 08/19-20 08/21/26
Read pages 16 through 18 08/21/26 08/24/26
Review WS 1-1 Key, finish WS 1-2 and Sig. Figs. Worksheet; prepare for quiz 08/24/26 08/25/26
Read pages 18 through 22 and 44 through 48 08/25/26 08/26-27
Review Worksheet 1-2 Key; finish Worksheet 1-3 08/28/26 08/31/26
Review Worksheet 1-3 Key; finish Unit 1 Pretest; prepare for quiz 08/31/26 09/01/26
Finish Fundamentals of Chemistry Word Search 08/31/26 09/02-03
Review Unit 1 Pretest Key; prepare for Unit 1 Test 09/01/26 09/02-03
Read pages 87 through 93 09/03/26 09/04/26
Read pages 96 through 99 09/04/26 09/08/26
Use reading packet to finish Worksheet 2-1 09/08/26 09/09-10
Review front and back of Periodic Table 09/09/26 --
Prepare for quiz on elements 1 through 10 and atomic models 09/09/26 09/11/26
Complete Data and Analysis Table and write up Density Lab 09/09-10 09/16-17
Finish front side of Worksheet 2-2 09/11/26 09/14/26
Prepare for quiz on elements 1 through 20 and reading the Periodic Table 09/11/26 09/15/26
Read pages 301 through 302 and finish Worksheet 2-2 09/14/26 09/15/26
Prepare for quiz on elements 1 through 36 and the Bohr model 09/15/26 09/18/26
Review Worksheet 2-2 Key; read pages 302 through 317; review Aufbau Diagram 09/16-17 09/18/26
At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes: an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive they may be, and the most ruthless skeptical scrutiny of all ideas, old and new. This is how deep truths are winnowed from deep nonsense.
Carl Sagan (1997)