College Prep Chemistry

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 6/2/25.

Assignment List

Assignment Assigned Due

Optional: Use Cornell Notes Template 08/12/24 --

Review Syllabus; Contract is due Monday 08/13/24 08/19/24

Sign Safety Contract 08/13/24 08/20/24

Prepare for Safety Test (finish posters if not completed in class) 08/14-15 08/16/24

Read pages 4 through 9 08/19/24 08/20/24

Read pages 23 through 30 and finish Worksheet 1-1 08/21-22 08/23/24

Read pages 16 through 18 and finish front of Worksheet 1-2 08/23/24 08/26/24

Review Worksheet 1-1 Key and 1-2 front Key, finish practice worksheet, and prepare for quiz 08/26/24 08/27/24

Read pages 18 through 22 and finish back of Worksheet 1-2 08/27/24 08/28-29

Read pages 44 through 48 and finish problems 1 through 3 on Worksheet 1-3 08/28-29 08/30/24

Finish Worksheet 1-3 08/30/24 09/03/24

Review Worksheet 1-2 Key and Worksheet 1-3 Key and prepare for quiz; finish Unit 1 Pretest 09/03/24 09/04-05

Review Unit 1 Pretest Key; prepare for Unit 1 Test 09/04-05 09/06/24

Finish Fundamentals of Chemistry word search; read pages 87 through 93 and 96 through 99 09/06/24 09/09/24

Finish the reading packet on Atomic Models and finish Worksheet 2-1 09/10/24 09/11-12

Complete analysis and answer conclusion questions for Density Lab 09/11-12 09/18-19

Review Periodic Table front and back; prepare for quiz on Elements 1-10 and Atomic Models 09/11-12 09/16/24

Finish front side of Worksheet 2-2 09/16/24 09/17/24

Prepare for quiz on Elements 1-20 and Reading the Periodic Table 09/16/24 09/18-19

Read pages 301 through 302 and finish Worksheet 2-2 09/17/24 09/18-19

Read pages 302 through 307; prepare for quiz on Elements 1-36 and the Bohr Model 09/18-19 09/20/24

Optional: Review the Aufbau Diagram 09/19/24 --

Read pages 307 through 317 09/20/24 09/23/24

Prepare for quiz on Elements 1-36 plus Ag, Au, Pb, Sn, I, Xe, Ba, Pt, Hg, Sr, and Schrodinger model 09/20/24 09/25-26

Review Worksheet 2-2 Key; finish Worksheet 2-3 09/23/24 09/24/24

Review Worksheet 2-3 Key and prepare for quiz; read pages 296 through 301 09/24/24 09/25-26

Read pages 103 through 106 09/25-26 09/27/24

Read pages 317 through 322 and finish Worksheet 2-4 09/27/24 09/30/24

Finish Unit 2 Pretest 09/30/24 10/01/24

Review Worksheet 2-4 Key and Unit 2 Pretest Key; finish The Atom wordsearch; prepare for test 10/01/24 10/02-03

Read pages 99 through 103 10/02-03 10/04/24

Read pages 110 through 114 10/04/24 10/07/24

Finish Worksheet 3-1 10/08/24 10/10/24

Finish Worksheet 3-2; read pages 127 through 136 (ignoring I, II, and III) and 141 through 144 10/10/24 10/11/24

Review Worksheet 3-1 Key; finish problems 1 through 3 on Worksheet 3-3 10/11/24 10/14/24

Review Worksheet 3-2 Key; read pages 114 through 118 and finish Worksheet 3-3 10/14/24 10/15/24

Finish Unit 3 Pretest 10/15/24 10/16-17

Finish Isotopes and Ions Crossword 10/15/24 10/18/24

Review Worksheet 3-3 Key and Unit 3 Pretest Key; prepare for Unit 3 Test 10/16-17 10/18/24

Write up Atomic Energy Levels Lab 10/16-17 10/23-24

Read pages 136 through 141, 107 through 110, and 146 through 147 10/21/24 10/22/24

Read pages 434 through 435 and finish Worksheet 4-1 10/22/24 10/23-24

Review Worksheet 4-1 Key and prepare for quiz on Worksheet 4-1 10/23-24 10/25/24

Read pages 331 through 334 and 343 through 348 10/23-24 10/25/24

Read pages 348 through 351, stopping at "exceptions," and finish Worksheet 4-2 10/28/24 10/29/24

Review Worksheet 4-2 Key and prepare for quiz; read pages 352 through 356 10/29/24 10/30-31

Review the Lab Report Format and Grading Rubric, and write up the Periodic Law Lab 10/30-31 11/12/24

Read pages 356 through 362 and 334 through 337 11/04/24 11/05/24

Finish Worksheet 4-3 11/05/24 11/06-07

Read pages 424 through 426 11/06-07 11/08/24

Review Worksheet 4-3 Key; finish Unit 4 Pretest 11/08/24 11/12/24

Read pages 429 to 433, review Unit 4 Pretest Key, finish Word Search, and prepare for Unit 4 Test 11/12/24 11/13-14

Read pages 159 through 172 11/15/24 11/18/24

Read pages 179 through 190 11/18/24 11/19/24

Finish Worksheet 5-1 11/19/24 11/20-21

Review Worksheet 5-1 Key; prepare for quiz on Worksheet 5-1 11/21/24 11/22/24

Finish Worksheet 5-2 12/02/24 12/03/24

Finish Unit 5 Pretest 12/03/24 12/04-05

Finish Chemical Reactions Crossword 12/03/24 12/06/24

Absentees: Watch "Origins: Earth is Born" and complete worksheet 12/04-05 12/09/24

Review Worksheet 5-2 Key and Unit 5 Pretest Key; prepare for Unit 5 Test 12/05/24 12/06/24

Read pages 36 through 40 12/06/24 12/09/24

Read pages 30 through 35 12/09/24 12/10/24

Finish Worksheet 6-1 12/10/24 12/11-12

Absentees: Watch "Origins: Back to the Beginning" and complete worksheet 12/11-12 12/16/24

Optional: Science Fair (see Guidance document, but only the poster is required) 12/16/24 01/27/25

Finish 1st Semester Final Exam Study Guide; bring study materials to class 12/16/24 12/17/24

Review 1st Semester Final Exam Study Guide Answers; prepare for Final Exam 12/17/24 12/18-20

Review Worksheet 6-1 Key; read pages 222 through 235 and finish Worksheet 6-2 (front and back) 01/07/25 01/08-09

Study Molar Highway and prepare for quiz; finish Worksheet 6-3 01/08-09 01/10/25

Read pages 259 through 272 01/10/25 01/13/25

Review Worksheet 6-2 Key and Worksheet 6-3 Key; finish Worksheet 6-4 01/13/25 01/14/25

Review Worksheet 6-4 Key and prepare for quiz; finish Worksheet 6-5 01/14/25 01/15-16

Finish Worksheet 6-6 01/15-16 01/17/25

Finish Quantitative Chemistry Word Search 01/15-16 01/22-23

Review Worksheet 6-5 Key; finish Unit 6 Pretest; bring Worksheet 6-6 to class on Tuesday 01/17/25 01/21/25

Review Worksheet 6-6 Key and Unit 6 Pretest Key; prepare for Unit 6 Test 01/21/25 01/22-23

Use Gases reading packet to finish Worksheet 7-1 01/22-23 01/24/25

Read pages 400 through 402 and 389 through 391 01/24/25 01/27/25

Finish Worksheet 7-2 01/27/25 01/28/25

Read pages 378 through 389 01/28/25 01/29-30

Finish Worksheet 7-3 01/29-30 01/31/25

Absentees: Watch "Origins: How Life Began" and complete the worksheet 01/29-30 02/03/25

Review Worksheet 7-2 Key; read pages 391 through 394 01/31/25 02/03/25

Review Worksheet 7-3 Key; read pages 395 through 399 02/03/25 02/04/25

Finish Worksheet 7-4 02/04/25 02/05-06

Finish Unit 7 Pretest 02/05-06 02/07/25

Review Worksheet 7-4 Key; finish Gases Word Search 02/07/25 02/11/25

Review Unit 7 Pretest Key; prepare for Unit 7 Test 02/10/25 02/11/25

Write up Stoichiometry Lab; a full lab report is required (see 10/30/24 for format documents) 02/10/25 02/26-27

Read pages 69 through 77 02/12-13 02/18/25

Finish Worksheet 8-1; read pages 417 through 424 02/19-20 02/21/25

Finish Worksheet 8-2 02/21/25 02/24/25

Review Worksheet 8-1 Key 02/24/25 --

Review Worksheet 8-2 Key; finish the Unit 8 Pretest 02/26-27 02/28/25

Review Worksheet 8-3 Key and Pretest 8 Key; finish Word Search and prepare for Unit 8 Test 02/28/25 03/03/25

Read pages 445 through 450 03/03/25 03/04/25

Optional: Fill out some Econ Fair surveys 03/04/25 --

Read pages 452 through 457 03/04/25 03/05-06

Finish front of Worksheet 9-1; read pages 457 through 460 03/05-06 03/07/25

Write up Specific Heat Capacity Lab report 03/05-06 03/12-13

Finish back of Worksheet 9-1 03/07/25 03/10/25

Read pages 483 through 489 03/10/25 03/11/25

Read pages 490 through 494 03/11/25 03/12-13

Read pages 494 through 500 and finish Worksheet 9-2 03/12-13 03/14/25

Review Worksheet 9-1 Key 03/13/25 --

Review Worksheet 9-2 Key; prepare for quiz on Worksheets 9-1 and 9-2; finish Worksheet 9-3 03/14/25 03/17/25

Finish Unit 9 Pretest 03/17/25 03/18/25

Review Worksheet 9-3 Key and Unit 9 Pretest Key; finish crossword and prepare for Unit 9 Test 03/18/25 03/19-20

Optional: Complete Sweet 16 Extra Credit Worksheet 03/21/25 04/07/25

Read pages 511 through 515 and finish Worksheet 10-1 04/07/25 04/08/25

Read pages 516 through 525 04/08/25 04/09-10

Read pages 525 through 533 and finish Worksheet 10-2 04/09-10 04/11/25

Review Worksheet 10-1 Key; finish Unit 10 Pretest 04/11/25 04/14/25

Review Worksheet 10-2 Key and Unit 10 Pretest Key; finish Crossword and prepare for Test 04/14/25 04/15/25

Write up Titration Lab 04/16-17 04/25/25

Read pages 298 and 514 04/22/25 04/23-24

Absentees: Watch "Origins: Where are the Aliens?" and complete the worksheet 04/23-24 04/28/25

Finish Unit 11 Pretest 04/23-24 04/28/25

Read pages 600 through 602 04/28/25 04/29/25

Review Unit 11 Pretest Key; prepare for Unit 11 Test 04/28/25 4/30-5/1

Read pages 584 through 589 04/29/25 4/30-5/1

Finish front side of Worksheet 12-1 4/30-5/1 05/02/25

Read pages 589 through 590 and finish Worksheet 12-1 05/02/25 05/05/25

Optional: Read about the assassination of a Russian agent by poisoning with alpha radiation (1,2) 05/02/25 --

Read pages 590 through 594 05/05/25 05/06/25

Review Worksheet 12-1 Key; finish problems 1 through 3 on Worksheet 12-2 05/06/25 05/07-08

Read pages 595 through 600 05/07-08 05/09/25

Finish Worksheet 12-2 05/09/25 05/12/25

Finish Unit 12 Pretest 05/12/25 05/13/25

Review Worksheet 12-2 Key and Pretest 12 Key; finish word puzzle and prepare for Unit 12 Test 05/13/25 05/14-15

Absentees: Watch "Modern Marvels: The Manhattan Project" and complete worksheet 05/14-15 05/19/25

Prepare for Mastery Quiz 1 05/19/25 05/20/25

Prepare for Mastery Quiz 2 05/20/25 05/21-22

Prepare for Mastery Quiz 3 05/21-22 05/27/25

Optional: Preview 2nd Semester Final Exam Study Guide (we will work on this in class) 05/23/25 --

Prepare for Mastery Quiz 4 05/27/25 05/28-29

Finish 2nd Semester Final Exam Study Guide 05/28-29 05/30/25

Review 2nd Semester Final Exam Study Guide Answers and Key; prepare for Final Exam 05/30/25 06/02-04

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)