In this second semester of AP Chemistry, students will cover four units:  Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Acids & Bases, and Applications of Thermodynamics.  Time will be included for review before the AP Chemistry Exam in early May.

Throughout these units, students will examine the curriculum in terms of four big ideas and six science practices:

Big Ideas

  1. Scale proportion, and quantity
  2. Structure and properties
  3. Transformations
  4. Energy

Science Practices

  1. Models and Representations
  2. Question and Method
  3. Representing Data and Phenomena
  4. Model Analysis
  5. Mathematical Routines
  6. Argumentation