AP Chemistry Sample Syllabus #2 - Curricular Requirements - Course Overview and Grading

Sep 20, 2026

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AP Chemistry Sample Syllabus #2 outlines curricular requirements and course structure for an Advanced Placement Chemistry class aligned with college-level expectations. The syllabus specifies access to recently published college textbooks and reference materials, integration of required unit content, and development of Science Practice skills through models, questioning, data representation, model analysis, mathematical routines, and argumentation. It requires at least 25% instructional time for hands-on laboratory investigations, lab notebooks and evidence recording, and includes exam and grading weights.

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Curricular Requirements

Science Practices Integration

Laboratory and Evidence Requirements

Course Overview

Text and Lab Manual

Course Schedule Structure

Units and Topics

Unit 1-Unit 9

Grading and Assessment

Exams and Homework

Laboratories

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SAMPLE SYLLABUS \#2 AP® Chemistry Curricular Requirements CR1 The students and teacher have access to college-level resources including a recently published (within the last 10 years) college-level textbook and reference materials in print or electronic format. Seepage: 2 CR2 CR3 CR4 CR5 CR6 CR7 CR8 CR9 The course is structured to incorporate the required content outlined in each of the units described in the AP Course and Exam Description (CED) . The course provides opportunities for students to develop the skills related to Science Practice 1: Models and Representations. The course provides opportunities for students to develop the skills related to Science Practice 2: Question and Method. The course provides opportunities for students to develop the skills related to Science Practice 3: Representing Data and Phenomena. The course provides opportunities for students to develop the skills related to Science Practice 4: Model Analysis. The course provides opportunities for students to develop the skills related to Science Practice 5: Mathematical Routines. The course provides opportunities for students to develop the skills related to Science Practice 6: Argumentation. The course provides students with opportunities to apply their knowledge of AP Chemistry concepts to real-world questions or scenarios to help them become scientifically literate citizens. See pages: 2, 5 Seepage: 8 Seepage: 8 Seepage: 5 Seepage: 7 Seepage: 9 Seepage: 6 Seepage: 10 CR10 Students spend a minimum of 25% of instructional time engaged in a wide range of hands-on, laboratory investigations to support the learning of required content and development of science practice skills throughout the course. At minimum, 16 labs are performed including at least 6 labs conducted in a guided inquiry format. See pages: 3, 4, 5 CR11 The course provides opportunities for students to record evidence of their scientific investigations. Evidence can be recorded in lab reports or another appropriate formal manner for inclusion in lab notebooks/portfolios (print or digital format) . See pages: 3, 4 Advanced Placement Chemistry Sample Syllabus \#2 Course Overview: Advanced Placement® Chemistry is a course designed much like a college freshman chemistry course. An AP® Edition college textbook will be used, college level laboratories will be conducted, and exams will be given that are on a collegiate level. We will meet 3 times a week for a 60-minute class period, and once a week for an 85-minute period which will be used to perform a laboratory. It will also be necessary to spend time out of class doing lab work or other assignments. Text: Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity, Kotz, P. Treichel, Townsend, and D. Treichel,(publisher Cengage Learning) 11th edition, 2023. CR1 Lab Manual: AP Chemistry Guided Inquiry Experiments: Applying the Science Practices Structure of the Course: AP Chemistry is organized into nine units with science practices integrated and spiraled throughout the course. Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties Unit 2: Compound Structure and Properties Unit 3: Properties of Substances and Mixtures Unit 4: Chemical Reactions Unit 5: Kinetics Unit 6: Thermochemistry Unit 7: Equilibrium Unit 8: Acids and Bases Unit 9: Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry Science Practice 1: Models and Representations – Units 1, 4, 5, 6 Science Practice 2: Question and Method – Units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 Science Practice 3: Representing Data and Phenomena – Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Science Practice 4: Model Analysis – Units 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 Science Practice 5: Mathematical Routines – Units 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Science Practice 6: Argumentation – Units 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 CR1 The syllabus must cite the title, author, and publication date of a college-level textbook. The primary course textbook must be published within the last 10 years. CR2 The course

FAQs

What curricular requirements does the syllabus specify for AP Chemistry?

The syllabus requires access to college-level resources, structure that follows required content from the AP Course and Exam Description, and integration of Science Practices throughout the course. It also sets requirements for laboratory time and recording evidence of investigations.

How much instructional time is required for laboratory work, and what counts as evidence?

Students must spend a minimum of 25% of instructional time on hands-on laboratory investigations. Evidence of scientific investigations must be recorded in lab reports or another formal format suitable for inclusion in lab notebooks/portfolios.

How are exams, homework, and laboratories weighted in grading?

Exams count for 40% of the grade, homework quizzes for 20%, and laboratory for 40%. Major exams cover textbook material, homework, and lectures.

Sep 20, 2026

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