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Chemistry: The Central Science 9th Edition
by Brown, LeMay, and Bursten
©2003 by Prentice Hall
The purpose of the following Focus Lessons for Chemistry: The Central Science is to assist you in planning your daily lessons by highlighting important ideas and concepts in each chapter as well as the relevant sections in the program's ancillaries. The Focus Lessons, written by an experienced AP* teacher and a curriculum developer and test prep author, suggest strategies for assessing how well your students understand the important points in each chapter and also provide test-taking tips that will help your students prepare for and take the AP* Chemistry test successfully.
Chapter Focus Lessons
by Harry J. Clark III
Jesuit High School
New Orleans, LA
Teaching an Advanced Placement* Chemistry Course
| Week 1: | The Fundamentals Chapter 1: Introduction: Matter and Measurement Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions |
| Week 2: | Chemical Reactions Chapter 3: Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations; Sections: 3.1–3.2 Chapter 4: Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry; Sections: 4.1–4.4 |
| Weeks 3–4: | Stoichiometry Chapter 3: Stoichiometry: Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations; Sections: 3.3–3.7 Chapter 4: Aqueous Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry; Sections: 4.5–4.6 |
| Week 5: | Thermochemistry Chapter 5: Thermochemistry |
| Weeks 6–7: | Electron Structure and Periodicity Chapter 6: Electron Structure of Atoms Chapter 7: Periodic Properties of the Elements |
| Weeks 8–10: | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry Chapter 8: Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding Chapter 9: Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories |
| Week 11: | Gases Chapter 10: Gases |
| Weeks 12–13: | Solids, Liquids, Changes in Phase, and Intermolecular Forces Chapter 11: Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids |
| Weeks 14–15: | Solution Properties Chapter 13: Properties of Solutions |
| Weeks 16–17: | Chemical Kinetics Chapter 14: Chemical Kinetics |
| Weeks 18–19: | Equilibrium Chapter 15: Chemical Equilibrium |
| Weeks 20–22: | Acid-Base Reactions and Solution Equilibria Chapter 16: Acid-Base Equilibria Chapter 17: Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria |
| Weeks 23–24: | Chemical Thermodynamics Chapter 19: Chemical Thermodynamics |
| Weeks 25–26: | Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry Chapter 20: Electrochemistry |
| Weeks 27–28: | Descriptive, Organic, and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Weeks 29–30: | Review and AP* Exam Practice |