Pre-AP Honors Chemistry Summer Assignment

Overview:

Pre AP Honors Chemistry is a rigorous course that covers all of the materials of Chemistry 1 in greater depth

and with additional topics and additional labs in order to prepare students to be more successful in AP

Chemistry and other advanced sciences. Pre AP Honors Chemistry is a Half Weight Course. We move at a

quick pace and outside preparatory work will be required of you in order to be successful. You will be placed

in a group on Schoology where you will be required to access notes and other materials on a regular basis. In

order to have adequate time to complete all material necessary for our class, we will need to be able to start the

course in July with a basic understanding of some information from science and math. This packet will outline

the details of what these topics are and where to practice them.

Required Materials

The following textbook and materials should be brought to class daily.

Chemistry Textbook

Folder or binder to keep materials

Notebook(s) dedicated to Chemistry only

Blue or Black Pen

Scientific Calculator (Avoid the cheaper

Casio models as they do not have the

functions needed for class)

Summer Homework

1. Periodic Table Introduction: Writing formulas and names for compounds is a huge part of our

curriculum. In order to do that effectively, you must memorize the symbols and the spelling of their

names for the following elements on the periodic table: 1 – 36, 47, 50 – 56, 74, 78 – 88, 90 – 92, and 94.

You do not need to memorize any of the numbers. There is a dynamic study module on Mastering

Chemistry that will help you to review these as well.

2. Polyatomic Ions: These are another important part of naming chemical compounds. Memorize the

names, formulas, and charges of ALL of the ions on the attached handout.

3. Mastering Chemistry: Follow the attached directions to register. This is how you will access digital

tutorials, practice problems, and your digital textbook throughout the school year.

4. Digital Assignment: Visit Mastering Chemistry and click on the Assignment tab

a. You do not have to do the assignments in order, but I would very much recommend that you start

from the top as it includes a tutorial for using MasteringBiology

b. Most of the activities are a review of math skills, graphing, and basic chemistry that you should

know coming into class. They are presented in tutorial form, with a few questions to test your

understanding. The site will prompt you with a hint or refer you to a page in the textbook to find

the information if you get it wrong the first time.

If you need additional help or have a question, send us an email. Have a great summer!

Mrs. Petersen Email: JPetersen@brownsburg.k12.in.us

Mr. Dennis Email: ZDennis@brownsburg.k12.in.us

Follow the directions below to register for Mastering Chemistry.

1. Go to www.pearsonschool.com/access 2. Enter the first 6 letters of your code below into the box and click Enter 3. Click on Covered Titles, followed by Science. 4. Scroll Down and click on Tro, Introductory Chemistry 6e Mastering Chemistry, followed by student registration.

5. Accept - Pearson License Agreement 6. Access Information - Enter or create your username & password 7. Enter the appropriate access code below: Each student code will work for up to 50 students so if the first one

does not work, try the next one.

SSNAST-THUNK-CURRY-PIQUE-MIMIR-ADOWA

SSNAST-SIRUP-CURRY-PIQUE-FIORI-OOSSE

SSNAST-QUIPU-CURRY-PIQUE-CABBY-DICES

8. Account Information/Your Profile - For School Location: Select United States and 46112, then choose Brownsburg High School, then click Next.

9. Click Log In Now and choose Yes 10. Enter PREAP1819 into the box and choose continue. 11. Enter your 9 digit Brownsburg Student ID # when prompted. This will ensure any graded work can be linked to

your gradebook properly. 12. You are now registered and will be able to see your summer homework assignments. In the future you can

simply go to https://www.masteringchemistry.com to log in.