FHS AP Chemistry: 2026

Friday - March 13th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the heat energy transfer in reactions, predict the amount of heat energy produced or consumed in a reaction, and predict whether a reaction occurs spontaneously.

Bellwork:

What does the latent heat of fusion tell you about a substance? Give two examples of units it could be measured in.

Daily Plan:

Determining the Latent Heat of Fusion of Ice Lab

Homework:

13.2 - Enthalpy Video Notes

13.2 - Enthalpy Student Notes

Wednesday - March 11th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the heat energy transfer in reactions, predict the amount of heat energy produced or consumed in a reaction, and predict whether a reaction occurs spontaneously.

Bellwork:

How are heat capacity and specific heat capacity similar? How are they different?

Daily Plan:

Thermochemistry Group Work
Thermochemistry Practice #1
HQ: Thermochemistry #1 (DUE 3/13 @ 3:00 PM)

Homework:

AP Classroom: Unit 1 Progress Check (DUE 3/24 @ 8:30 AM) - Period 2

AP Classroom: Unit 1 Progress Check (DUE 3/24 @ 8:30 AM) - Period 3

AP Classroom: Unit 1 Progress Check (DUE 3/24 @ 8:30 AM) - Period 4

Monday - March 9th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

What do you want to work on for the next 15 minutes to prepare for your test?

Daily Plan:

Unit 12 Test

Homework:

13.1 - Heat Energy & Calorimetry Video Notes

13.1 - Heat Energy & Calorimetry Student Notes

Thursday - March 5th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

How would you expect the titration curve of a weak acid-strong base titration to differ from a strong acid-strong base titration?

Daily Plan:

Acid/Base - Buffers, Reactions & Graphing Practice
Unit 12 Multiple Choice
Unit 12 AP Problems

Homework:

Prepare for the Unit 12 Test!

Monday - March 2nd, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

N/A - Meet in CCA Lab

Daily Plan:

Titration of a Weak Acid with a Strong Base Lab

Homework:

Prepare for the Unit 12 Test!

Thursday - February 26th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

What should the pH at the equivalence point of a strong acid-strong base titration be? Why?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

Unit 12 AP Problems

Tuesday - February 24th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

N/A (meet directly in CCA lab)

Daily Plan:

Homework:

12.6 - Titration Video Notes (Part 2)

12.5 - Titration Student Notes

Friday - February 20th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

What are the products of the reaction between NaOH and HC₂H₃O₂?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

12.5 - Titration Video Notes (Part 1)

12.5 - Titration Student Notes

Wednesday - February 18th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

An unknown weak acid HA is found to have a K_a equal to 2.3 x 10^-8. What is the pH of a 0.200 M solution of this acid?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

12.4 - Buffers Video Notes

12.4 - Buffers Student Notes

Friday - February 13th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

Given the following table of values:

Name	Formula	K_a1	K_a2
Carbonic Acid	H₂CO₃	4.3 x 10^-7	5.6 x 10^-11
Oxalic Acid	H₂C₂O₄	6.5 x 10^-2	6.1 x 10^-5
Sulfurous Acid	H₂SO₃	1.5 x 10^-2	1.0 x 10^-7

Rank the following substances according to strength as a base:
HCO₃^-, HC₂O₄^-, HSO₃^-, CO₃^-2

Daily Plan:

Homework:

12.3 - Salt Hydrolysis Video Notes

12.3 - Salt Hydrolysis Student Notes

Wednesday - February 11th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

How does Bronsted-Lowry define an acid? A base?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

12.2 - pH Video Notes

12.2 - pH Student Notes

Monday - February 9th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be assessed on their knowledge of unit 11 topics.

Bellwork:

How well prepared do you feel you are for the test today? What can you work on for the next 10 - 15 minutes to finalize your preparations?

Daily Plan:

Unit 11 Work Time
Unit 11 Test

Homework:

12.1 - Acid/Base Concepts Video Notes
12.1 - Acid/Base Concepts Student Notes

Thursday - February 5th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

A student mixes 100.0 mL of 2.00 M Ce(NO₃)₃ with 100.0 mL of 3.00 M KIO₃. Calculate the equilibrium concentrations of Ce⁺³ and IO₃^- in this solution. The K_sp of Ce(IO₃)₃ is known to be 3.2 x 10^-10.

Daily Plan:

Unit 11 AP Problems
Unit 11 MC

Homework:

Prepare for the Unit 11 Test!

Tuesday - February 3rd, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

A solute is dissolved in water and the Q value is found to be less than the K_sp for that solute. What does this imply about this solution?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

Unit 11 AP Problems

Friday - January 30th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

Given the following reaction and equilibrium constant:

A + B ↔ C + D K = 3.5 x 10^-4

Solve for the concentration of C at equilibrium given the following initial concentrations:

1) 1.5 M A and 1.5 M B

2) 1.5 M A, 1.5 M B, and 0.50 M D

Daily Plan:

Solubility Equilibrium Group Work
Equilibrium Practice #4

Homework:

HQ: K_sp (1/30 @ 3:00 PM)

Wednesday - January 28th, 2026 (Snow Day - Synchronous Plan)

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

Given the following reaction:

2SO₃ (g) <---> 2SO₂ (g) + O₂ (g)

1) What would happen if additional SO₂ was added to the reaction vessel?
2) What would happen if the volume of the reaction vessel was decreased?

Daily Plan:

Le Chatelier's Principle Virtual Lab

Homework:

11.5 - Solubility Equilibrium Video Notes

11.5 - Solubility Equilibrium Student Notes

Monday - January 26th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

Daily Plan:

Homework:

11.5 - Solubility Equilibrium Video Notes

11.5 - Solubility Equilibrium Student Notes

Thursday - January 22nd, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

When reactants are first mixed together in a reversible reaction, are they immediately at equilibrium? How could we visually tell when equilibrium has been established? Is there a mathematical way we could determine if the reaction was at equilibrium?

Daily Plan:

Reaction Quotient Group Work
Equilibrium Practice #3

Homework:

11.4 - External Factors Affecting Equilibrium Video Notes
11.4 - External Factors Affecting Equilibrium Student Notes

Tuesday - January 20th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

N/A - Meet in CCA Lab

Daily Plan:

Determination of the Equilibrium Constant of a Reaction Lab

Homework:

11.3 - Reaction Quotient Video Notes

11.3 - Reaction Quotient Student Notes

Monday - January 19th, 2026

No School - MLK Day

Thursday - January 15th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

For the reaction:

2H₂O (g) ↔ 2H₂ (g) + O₂ (g)

the equilibrium constant (K_c) is equal to 2.4 x 10^-5. If 2.5 moles of H₂O are placed in a 1.25 L rigid container and the reaction is allowed to reach equilibrium, what will the equilibrium concentrations of all species be in the container?

Daily Plan:

Homework:

Determination of the Equilibrium Constant of a Reaction Lab - Read Procedure!

Tuesday - January 13th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will be able to describe the equilibrium present in a reaction, and predict the amounts of reactants and products present at equilibrium.

Bellwork:

Write the equilibrium expression for the following reaction:

2SO₃ (g) <---> 2SO₂ (g) + O₂ (g)

Daily Plan:

Homework:

11.2 - Calculating Equilibrium Values Video Notes
11.2 - Calculating Equilibrium Values Student Notes

Friday - January 9th, 2026

Daily Objective:

Students will analyze experimental data to determine the concentration of a solution.

Bellwork:

A student uses a spectrophotometer to measure the molar absorptivity of a solution of 0.100 M iron (III) nitrate . They pour the solution in to a 1.15 cm wide cuvette and set the machine at a wavelength of 425 nm. The absorbance of the solution is measured to be 0.77. What is the molar absorptivity of iron (III) nitrate. Make sure to include units with your answer.

Daily Plan: