Chemistry
Course Syllabus
Course Syllabus for Scholars Online Chemistry
2025-2026 Scholars Online Chemistry Syllabus: Homework, Reading Assignments, Discussion Topics, and Labs
Use the Links in the Homework column to find your homework assignment. Homework is usually due on the date given, unless otherwise stated in the assignment.
| Week | Chat | Homework | Reading | Topic | Lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Sep 3, 2025 | HW01A | 1: 1-8 | Basic concepts: the characteristics of matter | Lab Methods: Notebooks |
| 2 | Mon, Sep 8, 2025 | HW01B | 1: Review 1-2 | Units and Precision | |
| Wed, Sep 10, 2025 | HW01C | 1: Review 3-6 | Scientific Notation, Significant figures, Dimensional Analysis and Graphing | Lab Methods: Safety | |
| 3 | Mon, Sep 15, 2025 | HW02A | 2: 1-2 | Atomic characteristics: number, mass isotopes | |
| Wed, Sep 17, 2025 | HW02B | 2: 3-6 | Moleules, compounds, Moles | Lab Skills A: Materials and Equipment Calibration | |
| 4 | Mon, Sep 22, 2025 | HW02C | 2. 7-8 | Compound formulas: Analysis and Applications | |
| Wed, Sep 24, 2025 | HW03A | 3: 1-3 | Balancing Chemical Equations | Lab Skills B; Techniques for Distillation | |
| 5 | Mon, Sep 29, 2025 | HW03B | 3: 4-5 | Reactions in Solution | |
| Wed, Oct 1, 2025 | HW03C | 3: 6-7 | Reactions with acids/bases and gases | Lab Skills C: Solution Preparation | |
| 6 | Mon, Oct 6, 2025 | HW03D | 3: 8-9 | Redox Reactions and Classification | |
| Wed, Oct 8, 2025 | Review | Problem Solving review Chapters 1-3 / Lab work | Lab #1: Determination of Water Content in Hydrates | ||
| 7 | Mon, Oct 13, 2025 | HW04A | 4: 1-3 | Mass Relationships, Limiting Reactants, Percentage Yield | |
| Wed, Oct 15, 2025 | HW04B | 4: 4-6 | Chemical Analysis and Molarity and pH | ||
| 8 | Mon, Oct 20, 2025 | HW04C | 4: 7-9 | pH, Stoichiometry, Spectrophotometry | |
| Wed, Oct 22, 2025 | HW05A | 5: 1-3 | Energy and Changes of State | Lab #2: Qualitative Methods: Flame Testing | |
| 9 | Mon, Oct 27, 2025 | HW05B | 5: 4-5 | Thermodynamics and Enthalpy | |
| Wed, Oct 29, 2025 | Review | 5: 6-8 | Calorimetry, Hess's Law, and "Favored" Results | Lab #3: Enthalpy of Reaction | |
| 10 | Mon, Nov 3, 2025 | Review | Problem Solving review: chapters 4 and 5 / Lab work | ||
| Wed, Nov 5, 2025 | Review | Review and Part I Exam/Lab Work | Lab #4: Reaction Rates in Photosensitive Reactions | ||
| 11 | Mon, Nov 10, 2025 | HW06A | 6: 1-3 | Electromagnetic Radiation, Quantization, and the Bohr Atom | |
| Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | HW06B | 6: 4-5 | Quantum Mechanics | Lab #5: Two-Phase Chromotography Separation | |
| 12 | Mon, Nov 17, 2025 | HW06C | 6: 6-7 | Electron Orbitals | |
| Wed, Nov 19, 2025 | HW07A | 7: 1-3 | Electron Configurations in Atoms | ||
| 13 | Mon, Nov 24, 2025 | HW07B | 7: 4 | Electron Configurations of Ions | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 2025 | HW07C | 7: 5-6 | Periodic Trends | ||
| 14 | Mon, Dec 1, 2025 | HW08A | 8: 1-3 | Covalent Bonds | |
| Wed, Dec 3, 2025 | HW08B | 8: 4-6 | Resonance, Octets, and Shapes | Lab #6: Qualitative Methods for Differentiating Ionic and Covalent Bonds | |
| 15 | Mon, Dec 8, 2025 | HW08C | 8: 7-10 | Bond Polarities, Order, Length and DNA | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 2025 | HW09A | 9: 1 | Valence Theory | Lab #7: Conservation of Energy and Chemical Equilibrium | |
| 16 | Mon, Dec 15, 2025 | HW09B | 9: 2-3 | Molecular Orbital Theory and Reconciliation | |
| Wed, Dec 17, 2025 | Review | Lab work - Review and Part II Exam/Lab Work | |||
| Mon, Dec 22, 2025 | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| Wed, Dec 24, 2025 | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| Mon, Dec 29, 2025 | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| Wed, Dec 31, 2025 | Christmas Holiday | ||||
| 17 | Mon, Jan 5, 2026 | HW10A | 10: 1-3 | The Ideal Gas Law | |
| Wed, Jan 7, 2026 | HW10B | 10: 4-8 | Gas Law Applications and Real Gases | Lab #8: Real Gases and the Ideal Gas Law | |
| 18 | Mon, Jan 12, 2026 | HW11A | 11: 1-3 | Intermolecular Forces: Strong | |
| Wed, Jan 14, 2026 | HW11B | 11: 4-6 | Intermolecular Forces: Weak, and Properties of Liquids | Lab 9: Reaction Rate Dependencies | |
| 19 | Mon, Jan 19, 2026 | HW12A | 12: 1-3 | Lattices and Ionic Solids | |
| Wed, Jan 21, 2026 | HW12B | 12: 4-7 | Solid States on Metals and Phases | ||
| 20 | Mon, Jan 26, 2026 | HW13A | 13: 1-2 | Solution Processes | |
| Wed, Jan 28, 2026 | HW13B | 13: 3-5 | Solubility and Colloids | Lab #10: Determining Solution Concentrations | |
| 21 | Mon, Feb 2, 2026 | Review | Lab Work - Review and Part III Exam/Lab Work | ||
| Wed, Feb 4, 2026 | HW14A | 14: 1-2 | Rates of Reactions | ||
| 22 | Mon, Feb 9, 2026 | HW14B | 14: 3-4 | Concentration and Rates | |
| Wed, Feb 11, 2026 | HW14C | 14: 5-7 | Reaction Mechanisms and Catalysts | Lab #11: Using Titration Methods to Determine Concentrations | |
| 23 | Mon, Feb 16, 2026 | HW15A | 15: 1-2 | Equilibrium | |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 | HW15B | 15: 3-4 | Using Equilibrium Constants | Lab #12: Determination of the Rate Law for a Reaction | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 23, 2026 | HW15C | 15: 5-6 | Disturbing Equilibrium | |
| Wed, Feb 25, 2026 | HW16A | 16: 1-4 | Acids and Bases: pH and Equilibrium | ||
| 25 | Mon, Mar 2, 2026 | HW16B | 16: 5-8 | Acid/Base Reactions and Equilibrium Constants | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 2026 | HW16C | 16: 9-10 | Lewis Acids and Bases | Lab #13: Properties of Buffer Solutions | |
| 26 | Mon, Mar 9, 2026 | HW17A | 17: 1-3 | Common Ions, Buffers: Titration | |
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026 | HW17B | 17: 4 | Solubility | Lab #14: Creating Effective Buffer Solutions | |
| 27 | Mon, Mar 16, 2026 | HW17C | 17: 5-6 | Precipitation Reactions | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026 | HW18A | 18: 1-4 | Spontaneity, Energy Transfer | Lab #15 Creating Standardized Solutions | |
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026 | HW18B | 18: 5 | Gibbs Free Energy | ||
| Wed, Mar 25, 2026 | HW18C | 18: 6-7 | Standard Free Energy and Chemical Kinetics | ||
| 28 | Mon, Mar 30, 2026 | Holy Week | |||
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 | Holy Week | ||||
| 29 | Mon, Apr 6, 2026 | HW19A | 19: 1-3 | Oxidation Reduction and Voltaic Cells | |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026 | HW19B | 19: 4-6 | Electrochemical Potentials and Thermodynamics | Lab #16: Electrochemical Cells and Electrolysis | |
| 30 | Mon, Apr 13, 2026 | HW19C | 19: 7-9 | Electrolysis and Corrosion | |
| Wed, Apr 15, 2026 | Review | Review and Unit IV Exam/Lab Work | |||
| 31 | Mon, Apr 20, 2026 | Catchup and Review: chapters 1-9 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22, 2026 | Catchup and Review: chapters 10-19 | ||||
| 32 | Mon, Apr 27, 2026 | Catch and Review: Lab work | |||
| Wed, Apr 29, 2026 | HW20A | 20 | Environmental Chemistry | ||
| 33 | Mon, May 4, 2026 | HW21A | 21 | Main Group Chemistry | |
| Wed, May 6, 2026 | HW22A | 22 | Transition Metal Chemistry | Lab #17: Gravimetric Analysis of Water Impurities | |
| 34 | Mon, May 11, 2026 | HW23A | 23 | Carbon | |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 | HW24A | 24 | Organic Molecules | ||
| 35 | Mon, May 18, 2026 | HW25A | 25: 1-3 | Radioactivity | |
| Wed, May 20, 2026 | HW25B | 25: 4-9 | Rates of decay and fission | Lab #18: Using Titration and Redox methods to measure pH | |
| 36 | Mon, May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day | |||
| Wed, May 27, 2026 | Review | Review Spring Semester for Cumulative Final |
You may also want to review the formal syllabus for 2019-2020. This course was certified as AP compliant for 2019-2020 academic year and is essentially the same syllabus we follow (with updates as necessary), although we have determined not to pursue formal certification.
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