Pre-AP

🧪 Pre-AP Chemistry – Course Content

Objetivo: Desenvolver habilidades fundamentais para a compreensão de processos químicos, com ênfase na representação, manipulação de dados e argumentação científica.

🔹 Unidades Típicas de Conteúdo – Pre-AP Chemistry

1. Structure and Properties of Matter
   • Atomic structure and periodic trends
   • Elements, compounds, and mixtures
   • Physical and chemical properties
   • Chemical bonding models (ionic, covalent, metallic)
2. Chemical Reactions
   • Writing and balancing chemical equations
   • Classification of reactions (synthesis, decomposition, single/double replacement, combustion)
   • Evidence of chemical change
3. Kinetic and Potential Energy in Chemistry
   • Temperature, thermal energy, and particle motion
   • Conservation of energy in physical and chemical processes
   • Endothermic and exothermic reactions
4. Data and Modeling in Chemistry
   • Scientific notation and significant figures
   • Using models to explain particle behavior
   • Interpreting graphs and lab results
5. Foundational Lab Practices
   • Safe handling of materials
   • Observation and inference
   • Argument based on evidence

Nota: Pre-AP enfatiza análise, comunicação científica e construção de modelos. O conteúdo é introdutório, mas a abordagem é exigente no rigor do pensamento.