Prerequisites
None
Grade Level
Grade 10-12
Teacher Info
Mr. Allan Bowers
Mr. Allan Bowers is the Dean at St. Mary’s - Pinghu Campus in China and has been teaching for 14 years. After he received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry he worked in the Chemical pharmaceutical industry before returning to complete a Bachelor of Education. Mr. Bowers started his career teaching high school science for the Near North School Board in Ontario Canada coaching award winning science fair teams at regional/provincial and international levels before making the leap into international education. He first taught in the United Kingdom before moving to China where he has been teaching since 2012.
Allan has a wide variety of interests and unique skill sets including: playing music on Trumpet, Bagpipes (As a piper in the 49th RCA field Support Unit) and saxophone, French horn, Euphonium, sailing, astronomy, archery, and rocketry.
Course Syllabus（For Reference Only）
AP Chemistry is open to all students that have completed a year of chemistry who wish to take part in a rigorous and academically challenging course.
Big Idea 1: Structure of Matter
Big Idea 2: Properties of Matter – Characteristics, States and Force of Attraction
Big Idea 3: Chemical Reaction
Big Idea 4: Rates of Chemical Reaction
Big Idea 5: Thermodynamics
Big Idea 6: Equilibrium
Course Overview and Design
Students will understand everyday life, nature and technology, and the significance of the well-being of man and the environment.
Other
Students cultivate their understanding of chemistry through inquiry-based investigations.