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APTeach - Modeling Net Ionic Equations and Chemical Reactions
// Tuesday, December 10, 2024 • Shifra Yonis
The November 2024 APTeach presentation outlined instructional strategies to model net ionic equations and chemical reactions using particulate models, chemical symbols, and observations to support students’ understanding of how chemicals react and interact at the particle level.
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Planning a Bonding Unit
// Monday, November 25, 2024 • Nora Walsh
If it's time for you to do some planning for a unit on bonding and/or nomenclature, this post if for you. To help with the planning of this unit, I have pulled together a list of posts to provide a bonding and nomenclature springboard. There is much more that can be found, but think of this as a really good starting point.
text: "Changing the Colour of Whole Fruits!' over colorful fruit
Changing the Colour of Whole Fruits!
// Tuesday, November 19, 2024 • Iain Smellie
Co-Authored by Iain A. Smellie* and Iain L. J. Patterson* *University of St Andrews, School of Chemistry, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, United Kingdom
APTeach - Energetic Collisions
// Thursday, November 7, 2024 • Shifra Yonis
ENERGETIC COLLISIONS - KMT, Maxwell-Boltzmann, and Deviating from Ideal Behavior
APTeach - Using Data to Address Unit 1 Misconceptions
// Tuesday, September 10, 2024 • Shifra Yonis
AP Teach had a great monthly meeting on Thursday, August 22nd. We had around 45 participants join us for an opportunity to learn, collaborate, and have fun! The meeting kicked off with a mention of changes to the AP Chemistry exam including the new hybrid digital exam format.