What Are You Doing After the AP Chemistry Exam?
Anne Schmidt | Tue, 05/28/2019 - 13:12
A book review project takes shape with the help of ChemTwitter community.
AP Chemistry Resources
AP Chemistry Exam Review Ideas
Kristen Drury | Thu, 04/11/2019 - 07:54
The AP Chemistry Exam is getting closer. What will you provide your students to review for the big day?
Gibbs Free Energy Analogy
Kristen Drury | Thu, 04/04/2019 - 08:37
A common topic in chemistry discussion groups and forums is about the use of the terms “spontaneous reaction” versus “thermodynamic favorability”. This is a new activity for chemistry students who struggle with the correlation between changes in enthalpy, temperature, entropy, and the Gibbs free energy of a system; which relies on an analogy that most students will be familiar with.
Reflections of an AP Chemistry Exam Reader
Kristen Drury | Tue, 03/05/2019 - 06:24
Let me share some tips I learned reading the Advanced Placement Chemistry Exam in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Common Questions About the AP Chemistry Exam
Kristen Drury | Mon, 02/04/2019 - 12:17
Answers to common questions about the AP Chemistry Exam format, content, and grading.
Examining VSEPR though the Cross Cutting Concept of Patterns
Stephanie O'Brien | Sat, 12/15/2018 - 16:23
In an effort to align an old VSEPR lesson to NGSS, I told my students that we were going to look at the data available from the real molecules on the pHET simulation we were using and specifically look for patterns. Finding patterns is a cross-cutting concept; one of the three dimensions of NGSS.
Archaeological Pottery - An Inquiry-based Laboratory Activity
Linda Ford | Wed, 08/08/2018 - 11:41
Are you up for trying an ambitious experiment that combines archeology, instrumental analysis, and a search for patterns in data? Then this activity might fit the bill!
More than a “5” - The Meaning Behind the Scores and the AP Chemistry Exam
Ryan Johnson | Wed, 08/01/2018 - 15:29
It’s that time of year again! The summer is already starting to wind down, the AP Chemistry scores have been released, and now, at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) 2018 at Notre Dame, Paul Bonvallet and his crew of talented educators have given their analysis and debrief.
Reflection on the 2018 AP Chemistry Free Response Questions
Kaleb Underwood | Sun, 05/13/2018 - 20:32
Now that the 2018 administration of the AP Chemistry Exam is in the books, all of us AP Chemistry teachers now have an opportunity to reflect on the year as we turn our attention toward preparing for the fall.
The AP Chemistry Teacher Facebook Page
Kaleb Underwood | Mon, 04/09/2018 - 21:16
Over the last two years, the Official AP Chemistry Community forum on the College Board website has been largely, though not completely, displaced by the formation of a Facebook group called National AP Chemistry Teachers that now boasts 1,962 members.