Kaleb Underwood

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, Houston TX

ChemEd X Author

ChemEd X Member since: August 2016

Kaleb Underwood received his BA from Rice University in 2012 and has been teaching chemistry ever since. Currently he teaches Chemistry I and AP Chemistry and is always interested in collaboration and sharing ideas. Follow him on Twitter @kaleb_underwood

Posts

Two Simple and Cheap Illustrations of Phase Equilibrium and Vapor Pressure

// Saturday, August 4, 2018 • Kaleb Underwood

A favorite demonstration is to boil water by lowering the pressure in a bell jar using a vacuum pump. Unfortunately, purchasing a bell jar, vacuum plate, and vacuum pump can run upwards of $1,000 which poses a hardship for many teachers.

Reflection on the 2018 AP Chemistry Free Response Questions

// Sunday, May 13, 2018 • Kaleb Underwood

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

// Monday, April 9, 2018 • Kaleb Underwood

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

Bringing a Radio Program in to Chemistry Class

// Tuesday, February 13, 2018 • Kaleb Underwood

As I drive home from work every day in Houston, TX I am greeted by the entrancing voice of Dr. John Lienhard, now an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston.

Moving Beyond Le Châtelier

// Monday, December 4, 2017 • Kaleb Underwood

It is time for us as chemistry teachers to move beyond the Le Châtelier Principle as justification for why disturbances to equilibrium systems cause particular “shifts”.