THE BLOG
You’re probably teaching the mole and Avogadro’s number all wrong
Honestly, the likelihood is that you're doing just that! Wasting precious time on a concept that the kids will mostly never be able to understand, and moreover one that's of virtually no practical...
BCCE 2022 AP Symposium debrief
Just over a week ago I attended the George R. Hague Memorial AP/IB Chemistry Symposium at BCCE 2022 (quite what IB has got to do with anything that was presented I have no idea). The purpose of the...
AP Chemistry at BCCE 2022 – a preview
Here's a little heads up on my best guesses for what will happen at the George R. Hague Memorial AP/IB Chemistry Symposium at BCCE 2022 on Monday, August 1st. Maybe I'll be very wrong; maybe not,...
You can teach most of buffers without teaching buffers, if you like
Routinely, buffers are cited by AP chemistry teachers as the topic that their students find the most challenging. Not necessarily equilibrium, but buffers. So, what about essentially largely...
2022 Draft Answers to released FRQs and comments
Here are my initial thoughts, and draft answers for the 2022 AP Chemistry released FRQs. DOWNLOAD THE DRAFT ANSWERS HERE As an entity, the FRQ section seems staggeringly easy. Of course, the MCQ...
Balancing REDOX in acid and base. Should I still teach it?
My short answer is, "yes". Here's more. This has been discussed a lot since 2019 and the general consensus seems to be that it is unlikely that a question would ask students to balance a REDOX...
Online AP Chemistry Review Course for STUDENTS 2022
In the Spring of 2022 I will once again be offering an Online AP Chemistry Review Course for AP Chemistry STUDENTS. The course will open on April 1st 2022. Let's start with the basics Where? Online...
AP Chemistry Online Summer Workshops for TEACHERS 2022
AP Chemistry Online Summer Workshops 2022: Once again this coming summer I plan to offer two, AP Chemistry Teacher Workshops, and I'd love to have you join me. These courses will be the 17th and...
Resistance is not futile when it comes to buffers
I quite often hear people say words to the effect of, "A buffer is a solution which does not change its pH when a strong acid or base is added to it." Of course, this is not true, and instead I use...
AP Chemistry Exams in 2020 and 2021. It’s a question of integrity
As in '20, I will NOT report my '21 #apchem scores publicly. As in '20, the '21 scores are illegitimate since ALL exams taken at home were subject to ZERO security in relation to having helpers...
