THE BLOG
Fever Trees
and Quinine
I love writing about chemistry, more than anything I’ve ever done professionally. In part that’s because I learn stupid stuff, an example of which occurred again yesterday. I was writing a larger...
2023 AP Chemistry Free-Response
Draft Answers and Comments
My 2023 AP Chemistry Free-Response DRAFT ANSWERS are linked at the bottom of this post. Please let the know where I have made errors and typos, and I will be happy to amend. Again, this is a...
Online AP Chemistry Review Course
for STUDENTS 2023
In the Spring of 2023 I will once again be offering an Online AP Chemistry Review Course for AP Chemistry STUDENTS. The course will open on March 1st 2023. Let's start with the basics Where? Online...
AP Chemistry Online
SUMMER WORKSHOPS for TEACHERS 2023
AP Chemistry Online Summer Workshops 2023: 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 19th and...
AP Chemistry Online
WINTER WORKSHOP for TEACHERS 2022
AP Chemistry Online Winter Workshop 2022: I plan to offer a one-day, AP Chemistry Teacher Winter Workshop in December of 2022 and I'd love to have you join me. Sign up using this form at the bottom...
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...
