Sep 19, 2023 | AP, CED, College Board |
The AP Chemistry Course & Exam Description (CED) is the document that tells teachers the content can be examined on the AP Chemistry exam in May of each year. As an AP Chemistry teacher, the CED is the single most important guide to the teaching of the course, so...
Aug 3, 2023 | 2023 Exam, AP, College Board |
When the College Board deliver their annual propaganda relating to the latest AP Chemistry exam and released FRQs, I like to be there in person to hear the information from the horse’s mouth. That particular horse came in the form of three people this year, only...
May 14, 2023 | Uncategorized |
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 piece about quinones and related compounds and I got to thinking about...
May 4, 2023 | 2023 Exam |
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 staggeringly simple examination for what is supposed to be the gold standard...
Feb 14, 2023 | AP, College Board, Review |
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 How? Via the Canvas LMS (Learning Management System). Typical...
Feb 1, 2023 | AP, AP Audit, College Board, Education, Professional Development, Review, Workshops |
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 20th respectively that I have offered online. Below you will find...
Oct 21, 2022 | AP, College Board, Education, Professional Development, Review, Workshops |
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 of this page. Below you will find details of the workshop, but...
Aug 29, 2022 | AP, Avogadro, Moles |
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 use to them. Huge amounts of time and handwringing are...
Aug 11, 2022 | 2022 Exam, AACT, AP, BCCE 2022 |
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 symposium is essentially three-fold. To give a platform to the College...
Jul 30, 2022 | AP, BCCE 2022 |
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, we’ll see. Inner Strength: Why do acids break up?....
