MONTHLY BULLETINS
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2025
BULLETIN #36 – AUGUST 2025
UPDATED AP NOTES BEGINNING TO APPEAR ON THE WEBSITE – 2025-26 brings some new organization to the AP notes, and they are beginning to hit the site for subscribers now
YOU’RE PROBABLY TEACHING ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION INCORRECTLY! – Not that it matters much
SEPTEMBER 9th – PUBLICATION DAY! – New Book, almost here
BULLETIN #35 – JULY 2025
Welcome to the thirty-fifth monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages
In this month’s bulletin
UPDATED AP NOTES BEGINNING TO APPEAR ON THE WEBSITE – 2025-26 brings some new organization to the AP notes, and they are beginning to hit the site for subscribers now
34% IS A PASSING GRADE! – Standards aren’t just falling, a whole new paradigm is now in play in AP Chemistry
BULLETIN #34 – JUNE 2025
Welcome to the thirty-fourth monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages
In this month’s bulletin
2025 SUMMER WORKSHOPS LAST CHANCE! – Sign up for the July and August sessions
JULY – THE MONTH OF CHANGE – July is the month when the bulk of AP updates take place
FULLY CUSTOMIZED PERSONAL TUTORING PLANS INCREASINGLY POPULAR – A new drive for more comprehensive tutoring is evolving
BULLETIN #33 – MAY 2025
Welcome to the thirty-third monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages
In this month’s bulletin.
2025 RELEASED AP FRQs ANSWERS & COMMENTARY – Draft Answers and Commentary on the 2025 released questions
2025 AP CHEMISTRY LATE EXAM. JUST THE LATEST INCOMPETENCE – It never ends, and 2025 was a bumper year for CB incompetence!
EQUATIONS & CONSTANTS MESS. THIS WAS JUST SO AVOIDABLE – The hubris is just unacceptable.
SUMMER AP WORKSHOPS ONLINE – Time to sign up for better AP Scores
UNIT 00 IN THE AP MATERIALS BEING SUNSET – UNIT 00 existed for a reason historically, but now it’s going away
BULLETIN #32 – APRIL 2025
Welcome to the thirty-second monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages
In this month’s bulletin.
SUMMER WORKSHOPS ONLINE – Time to sign up for better AP Scores
BULLETIN #31 – MARCH 2025
Welcome to the thirty-first monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages
In this month’s bulletin
NEW, NEVER RELEASED BEFORE MOCK AP EXAM AVAILABLE 4 PM, APRIL 6th, 2025 – Continuing the series of full, AP Mock Exams
4th EDITION OF AP CHEMISTRY CRASH COURSE REVIEW BOOK NOW AVAILABLE – Perfect timing for review season, grab Amazon’s “#1 New Release”
100 IDEAS IN 100 WORDS – An update on my latest book
BULLETIN #30 – FEBRUARY 2025
Welcome to the thirtieth monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages
In this month’s bulletin
NEW, NEVER RELEASED BEFORE MOCK AP EXAM AVAILABLE MARCH 31st, 2025 – Continuing the series of full, AP Mock Exams. Details to follow later in March 2025.
WILL NEW RESEARCH MEAN A CHANGE TO THE AP CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM? – Only time will tell
(MORE) INTERPRETATION OF THE CED IS VITAL – I’m still thinking deeply about it after all of these years
100 IDEAS IN 100 WORDS – An update on my latest book
BULLETIN #29 – JANUARY 2025
Welcome to the twenty-ninth monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages. In this month’s bulletin.
PUBLICATION DATE FOR 100 IDEAS IN CHEMISTRY IN 100 WORDS NOW SET & PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE – Dates for the release of my latest book and pre-order links
DEFINITIONS – As a chemistry teacher you should know a few
EQUILIBRIUM and ACID-BASE ON YOUR MIND? – Here are two blog posts you absolutely should read!
2024
BULLETIN #28 – DECEMBER 2024
Welcome to the twenty-eighth monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages. In this month’s bulletin.
SEMESTER 1 MOCK EXAM 2024-25 LAST CHANCE – Some of you may have an exam to write in January. Here’s the final chance! UNITS 1-5, editable WORD document, supplemental question
AP “WRITING GOOD ANSWERS” SERIES – In some cases over 10 years old, these post still offer great, relevant advice
BULLETIN #27 – NOVEMBER 2024
Welcome to the twenty-seventh monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages. In this month’s bulletin.
SEMESTER 1 MOCK EXAM 2024 NOW AVAILABLE – UNITS 1-5, editable WORD document, supplemental question (goes live 12/1/24)
AP CHEMISTRY WINTER WORKSHOP 2024 – New, lower price, with greater flexibility and a synchronous meeting
BULLETIN #26 – OCTOBER 2024
Welcome to the twenty-sixth monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages. In this month’s bulletin.
AP NOTES UPDATE – Some extensive changes
BONDING. GRRRRRR! ~ A reminder about good practices when writing answers to bonding questions
SCIENCE MUSEUM’S 100 WORDS – Pre-order
UNCENSORED! – Let’s keep it that way
BULLETIN #25 – SEPTEMBER 2024
Welcome to the twenty-fifth monthly bulletin from Adrian Dingle’s Chemistry Pages. In this month’s bulletin.
A NEW EDITION OF REA’s AP CHEM CRASH COURSE BOOK – Working on the 4th Ed.
SCIENCE MUSEUM 100 IDEAS BOOK – Initial writing done!
REFRESHED AND NEW RESOURCES FOR AP – More tweaks and additions on the way
UNCENSORED! – Let’s keep it that way
+ A MINI MILESTONE – Bulletins. Past & Future
+ BACK TO SCHOOL – Literally!
+ UNCENSORED – A new Facebook group with no rules!
+ NEW BLOG POST – When a single word in the CED (might) make a difference
+ TIME FOR A SHOWER? – Trevor Packer’s disingenuous take on the AP Chemistry scores for 2024
+ AP CHEM CED UPDATE – A ‘nothingburger’ or more involved?
+ AP MATERIALS UPDATED – To reflect the AP CHEM CED changes
+ SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2024 ONLINE – The VERY, VERY last chance to sign up for the SUMMER 2024 sessions
+ ANOTHER BOOK – A new offering in association with an incredibly prestigious player
+ SOME PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL NEWS – One in the eye for the naysayers!
+ SUMMER WORKSHOPS 2024 ONLINE – Time to sign up for better AP Scores
+ 2024 AP CHEM RELEASED FRQs – Analysis and Answers
+ 2024 MOCK EXAM – ICYMI, it’s available
+ SUMMER WORKSHOPS ONLINE – Time to sign up for better AP Scores
+ UPDATE ON CHEAT SHEETS – Delayed
+ SUMMER WORKSHOPS ONLINE – Time to sign up for better AP Scores
+ NEW AP SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS PAGE – A new home for extra stuff that might proves useful
+ NEW ANNOTATED TITRATION CURVES – Annotated titration curves to help demystify how to calculate pH at various points
+ COMING SOON CHEAT SHEETS – Single page infographic style summaries of topic areas to help ease the pain and increase scores
+ DK ‘MY BOOK OF THE ELEMENTS’ AVAILABLE – Get it while it’s hot!
+ SUMMER WORKSHOPS – Time to sign up for better scores
+ NEW BLOG POST – Observations about TOPIC and LO oddities in the CED
+ NEW BLOG POST – van Arkel–Ketelaar allows for a more “definitive” classification of bonding type
+ NEW BLOG POST – Errors in the 2021 and 2022 AP Chemistry Chief Examiner’s Reports
+ NEW BLOG POST – The OVERuse and UNDERuse of formal charge (when the textbook fails)
+ MAPPED FRQ WORKSHEETS UPDATED – I’ve added references to the 2021, 2022 and 2023 released FRQs to the Mapped Worksheets
+ DK, ‘MY BOOK OF THE ELEMENTS’ – it’s here!
+ STOP GIVING YOUR TIME AWAY – teachers are their own worst enemies
+ NEW BLOG POST – a literal pnictogen
+ MY WRITING PORTFOLIO – a reminder about reading my work elsewhere
+ DK, ‘MY BOOK OF THE ELEMENTS’ – coming next month
+ NEW TIMING FOR THE BULLETIN – expect it later in the month
+ NEW BLOG POSTS – two new pieces for January
+ TUTORING – a reminder!
+ PERIODIC TABLE EXPLORER – now available
+ DK, ‘MY BOOK OF THE ELEMENTS’ NOW ON PRE-ORDER – new book now on Amazon for pre-order prior to April 2024 release
2023
+ WINTER WORKSHOP – NOW is the time to sign up
+ “HIDDEN” RESOURCES – Useful stuff that you don’t even know about!
+ NEW RESOURCES – AP Notes tweaked; AP Quizzes added
+ AP MIDTERM EXAM – A reminder that the MIDTERM Exam is now available
+ PERIODIC TABLE EXPLORER – now available
+ DK, ‘MY BOOK OF THE ELEMENTS’ NOW ON PRE-ORDER – new book now on Amazon for pre-order prior to April 2024 release
+ AP WINTER WORKSHOP – sign-ups open
+ AP WORKSHOPS AND AP COURSES PAGE – new page
+ AP DAILY PLANNERS – complete
+ SEMESTER 1 (midterm) AP MOCK EXAM – complete
+ PERIODIC TABLE EXPLORER – now available
+ DK, ‘MY BOOK OF THE ELEMENTS’ NOW ON PRE-ORDER – new book now on Amazon for pre-order prior to April 2024 release
+ NEW BLOG POST – interpreting the CED
+ AP DAILY PLANNERS – updates
+ SEMESTER 1 (midterm) AP MOCK EXAM – an update
+ PERIODIC TABLE EXPLORER – now available
+ DK, ‘MY BOOK OF THE ELEMENTS’ NOW ON PRE-ORDER – new book now on Amazon for pre-order prior to April 2024 release
+ NEW! AP BREAKPOINT PAGE – the highest level of course organization
+ NEW! AP DAILY PLANNERS – the most granular view of AP course organization
+ NEW SEMESTER 1 (Midterm) MOCK EXAM COMING – available later this month
+ NEW! SUPPLEMENTAL Q for UNIT 0 TEST added – adding value for subscribers
+ 6 UNIT ORGANIZATION TO BE SUNSET – it’s leaving the site this month
+ PERIODIC TABLE EXPLORER – now available
+ DK, ‘MY BOOK OF ELEMENTS’ NOW ON PRE-ORDER – new book now on Amazon for pre-order prior to April 2024 release
+ AP CHIEF EXAMINER’S RELEASED FRQ DE-BRIEF – the lowdown on the lowering of standards from ChemEd23
+ AP CHEMISTRY POWER WORDS & PHRASES – a new page on the website to help trigger FRQ points
+ PLANNING A WHOLE YEAR OF AP CHEMISTRY – tips on this VITAL skill for the new year
+ SIGNIFICANT FIGURES – stop wasting so much time!
+ PERIODIC TABLE EXPLORER – now available
+ DK, ‘MY BOOK OF ELEMENTS’ NOW ON PRE-ORDER – new book now on Amazon for pre-order prior to April 2024 release
+ JULY 4th! – Planning ahead using AP ROADMAPS
+ LAST CHANCE! – Teacher Online AP Chemistry Workshops Summer 2023 start in July
+ AP ROADMAP – PDF UPDATE & FREE Preview
+ AP TEST – UNIT 0 UPDATE & FREE Preview
+ CHEMED 2023 – Almost here
+ PERIODIC TABLE EXPLORER – Now Available
+ College Board Workshops – Myths and the Truth
+ Online Summer Workshops 2023 for teachers
+ ChemEd 2023 – an update
+ Chemistry Core Concepts Book Re-launch with Brown Bear
+ Periodic Table Explorer book available this month
+ AP Labs – still irrelevant to AP scores
+ ChemEd 2023
+ New Features for the Website
+ Online Summer Workshops 2023 for teachers
+ Review Time!
+ Two books
+ ChemEd 2023
+ Online Spring Review Courses 2023 for students
+ Online Summer Workshops 2023 for teachers
+ Buffers – do not RESIST me!
+ Online Spring Review Courses 2023 for students
+ Online Summer Workshops 2023 for teachers
+ Website Speed Goes Up
+ Bug Me with Ideas for Blog Posts
+ Buffers wihtout buffers
+ Online Summer Workshops 2023
+ Attitude and Mindset
+ A New Book
+ Lab Alley
2022
+ REDOX Simulation
+ Winter Workshop
+ Should I teach it?
+ Updated FAQ page
+ 2023 Inforgraphic
+ Crash Course Edits
+ Lewis Structures and FC
+ Winter Workshop
+ Mega Menus
+ Facebook group
+ MCQ Archive Update
+ Calculator use on AP MCQs
+ AP Roadmaps
+ AP Top Tips
+ Supplemental Test Questions