Higher standards in class than the AP Chemistry exam
It's very easy to say, "I'm holding my AP chemistry students to a high standard'' without ever quantifying that statement. However, without some kind of evidence the assertion no more than a meaningless platitude. I think that I do live that mantra every day, and here...
Updated CED (May 2019) – Emerging thoughts
So here we are with an updated CED. My experience of formally working with the College Board was painful, and was made more difficult at every turn as the edubabble nonsense. The original CED for the updated 2014 curriculum was riddled with such, and although some of...
2019 AP Chemistry Released FRQ answers
My 2019 AP Chemistry Released Exam Draft Answers & Comments appear below. The questions are here. These are DRAFT answers and may change as errors are pointed out to me, and other thoughts come to my mind. Should you find an error PLEASE let me know by commenting...
2019 AP Chemistry Infographic
The 2019 AP Chemistry Infographic is shown below in its PNG form. Alternatively, you may download a pdf version if you prefer that format. Please feel free to use liberally both electronically and in hard-copy. Hopefully everything is self-explanatory (after all...
AP Chemistry Summer Workshops 2019 Online
AP Chemistry Summer Wokshops 2019 Online: 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 11th and 12th respectively, that I have offered online. Below you will find...
Online AP Chemistry Review Course 2019
In the Spring of 2019 I will once again be offering Online AP Chemistry Review Courses for AP Chemistry STUDENTS. The course will open on April 1st 2019. I will be happy to answer any specific questions that you may have about the online review courses, but in the...
To teach paramagnetism in AP or not?
Actually, that's NOT what I'm talking about here. This post isn't about whether paramagnetism is (or is not) testable, rather it's about some much bigger point. I think it has the potential to help inexperienced teachers. I hear a lot that 'paramagnetism is no longer...
2018 AP Chemistry Released Exam Draft Answers
My 2018 AP Chemistry Released Exam Draft Answers & Comments appear below. The questions are here. These are DRAFT answers and may change as errors are pointed out to me, and other thoughts come to my mind. Should you find an error PLEASE let me know by commenting...
5 things your AP chemistry teacher could do to maximize your score
Five things your AP chemistry teacher could do to maximize your AP score. 1. Finish the content that could be tested on the AP exam. Right, sounds insane that anything else would happen, right? Who isn't fulfilling that, absolutely fundamental, responsibility? Answer,...
Not an Organic Textbook – Part 2. AHAs and cosmetics
You can read more about the origin of this post, here. When it comes to nomenclature, organic chemistry is notoriously full of contradictions, historical accidents and anomalies. It is often very messy! I quite often write about this, for example, here and here. For a...