Unit 5: Counting Particles No real changes to this unit. I added Mole Challenges as extra hands-on practice. Unit 6: Particles with Internal Structure We generally followed a traditional sequence. Some changes: We discussed Coulomb’s Law, as they didn’t do it…
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Here again.
As I headed over to my blog dashboard, I realized it has been almost exactly a year since I last posted. And, funny enough, I am exactly where I left off. I am back at Taft School, this time for…
What I learned: Day 1 of AP Chemistry Workshop
There’s a lot of AP-level chemistry in a simple 4-ingredient baggie lab. Calcium chloride. Sodium hydrogen carbonate. Phenol Red. Water. A common first year chemistry lab, but incredibly useful in third quarter of an AP chemistry lab. Dissociation, hydrolysis, precipitation, neutralization…
Coming Soon: Global Chemistry Department
This summer #chemchat (a twitter chat for chemistry teachers) launched on Wednesday nights at 8:30-9:30pm EST. Its a great opportunity to tweet with fellow chemistry teachers about a specific topic (inquiry, project design, dimensional analysis, demos, etc) to talk about…
BCCE: Day 3 Recap
Tuesday was a good day at BCCE. Highlights: I saw two talks on chemistry misconceptions. One dealt with oxidation-reduction reactions, and the issues some college students have using multiple representations to demonstrate their understanding of the reactions. Some issues seem…