The AP Chemistry exam is given at the beginnig of May and its never too early to start reviewing! In this post, I’ve collected a variety of resources to support your review time, divided into two sections: ideas for structuring your review and pointers from AP readers. Also, don’t forget to go check AP Classroom for the three new practice exams to help your students transition to digital testing and to check out the AP Chemistry Teacher Community for other supporting documents. I hope this collection is helpful!
Ideas for Structuring Review
- Teach Them to Study (because they don’t know how) - Josh Kenney
- What Do You Do for AP Chemistry Review - Tracy Schloemer
- AP Chemistry Exam Review Ideas - Kristen Drury
- Concept Mapping as a Review Tool - Shannon Bowen
- Concept Mapping in Chemistry - Dan Meyers
- AP Teach Videos and Slidedecks - Michael Farabaugh and Sifra Yonis
Pointers gained from past AP Readings
- Using Information from the 2022 AP Chemistry Reading to Improve Exam Performance - Michael Farabaugh
- Using information from the 2023 AP Chemistry Reading to Improve Exam Performance - Michael Farabaugh
- Using Information from the 2024 AP Chemistry Reading to Improve Exam Performance - Michael Farabaugh
- Reflections of An AP Chemistry Exam Reader - Kristen Drury
- AP Reader Reflection - Ideas for Improving Multimodal Understanding of Concepts - Melissa Hemling
Also, check out these additional resources from some of our favorite resources beyond ChemEd Xchange:
AACT - Helping Students Show What They Know - An AP Chemistry Review Webinar - Michael Farabaugh and Paul Price (requires AACT membership to view)
AACT - AP Chemistry Big Idea Review - Jeremy Wolf
AACT - AP Chemistry Exam Preparation: Quick Labs for Review - Paul Price
Channels on YouTube/social media from our contributors to support review:
Sarah English (YouTube): @sarahenglish8928
Michael Farabaugh (YouTube): @mrfarabaugh
Nora Walsh (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube): @reitzchemistry