APTeach: The Chaos of Unit 9
Shifra Yonis | Mon, 03/17/2025 - 18:58
This month's AP Teach meeting will discuss common misconceptions students have about electrochemistry and the chaos of Unit 9.
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APTeach - Don't Let Acids Make You Salty
Shifra Yonis | Sun, 02/16/2025 - 13:32
Join APTeach February 20th in discussing using particle diagrams, calculations, and titration curves to support student understanding of acids, bases, and buffers.
APTeach - Entering Equilibrium
Shifra Yonis | Tue, 02/11/2025 - 13:12
In the January 2025 APTeach presentation, we explored how to address common student misconceptions related to chemical equilibrium as well as ideas for engaging activities and labs to strengthen student comprehension. View the video summary and the presentation slidedeck.
APTeach - Thinking About Thermo
Shifra Yonis | Mon, 01/13/2025 - 21:50
The December 2024 APTeach presentation explored common misconceptions and student stumbles in Thermodynamics. View the video summary and the presentation slidedeck.
APTeach - Modeling Net Ionic Equations and Chemical Reactions
Shifra Yonis | Tue, 12/10/2024 - 08:19
The November 2024 APTeach presentation outlined instructional strategies to model net ionic equations and chemical reactions using particulate models, chemical symbols, and observations to support students’ understanding of how chemicals react and interact at the particle level. A clip of the presentation and the presentation slidedeck are included here.
APTeach - Energetic Collisions
Shifra Yonis | Thu, 11/07/2024 - 07:35
During our October 2024 AP Teach meeting, we discussed Kinetic Molecular Theory, Maxwell-Boltzmann curves, and why gases deviate from ideal predictions. Check out the video summary and the presentation slidedeck!
APTeach - Making and Breaking Connections
Michael Farabaugh | Tue, 10/08/2024 - 19:13
The September 2024 APTeach presentation explored chemical bonding concepts and how they connect to several topics in the AP chemistry curriculum, such as intermolecular forces, chemical reactions, and thermochemistry. View the video summary and the presentation slidedeck.
APTeach - Using Data to Address Unit 1 Misconceptions
Shifra Yonis | Tue, 09/10/2024 - 10:30
The August 2024 APTeach presentation discussed strategies for teaching Unit 1 concepts based on AP Chemistry’s CED. In this session, teachers shared how they uncover and address student misconceptions to improve student scores and deepen student understanding of essential chemistry concepts. View the summary.