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AP* Summer Institute

Chemistry

Chemistry


July 19-23, 2010
Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon


ADVANCED PLACEMENT* CHEMISTRY INSTITUTE

Presenter: William B. Bond; Snohomish High School
E-Mail:  William.Bond@sno.wednet.edu
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Agenda (intended to be flexible!)

Morning Before Break "Teaching an Advanced Placement* Chemistry Course" & "2009 Exam"
Day 1: Introductions; Beginning a Course--Requirements for Success; Structure/Use of Time; Recruitment of Students; 2009 Exam Questions 1 &2
Day 2: Textbook Selection; Homework and Tests; Teaching Strategies; 2009 Exam Questions 3 & 4
Day 3: AP* Audit; Laboratory Work/Lab Manuals; Reference Materials; 2009 Exam Questions 5&6
Day 4: Exam and Course Changes; Exam Taking Strategies; How to Review/Prepare for the AP* Test
Day 5:  AP* Chemistry Test Development Committee; AP* Chemistry Reading

Morning After Break "Chemistry Theory" and “Earlier Exams”
Day 1: Survey of Kinetics; 2008 Exam
Day 2: Survey of Equilibrium; 2007 Exam
Day 3: Survey of Electrochemistry; 2006 Exam
Day 4: Survey of Thermochemistry; 2005 Exam
Day 5: Review of Labs and Institute Wrap-up.

Afternoon "Laboratory Work"

Day1: Rate and Order of H2O2 Decomposition
Day 2: Equilibrium Constant for FeSCN2+ Formation
Day 3: Thermochemistry and Hess' Law
Day 4: Electrochemical Cells

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Participants are asked to obtain a copy of and solve the Free Response Questions from the 2009 AP* Chemistry Exam. The exam questions can be found in late May/early June at:  http://apcentral.collegeboard.com  

If participants cannot obtain a copy of the exam or have difficulty solving the questions, this is no problem—come to the Institute and we will help you! Participants are also asked to bring their own personal calculator (with trigonometric functions), A Periodic Table and Lots of Enthusiasm!

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Instructor

William Bond and Duane Swank will be the 2010 Chemistry instructors.