ChemistryJuly 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 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 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 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! &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& *College Board, AP, Advanced Placement
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