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What's the Big Idea? Understanding the Laboratory Experience in the AP* Chemistry Curriculum
If you teach AP* Chemistry, you’re already aware, or need to be, that changes to the course curriculum are here, which means you’ll probably have to change your classroom instruction. To help relieve your anxiety, here’s an overview of the course revisions, some important dates to remember, and 2 ways Carolina can help to ensure your success during this transition. View »
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Recommended Safety and Emergency Equipment for the Laboratory
These checklists cover the essential safety and emergency equipment you need in the lab. Ready to take inventory? View »
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How to Make a Good Scientific Model
Are your students able to generate observations and construct a scientific model? Use our free scientific model checklist to help guide them. View »
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Carolina Investigations® for AP® Chemistry: Chemical Kinetics
The order of a chemical reaction shows the relationship between the rate of chemical reaction and the concentration of reactant. View »
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Measuring pH: Indicators, Paper, and Meters
Many activities require pH testing, including chemistry titrations, environmental science water quality testing, and biological processes labs. This article covers tools and techniques. View »
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AP® Chemistry: Graphing Titration Curves
Students graph titration data and determine if an acid is monoprotic, diprotic, or triprotic. View »
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AP® Free-Response Questions: Dos and Don’ts
Flo Gullickson, an experienced AP® Environmental Science teacher and exam reader, shares tips on how to approach free-response questions. View »
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Gathering, Visualizing, and Interpreting Data
AP® science exams require students to perform calculations and to visualize and interpret data. We can help you make data collection and analysis a key part of your students’ classroom experience. View »
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Writing for Assessments
Use these resources to help your students practice writing for assessments. Each prompt includes explanatory information about techniques, examples, and practice questions. View »
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