ROBERT S. WELCH CENTER FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES GOUCHER COLLEGE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE ©2010 GOUCHER COLLEGE

Syllabus: July 12-16 ED 522.002 Preparing Students for the AP Exam (Experienced AP Teachers) : Chemistry (Instructor: John Hnatow)

Dates and times that the course meets: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Note required texts or supplemental readings: Brown, LeMay and Bursten Chemistry, 10e (included in supplied course materials,) and a familiarity of the information available on the AP Chemistry Homepage on AP Central.

Course objectives: This course is recommended for teachers with three or more years of AP Chemistry teaching experience. Similar in nature to the course for New AP Teachers, <522.001.>, this course will model an AP chemistry curriculum in which participants will be introduced to both the hands-on and theoretical aspects of specific content areas. The workshop leader will share the most current information regarding the AP Chemistry exam. Topics selected for advanced study will be thermodynamics, electrochemistry as well as acid-base equilibria with emphasis on weak acids and bases, buffers, hydrolysis reactions, titration curves, molecular structure and descriptive chemistry. A full, daily laboratory component will complement the selected topics. Participants will also have the opportunity to work both individually and collaboratively on homework problems and problem-solving strategies, and to review past AP exams. Chapter tests that mirror current AP Exams will be provided as frameworks for group work. (There will be about two hours of homework daily). Group discussions will center on strategies for presentation, and the integration of the laboratory component with the content. The class ultimately is intended to inspire teachers to motivate their students to achieve at the highest possible levels.

Attendance policy: If you are taking the course for credit, no absences are permitted. You must attend all five days all day to receive graduate credit.

Instructor contact: email at [email protected]

Detail Breakdown of course Day 1 AM 1. Overview of plans for the course: content, structure, depth, and breadth. 2. Assignment of selected problems from AP exams, Brown and LeMay and Bursten textbook, electronic homework, and DVDs for participants to complete. 3. Brief discussion of lab safety and lab reporting methods. 4. Hand Warmers™ thermochemistry lab with LabQuest™ ROBERT S. WELCH CENTER FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES GOUCHER COLLEGE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE ©2010 GOUCHER COLLEGE

PM 1. AP laboratory programs: style, equipment, timing, reports, statistics, etc. 2. Making labs effective, pre- and post-labs, design, evaluation. 3. Thermodynamics 4. ThermoBorax Experiment 5. Use of Spreadsheets to analyze data, as applicable to Hand Warmers™ and other AP labs 6. HW: Complete 1/3 of the “Norton Publishing Chemical Bonding Tutorials” worksheet problems, as an overview of the on-line program found at http://www.wwnorton.com/college/chemistry/gilbert/home.htm`

Day 2 AM 1. Analysis of the AP exam. Multiple Choice and free response questions with specific reference to Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics Activities 2. Build and/or draw Lewis dot structures for the reactants and products formed by the chemical reactions described on the Covalent Molecules and Thermodynamic Changes worksheet. Use thermodynamic data to calculate the net changes in enthalpy that occurs during each reaction.

PM 1. Analysis of the AP exam. Multiple Choice and free response questions with specific reference to Molecular Structure 2. Draw Lewis structures for the reactants and products in the chemical reactions provided. Use the model building kits to construct each molecule in order to visualize their shape and structure. Then answer the related question for each reaction and justify your answers. 3. HW: Complete the TI83 / TI84 graphing calculator statistical analysis of the “Standardization of NaOH Lab data” in order to learn the operations of the calculator. 4. Optional: Open the LoggerPro 3 Computer program. Then open the Tutorials folder. Click on Lesson 8: Stats, Tangents, Integrals and complete the tutorial.

Day 3 AM 1. Grading Standards and test construction. 2. Analysis of the AP exam. Multiple Choice and free response questions with specific reference to Acid-base equilibria with emphasis on weak acids and bases, buffers, hydrolysis reactions, titration curves 3. Microtitration of strong and weak acids with standardized NaOH ; Calculate the Ka of a weak acid from titration curve. ROBERT S. WELCH CENTER FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES GOUCHER COLLEGE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE ©2010 GOUCHER COLLEGE

PM 1. Titration of a solid diprotic acid, determine its molar mass and two Ka values, and identify the acid from a list of possible compounds. 2. Preparation and testing of an assigned buffer solution. 3. HW: Internet Electronic HW Lesson #154, “The LeChatlier Effect” 4. HW: Internet Electronic HW Lesson #74, “Solutions of Acids & Bases- Word Problems”

Day 4 AM 1. Lab Practical- Titrate a saturated solution of Ca(OH)2 with standardized HCl and calculate its Ksp value. 2. Analysis of the AP exam. Multiple Choice and free response questions with specific reference to Electrochemistry: electrochemical cells and electrolysis.

PM 1. Separate of a KI solution by electrolysis, and determination of products are formed. 2. Electrolysis to determine the Faraday

Day 5 AM 1. Determine the rate of decomposition of H2O2 and analyze the kinetics of the reaction using graphical analysis with a TI83 Graphing calculator. 2. Analysis of the AP exam. Multiple Choice and free response questions with specific reference to Descriptive Chemistry. Equation writing for AP exam questions. AP style grading exercises. 3. The AP Qualitative Lab Practical to identify 4 unknown solids. 4. The use of Interactive Web sites in Chemistry 5. Evaluation and wrap up ROBERT S. WELCH CENTER FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES GOUCHER COLLEGE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE ©2010 GOUCHER COLLEGE

BIBLIOGRAPHY ED 522.001 (TI71.01) and ED 522.002 (TI71.02 ) Preparing Students for the AP Exam: Chemistry (Instructor: John Hnatow) Jack Randall, Advanced Chemistry with Vernier, ISBN: 1-929-075-36-7 (Vernier Software and Technology 2004) ) James E. Brady and Fred Senese, Chemistry: Matter and Its Changes, 4th Edition ISBN: 0-471-21517-1 (McGraw-Hill 2004) Jo Beran , Laboratory Manual for Principles of General Chemistry, 7th Edition ISBN: 0-471-21498-1 (Wiley 2004) Raymond Chang , Chemistry, 9th Edition, ISBN 0073221031 2007, (McGraw Hill 2006) Theodore E Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, and Bruce E Bursten Chemistry, The Central Science ISBN: 0-13-109686-9 (Prentice Hall 2006) Steven Zumdahl and Susan Zumdahl Chemistry, 7e ISBN: 0618713700 (Houghton- Mifflin 2005) John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity 6th Edition (with General Chemistry CD-ROM) ISBN: 0-534-99766-X (Thompson Brooks Cole) 2006

See http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/51929.html for appropriate textbooks Requirements for Graduate Credit ED 522.002 Preparing Students for the AP Exam (Experienced AP Teachers) : Chemistry (Instructor: John Hnatow)

Description of requirements: Each participant will be expected to do Pre-work before attending the class, to work daily on questions from previous AP exams, a supplied chemistry college textbook, and an electronic Chemistry Homework website. These questions will be presented and discussed in class each day. Each participant will be required to 1) Annotate and present a useful chemistry web site. 2) Complete lab calculations. 3) Design an AP wet lab practical exam or an AP dry lab using sample data for analysis and interpretation or develop an AP “design your own” inquiry experiment for presentation to the class. Somewhat subjectively, the quality of each participant’s class time will be evaluated. ROBERT S. WELCH CENTER FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES GOUCHER COLLEGE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE ©2010 GOUCHER COLLEGE

Due date for final project(s): received by instructor by July 23, 2010, which will be sent in electronic format to J. Hnatow at [email protected]

Goucher College does not issue grade reports. You can obtain your grade approximately 3 weeks after concluding the course by going to the Goucher website (mygoucher) and follow the prompts to receive your grade. If you have misplaced your password, please contact the help desk and they will walk you through this procedure (410-337-6322).

If you need a paper copy of grades for tuition reimbursement, you will need to request a transcript in writing. You can fax your request to Student Administrative Services (SAS) at 410-337-6504 or mail to SAS at Goucher College, SAS 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, MD 21204 There is no charge for this request. Please allow 3-5 working days to process. To access the transcript request form, please go to http://www.goucher.edu/x1891.xml ROBERT S. WELCH CENTER FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES GOUCHER COLLEGE TEACHERS' INSTITUTE ©2010 GOUCHER COLLEGE

Pre-institute assignments:  Register on AP Central (if you haven't already done so.)  Prior to this workshop Read/Review any/all of the following topics from a college-level textbook if necessary: thermodynamics, electrochemistry, acid-base equilibria with emphasis on weak acids and bases, buffers, hydrolysis reactions, titration curves, molecular structure  Print hard copies and solve all twelve questions from the Free Response portions of both 2010 AP Chemistry Exams. (There are 6 questions on the Operational Exam, and 6 additional questions on Form B of the exam.)  Print or obtain a hard copy of the AP practice exam from AP Central (Audit page)  Request via email and fill out and return a participant survey ([email protected]) at your earliest convenience.

Participants are asked to bring the following  A laptop computer  A jump drive with files of your favorite classroom activity or experiment to share with other participants (also try to bring 25-30 hard-copies along)  A Texas Instruments TI83 or TI84 Graphing Calculator  Safety Glasses or goggles  A Chemistry related web site which you have found to be useful in your classroom to share with other participants. (One week prior to the start of the APSI, email the address of the web site to John along with a short description of the value of using the site in a chemistry class, so he can include it on his Goucher Chemistry APSI web site prior to the start of class)  Although you will receive at least one textbook when you arrive, you might want to bring a College-Level Chemistry book. Be prepared to solve and present AP test questions and textbook problems, perform experiments that correlate with and help teach content, and use the new Vernier LabQuest™, and we will discuss many ways to be successful teaching AP chemistry!