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AP Summer Institute – Course Description

Western Kentucky University

June 30 – July 03, 2014

This APSI will outline selected topics in the redesigned AP Chemistry curriculum framework, with particular emphasis on Big Idea 6 () and the foundational concepts of Big Ideas 4 (Chemical ) and 5 (). Participants will engage in extensive guided inquiry laboratory and will develop or refine a laboratory program appropriate to the redesigned AP Chemistry course. Additional, participants will be guided in syllabus development and will begin the process of preparing the course audit, as required by the College Board.

Topics will include the following: • An introduction to the redesigned AP Chemistry Syllabus • Prior knowledge and Pre-AP Chemistry • Resources for AP Chemistry • , and in chemical and physical changes • Thermodynamics, , Free Energy, and Spontaneity • Chemical Kinetics and the Rates of Chemical Reactions • Chemical Equilibrium § Relation to Thermodynamics and Kinetics § General and gas phase equilibrium § Heterogeneous equilibrium § Aqueous equilibrium § Solubility equilibrium and Ksp § , Bases, and Buffers

What participants should bring: • AP Chemistry Textbook • Scientific calculator and lab safety glasses. Participants should be prepared with laboratory appropriate clothing (i.e. closed toe shoes). • Notes and laboratory exercises are provided for participants

In addition, participants will find it convenient to bring a laptop computer or iPad equipped with a spreadsheet utility and capable of accessing on-line resources.

Consultant After teaching AP Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus at independent schools in North Carolina, California, and Kentucky, Lew Acampora is currently the living in Louisville and acts as the statewide (KY) Science Content Director for the National Math and Science Initiative. Mr. Acampora has been involved in the AP Chemistry reading for 20 years, first as a reader, table leader, and most recently as a question leader. He has written questions for the AP Chemistry test, and has served on the PRAXIS test development committee. Mr. Acampora graduated with a B.A. in chemistry from Harvard University, and has done graduate work in chemistry at Brandeis University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. MONDAY MORNING

Introduction to AP Chemistry • AP Chemistry Syllabus and Redesign o Why the redesign? o What’s new? What’s out? Breadth and depth • Laboratory expectations and resources o The AP Chemistry Lab Manual o Guided Inquiry – selecting appropriate laboratory exercises • The AP Audit o Expectations o Timeline

Prior Knowledge and Fundamental Concepts • Pre-AP Expectations • AP Chemistry in the science sequence

Thermochemistry • Enthalpy, energy, • Moles of reaction and Units in Thermochemical Equations o • Calculating and interpreting ΔH Rxn

LAB – Thermochemistry. Calibrating your Determination of ΔHsol’n of Ionic Compounds

MONDAY AFTERNOON

The AP Chemistry Exam • Resources for teachers, for students • Retired exams, practice exam

Lab Resources and Inquiry • Selecting a laboratory program • Equipping the AP Chemistry lab

Chemical Thermodynamics • Entropy and Free Energy in a Chemical or Physical Change o o • Calculating and interpreting ΔS Rxn and ΔG Rxn o • Spontaneity, ΔG Rxn vs. ΔGRxn • Addressing student misconceptions

o LAB – Determination of ΔG Rxn for a

Practice Exam Multiple Choice Questions 1-30 (in groups) TUESDAY MORNING

Chemical Kinetics • Rates of Chemical Reactions • Integrated Rate Laws o Limitations and applications o Pseudo-first order reactions • Reaction Mechanisms and the Rate Laws

LAB01 – The Landolt Clock Reaction LAB02 – Modeling Chemical Kinetics using Spreadsheets

Practice Exam Multiple Choice Questions 31-60 (in groups)

TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Chemical Kinetics • Reaction progress o [X] vs. t – ! • Integrated Rate Laws o 0th, 1st, 2nd order rate laws § Rate constants § Graphical interpretation o Limitations and applications o Pseudo-first order reactions

• LAB – What Is the Rate Law of the Fading of Crystal Violet Using Beer’s Law? (AP Chemistry Lab Manual No. 11) or alternative

Practice Exam Review/Scoring Free Response Questions (in groups)

WEDNESDAY MORNING

Chemical Equilibrium • Relation of Equilibrium to Thermodynamics & Kinetics • Law of Mass Action and the • Equilibrium Calculations o Determination of Keq o Direction of Spontaneous Change, Q vs K

LAB01 – Can We Make the Colors of the Rainbow? An Application of Le Chatelier’s Principle (AP Lab No. 13) LAB02 – Spectrophotometric Determination of Keq of a Complex .

Exam Deconstruction 2014 AP Chemistry Exam Q1, Q4, Q5

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Chemical Equilibrium and Heterogeneous Reactions • Phase change and evaporation, Vapor o ΔHo, ΔSo, ΔGo, ΔG o Clausius-Clapeyron Relation o Intermolecular • Solubility equilibrium o ΔHo, ΔSo, ΔGo, ΔG o Saturated and solubility curves

LAB – Determination of Ksp of a Slightly Soluble Salt

Exam Deconstruction 2014 AP Chemistry Exam Q2, Q6

THURSDAY MORNING

Acids/Bases/ and Buffers • Strong, Weak, and Feeble Acids • Indicators and pH • Buffers (introduction)

LAB01 – /Base curves – Behavior of strong and weak acids and bases LAB02 – Acid/Base , Determination of Ka of a weak acid

Putting things together for AP • Building on the ideas and techniques presented throughout the week, we will conclude with reviewing the scope and depth of the AP curriculum. Participants will generate a syllabus appropriate to their course.

Exam Deconstruction 2014 AP Chemistry Exam Q3, Q7

THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Acids/Bases/ and Buffers • LeChatelier and Buffers • Buffer Behavior o What is a buffer? o How does a buffer work? o How can a buffer be prepared?

LAB – Preparation and Testing of an Effective Buffer (AP Chemistry Lab Manual No. 16) or alternative

Course Syllabus/Audit Development

Putting things together for AP • Building on the ideas and techniques presented throughout the week, we will conclude with reviewing the scope and depth of the AP curriculum. Participants will generate a syllabus appropriate to their course.