AP Summer Institute – Chemistry Course Description
Western Kentucky University
June 24 – June 28, 2013
This APSI will introduce the redesigned AP Chemistry curriculum framework, with particular emphasis on Big Idea 4 (Chemical Thermodynamics), Big Idea 5 (Chemical Kinetics), and Big Idea 6 (Chemical Equilibrium). Participants will engage in extensive guided inquiry laboratory work 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 • Thermochemistry, Energy and Enthalpy in chemical and physical changes • Thermodynamics, Entropy, Free Energy, and Spontaneity • Oxidation/Reduction and Electrochemistry, Work in Chemical Reactions • Chemical Kinetics and the Rates of Chemical Reactions • Chemical Equilibrium
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 18 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 Resources o Timeline
Prior Knowledge and Fundamental Concepts • Pre-AP Expectations • AP Chemistry in the science sequence
LAB – RedOx Titration (AP Chem Lab Manual No. 08 and alternative)
MONDAY AFTERNOON
The AP Chemistry Exam • Format (old and new) • Resources for teachers, for students • Retired exams, practice exam
Lab Resources and Inquiry • Selecting a laboratory program • Equipping the AP Chemistry lab
LAB – Spectrophotometry and Concentration (AP Chem Lab Manual No. 01) LAB – Determination of %Cu in an Alloy (AP Chem Lab Manual No. 02 and alternative)
Practice Exam Multiple Choice Questions (in groups)
TUESDAY MORNING
Thermochemistry • Enthalpy, energy, calorimetry • Moles of reaction and Units in Thermochemical Equations o • Calculating and interpreting ΔH Rxn
LAB – The Hand Warmer Design Challenge: Where Does the Heat Come From? (AP Chem Lab Manual No. 12 and alternative)
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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, and ΔGRxn • Addressing student misconceptions
o LAB – Determination of ΔG Rxn for a chemical reaction
Practice Exam Review/Scoring Free Response Questions (in groups)
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Oxidation/Reduction Reactions and Electrochemistry • RedOx and Electrochemistry – the Table of Standard Reduction Potentials • Stoichiometry and Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells • Galvanic and Electrolytic Cells
LAB1 – An Electrochemical Series Demo – Daniell Cell LAB2 – An Aluminum-Oxygen Cell LAB3 – Electrolytic Reactions
Exam Deconstruction 2013 AP Chemistry Exam Q1, Q4, Q5
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Chemical Kinetics • Rates of Chemical Reactions • Integrated Rate Laws o Limitations and applications o Pseudo-first order reactions • Reaction Mechanisms and the Rate Laws • DEMO – The Clock Reaction • LAB1 – Modeling Chemical Kinetics using Spreadsheets • LAB2 – What Is the Rate Law of the Fading of Crystal Violet Using Beer’s Law? (AP Chemistry Lab Manual No. 11) or alternative
Exam Deconstruction 2013 AP Chemistry Exam Q2, Q3, Q6
THURSDAY MORNING
Chemical Equilibrium • Relation of Equilibrium to Thermodynamics & Kinetics • Law of Mass Action and the Equilibrium Constant • Equilibrium Calculations o Determination of Keq o Direction of Spontaneous Change, Q vs K
LAB – Can We Make the Colors of the Rainbow? An Application of Le Chatelier’s Principle (AP Lab No. 13)
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Chemical Equilibrium and Heterogeneous Reactions • Phase change and evaporation, Vapor Pressure o ΔHo, ΔSo, ΔGo, ΔG o Clausius-Clapeyron Relation o Intermolecular Forces • Solubility equilibrium o ΔHo, ΔSo, ΔGo, ΔG o Saturated solutions and solubility curves
LAB – Determination of Ksp of a Slightly Soluble Salt
Course Syllabus/Audit Development
FRIDAY MORNING
Acids/Bases/ and Buffers • Strong, Weak, and Feeble Acids • LeChatelier and Buffers • Buffer Behavior
LAB – Preparation and Testing of an Effective Buffer (AP Chemistry Lab Manual No. 16) and alternative
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. Lew Acampora
AP Summer Institute – Chemistry Labs & Equipment Needed
MONDAY MORNING
LAB – RedOx Titration (AP Chem Lab Manual No. 08 and alternative) • Burets • Volumetric Pipets
MONDAY AFTERNOON
LAB – Spectrophotometry and Concentration (AP Chem Lab Manual No. 01) • Spec20’s or equivalent • Volumetric flasks • Burets
LAB – Determination of %Cu in an Alloy (AP Chem Lab Manual No. 02 and alternative) • Spec 20’s or equivalent • Volumetric Flasks • Balances (±0.01 g) • Fume Hoods
TUESDAY MORNING
LAB – The Hand Warmer Design Challenge: Where Does the Heat Come From? (AP Chem Lab Manual No. 12 + alternative) • Thermometers (digital) • Balances (±0.01 g)
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
o LAB – Determination of ΔG Rxn for a chemical reaction • Thermometers (digital) • Balances (±0.01 g)
WEDNESDAY MORNING
LAB – An Electrochemical Series • Digital Multimeters (or voltmeters and ammeters)
LAB – An Aluminum-Oxygen Cell • Digital Multimeters (or voltmeters and ammeters)
LAB – Electrolytic Reactions • Digital Multimeters (or ammeters) • Direct Current sources (may be 6 V lantern batteries)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
LAB – Modeling Chemical Kinetics using Spreadsheets • Computers with spreadsheet (may be supplied by participants)
LAB – What Is the Rate Law of the Fading of Crystal Violet Using Beer’s Law? (AP Chemistry Lab Manual No. 11) or alternative • Spec20’s or equivalent (Flinn Colorimeter or Spectrovis)
THURSDAY MORNING
LAB – Can We Make the Colors of the Rainbow? An Application of Le Chatelier’s Principle (AP Lab No. 13) • Gas Syringes (60 mL) with Luer Lock valves • Balances (±0.01 g)
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
LAB – Determination of Ksp of a Slightly Soluble Salt • Burets • pH meters (±0.01 pH units)
FRIDAY MORNING
LAB – Preparation and Testing of an Effective Buffer (AP Chemistry Lab Manual No. 16) or alternative • Burets • pH meters (±0.01 pH units) • Balances (±0.01 g)