LINK to Google Doc that has subscripts, superscripts, and other symbols you can copy/paste into Docs and Sheets when needed.
Excellent YouTube Channels:
Dr. D's Chemistry Stuff - short (mostly 5-10min) videos listed by topic (like mass spectrometry, electron configuration, etc)
Bozeman Science - this links to his AP Chemistry playlist, he also has a chemistry playlist if you need to start with the basics on any topic
Tyler DeWitt - he has done great basic chemistry videos for years and has begun an AP Chemistry playlist now. This link goes to the APC playlist but his full channel list is worth looking over too
Canadian High School APC Video Links - this site is from another high school that uses Zumdahl (our textbook) and has supportive videos linked by topic per chapter (ex. Density, Percent Composition, Limiting/Excess, etc). I have not watched all of them but there's a LOT of crossover with other playlists I have linked here (ex. Bozeman Science) so I would think most should be helpful! And love that they are in order of our book which is mostly the order this class goes in.
Ms. Barkume Explains - I haven't watched a ton on here yet but what I have seen has been very good and it was a highly recommended channel by other APC teachers. She follows the College Board suggested order of topics (we do not) but you can search by topic/keyword because we cover the same stuff.
Michael Farabaugh - This is another one that goes in College Board order but has been highly recommended. It's very easy to look up the College Board standards with a quick google search so you can find the topic you want that way and use the videos here. Another highly recommended one by APC teachers and their students.
Dena Leggett - This channel has "IB" all over the titles because that is another national format for teaching chemistry. Just ignore those and look at the topics that are also listed - yet another highly recommended channel from other APC teachers and their students.
Practice Tests by Chapter/Topic - this is a playlist of practice tests for different chapters and topics. He links a PDF of each practice test in the notes for each video and then the video gives the answers and explanation for each test question. I linked his Chp. 1-3 test in the Chp. 3 section of this website. He does not use our same book but he has the topic listed on most of them (Ex. Thermochem is our Chp. 6 and on this playlist it's Chp. 5). If you need extra practice on a topic throughout the year you can use his questions.
Virtual Chemistry Labs - This site has lots of Virtual Chemistry labs that we have used in class some years to do lab practice virtually. There are some that are "autograded" (the link goes directly to them) where you can use them as practice problems that self-check. They randomize numbers when you reload so you get a new problem.
Great Interactive Periodic Table - Click on any element for more information about it, change the temperature by a slider at the top to see what phase each element would be at different temperatures, etc.
Another Great Interactive Periodic Table - Choose a property and the periodic table changes to display for each element by height of the box. You can rotate the whole table to see it from multiple angles in 3D.
Periodic Table of Element Uses - Interactive periodic table showing at least one thing that every element is used for as well as up-to-date names and symbols for the super heavy metals as of 2016.
Periodic Table of Videos - Has a short video for each element of the periodic table with information or a demo to learn more about it.
ChemQuiz.net - Great site I link several times throughout the regular chemistry course that has make-your-own quizzes you can complete digitally on a variety of chem topics and it will grade them for you instantly! Good for practice and review on many topics in APC. See me if you aren't sure which ones would be good for an individual chapter.
AP Chemistry Interactive Review Quizzes - another great site full of interactive auto-graded quizzes by topic/content to use for practice.
ChemCollective Auto-graded Labs - this site has auto-graded labs on it that are great for problem solving. We use them in class some years as well but the site itself can have a learning curve on how to use it (you actually perform the lab digitally for many of them) so see me for a quick overview if you try it out and are confused!
AP EXAM REVIEW INFORMATION:
COMMON COLORS - A list of colors that can be helpful to know for ions, compounds, flame tests, etc for the AP Exam.
APC Reference Sheet Explained - This website goes equation by equation explaining what each one is used for in Chemistry and some further explanation on topics after the list for the reference sheet you get from College Board with your exam. This was published in 2016 so it may not match perfectly to the 2019 version but most (all?) of the equations are the same so it should still be helpful.
SHORT but GREAT AP Chem Review book (linked on Amazon here so you can see it but available at most book stores around here too). If the regular review books feel too overwhelming for you this is a good one to try out instead.
(The video to the left has great tips - some you know, some you may have forgotten, some you may not have thought of before. The Study Smart Articles below make amazing points about interruptions and focus... study smarter not harder! Spending time on schoolwork doesn't equal understanding. You can spend less time and understand more if you minimize distractions.)
Study SMART articles:
A Productivity Lesson from a Classic Arcade Game (Cal Newport) - I quote this author's book several times in my smartphone presentation.
Important quote — “If, like most, you rarely go more than 10–15 minutes without a 'just check', you have effectively put yourself in a persistent state of self-imposed cognitive handicap.”
Award-Winning Director Christopher Nolan Explains Why He Doesn't Have a Cellphone - while realistically we cannot really function completely without a cellphone since we don't have assistants to take care of calls/texts/emails/etc for us, this is still an interesting perspective and has some good research.
Important quote - "Research has shown that not only does mind wandering encourage creative connections and new solutions – the very activity surfing our smartphones eliminates – but a certain level of passive boredom (the type incited by reading a particularly dense text or attending a monotonous meeting) often leads to fresh perspectives and new approaches to problems."
Less Smartphone Time Equals Happier Teenagers, Study Says -
Important quote - "Adolescents who spent more time on non-screen activities had higher psychological well-being. They tended to profess greater happiness, higher self-esteem and more satisfaction with their lives."