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From Lab to FRQ: Designing Investigations That Build AP-Level Thinking

Katie Smith

Professional learning specialist Katie Smith shows AP science teachers how to transform traditional “cookbook” labs into rich experiences that directly support student success on AP free-response questions. Explore how to shift the cognitive...

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Connecting Molecular Structure and Macroscopic Behavior

Katie Smith

One of the biggest challenges in AP Chemistry is helping students connect what happens at the molecular level with what they observe in the real...

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Turning Micro–Macro Connections into AP Exam Success

Katie Smith

Chemistry is fundamentally about explaining how invisible molecular interactions shape the world we observe: micro and macro, structure and function....

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AP Science: Designing Labs That Mirror AP Exam Free-Response Tasks

Katie Smith

One of the biggest challenges AP Science teachers face is helping students connect lab skills to AP Exam free-response questions (FRQs). Students may...

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