It’s AP review season! This year I added a review activity that really helped students remember key labs. It took one 90-minute block and was high-impact with minimal prep. Here is how I did it. Step 1: Assign Students a Previous Lab Each student was assigned one of the labs that we completed during the year. Fortunately, my classes keep a digital lab book, so they could quickly access methods, data, and calculations. Each student was given an 8.5”x11” piece of paper to make

Quick Answer Electrochemistry clicks when students can see it, not just calculate it. Using simple, memorable images—OIL RIG for redox, Red Cat / An Ox for electrode identity, and visual cues for mass changes and cell potential—gives students anchors they can recall during problem-solving. Instead of memorizing disconnected rules, they reconstruct the system from the image: where electrons flow, which electrode gains mass, and how to calculate cell potential. These visuals tu

Quick Answer: How to Make the Heating Curve of Water Engaging Quick Answer If you want to make the heating curve of water engaging, pair the math with a live heating demo and force students to predict, justify, and bet on outcomes. This turns a passive graph into an active reasoning task—students connect temperature, energy, and phase changes in real time, which makes the concept stick. That’s about as much fun as watching water boil. Actually, that can  be pretty fun—but onl

Quick Answer: The Ping Pong Review is a fast, partner-based chemistry review strategy where students alternate steps on a problem, creating built-in feedback and deeper engagement. Your students need review.  But if you are like most high school chemistry teachers, the word “review” makes your skin crawl.  You are forced to decide whether review is worth the minutes in your class.  Is it actually helping students master chemistry concepts—or just filling time?  I discovered a