Maximum Extra Credit that can be earned is +12%
Combine the several options in order to get to 12%
The percentages for the projects that are about to be presented are a
maximum for a perfect project. There is a great possibility that you will
not get the maximum amount of extra credit.
AP Chemistry Extra Credit
Option 1: (Up to 7% grade increase)
This Option can be done in partners.
Create and Run a Chemistry Lab for 1st year chemistry:
Steps/ Requirements:
►Choose a lab for them to do:
Can be a lab we have done this year or you did last
year
Must cover one of the following topics:
Gas Laws/ PV=nRT
Thermochemistry (using q=mcAT or a
variation of it)
Acid/ Base (not a titration though)
► Create a lab handout for the students
must include prelab questions/ activities, a clear
procedure to follow, what data to collect, how to do
calculations (maybe with a sample problem)
► Create a grading rubric or a way to determine how the lab
will be graded
► Help Mr. Tebow gather materials to get the lab ready for the
students
► Introduce the Lab to the students
► Help the students run the lab/ answer questions/ etc
► Help clean up the lab
► Collect and grade the student lab reports
Can do the lab
with my
classes
(periods 2 or 3)
OR Mr.
George’s
Periods (must
coordinate
with him)
AP Chemistry Extra Credit
Option 2: (Up to 3% grade increase)
This Option can NOT be done in partners
Create a lab guide for the new AP chemistry:
Steps/ Requirements:
Choose a lab to do (out of 16) from the new AP Chemistry lab guide
Create a lab handout for the students
must include prelab questions/ activities, a clear
procedure to follow, what data to collect, how to do
calculations (maybe with a sample problem)
Creating a grading rubric or a way to determine how the lab will be
graded
Option 3: Lab Clean-up, Inventory and Reorganization
Earn 1% for each hour spent (for the first 3 hours)
Earn 0.25 for each additional hour
Option 4: Twin Peaks project (up to 4%)
Analyze a theme, idea, technique and create a strong thesis
then write a 4-6 page paper
Discuss your theme in class in a structured format
(such as a socratic seminar)
OR
Create a creative piece of art and write a 1 page paper on how
it relates to the themes of the show