APSI at TCU
June 27 - 30, 2016
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

Resources:

• Ben Ku's Web Site -- I only mentioned Mr. Ku about a hundred times during the APSI.  Here is a link to his web site.
• FlinnPREP AP Chemistry Course -- We saw the short video describing Flinn Scientific's AP Prep Course for students.  An individual license for the course is $19.95.  It gets even more affordable if you buy for multiple students.  I don't know anyone who has had any experience yet with the course.
• Large Post-It Notes -- Here is the link to popping.com where those huge post-it type notes were purchased.  They stuck really nicely to the glass.  I have found in my classroom that they don't stick as well to the walls.  They stick nicely to a clean white board, however.
• PASCO Link -- Here is the link for the three things from PASCO.  If you sign up with them, they will send you a .pdf file of their PASCO-POGIL Lab Manual, a code to get $100 off of an order of $200 or more, and a chance to win 8 wireless temperature probes.
• Extreme Glow Nightsticks -- Here is the company where I purchased those bright, short-lived light sticks for the kinetics demonstration.  You need to purchase quite a few (100) to get free shipping.  Remember, when they quote a price like $8.50 each, they are talking about a bag of 10 nightsticks.  Keep them in the refrigerator to make them last longer.
• IR Thermometers -- We used the handheld infrared thermometer with the Ice Melting Blocks for thermodynamics.  One participant found a great deal on Tanga.com, a shopping site.  When I went back to find it, that deal was gone.  Amazon.com had various versions of them.  Search for IR Thermometers in the Home & Kitchen category.
• NAS -- Dean said he has had a lot of luck teaching students how to write Lewis dot structures using the NAS method.  NAS means "Needed - Available - Shared".  I've put a link to a YouTube video about the NAS method.