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Pre-AP: Strategies in Science -- Energy Systems
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| | This one-day workshop was developed for high school science teachers interested in designing integrated, theme-based instruction to prepare students for AP science courses. The activities and discussions in this workshop are designed to help teachers identify concepts in energy that extend across all science subjects. At the end of the workshop, participants will understand how to identify energy concepts in biology, earth science, chemistry, and physics and how to make curriculum decisions to increase student achievement and better prepare students for AP science courses. Topics addressed include kinetic versus potential energy, heat versus temperature, bonding, and energy transformations in living systems.
General Themes
- Energy systems
- Ways to integrate energy concepts across all science subject areas
- Curricular decisions that impact student achievement and access to AP science courses
- Scientific literacy and communication
The workshop conforms to:
- The College Board's mission, particularly access and equity
- The National Science Education Standards, published by the National Research Council
 The National Science Education Standards
- Benchmarks for Science Literacy 2061, released by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Benchmarks for Science Literacy
- AP sciences skills and standards
- AP Vertical Teams approach
The workshop provides:
- Substantial content background for teachers
- Activities for students across grade levels
- Activities meant to illustrate good pedagogy (various instructional approaches including cooperative learning)
- Activities that require communication to support observations and conclusions
- Opportunities for reflection
- Connections between one activity and another
Agenda
Session 1: What Is Theme-Based Instruction?
Session 2: Kinetic vs. Potential Energy
Break
Session 3: More Than Your Eyes Can See
Session 4: Heat vs. Temperature
Lunch occurs in section 4.
Session 5: Bonding -- An Important Energy Concept
Break
Session 6: Energy Transformations in Living Systems
Session 7: Closure
Authors
Barbara Berthelsen teaches AP Biology and is the K-12 science coordinator in the Troy School District in Troy, Michigan. She is active at the state level on committees involved in statewide science assessment and updating the state science framework.
Annis Hapkiewicz has taught high school chemistry since 1970 at Okemos High School, Okemos, Michigan. She is also the half-time K-12 science coordinator for her district. She has been involved with the College Board in many capacities: as an AP Chemistry teacher for 24 years, as an AP Reader, as a workshop leader, as a member of the AP Chemistry Development Committee from 1999 to 2003, and as a member of the Michigan AP Advisory Council.
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