AP Chemistry with Thinkwell or PAH

[crazyforlatin]

DD was hoping for an in-person class, but the teacher will not be offering it this year. She has taken Chemistry previously.

Has anyone done well on the AP just with Thinkwell videos? Or are these videos better as a supplement?

The one we are considering now is PA Homeschoolers. Is there a preference between Kernion and Moskaluk?

I noticed WHA is offering a class, but we have a scheduling conflict for that day/time. 
 

 

[SoCal_Bear]

It seems like a lot of people recommend Moskaluk. Connie (Clover Valley Chemistry) recommends his course. on her website. However there isn't a live component to that class. Isn't Kernion the only one offering AP Chem with a live component? I have heard positive things about him as well. 

 

Edited June 14, 2021 by calbear

[crazyforlatin]

Oh right, I remember Connie mentioning Moskaluk. It seems like either teacher would be fine. I haven’t really found many options for an AP Chem class. At first I was thinking Blue Tent would offer it - they do have AP Bio - just not AP Chem.

[SoCal_Bear]

I thought I remembered @8filltheheart also recommended his course as well. She rarely recommends any online course.

[crazyforlatin]

2 minutes ago, calbear said:

I thought I remembered @8filltheheart also recommended his course as well. She rarely recommends any online course.

True, and we can’t enroll in her home courses either. It’s been years since Dd used 8’s English book, can’t even remember the name at this point. 

[SoCal_Bear]

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[SoCal_Bear]

All things equal would the live class tip the balance for Kernion?

 

[cuckoomamma]

My daughter took Moskaluk’s class without chem previously and did very well on the AP. She does well studying on her own, though. 

[AEC]

DS took Moskaluk's AP Chem at PAH this past year. He liked it. It went well. practice tests suggest a 5. That said....it was not difficult. He took the class Connie (CloverValley) is now calling 'Advanced Honors Chem' the year before, and said it covered more and in more depth. AP was basically a review.

[crazyforlatin]

2 hours ago, AEC said:

DS took Moskaluk's AP Chem at PAH this past year. He liked it. It went well. practice tests suggest a 5. That said....it was not difficult. He took the class Connie (CloverValley) is now calling 'Advanced Honors Chem' the year before, and said it covered more and in more depth. AP was basically a review.

That's great to know your DS is doing well with the AP class. 

Dd had Connie's class a couple of years ago. It was Honors Chem, and the first class she offered as a new provider, along with the regular chem class. I do remember it was challenging, usually taking about 8 hours or more every week, but Dd wasn't ready or even interested in taking the AP test at that point. Now, she has more of an interest in chemistry, so she's enrolled in Connie's self-paced organic chemistry class. 

[SoCal_Bear]

11 hours ago, AEC said:

DS took Moskaluk's AP Chem at PAH this past year. He liked it. It went well. practice tests suggest a 5. That said....it was not difficult. He took the class Connie (CloverValley) is now calling 'Advanced Honors Chem' the year before, and said it covered more and in more depth. AP was basically a review.

This is good to know. Did he do it back to back? Or was there a gap in between?

[crazyforlatin]

12 hours ago, AEC said:

DS took Moskaluk's AP Chem at PAH this past year. He liked it. It went well. practice tests suggest a 5. That said....it was not difficult. He took the class Connie (CloverValley) is now calling 'Advanced Honors Chem' the year before, and said it covered more and in more depth. AP was basically a review.

I forgot to ask you, how many hours per week did your ds dedicate to this class? 

[AEC]

He took them back to back….and is signed up for Connie’s OChem this year (he’s super excited about it).

CloverValley Honors Chem was work.  Maybe 10 / week, and some very focused studying for days before midterms and the final. AP Chem was pretty light.  He watched maybe 1/2 the video lectures and tended to do the HW the night before it was due, and ended up with >99% in the class. it was totally a review class.  Which was fine - it was a stressful year and he also took both PhysicsC APs this year.  But he probably could have skipped the class and just taken the AP exam after the clover valley course.