Try Summer assignments. Are you considering tackling an AP next year? Look at teachers’ summer assignments. They provide a great first lesson and give you an idea about class expectations. What are the prerequisite skills? What should you review? One idea to use is a released NY Regents Exam. They are comprehensive. You may want to assign the first few chapters in the AP textbook. Take a look below for sample, summer assignments.
1. AP Physics: here, here, and here. You can see that the Physics teachers are all concerned that the teens have a solid math foundation. My husband, Rob, teaches General Physics. He assigns a New York Algebra I Regents test as his summer assignment. He wants to make sure the kids can solve problems.
2. AP Chemistry: here, here, and here. Chem teachers want either a comprehensive review or they focus on specific skills the teen will need, such as assigning oxidation numbers—a skill used a lot in AP Chem.
3. AP Biology: here, here, and here. Bio teachers are all over the map. They might assign a project, review basic chemistry, or review Bio. Pick a project which resonates or use a few ideas for the first few classes.
4.AP Environmental Science: here, here, and here. APES has creative assignments. You can get ideas for several introductory projects. APES teachers tend to hear that their AP isn’t rigorous and consequently assign volumes of extra work to compensate. Really.
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