Do you have a 75-minute period to challenge your students chemically? Give them the experience of writing the Chem 13 News Exam or Avogadro Exam! The Chem 13 News Exam will be written on Thursday, May 9, 2019, and is designed for senior students in their second high school chemistry course. The Avogadro Exam will be written on Thursday, May 16, 2019, and is designed for students in their first high school chemistry course.
All students will be writing the Chem 13 News and the Avogadro Exams live online. The exam format will be the same as in previous years, with 40 multiple choice questions. Having students write online allows us to have results back quickly, avoid shipping fees and have more statistical exam feedback for teachers to explore. Using our online platform, teachers will be able to see how their students did on the exam and on each question relative to all students writing the exam.
The deadline for ordering these exams is Friday, April 19, 2019. The cost to write the contest is $3.50 per student.
Order information for teachers
- At the time of ordering, the supervising teacher will register the number of students they wish to write the online exam.
- All orders require payment by credit card at the time of registration.
- With our online payment system, we are no longer able to do purchase orders.
Process information
- Teachers must have their students write the exam at one chosen time during the day on May 9 for the Chem 13 News Exam and May 16 for the Avogadro Exam.
- All correspondence will be sent to the supervising teacher via email.
- A couple of weeks before the exam date, registered teachers will be directed by email to the exam website where they will receive more information about the online exam process.
Each student will require
- A device with internet access. Approved devices for writing the exams include desktop computers, laptops, Chromebooks and iPads.
- One of the following browsers installed on an approved device: FireFox, Chrome or Safari. Other browsers may cause unforeseen problems. (Teachers will also need a device with internet access and one of these browsers to administer the exam and to access student results.)
Questions
If you have any questions or have feedback, let us know. Email Kathy Jackson and for more information and to check out some of the past Chem 13 News and Avogadro exams with answers.
