What To Expect In Honors Chem and AP Bio?

<p>I’d like to know do you wear lab coats in both courses, how do both courses coincide and how to study for each subject. Test taking and memorization skills would be useful to :slight_smile: :smiley: Oh, I’m a junior in high school and I plan on becoming a pharmacist by the way </p>

<p>I took both of those classes sophomore year. Sadly, we never wore lab coats. For AP Biology, I recommend the CliffsNotes review book and the Bozeman Science on Youtube. You might be tempted to use Hank Green’s Biology Crash Course on Youtube, but trust me, Bozeman Biology is a lot more in depth and Mr. Anderson, in the videos, gives a lot of information about the AP test, the lessons, labs, etc. It’s amazing. As for Chemistry, I don’t really have much to say about it. It’s pretty interesting, but my teacher never did any labs. If you have any specific questions for advice, I could try to help more, sorry.</p>

<p>I took Honors Chem last year, so maybe I can help a little. We didn’t wear lab coats, at least at my school they didn’t. Some of the labs in Chemistry were actually really fun (making ice cream, tie-dye shirts, and the Hands on Fire lab stood out to me). As far as studying goes, definitely read your textbook and make sure you understand every single concept. Again, I don’t know how it will be in your school, but my teacher had lectures for each section in the chapter (there were 2-5 each). Definitely take notes during those. Just before a test, I like to make a study sheet highlighting main points and then elaborating on them a little.
I’m also taking AP Bio next year (ready to die oh my god) and what I’m noticing from the Barron’s book is that Molecular Biology/Biochemistry tie in with a lot about what you learn about atoms and molecules in chemistry. Like bonding, chemical formulas, and polarity, that type of stuff. There’s probably more but I haven’t read that far into Barron’s, sorry about that. And I agree with awakeningvenus, definitely watch Bozeman Science. </p>

<p>I’ve already been watching Bozeman Science lol and thanks for the great info =D> </p>