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The Anchoring Concepts Content Map Project<\/h2>\n

The ACS Exams Institute has been working with chemistry educators for the past decade to organize the content coverage of the four-year undergraduate chemistry experience in the United States using an Anchoring Concepts Content Map (ACCM). The basic premise is that content is considered in terms of 10 Anchoring Concepts, or big ideas. Several manuscripts have been published and the first four components of the ACCM have been included as “Supplemental Material” in some of these publications. This site is designed as a place to collect the ACCM documents in their outline forms, to make it easier to interested chemistry educators to access.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your interest in the ACCM!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subdiscipline<\/td>\nLinks to articles on JCE Website<\/td>\nSupplemental Information documents with ACCM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Chemistry (original)<\/td>\nJ. Chem. Educ.,\u00a02012<\/b>,\u00a089\u00a0(6), pp 721\u2013723.
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n		Outline of ACCM in PDF format
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Chemistry (revised)<\/td>\nJ. Chem. Educ., \u00a02015<\/b>,\u00a092\u00a0(6), pp 1115\u20131116.
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n		Outline of ACCM in PDF format
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Organic Chemistry<\/td>\nJ. Chem. Educ.,\u00a02013<\/b>,\u00a090\u00a0(11), pp 1443\u20131445.
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n		Outline of ACCM in PDF format
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inorganic Chemistry<\/td>\nJ. Chem. Educ., 2018<\/b>, 95(2), pp 233-237.
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n		Outline of ACCM in PDF format
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physical Chemistry<\/td>\nJ. Chem. Educ., 2018<\/b>, 95(2), pp 238-241.
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n		Outline of ACCM in PDF format
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Analytical Chemistry<\/td>\nJ. Chem. Educ., 2020<\/strong>, 97(6), pp. 1530-1535.
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n		Outline of ACCM in PDF format
\nClick here<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biochemistry<\/td>\nWe have a rough draft complete with the hopes of a completed final map in 2026.<\/td>\nNot applicable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Incorporating Green Chemistry as a theme<\/td>\nJ. Chem. Educ., 2020<\/strong>, 97(2), pp. 374-382.<\/td>\nNot applicable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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