For the past few years after my students finish the AP Chemistry exam early May, I have had my students read "The Disappearing Spoon" by Sam Kean - a book that talks about the elements and the scientists who discovered and created them in a really fun, creative, humanizing way. The book is in five parts, so I have my students participate in five Socratic seminar-style class periods (90 minutes each) with these discussion questions to guide the conversation. I put my desks in a circle, and they c