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Jan 2018 issue of JCE
Especially JCE: January 2018
// Tuesday, January 16, 2018 • Erica K. Jacobsen
Where do students do most of their learning about science? In the classroom?
J Chem Educ December 2017 cover
Especially JCE: December 2017
// Tuesday, December 19, 2017 • Erica K. Jacobsen
Especially JCE posts usually focus on the content of the Journal of Chemical Education—highlighting and discussing articles of potential interest to high school chemistry educators.
Moving Beyond Le Châtelier
// Monday, December 4, 2017 • Kaleb Underwood
It is time for us as chemistry teachers to move beyond the Le Châtelier Principle as justification for why disturbances to equilibrium systems cause particular “shifts”.
JCE November 2017 cover
Especially JCE: November 2017
// Saturday, November 18, 2017 • Erica K. Jacobsen
People tie dye cloth. People study chemistry. What makes putting the two things together such a popular activity in chemistry classrooms and science clubs? Recently, a photo showcasing American Chemical Society (ACS) ChemClub students in their completed shirts from a National Chemistry Week tie-dye event popped up in my Twitter feed.
JCE October 2017 cover
Especially JCE: October 2017
// Sunday, October 15, 2017 • Erica K. Jacobsen
“’Yes, as Ma would say, enough is as good as a feast,’ Laura agreed.”