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pictorial outline of volcano probe chemical reaction
Volcano probe
// Saturday, April 11, 2020 • ACCT Admin
The volcano probe is a formative assessment tool for learning about how students think about choosing reactants and reaction conditions based on how they think about chemical control. It has been tested in middle school, high school, and university chemistry classes.
5 required items for Pringles Challenge
Pringles design challenge
// Friday, April 10, 2020 • ACCT Admin
The Pringles design challenge is a laboratory-based formative assessment tool for learning about how students think about controlling chemical reactions. It has been tested in high school chemistry classrooms in the US, and in university chemistry classes in the US, Mexico, and Costa Rica. The tool is available in English and Spanish.
pop can, chunk of silver metal, clear glass half full with clear liquid
Chemical substances inventory (CSI) survey
// Friday, April 10, 2020 • ACCT Admin
The chemical substances inventory (CSI) survey is a formative assessment tool for learning about how students think about identifying and differentiating chemical substances. It has been tested in middle school, high school, and university chemistry classes.
December 2019 cover of JChemEd
Especially JCE: December 2019
// Monday, December 16, 2019 • Erica K. Jacobsen
Over four years ago, Especially JCE made its debut as a monthly feature on ChemEd X. It was more of a return than a debut, although on a different platform.
text: Element of the Month - Iron, Fe
Element of the Month - Iron
// Saturday, December 14, 2019 • Stephen Wright
"In honor of the International Year of the Periodic Table this series of articles details the Element of the Month project developed by Stephen W. Wright (SWW), Associate Research Fellow at Pfizer Inc., and Marsha R. Folger (MRF), chemistry teacher (now retired) at Lyme – Old Lyme High School in Connecticut.