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VisChem logo over text: High School Chemistry Institute
Apply to participate in the 2022 VisChem Institute
// Wednesday, February 16, 2022 • ChemEd X
VisChem is a National Science Foundation funded (Award #DRL-1908121) professional development program and study to determine how teachers’ use of dynamic, molecular-level visualizations in secondary chemistry classrooms affect affordances and constraints for student learning as well as students’ ideas about molecular-level behavior underpinning chemical
text over laptop: Solutions with Kristen Vanderveen
Solutions with Kristen Vanderveen
// Wednesday, February 16, 2022 • Deanna Cullen
Solutions are all around us in life and chemistry class! Solution chemistry is a topic that connects to many other topics covered in the high school classroom. On February 10th, 2022, Kristen Vanderveen shared her unit covering solutions in this ChemBasics Talk. You can view a recording of her presentation below and access mater
text: Exploring Chemical Reactions with Sarah English
Exploring Chemical Reactions with Sarah English
// Wednesday, January 19, 2022 • Deanna Cullen
Chemical Reactions is a topic that unites a number of skills from formula writing, balancing equations, predicting products and solubility to name a few.
text over open laptop: GAS LAWS with Daniel Radoff
Gas Laws with Daniel Radoff
// Thursday, December 16, 2021 • Deanna Cullen
Gas Laws are an essential and easily accessible area of chemistry to understand. They can be an excellent foothold into the inner workings of chemistry.
text over computer keys: Chemical Bonding and Naming with Nora Walsh
Chemical Bonding and Naming with Nora Walsh
// Sunday, November 7, 2021 • Deanna Cullen
Chemical bonding is a pivotal topic in chemistry classes that can be overwhelming for students and teachers alike - so much to teach, so many ways that it can be overwhelming! On November 4th, 2021, Nora Walsh shared her unit covering chemical bonding and naming in this ChemBasics Talk.
text over computer: The Periodic Table & Periodic Trends with Rachmad Tjachyadi
The Periodic Table & Periodic Trends with Rachmad Tjachyadi
// Thursday, October 14, 2021 • Deanna Cullen
Learning about the periodic table and how the elements are arranged are both essential to success in chemistry. On October 7th, 2021, Rachmad Tjachyadi shared his unit covering the periodic table and periodic trends in this ChemBasics Talk.
ChemEd X Call for Contributions
// Friday, October 1, 2021 • ChemEd X
ChemEd X invites practitioners in the chemistry education community to share their experiences, knowledge and the resources they use in their classroom and laboratory. ChemEd X includes teachers and faculty from many diverse educational settings and who serve all students.