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Holiday Reflections on the Silver Mirror Demonstration
// Monday, December 28, 2020 • Tom Kuntzleman
The oxidation of reducing sugars by silver ions to form a silver mirror is a classic chemistry experiment. In this experiment, sugars that contain aldehyde functional groups are reacted with an ammonia-silver complex to form silver metal, which forms a shiny metallic mirror:
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Chemistry in General Biology: Is it necessary?
// Tuesday, December 22, 2020 • Francisco Villa
This past fall I taught a general biology 1 course (for science majors) as an adjunct for my community college campus partner (my transfer university shares the same campus as the local community college). After the introduction to biology chapter comes the chemistry one.
What is the pressure in a soda?
What Is the Pressure Inside a Bottle of Soda?
// Tuesday, December 8, 2020 • Tom Kuntzleman
Bottles of soda are sealed under high pressures of CO2, or PCO2. This causes a substantial amount of CO2 to dissolve into the beverage, giving the drink its fizziness. But what exactly is the pressure inside a bottle of soda?
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Editing Videos to Serve as Virtual Labs
// Tuesday, December 1, 2020 • Ben Meacham
Distance learning has certainly made it more difficult to provide our students with valuable lab experiences and opportunities to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
teachers make difference
"It's a Wonderful Chemistry Life"
// Monday, November 30, 2020 • Kathleen Carrigan
You are making a difference in the lives of your students. Take some time to think about your students who are working hard, putting in the time, working and balancing study schedules and doing it successfully. Would they be successful without you?
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Free AP Chemistry Prep Exams for Teachers
// Tuesday, November 17, 2020 • Michael Farabaugh
Attention all AP Chemistry teachers! I wanted to let you know about an opportunity to receive 3 free online prep exams designed to give you feedback on your students' preparation for the AP Chemistry Exam. This is part of a research study occurring through the 2020-2021 year.
Ariel's computer set up: 1 desktop, 2 laptops and an iPad
Things Learned from Hybrid Teaching (Part 1)
// Sunday, November 15, 2020 • Ariel Serkin
When the world stopped back in March, I wrote that no one knew how to teach in a pandemic. Here we are, 8 months later and we are still learning and adapting every day. I know each teacher has their own unqiue set of challenges this year, but I have found some small wins that I’m happy to share in a small series of posts.
Getting More Students To Come To Office Hours
// Friday, October 30, 2020 • Jennie Mayer
Since Covid-19 I've actually had MORE students in office hours than I did before. Now I know most of us are feeling overwhelmed by the workload of teaching in a remote environment and may not want to meet with more students!