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JCE 96.01 January 2019 Issue Highlights

Mary Saecker | Fri, 01/11/2019 - 12:18

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Ninety-Six Years New

The January 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: chemical biology, innovative curriculum for the classroom and laboratory, promoting effective teaching methods in organic chemistry, improving student conceptual models, cost-effective and low-waste equipment and experiments, using instructional videos to teach, exploring materials science, instrumental analytical experiments, organic chemistry laboratories, research on success in chemistry, from the archives: anodizing.

Immobilization of Lactase Enzyme on Alginate Beads - A Quick Test

Andrea Amato | Mon, 01/07/2019 - 18:18

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I came across an interesting Journal of Chemical Education article that explains how it is possible to crosslink sodium alginate, leading to the formation of calcium alginate beads. Calcium alginate beads are hydrogels and one of their uses is to immobilize enzymes in their structure. I thought it would be cool to immobilize some lactase enzyme onto calcium alginate beads and investigate its ability to hydrolyze lactose.

Why I Am Attending ChemEd 2019

Kristen Drury | Fri, 01/04/2019 - 08:19

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I am already planning for my trip to Illinois in July to attend ChemEd 2019! Let me tell you why I want to attend.

Faces of Chemistry - Career Profiles

Deanna Cullen | Wed, 01/02/2019 - 12:24

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ChemEd X has invited professionals working in chemistry related fields to write about their background, experience and advice they have for those interested in a similar career path. Chemistry instructors can use these as a resource to help students glimpse the variety of chemistry related fields open to them.

Career Profile: Agricultural Chemical Laboratory Supervisor - Jason Kong

Jason Kong | Wed, 01/02/2019 - 09:20

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Read Jason Kong’s career profile describing his background and his current position as a chemical laboratory supervisor for the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

Examining VSEPR though the Cross Cutting Concept of Patterns

Stephanie O'Brien | Sat, 12/15/2018 - 16:23

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In an effort to align an old VSEPR lesson to NGSS, I told my students that we were going to look at the data available from the real molecules on the pHET simulation we were using and specifically look for patterns. Finding patterns is a cross-cutting concept; one of the three dimensions of NGSS.

Especially JCE: November 2018

Erica K. Jacobsen | Tue, 11/13/2018 - 23:22

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Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the November 2018 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education.

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore

Maria Gallardo-... | Sun, 10/14/2018 - 12:51

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Radium Girls is one of those books that can’t be put down. It challenges us with imagery so vivid that sometimes you just want to look away, but you are so invested in the lives of the girls that you persevere to the end. It is tragic and strong but also hopeful and tender.