first-year undergraduate

Appropriate for college freshmen (topics typical of a collegiate, general chemistry course), including second-year or advanced-placement (AP) high school chemistry.

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jce
Go Blue!
// Friday, November 4, 2016 Tom Kuntzleman
In the state of Michigan where I live, the University of Michigan (UM) and Michigan State University (MSU) are rivals. Green is the definitive color of MSU, whereas blue and gold are the school colors of UM. I went to school at UM, so naturally I am partial to blue and gold.
Mg reacting with water
// Thursday, October 20, 2016 Dan Meyers
Target Inquiry “is an exciting, 2½-year, rigorous, and transformational professional development program designed to improve the frequency and quality of inquiry instruction in middle and high school science” (GVSU Target Inquiry).
// Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Tom Kuntzleman
Each year, I try out some experiments that connect to the annual National Chemistry Week (NCW) theme. The theme for NCW this year is “Forensics: Solving Mysteries through Chemistry: Focusing on the chemistry of fibers and forensics”. Based on this description, I decided to spend some time experimenting with dyeing fibers.
molecular models
// Monday, September 12, 2016 mamorgan@me.com
In a previous post I talked about an equation balancing lab that I have been doing with my students involving building molecular models.
Crutches
// Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Lauren Stewart
Like most chemistry teachers, one of the first things I go over in the beginning of the year is unit conversions. Students come into my class with all sorts of prior knowledge concerning unit conversions; some good, some bad and some downright ugly.