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
melted penny
Melting Pennies
// Tuesday, August 26, 2014 • Tom Kuntzleman
I am fascinated by the chemistry of pennies. Dissolving a penny in nitric acid is one of the most visually stimulating chemistry reactions I have ever seen.
preview image of solutions pHet simulation
Homogeneous Solutions using PhET Interactive Simulations and labs
// Monday, September 16, 2013 • Trish Loeblein
This is a series of experiments, PhET Interactive Simulation activities, and clicker questions to relate macroscopic and molecular representations of homogenenous solutions. Graphing skills are also used. Materials Access to PhET Inteactive Simulations -
model of particle level of electrochemical cell
Energizer Lab - A Target Inquiry Activity
// Wednesday, October 10, 2012 • Deanna Cullen
I was lucky enough to be part of the second cohort of Target Inquiry teachers at Grand Valley State University. As part of the program, we each wrote, tested and revised two chemistry laboratories for use at the high school level. One of mine is the lab I am sharing here.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
// Tuesday, May 8, 2012 • ChemEd X
The "Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" has been made into the first virtual issue of the Journal of Chemical Education at ACS Publications. It is no longer available in print form.