Lab Prep Tips
Amy Snyder | Thu, 05/11/2023 - 15:13
Experienced chemistry teachers offer tips for setting up labs!
laboratory management
Safely “Playing With Fire” in the Chemistry Classroom
Ryan Johnson | Mon, 09/03/2018 - 18:01
It’s the beginning of a brand new school year, and a brand new opportunity to capture students’ interest in chemistry and the joy of lab-based sciences! In thousands of chemistry classrooms across the country, teachers will be planning labs, demos, and ways to have students be engaged and excited about learning.
Required Safety Training
Deanna Cullen | Sat, 09/01/2018 - 04:01
Is your school district providing OSHA required safety training to teachers and other staff that will be in the science labs in your building?
Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories - 8th Edition
Deanna Cullen | Thu, 08/10/2017 - 14:07
The ACS Committee on Chemical Safety has released the 8th edition of "Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories". The publication provides advice for first- and second-year university students.
A Better Way to Organize Laboratory Equipment
Doug Ragan | Mon, 06/26/2017 - 10:36
Organizing lab equipment.
Guidelines On Determining And Reporting Significant Figures In Chemical Measurements
A measured value has little or no true meaning and thus, it is useless, unless the figures (digits) in that value were deemed to be significant and the significant figures were properly determined and reported. Deciding the appropriate number of significant figures for the reporting of numerical data is not an obvious or easy task.