ChemEd X Talks, ChemBasics Talks - Schedule and Recordings
ChemEd X | Tue, 08/17/2021 - 13:00
Check out the schedule for upcoming ChemEd X Talks and ChemEd X ChemBasics Talks along with recordings of past events.
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An Orange to Black Halloween Chemistry Demonstration You Can Do with Household Items
Tom Kuntzleman | Tue, 10/27/2015 - 15:27
You can perform an orange to black chemistry demonstration using materials commonly found in stores. The reaction appears to be similar to the Old Nassau reaction, but uses greener reagents. This is a great demonstration to do around Halloween time.
Counting Orbitals I: The 'Ah-ha! Moment' and Quantum Numbers
Joseph Lomax | Sun, 10/24/2021 - 09:53
Quantum mechanics is a proverbially and quintessentially challenging topic. It is the poster-child of difficulty in chemistry. Setting up the discussion for the four quantum numbers is fraught with potential and confusion. In this post learn about a different way to teach about orbitals.
Would you like to offer a Chemistry Professional Learning experience this school year?
ACCT Admin | Fri, 10/22/2021 - 11:06
Attention High School Chemistry Teachers! Assessing for Change in Chemical Thinking (ACCT) is seeking three facilitators willing to offer high school chemistry teachers a 10 session Assessing for Change in Chemical Thinking Course in SY21-22.
Standards Based Grading, Microscale Chemistry and Post Covid
Chad Husting | Tue, 10/19/2021 - 08:25
Navigating the waters through a year with multiple hurdles can be difficult but not impossible with microscale chemistry and standards based grading.
Video Pre-Labs Improve the Lab Experience
Josh Kenney | Sun, 10/17/2021 - 14:49
Teaching during COVID was challenging; however, a few positive results surprisingly emerged. For one, Josh Kenney filmed a small library of chemistry lab videos for use in virtual chemistry labs after his school switched to remote learning. At first, he wasn't sure if he would continue to use those videos when his district returned to in-person instruction until he discovered that they would make excellent pre-lab assignments.
ChemEd X ChemBasics Talk - Chemical Bonding & Naming
Chemical bonding is a pivotal topic in chemistry classes that can be overwhelming for students and teachers alike - so much to teach, so many ways that it can be overwhelming! In this ChemBasics Talk, Nora Walsh will share her favorite activities, tips, and discovery activities for teaching chemical bonding and naming. Join us! Register for this (FREE) hour long Zoom meeting to be held November 4th at 8pm EST.
The Periodic Table & Periodic Trends with Rachmad Tjachyadi
Deanna Cullen | Thu, 10/14/2021 - 16:50
In this ChemBasics Talk, Rachmad Tjachyadi offers everything necessary to plan a unit on the topic of the periodic table and periodic trends including linked NGSS standards, introductory activities and handouts, manipulative activities, practice problems, links to real world context, a lab and an assortment of videos. Watch the recording and access resources he shared.
The Extraction of Caffeine from Tea—with Several Important Outcomes
Michael Jansen | Wed, 10/13/2021 - 11:02
Students use a micro-scale method to extract caffeine from tea using dichloromethane. At the end of the activity, the students' dochloromethane extractions are pooled; the solvent is distilled after class for re-use.
Bringing the Gold Foil Experiment to Life!
Thomas Cox | Fri, 10/08/2021 - 23:30
Whether in the classroom or in the online format, students typically struggle to envision the infamous Rutherford (aka Geiger-Marsden) gold foil experiment. A short video was created that describes the experimental design and set up. Enjoy...