Gas laws and the Particulate World
Chad Husting | Sat, 09/25/2021 - 16:07
Chad Husting uses a few simple gas law experiments to introduce his students to the particulate level of chemistry.
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ChemEd X ChemBasics Talk - Periodic Table and Periodic Trends
Learning about the periodic table and how the elements are arranged are both essential to success in chemistry. In this ChemBasics Talk, Rachmad Tjachyadi offers everything necessary to plan a unit on the topic including linked NGSS standards, introductory activities and handouts, student and teacher notes, and manipulative activities. This content will be shared with the new teacher in mind but experienced teachers will find it helpful as well. Register for this hour long Zoom meeting to be held October 7th at 8pm EST.
The Mole Concept with Krystle Moos
Deanna Cullen | Sat, 09/18/2021 - 18:23
In this ChemBasics Talk, Krystle Moos offers everything necessary to plan a unit on the topic 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 she shared.
Making Science Come Alive: Teaching for Engagement and Deep Learning
Patrick Brown | Thu, 09/16/2021 - 19:41
A primary goal of modern education is to prepare students for a globally competitive society. Importantly we must ask questions such as, “who is doing the hard intellectual work in the classroom?” and "what does doing hard intellectual work look like?"
Soda Fountains from Aluminum Cans
Dean Campbell | Thu, 09/16/2021 - 15:18
The familiar soda fountains that can be produced by adding Mentos candies to plastic bottles of carbonated beverages can also be produced by adding objects to carbonated beverages in aluminum cans. A variety of simple methods for producing soda fountains from cans are described.
Free Climate Science Workbook for Teachers
Stephanie O'Brien | Mon, 08/30/2021 - 16:08
The Wisconsin initiative for Science Literacy has published Science Climate Concepts Fit Your Classroom - A Workbook for Teachers. This is a free online Workbook, readily available for secondary teachers and college faculty. This workbook includes many hands on activities that incorporate traditional science classroom concepts within the context of climate science.
Solution to Chemical Mystery #18: Peek A Boo Blue!
Tom Kuntzleman | Wed, 08/18/2021 - 09:09
Check out the solution to Chemical Mystery #18: Peek A Boo Blue!
The Empirical Formula of Magnesium Oxide Lab: A Successful Failure, Next Steps—and an Important Lesson
Michael Jansen | Mon, 08/16/2021 - 16:01
Michael Jansen reflects on a very common empirical formula lab that asks students to determine the empirical formula of MgxOy. He then explains how he continues to use it as a "successful failure", how he demonstrates an alternate procedure and leads his students to an important lesson.
Chemical Mystery #18: Peek A Boo Blue!
Tom Kuntzleman | Thu, 08/12/2021 - 18:51
Can you use your knowledge of chemistry to figure out what is going on in this blue/green/yellow/blue color change?
Soil Test Kit Instruction Sheet – A Curriculum Resource for Chemistry
David Cash | Tue, 08/03/2021 - 15:41
The two-page instruction sheet that accompanies the Luster Leaf Rapitest© Soil Test Kit could be a useful curriculum resource for chemistry teachers for generating discussion about the key aspects of the content or for helping students practice close reading skills. This article will briefly describe the contents of the instruction sheet and suggest possible uses in the general chemistry curriculum by posing questions for students to answer or consider.