Videos as an Alternative Assessment
Karen Ye | Sun, 11/01/2020 - 15:40
In this activity, students express their creativity and show their understanding of concept by creating a video for their final project.
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Inquiry Based Chemistry Labs - Online Professional Development
Upcoming PD from Illinois Science and Math: This self-paced online professional development opportunity features two inquiry-based chemistry labs that use familiar and easy to find materials, making these activities suitable for in-person or remote learning.
Getting More Students To Come To Office Hours
Jennie Mayer | Fri, 10/30/2020 - 11:25
This blog post describes some strategies, including a tool called Calendly which makes scheduling appointments much easier, which might help increase office hour visitation.
Thermochemical Analysis of the Devil's Milkshake
Tom Kuntzleman | Wed, 10/28/2020 - 14:14
Learn how to thermochemically analyze the Devil's Milkshake chemical demonstration - just in time for Halloween!
Gamifying Chemistry - Online Professional Development
The Center for Teaching and Learning at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy now offers a variety of online professional development opportunities. Among the current selection, there is a chemistry offering titled Gamifying Chemistry.
Standards Based Grading and the "Redo"
Chad Husting | Tue, 10/20/2020 - 19:21
Some teachers do not like the idea of letting students do a "redo" on an assignment. It can, if done carefully, have a positive impact on students learning and the culture of the classroom.
Heat, The Ocean, and Climate Change
Tom Kuntzleman | Fri, 10/16/2020 - 10:14
Learn a simple way to relate the heat equation (Q = mc∆T ) to climate change.
Celebrate National Chemistry Week 2020 - Sticking with Chemistry!
Celebrate National Chemistry Week 2020 October 18–24, 2020 with the theme, "Sticking with Chemistry."
The Mole - A Free Virtual Chemistry Lab Activity
Josh Kenney | Wed, 10/14/2020 - 09:08
In this activity, students learn about the mole. In section 1, students learn what a mole looks like for different substances. In section 2, students learn how the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus determines the molar mass of an element by comparing individual isotopes in a PhET simulation..
Practice Measuring Using Significant Figures In-Person or Virtually
Carrie Clippard-Cope | Wed, 10/07/2020 - 10:07
This activity allows students to see many different types of scales in order to become proficient at measuring and determining how many digits to record in any measurement, whether it be volumes, masses, lengths, etc.