Can Alkaline Water Change Body pH?
Tom Kuntzleman | Mon, 05/09/2022 - 08:13
Can Alkaline Water Change the pH of your body? We use chemistry to put this claim to the test!
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Gas Laws Interactive Notebook
Nora Walsh | Sat, 05/07/2022 - 07:49
Nora Walsh shares the outline of the interactive notebook pages she uses for her gases unit. Templates for all of the documents and foldables are available for download.
Using Candy To Simulate Alpha and Beta Decay
Jeanette Marshall | Thu, 05/05/2022 - 13:33
This engaging activity uses wrapped and unwrapped candy to simulate alpha and beta decay.
Water Tower Reservoir Analogy of a Buffer
Joseph Lomax | Sun, 05/01/2022 - 14:50
In this blog the author describes how three components of a water tower reservoir is analogous to an acid-base buffer system.
Too Hot to Handle? Hydrogen Reacts with Oxygen on Palladium Foil
Dean Campbell | Thu, 04/28/2022 - 20:50
The reaction of hydrogen and oxygen gases to form water is well known to be an exothermic reaction. That reaction can occur by first absorbing the hydrogen into palladium metal, and then placing the resulting palladium hydride into contact with oxygen in the air. Infrared and visible light videos were recorded for this process involving palladium foil, and the Green Chemistry and safety aspects of these activities are considered.
Using Interactive Notebooks in Chemistry - Stoichiometry
Nora Walsh | Thu, 04/28/2022 - 09:01
Nora Walsh has been using interactive notebooks for some time. Here she outlines her stoichiometry unit and explains how she uses the interactive notebooks with her students.
Making Chemistry Visible with Doug Ragan
Deanna Cullen | Wed, 04/20/2022 - 12:24
Many chemistry teachers use models and diagrams to help students describe how matter behaves at the particle level. On April 14, 2022, Doug Ragan explained how he uses colored magnets in his classroom to represent things such as subatomic particles, states of matter, balancing chemical equations, types of bonding, molecular geometry and much more. View a recording of his presentation and access materials he uses.
The Evolution of Social Media in the Chemistry Classroom
Chad Husting | Tue, 04/19/2022 - 14:29
It can be frustrating when students are always on their phones. What if we meet them where they are at with some chemistry content? This is one teacher's journey into the world of Tik Tok.
Exploring The “Two-Faced” Thionin Reaction
Tom Kuntzleman | Tue, 04/19/2022 - 11:44
The "Two-Faced" thionin reaction involves causing a purple solution to fade to colorless by shining light on the solution. I wondered if it could be demonstrated the color of light that caused this transition.
A Super-Engaging Way to Start 11 Chemistry
Michael Jansen | Mon, 04/11/2022 - 12:00
Michael Jansen runs this engaging "big picture" lab on day 1 of Grade 11 Chemistry, which is the students' first dedicated Chemistry course.