covalent bonding

In my three decades of teaching, I have found that students understand chemistry much more easily when it is connected to real-world contexts—therefore, I try to drive home the relevance of chemistry by providing examples related to the environment, health and beauty, and the food industry, to name a few.

Hang on to your hats, folks! We are about to enter my longest notebook unit of the year: Bonding. This unit is massive with 6 two page spreads. Read on to see my discussion of pros and cons of splitting it into two units versus keeping it as one big unit.

A recent blog post, Flash Rocks from Green Chemistry and LEGO Brick Perspectives, described “flash rocks,” which are stones that produce flashes of visible light when rubbed or struck together.^1,2 The stones are typically composed of many q

Co-Authored by Dean J. Campbell*, Marius Stancu*, and Matthew Zhou* *Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

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! On November 4th, 2021, Nora Walsh shared her unit covering chemical bonding and naming in this ChemBasics Talk.

This is a series of experiments, PhET Interactive Simulation activities, and clicker questions to relate macroscopic and molecular representations of homogenenous solutions. Graphing skills are also used. Materials Access to PhET Inteactive Simulations -