Education

The Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum (CLC) Innovators Program is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort! This program offers institutional teams from across the U.S. the chance to participate in a week-long summer institute and ongoing virtual support meetings during the 2026-2027 academic year.

Welcome to our (Re)Bootcamp series! Below, two different styles of content presentation are shared, along with a teacher’s reflection on how each works in their classroom and why they chose this particular style. Interactive Notebooks By Nora Walsh

Introduction The proper and consistent use of units throughout calculations is of paramount importance in physical science. This should be inculcated in students from the first day of class. As chemistry educators, we must—without fail—model the proper, consistent use of units and significant figures.1

I’m just old enough that I never kept a paper gradebook. When I was a student in school, my grades were on paper and arrived in the mail. As a teacher, my grades have always been entered into the computer and sent off to the world with a click of a button. Parents and students know the grade as soon as I share it. 

There’s some recently published research on climate change¹ that you can easily incorporate into your next lesson on metric conversions and unit analysis. The article gives a report on ocean heat content (OHC) measurements.

Chemical Education Xchange has been hosting ChemEd X Talks since January 2021. These Talks have been 30 - 60 minute virtual meetings using our Zoom platform. They consist of a short presentation followed by Q&A and discussion.

Co-Authored by Kristen Drury*, Daniel Floyd** and Amy Snyder*** *19th year teacher, NY **5th year teacher, MO ***20th year teacher, TX   Kristen Drury - 19th year teacher in New York