Bush Fires in Australia and Climate Change
Tom Kuntzleman | Wed, 01/08/2020 - 16:16
What do scientists have to say about the connection between climate change and the bush fires in Australia?
Environment
JCE 96.12 December 2019 Issue Highlights
Mary Saecker | Fri, 12/06/2019 - 09:35
Reimagining Chemistry Education: Systems Thinking, and Green and Sustainable Chemistry
The December 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. In response to a call for papers, chemistry educators from around the world have contributed articles to the Journal collected in the December edition as special issue on systems thinking, and green and sustainable chemistry.
Especially JCE: August 2019
Erica K. Jacobsen | Tue, 08/13/2019 - 07:39
Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the August 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education of special interest to our ChemEd X community.
JCE 96.04 April 2019 Issue Highlights
Mary Saecker | Wed, 04/10/2019 - 13:15
The April 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: Machine Learning; Revised International System of Units; Examining Chemical Information Literacy; Flipped Teaching; Chemistry and Business; Learning about Safety; Researched-Based Courses; Effective Teaching Resources; Learning through Play; Exploring Water Treatment; Green Chemistry Laboratories; Experiments with NMR Spectroscopy; Investigating Kinetics; Computer-Based Experiences; From the Archive: Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2019—Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper.
Book Suggestion: The Alchemy of Air
Lowell Thomson | Fri, 01/05/2018 - 03:08
One of my goals for 2017 was to read more chemistry non-fiction. I accomplished that with three and a half books read. That doesn't seem like much, but given how busy I've been lately it was quite an accomplishment! I offer a brief review of my most recent book here, "The Alchemy of Air" by Thomas Hager.
Especially JCE: August 2017
Erica K. Jacobsen | Tue, 08/15/2017 - 12:29
Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the August 2017 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education that are of special interest to high school chemistry teachers.
JCE 94.08 August 2017 Issue Highlights
Mary Saecker | Sat, 08/12/2017 - 07:45
The August 2017 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: visualizing the chemistry of climate change; environmental chemistry; chemistry education for medical preprofessionals; tools for learning and student engagement; training laboratory teaching assistants; biochemistry; forensic chemistry; nanoparticle experiments; materials science; resources for teaching; from the archives: climate change.
Resource to Help You Combat Climate Science Denial
Tom Kuntzleman | Sat, 06/10/2017 - 06:29
A fantastic resource to help you learn more about how to teach climate change and global warming is described.
A Review of "A Global Warming Primer"
Hal Harris | Thu, 05/25/2017 - 14:20
In “A Global Warming Primer”, Jeffrey Bennett provides a template for conversation about the most pressing global environmental issue of our time. The author also recommends a link to the ACS Climate Science Toolkit that offers many useful resources for learning about and teaching the concepts related to climate science.
Especially JCE: April 2017
Erica K. Jacobsen | Thu, 04/13/2017 - 17:35
Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the April 2017 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education that are of special interest to high school chemistry teachers.