Lab Prep Tips
Amy Snyder | Thu, 05/11/2023 - 15:13
Experienced chemistry teachers offer tips for setting up labs!
collaborative/cooperative learning
The Diet Coke And Mentos Reaction – Having A Literal Blast!
Yvonne Clifford | Mon, 01/16/2023 - 10:28
The Diet Coke and Mentos reaction is used as the basis for this hands on experiment. Students work in groups to research, test, and adapt as needed with the goal to get the highest possible geyser!
POGIL Fundamentals Workshop
Melissa Hemling | Sun, 01/30/2022 - 15:57
POGIL activities are not just worksheets. Learn how to properly implement POGIL activities to get the most out of them at the upcoming 2022 Fundamentals of POGIL Virtual Workshops!
Introducing the Quantum Mechanical Model using Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Kristen Drury | Mon, 12/13/2021 - 06:47
A new lesson that uses PES evidence to drive the instruction that would allow the students to identify the limitations of the Bohr model and introduce the Quantum Mechanical Model .
Standards Based Grading, Microscale Chemistry and Post Covid
Chad Husting | Tue, 10/19/2021 - 08:25
Navigating the waters through a year with multiple hurdles can be difficult but not impossible with microscale chemistry and standards based grading.
Periodic Table Battleship
Josh Kenney | Sun, 07/25/2021 - 12:43
Many novice students struggle to see elements' valence electron configuration trends across the rows and columns on the periodic table. There are many diagrams and explanations available as resources for students however, a deeper understanding may be possible when students discover these trends independently through a game called Electron Configuration Battleship.
The Golden Drain -- A Stoichiometry Case Study
Josh Kenney | Sun, 06/20/2021 - 08:55
The Golden Drain is a case study developed by Sharma and Wolfgang where students work to uncover a company’s lost revenue due to the error of a new employee.
Lab Practicals, Final Exams and a Silver Lining to a Tough Year
Chad Husting | Wed, 06/16/2021 - 08:09
A lab practical with an escape room story turned out to be a great final exam.
Weathering the Storm . . . of Chemistry Labs
Michael Jansen | Wed, 06/02/2021 - 16:21
Good day, gentle readers:
Let me start by telling a story that, at first blush, has nothing to do with chemistry teaching.
Surveying Litter as a Citizen Science Chemistry Activity
Dean Campbell | Sun, 05/30/2021 - 10:25
During the last few semesters, a small survey has been deployed at Bradley University where students were to describe and classify items of litter that they found. The purposes of the surveys were to get students thinking about some of the chemical implications of solid waste and give the students some experience with a citizen science project. The most recent iteration of the survey, and some of its results, are described.