Dear ChemEd X Community,
2019 is almost here and I am making plans to attend spring and summer conferences. I am especially excited to attend ChemEd at North Central College in Naperville, IL! The conference runs July 21-25, 2019. I encourage you to join their mailing list. The organizers are accepting symposium proposals through February 2, 2019. I look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones in Naperville!
Our December issue of the Xchange highlights some of the contributions we have published over the past month. I hope you will take a moment to check in and see what you may have missed.
Cheers!
Deanna Cullen
Chemical Mystery #13: Bye Bye Blue!This chemical mystery is very easy to perform. Figuring out how this trick is done is also easy...if you know your chemistry! Solution to Chemical Mystery #13: Bye Bye Blue! |
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Arguing DensityIn an effort to implement the science and engineering practices of the NGSS, Stephanie O'Brien tried to introduce argumentation as a practice into her chemistry courses. She shares some growing pains and things she has learned through the process. |
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Examining VSEPR though the Cross Cutting Concept of PatternsIn an effort to align an old VSEPR lesson to NGSS, the author told her students that they were going to look at the data available from the real molecules on the pHET simulation they were using and specifically look for patterns. Finding patterns is a cross-cutting concept; one of the three dimensions of NGSS. |
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Creating an Inclusive Classroom in DecemberWhen people, including educators, are in the majority they do not always understand the perspective and experience of those in the minority. The author encourages all teachers, in any content area, to make their classrooms safe for students to learn and take academic risks. |
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PICK: Pivot Interactives—A Resource All Chemistry Teachers Should Know AboutChemEd X Lead Contributor, Ben Meacham, is part of a cohort of chemistry teachers working with Pivot Interactives to implement, customize, and review their interactive video-based lab investigations. Read about his experience using this resource. |
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The Two Words Every Chemistry Student Needs to Learn - Revisited from August 2017Discouraging stoichiometry conversations can easily deflate any hope you had that students understood what all the symbols and numbers in an equation physically mean. Read the article for tips on how to help your students proportionally reason with the help of two words, "for every". |
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Especially JCE: December 2018The December 2018 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Erica Jacobsen shares highlights of special interest to high school chemistry teachers. Be sure to check out Mary Saecker’s round-up of the December issue at JCE 95.12 December 2018 Issue Highlights. |
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