June 2019 Xchange

Element of the Month - Sulfur 

In honor of the International Year of the Periodic Table: A familiarity with the chemistry of some of the elements more commonly encountered in everyday life is a valuable learning experience for all students. Sulfur is the fourth in this series of elements to be discussed as part of the Element of the Month.

What Are You Doing After the AP Chemistry Exam? - A Book Review Project

The author shares how she developed a book review project for her AP students with the help of the ChemTwitter community.

Measuring Surface Tension to Investigate Intermolecular Forces

Like most concepts in chemistry, intermolecular forces takes a bit of imagination and critical thinking to fully comprehend and apply when explaining a variety of situations. The author introduced IMFs this year by focusing on a more data-to-concepts approach.

Chemical Mystery #15: The Leaky Cup

Watch the video below and see if you can use your chemical knowledge to figure out how this experiment is done.

See the Solution to Chemical Mystery #15.

Lewis Dot, VSEPR Shape, Polarity and Intermolecular Forces Activity Sheet

Determination of Lewis Dot structures and visualization of the shapes of molecules using VSEPR theory is an example of an abstract concept that students often find difficult to learn. The author uses a single worksheet/packet that her students can add to as they cover Lewis dot structures, resonance, VSEPR shapes, polarity, and intermolecular forces.

Women Untold: Lawrence Tech Student-Produced Film Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion in STEM

Lawrence Technological University’s Marburger STEM Center recently collaborated with students enrolled in the Media Communications Program to develop a new 30-min student film,Women Untold, which celebrates the important contributions of three women of color in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

Chemical Mystery #16: A Red, White, and Blue Chemistry Trick for You!

Watch the video and see if you can figure out how red, white, and blue colors can all be made from the same chemical solution!

See the Solution to a Red, White and Blue Chemistrt Trick!

Join Us For ChemEd 2019!

ChemEd 2019 will take place in Naperville, IL at North Central College. The conference is scheduled for July 21 through July 25, 2019. ChemEd X will be there with a booth in the exhibit hall. Many of our lead contributors will be presenting at the conference as well. 

JCE 96.06 June 2019 Issue Highlights

The June 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Be sure to check out Mary Saecker’s round-up of the whole June issue along with related articles from the archives.

Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the June 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education of special interest to our ChemEd X community in her Especially JCE: June 2019 column.