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Can high school students truly drive their own lab experience? I’d say after enough time and exposure, they can. This is what led me to develop a version of the Carbonate Project to have students perform after the AP Exam. This experience requires students to do some research, execute previously performed lab techniques, and identify an u

Congratulations on becoming a PAEMST state finalist. Just when you think you can breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate that you are a state finalist, you realize you still have a week to write another 9000 very carefully chosen words. 

by Dean J. Campbell*, Thomas Kahila*, Kaitlyn Walls*, Q Ott* *Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

Co-authored by Thomas Manning*, Paige Bland* *Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

On February 3, 2023, a train derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio.^1-2 Five of the train cars were carrying vinyl chloride (Figure 1), a compound that is mostly used to make PVC.

In a classic demonstration of energy conservation, smashing two large steel ball bearings generates sufficient heat to burn a hole through a piece of paper.

This activity is an interesting way to engage students before formally beginning the study of Thermochemistry.

I enjoyed reading Yvonne Clifford’s piece, The Diet Coke And Mentos Reaction – Having A Literal Blast!, regarding the sublimation of dry ice, CO_2(s).

Every year, my students struggle with the concept of limiting reagents.

Flipped and blended classrooms integrate online instructional videos with traditional classroom activities. Sometimes, students watch videos for homework before engaging more deeply with the content during class. YouTube, which launched in 2005, is the most common video sharing app because teachers can create and upload custom instructional videos.

by Dean J. Campbell* *Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois