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After attending ChemEd at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, this past summer and meeting such wonderful chemistry teachers from across the country, I began to think about motivation and how important it is in our field to find those intrinsic motivators.

I am a chemist and member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA. Technical staff members are expected to apply their expertise to a variety of ongoing scientific research projects.

Kermit the Frog sings, “It’s not easy being green” but the role of Green Chemistry is to show people not only is it easier, but also the way we need to be doing chemistry. Green Chemistry is defined as, “The design of chemical products and processes that reduce and/or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.

As part of my #chemcation2019, I presented at the American Modeling Teachers Association annual conference, ChemEd biennial conference, and the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers’ summer conferences on strategies for helping support diverse learners. As we teachers prepare to go back to school, I have summarized my presentation into a li

Hi everyone! My name is Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh, and I am a new Lead Contributor/Blogger for the Two-Year College component of ChemEd Xchange. While I am new to ChemEd Xchange, I’m not new to blogging or the chemistry community in person or online.

The history of the world is joined at the hip to the elements comprising the periodic table.

One of my favorite experiments to conduct is the liquid nitrogen cloud. As long as you can get some liquid nitrogen, it is incredibly easy to carry out. All you have to do is pour some hot water into liquid nitrogen and a massive cloud results. Check it out (also, be sure to check out the video posted further below):

Introduction: Chemiluminescence demonstrations that use peroxyoxalate “glowstick” systems are very popular in a variety of lecture demonstrations and classroom activities^1-3 . These reactions are very eye catching and easy to do; however, until recently, the range of oxalate diesters available has been limited.

Hello, and welcome back to my second blog about chemistry education in the tri-border region of California, Arizona, and Mexico. In my last article I described the area and students who attend the two institutions in Yuma, AZ- Arizona Western College (AWC) and Northern Arizona University-Yum

When implementing NGSS standards, the science and engineering  practice of argumentation can be seamlessly implemented through the use of formative assessment probes.

The thought of being videotaped while teaching could make me break out in a cold sweat. Will I say the right things? Will I stumble over my words? Will I look awkward? Will my students behave the way I hope they will? Aaaaah! Deep breaths!