This year my state adopted our version of NGSS and as a result I have shifted the design of each unit of my curriculum to allow for more student questions and curiosities to drive the instructional flow.
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Now that the 2018 administration of the AP Chemistry Exam is in the books, all of us AP Chemistry teachers now have an opportunity to reflect on the year as we turn our attention toward preparing for the fall.
Citric acid is a weak tricarboxylic organic acid. It is highly soluble in water and, once it dissolves in that, it shows weak acidity but a strongly acidic taste which affects sweetness and provides a fruity tartness for which it is widely used to complement fruit flavors in the food and beverage industry.
Recently, while attending the High School Teacher Day at the ACS National meeting in New Orleans, we were given Wack-A-Pack™ valentine balloons and encouraged to play with them.
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Editor's Note: As many teachers are preparing to teach online, we are revisiting posts from the ChemEd X archives like this one that might be of help. The author has updated this activity by adding notes specifically to help those teaching remotely. This activity was originally published April 27, 2018.
I have taught at three different public schools in the United States (two in California and one in Washington state), and now three different international schools (two in Thailand, one in Romania) - and at each school I have honed my practice as a chemistry teacher based on interactions and feedback from students, the strengths of the school, and the e
Years ago I heard that a friend of mine had drunk the proverbial “kool-aid” and become a, gasp, Modeler. I had no idea what that meant. But, I was soon to find out. The date was September 2013, and I was headed to Indianapolis for the American Chemical Society National Meeting.
If you want to lose weight, you have to burn calories. Anyone who has gone on a diet knows this. But when someone loses weight, have you ever wondered where the lost mass goes?
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All too often teachers use POGIL activities as worksheets when the teacher is absent, busy work to review a topic, or handouts for homework. However, using the POGIL activities in this manner does not allow the students to reap all the benefits of the activity.
With the end of spring break comes the craziness of exam preparation and the final push through the academic year. It’s also a time to reflect on what pedagogical strategies have worked well for us and on which areas of our instruction can be improved. The summer provides a must needed rest for educators, but also a time to grow and develop new techniques to enhance the use of our pedagogical content knowledge. Now is the time to carve out a piece of your summer to allow these professional development goals to become a reality.