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ChemEd 2023 logo with text: ChemEd 2023 - Calling all chemistry teachers July 23 - 27, 2023
// Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Michael Jansen
The primo Chemistry Education conference in North America returns to Canada—in person—this summer. From July 23 – 27, ChemEd 2023 will be hosted by the University of Guelph. High School Chemistry teachers and Introductory Chemistry instructors from across North America—and beyond—will attend sessions and workshops.
text: "Solutions INB" over flasks of solutions
// Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Nora Walsh
This is a relatively short unit in my course and as a result, I only use two spreads for it. I have two fully developed spreads to share, with optional bonus material you could add on to the first and an alternative layout for the second that includes colligative properties.
Sn and Iodine reaction yields tin IV iodide
// Thursday, April 13, 2023 Iain Smellie
Co-Authored by Iain A. Smellie*, Iain L. J. Patterson*, Brian A. Chalmers* *University of St Andrews, School of Chemistry, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, United Kingdom
text: "Making Natural Acid Base Indicators" in the center of images of preparation from post
// Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Ariel Serkin
I remember one of my closest friends in college telling the story of her mother and cabbage soup. When her parents were first married, her mom made a recipe for cabbage soup which they loved. She wanted to make it again, but couldn’t find green cabbage so she made it with red. To their surprise, it turned out bright blue.
text: "New POGIL Activities for AP Chemistry with Laura Trout" next to Laura's headshot
// Monday, April 3, 2023 Deanna Cullen
The new edition of “POGIL Activities for AP Chemistry” is on track to be released next winter. Laura Trout offered a sneak peak of the new activities and improvements that have been incorporated into the new edition in our March 27, 2023 ChemEd X Talk. She began with a brief description of what POGIL pedagogy is, and how it can improve your classroom.
text over graduated cylinders: Confidence Level: Measurement and Significant Figures
// Monday, March 27, 2023 Michael Jansen
The concept of Measurement and Significant Figures can induce discomfort.1 This article and the associated resources take an empirical, logical approach to this important concept, which your students will understand, and dare I say, enjoy.
text: PFAS Guided Inquiry Activity over dark water and molecule of pfas
// Friday, March 24, 2023 Melissa Hemling
After the 2021 AP Test, I used the movie “Dark Waters” (see video 1) and this PFAS Analysis guided inquiry activity to introduce students to “Forever Chemical” pollutants in the environment (see figure 1).
text: AP Chemistry with WE Service
// Friday, March 24, 2023 Melissa Hemling
During the 2020-2021 school year I decided to embark on something new in my AP Chemistry class - AP with WE Service. I have been teaching AP Chemistry for over 11 years. I enjoyed exposing the top students at my school to the rigor of a college-level class, but I had the itch to help my students use their science powers for good.