In preparation for the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or individual states variations of the standards, there has been much professional development offered around the country to support teachers.
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One of my goals for 2017 was to read more chemistry non-fiction. I accomplished that with three and a half books read. That doesn't seem like much, but given how busy I've been lately it was quite an accomplishment!
Scrub Daddy is a cleaning supply that was invented by Aaron Krause1 and is sold as America’s Favorite Sponge.2 After being featured on ABC’s television show Shark Tank, Scrub Daddy has gone on to be Shark Tank’s most successful product, selling over 10 million products and generating $50 million in sales.3
Happy New Year from one of your overseas colleagues. Despite the amazing political changes, the language of chemistry continues bind us together, usually in the effort to make such a simple subject as chemistry understood! To do this, many of you have focused on the triangle developed by Alex Johnstone.
Science Week at Pittcon – Orlando 2018
Teachers and students will appreciate the generous Science Week options at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando this February. This is an annual event offering professional development, outreach programs and grant money from the proceeds of the Pittcon convention.
“What are we doing to help kids learn?”
It is time for us as chemistry teachers to move beyond the Le Châtelier Principle as justification for why disturbances to equilibrium systems cause particular “shifts”.
It looks as though I’ve discovered that density bottles can be used to explore differences between heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures!
I recently corresponded with Bob Worley of CLEAPSS in the U.K. He was hoping to make the common “brass penny” activity safer for students. You can read Bob Worley's blog post about brass pennies about the topic.
"What are we doing to help kids achieve?"
"What are we doing to help kids achieve?"
What are we doing to help kids achieve?