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Intrinsic Motivation for the Chemistry Teacher – Time to Collaborate!
// Friday, August 9, 2019 • Jessica Mintz
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.
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Why Green Chemistry? Or Better Yet, Why Not Green Chemistry?
// Monday, August 5, 2019 • Erika Fatura
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.
Statement saying "NO" to Rainbow Flame Demo
Revisiting the Rainbow Safety Alert
// Wednesday, July 17, 2019 • Deanna Cullen
The American Chemical Society's Committee on Chemical Safety has reached out once again asking that the larger community share the warning about using the Rainbow Demonstration. Yet another accident has injured two high school students from New York. The following is an except from a statement sent by Robert H.
July 2019 Cover of JCE
Especially JCE: July 2019
// Thursday, July 11, 2019 • Erica K. Jacobsen
What got you into teaching chemistry? What’s your story? Was there a moment when you "just knew” about getting into the field? What role did your teachers play in contributing to that moment? Were they aware at that time or later on that they had an impact on your decision?