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Element Timeline
2019 International Year of the Periodic Table Timeline of Elements
// Tuesday, June 12, 2018 • Jean Hein
The University of Waterloo is doing another collaborative project! If you missed out on participating in our 2011 Periodic Table Project, this is your opportunity to have your students celebrate and be part of a worldwide initiative.
May 2018 cover of JCE
Especially JCE: May 2018
// Saturday, May 12, 2018 • Erica K. Jacobsen
How does the public perceive scientists? If Tweets with the following hashtags are any indication, public perceptions may not match our reality. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob
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Confessions of a Part-Time Modeler
// Wednesday, April 25, 2018 • Roxie Allen
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.
April 2018 cover of JCE
Especially JCE: April 2018
// Tuesday, April 24, 2018 • Deanna Cullen
The theme of the April issue of the Journal of Chemical Education (JCE), is Placing Chemistry in a World Context. Environmental science, green chemistry, waste management and service learning are few of the topics included in the issue.
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POGIL in the High School Chemistry Class: Objectives, Practices, and Outcomes
// Thursday, April 12, 2018 • Kristen Drury
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.
March 2018 cover of JCE
Especially JCE: March 2018
// Tuesday, March 13, 2018 • Erica K. Jacobsen
I like it when mainstream movies have at least a small moment that crosses over into chemistry application. In the classroom, using a brief clip brings one more point of connection to a concept, outside of the textbook.