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by Scott Donnelly
Sun, 06/12/2022 - 15:36

This is the third post in a series dealing with seawater chemistry and global maritime trade. This classroom activity introduces the concept of salinity and tasks students to predict the range of salinities in certain regions of the ocean (coastal and open water, all four hemispheres, high and lower latitudes). Enjoy...

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by Scott Donnelly
Mon, 06/06/2022 - 20:07

This is the second blog post describing a classroom activity relating seawater chemistry to oceanic shipping. Included are questions that challenge students to apply conclusions drawn from observations to making predictions.  

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by Thomas Cox
Thu, 06/02/2022 - 16:08

Student: "Why do I have to take this chemistry class?" Heard it before, perhaps numerous times right? Let's see what an astrophysicist has to say about this ubiquitous student question.

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by Chad Husting
Wed, 06/01/2022 - 20:16

The candy "Toxic Waste" and "Pop Rocks" are fun ways to show changes in acid base indicators. There is also an easy way to test car exhaust with an indicator.

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by Scott Donnelly
Wed, 06/01/2022 - 11:20

Maritime shipping is the backbone of global commerce and trade. How is the chemistry of seawater involved in the complex, intertwined network of international trade? Let's find out.

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by Thomas Shiland
Fri, 05/27/2022 - 09:26

"Make it Stick" is filled with research-based recommendations to improve the effectiveness of learning.

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by Tom Kuntzleman
Thu, 05/26/2022 - 14:15

Placing dry ice in limewater is a great demonstration to accompany discussions on a variety of chemical topics, including the impact of ocean acidification on marine organisms that depend upon the formation of CaCO3.

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by Josh Kenney
Thu, 05/19/2022 - 12:13

Early Middle College High Schools are growing in popularity. They are an alternative public high school program where students earn up to 60 college credits while completing their high school diploma. Here, the author describes some lessons learned while teaching at an early college program that helps prepare students for college and careers.

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by Tom Kuntzleman
Mon, 05/09/2022 - 08:13

Can Alkaline Water Change the pH of your body? We use chemistry to put this claim to the test!

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by Joseph Lomax
Sun, 05/01/2022 - 14:50

In this blog the author describes how three components of a water tower reservoir is analogous to an acid-base buffer system.

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