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Join APTeach February 20th in discussing using particle diagrams, calculations, and titration curves to support student understanding of acids, bases, and buffers.
Looking for a simple, engaging Beer’s Law experiment? Use Red #40 from cherry cough drops! This hands-on activity introduces students to spectrophotometry and quantitative analysis. Read more for the full method and teaching tips.
Learn how current research on climate change can be used in your next lesson on metric prefixes and unit conversions.
Explore chlorinated hydrocarbons and dipoles with paper and toy models like LEGO, K’Nex, and Lux Blox! Paper models reinforce molecule polarity lessons, with templates and assignments included in the Supporting Information.
Take a walk and explore the chemical winter wonderland of snowflakes...and diamonds!
Engage your Chemistry students with a dynamic, 40-minute lab that uses the Ideal Gas Law to uncover the molar masses of "mystery gases." Perfect for Grade 11 or Honors Chemistry, this adaptable experiment combines theory with real-world applications!
Nothing is more iconographic to Chemistry as the Periodic Table, and Signal Flags are colorful and dandy design that are iconographic to the seafaring community. While teaching chemistry at the U.S. Naval Academy, the author used Signal Flags to make the Element Symbols giving a structure that is immediately recognizable, yet somewhat mysterious. Use the supporting information to download the author's version or customize your own!
Inquiry and phenomena-based curriculum are buzzwords in the education world, especially in connection with NGSS. What does this actually mean and how can it be implemented in the chemistry classroom is explored in this article along with an introduction to some curriculum resources.
Over 700 science educators gathered at STANYS 2023, exploring 3D learning. Ashley Green and Sarah English reflect on their experience and how they plan to bring what they learned to the ChemEd25 conference in Golden, Colorado, in July 2025.
Recent space-related phenomena like aurora and a comet were viewed by large numbers of people. These phenomena can be connected to concepts described in chemistry courses, such as electronic structures and light emission associated with species such as excited oxygen atoms.