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ChemEd X contributors and staff members are continually coming across items of interest that they feel others may wish to know about. Picks include, but need not be limited to, books, magazines, journals, articles, apps—most anything that has a link to it can qualify.

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ACS Celebrates the Achievements of Women Scientists in American History
// Friday, March 3, 2017 • Deanna Cullen
Women’s History Month (March 1 - 31, 2017) honors the contributions of women to American culture and society. The American Chemical Society has selected some women scientists that contributed to important discoveries during times of rampant gender discrimination.
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BEAKER - Mix Chemicals
// Friday, February 24, 2017 • Dan Meyers
This week, one of my students alerted me to some mobile apps featuring chemistry. One, in particular, seems to be mostly free and incorporates a hands-on approach to conducting virtual laboratory experiments. The app is called BEAKER - Mix Chemicals and is offered by THIX on the Apple and Google Play Stores.
Chem101
// Wednesday, February 15, 2017 • E Posthuma
Chem 101 is a FREE (for a limited time) app for any apple or android device designed to improve engagement in college chemistry courses. Although the intended audience is college level, there are modules appropriate for high school as well. Students can use the app to practice on their own, or instructors can create in-class or at home assignments.
The Girls of Atomic City (cover)
The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan
// Tuesday, January 10, 2017 • Hal Harris
While we were driving through Tennessee recently, we visited the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, the de facto museum of the ambitious WWII project that separated the uranium and plutonium isotopes used in the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I recommend that other scientists and science educators make the effort to visi
White-footed mice are the reservoir for Lyme disease
Rewriting the Code of Life, by Michael Specter
// Friday, January 6, 2017 • Hal Harris
The Gates Foundation has spent over two billion dollars cumulatively and many other organizations and governments also spend millions of dollars each year to fight malaria, the disease that takes more human life than any other.
American Modeling Teachers Association
New Benefits of AMTA Membership
// Friday, December 23, 2016 • E Posthuma
The American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA) is an international, professional community comprised of over 2800 passionate, innovative, and connected educators. Members include high school and university level STEM educators, educational research professionals, as well as pre-service and retired teachers.
The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements video series
// Monday, December 5, 2016 • Doug Ragan
If your not familiar with the video series  "The Mystery of Matter, Search for the Elements" then I highly recommend their use as part of your curriculum.  The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements is a PBS series about the amazing human story behind the Periodic Table.
"Get it, Don't get it" concept
Is there more to formative assessment than "Get it or Don't"?
// Monday, November 21, 2016 • Nate Warrick
Oftentimes, assessment garners many negative associations by researchers in the education field, however, in my opinion this is often the result of ineffective assessment by teachers and teacher educators.