ChemEd Professional Development, Summer 2021
Katy Dornbos | Mon, 06/28/2021 - 14:44
There are many opportunities for virtual chemistry based professional development this summer!
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JCE ChemEd Xchange provides a place for sharing information and opinions. Currently, articles, blogs and reading lists from ChemEd X contributors are listed below. We plan to include other items that the community wishes to share through their contributions to ChemEd X.
Celebrating our ChemEd X PAEMST Finalists
Stephanie O'Brien | Sat, 06/26/2021 - 11:10
It may come as no surprise that three of our very own lead contributors have been named as Finalists for the 2021 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) at the secondary level in their states. We would like to recognize them along with all of the amazing math and science teachers across the country that have earned this honor.
Neutral: Between the Land of Positive and Negative or Creating Zero
Joseph Lomax | Fri, 06/25/2021 - 13:20
Get to zero by becoming neutral. In using this method, let chemistry bring together broader ideas from math, economics and wherever value(s) are expressed in the negative.
Reflections on Choice Boards in the Chemistry Classroom
Stephanie O'Brien | Thu, 06/24/2021 - 11:01
Stephanie O'Brien shares lessons learned and strategies for utilizing choice boards in chemistry classroom.
A Laboratory Experiment to Review Basic Chemistry Lab Techniques
Nick Thomas | Tue, 06/22/2021 - 08:13
After a year or more of virtual laboratory instruction due to pandemic restrictions in many colleges, a simple experiment has been designed to provide students returning to in-person lab instruction with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience reviewing basic chemistry laboratory apparatus and techniques.
The Golden Drain -- A Stoichiometry Case Study
Josh Kenney | Sun, 06/20/2021 - 08:55
The Golden Drain is a case study developed by Sharma and Wolfgang where students work to uncover a company’s lost revenue due to the error of a new employee.
Icy Brinicle of Death: A COOL Example of Freezing Point Depression
Thomas Cox | Thu, 06/17/2021 - 12:50
What real world examples are made known to students when discussing freezing point depression? What about brinicles, also known as "Icy Fingers of Death"? A brinicle (from brine + ice) is a finger-like formation of supercooled brine solution that grows downward underneath sea ice. Intrigued? Cool (pun intended). Keep reading to find out more!
Lab Practicals, Final Exams and a Silver Lining to a Tough Year
Chad Husting | Wed, 06/16/2021 - 08:09
A lab practical with an escape room story turned out to be a great final exam.
A Manipulative Paper Tool for Teaching Organic Nomenclature: Part 3- Common Names of Major Classes of Organic Compounds
Melanie Harvey | Tue, 06/15/2021 - 18:25
This is the third in a series of classroom activities using paper tools to teach organic nomenclature. This post covers the two common naming systems used for carboxylic acids and derivatives, and second for alcohols, thiols, ethers, amines, and ketones.
The Bannock War of 1878, Camas, and Inulin: How Chemistry Adds Context to a Historical Event
Scott Donnelly | Mon, 06/14/2021 - 13:25
What does a recent visit to Fort Bridger State Historic Park in southwestern Wyoming, a plant similar to an onion, and an armed conflict between Native Americans and the US government have anything to do with chemistry? Much. Check it out here.