Jordan Smith1

St. Patrick Catholic School, Portland, Michigan

ChemEd X Author

ChemEd X Member since: February 2018

As department chair and primary faculty member of the high school science department, I teach freshmen through seniors. The courses I teach include physical science, biology, chemistry, and human anatomy. I also teach undergrad earth science courses as an adjunct professor at Spring Arbor University. I enjoy opening people's eyes to the wonders of the world all around them, as well as almost much anything nerdy.

Posts

Using Flip Cards to Support Proportional Thinking

// Thursday, April 5, 2018 • Jordan Smith1

A solid grasp of proportional thinking is crucial to being able to solve all sorts of problems in chemistry as well as “real life” situations. While many students seem to intuitively understand that one mole is equal to 6.022 x 10²³ particles when the analogy is drawn to a dozen eggs, for some, this sort of equality is a puzzling mystery.

I Have My Students Learn All of the Elements...6 Strategies I Use

// Monday, February 5, 2018 • Jordan Smith1

I have a confession to make: I’m a mean teacher. I make my junior chemistry students learn the element names and symbols--all one hundred and eighteen of them.