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Michelle Okroy

Chemistry and physics teacher at Eastlake High School in the Lake Washington School District
ChemEd X Subscriber, Author, Reviewer
ChemEd X Member since: July 2015

Experienced chemistry and AP Chemistry teacher,
Modeling Instruction in Michigan Co-Facilitator- Southeast Region,
Member of AMTA and MSTA

Posts

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Introducing Superheavy Elements to Students
// Saturday, November 5, 2016 • Michelle Okroy
In July of 2016 we learned the names of the four new elements that were confirmed in January; Nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts) and oganesson (Og). Although the newest superheavy elements complete the seventh period of the Periodic Table, curiosity has been reignited in our classrooms as students ask, what’s next?
Isotopes Matter Interactive Periodic Table
Extension Activity with Isotopes Matter
// Sunday, October 9, 2016 • Michelle Okroy
After receiving positive feedback from Peter Mahaffy, the IUPAC project co-chair of Isotopes Matter, I decided to add an additional component to the original isotope assignment I posted.
Isotopes Matter
Using IUPAC's Isotopes Matter as a Digital Learning Tool
// Monday, September 5, 2016 • Michelle Okroy
The first unit of chemistry, no matter your content sequence, is an opportunity to use formative assessments to identify student prior knowledge. In addition, this is also a time for your students to get an idea of your instructional approach and how they will be participating in class.
molview
MolView: An App to View Structural Formulas and Models
// Monday, August 8, 2016 • Michelle Okroy
What is the best way for students to visualize compounds? From the traditional physical ball and stick models to the various online simulations the objective for all of these tools is to provide one with a visual for the different structures and patterns.
Equilibrium Analogy- from the textbook Chemistry: Matter and Change
How do you Incorporate Equilibrium Into Your Curriculum?
// Tuesday, July 5, 2016 • Michelle Okroy
               Throughout the last ten years teaching both chemistry and Advanced Placement Chemistry I have realized that the concept of equilibrium does not receive enough attention in my first-year chemistry course.