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Blogs
Explore blog posts where fellow teachers share their personal observations, teaching insights, and classroom-tested reflections.
Introduction
The proper and consistent use of units throughout calculations is of paramount importance in physical science. This should be inculcated in students from the first day of class. As chemistry educators, we must—without fail—model the proper, consistent use of units and significant figures.1
In February 2025 we discussed using particle diagrams, calculations, and titration curves to support student understanding of acids, bases, and buffers.
ChemEd X Talks
Access recordings of live virtual meetings where practitioners discuss specific pedagogical strategies, from interactive notebooks to student collaboration.
The new edition of “POGIL Activities for AP Chemistry” is on track to be released next winter. Laura Trout offered a sneak peak of the new activities and improvements that have been incorporated into the new edition in our March 27, 2023 ChemEd X Talk.
The use of multiple representations helps to characterize students' understandings and their misconceptions. Stacey Lowery Bretz shared multiple resources and strategies for using them in her ChemEd X Talk. The recording is available here!
On July 14, 2022, Dr. Sarah English provided an overview of the digital interactive notebook process along with guidance on how to start building your own.