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Town Hall Conference Call
Four TownHall Conference Calls per year are scheduled for leaders in the STEM community. The objective of these calls is to convene thought leaders, key voices from across the stakeholder community to...
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Planning my Professional Development
This is the time of year when I start looking ahead and planning my professional development for the new year. As a mom to two young boys I simply cannot attend all the conferences, workshops, or...
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Show Off Your Chemistry SWAG!
I love teaching chemistry! It is fun to express that interest by collecting t-shirts and other items when I attend professional development. My family, friends and students have gotten into the fun...
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"Instant" Feedback
At my school in Michigan, the second semester just started this week. And, since all chemistry classes (except for IB Chemistry) are semester courses, I have new students and different preps. In my...
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Chemical Mystery #4: The Case of the Misbehaving Balloon
Conducting experiments with liquid nitrogen experiments is a sure-fire way to energize many chemistry lessons. Unfortunately, getting access to liquid nitrogen can be a bit difficult. I happen to...
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Teachers Needed for Assessment Field Tests - Project 2061
Project 2061 is a long term initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) focused on improving science education. Among other things, Project 2061 produces assessment...
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Project 2061 Workshop - Understanding and Using Next Generation Science...
This workshop is intended to provide the teacher with tools, strategies and resources to help them meet the challenges of implementing NGSS.Held in Washington D.C. on March 26 & 27, 2015.Time:...
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How I Obtained Lab Equipment - Hach Grant
Chemistry teachers face many challenges. One of those challenges is providing our students with the equipment and resources they need to be successful. Many teachers find themselves in schools that...
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Great Lakes Bioenergy Educational Programs
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center offers educational programs for teachers and students. Teachers may apply for a 7-week bioenergy research opportunity in which they also develop curriculum to...
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A “Buzzing” Introduction to Significant Figures
ENGAGE: A “Buzzing” Introduction to Significant FiguresEducation “buzz words” can be meaningless jargon, or they can challenge us to consider new approaches to teaching and learning. Don’t let the...
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Getting to Know You
Hello and welcome to my new blog. I am Michael Morgan and I teach AP Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Chemistry, and pretty much all things NErDy at Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School in Los...
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JCE 92.02—February 2015 Issue Highlights
Worldwide Support for Teachers of ChemistryThe February 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. The February issue includes content on: metal-organic...
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A Post-Inquiry Activity: A Tiered Significant Figures Lesson
Historically, my students report significant figures as one of the most confusing concepts in honors chemistry. My recent blog post described the process of transforming my introduction into an inquiry...
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Blind People Can't Do Those Things
Last month, my husband and I listened to an episode of This American Life. The episode was entitled, “Batman” and focused on the blind, and one man’s story in particular....
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Solution to Chemical Mystery #4: The Case of the Misbehaving Balloon
Did any of you guess what was going on in Chemical Mystery #4: The Case of the Misbehaving Balloon? In this experiment, several balloons were placed in liquid nitrogen. Most of these balloons shrunk...
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Conceptual Chemistry Questions
The new AP Chemistry Curriculum and the NGSS both focus on developing deep conceptual understanding. In order to achieve this, teachers must identify the objectives they need to teach to and stockpile...
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Hach Grant
I am Kevin Conkel. I teach AP chemistry and general chemistry at Hudsonville High School in the Grand Rapids area. I applied for the HACH grant last spring and was very excited when I was one of the...
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Kathy Kitzmann 2014 Conant Award Winner
The citation included on the plaque presented to the 2014 recipient of the James Bryant Conant Award in High School Chemistry Teaching reads “For her creativity, enthusiasm, and love of chemistry,...
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Demonstrating the Colors of Transition Metal Complex Ions
Just the other day within my IB Chemistry HL classes, we were discussing the color of transition metal complex ions in solution. It's a bit imperfect, because they are not yet dissolved, but I set up a...
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Opportunities For Chemistry Modeling Training
I was taught science by transmission. The content information was provided and I did my best to make sense of it. If some of the material didn’t make sense, I could just memorize it for the test. As a...
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