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Going from Cookbook to Inquiry...Messy but worth it.
WHAT AM I DOING TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE?HOW DO I KNOW WHEN THEY ARE THERE?WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE? Cooking in Chemistry…..What do you do when you have a lab that you are required to do with students but...
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Mole Day is upon us!!!!!!!!!
Every October I get excited; not as much for halloween, but rather for Mole Day! I have been a member of the National Mole Day Foundation (NMDF) since the beginning of my career and enjoy celebrating...
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Cookbook to Inquiry....Another Attempt
WHAT AM I DOING TO HELP KIDS ACHIEVE?HOW DO I KNOW WHEN THEY ARE THERE?WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE? Here is "cookbook to inquiry" - take II. There is a hydrate lab which is done by many teachers....
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An Orange to Black Halloween Chemistry Demonstration You Can Do with...
By Tom Kuntzleman, Tori Talaski, and Quincy BaniniWant a great experiment to have your students perform during the Halloween Season? Try this one that involves an orange to black color change:To learn...
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Assessment does not have to be a dirty four letter word......
What am I doing to help kids achieve?How do I know when they are there?What is the evidence? I love the periodic table. I love the order, the stories, the trends and patterns, the people who made it....
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Target Inquiry Activities
What am I doing to help kids achieve?How do I know when they are there?What is the evidence? First, I have to provide a "full disclosure". I am going to review something called "Target Inquiry". I...
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JCE Pick - Linked Formative Assessment
I used to be big into concept maps as an additional way for my students to show understanding besides a quiz or test. In fact, so much so, that my students a few years ago had to make a concept map as...
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JCE 92.11—November 2015 Issue Highlights
Educational Opportunities and ChallengesThe November 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: materials science;...
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How To Do A Demo Safely
We continue to hear bad news about chemistry classroom accidents. Please share this with your cohorts. We cannot assume that everyone knows how to be safe when performing demonstrations. Pick Link: How...
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Especially JCE—November 2015
What draws you in to read an article you see in a magazine or journal? Past experiences? Current interests? In the case of the November 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education, it was Darth...
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Grateful Grading of Labs?
Generally speaking I am good at getting things done. When there is something on my to-do list that I don’t like, I do it first so I can get to the things I would rather be doing. However, when it comes...
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Solubility and Models
What am I doing to help kids achieve?How do I know when they are there?What is the evidence? Thanks to Bob Worley of CLEAPSS for a great idea that really helps students. It has been well...
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What ARE my students actually learning during this long term project (PBL)?
Why am I writing about assessment? These are comments I hear and see around the education community surrounding project based learning (PBL).Examples:“PBLs aren’t for me - my students need to actually...
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Labs, Grading and Sanity....
What am I doing to help kids achieve?How do I know when they are there?What is the evidence? First, let me say to anyone who is reading this who is a classroom teacher. If you are doing your best...
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Are We Asking the Right Questions?
“So what corners of the periodic table do I have to memorize in order to get an A on the trends quiz?” This was a question that was asked by one of my students at the beginning of our...
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Using Video Resources to Address Stoichiometry Misconceptions
Are students reflecting on what their calculated values indicate? This question constantly runs through the minds of chemistry teachers across the country. Recently educators have seen...
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Vocabulary Instruction
Late last school year at a staff meeting, teachers were informed that we were going to be coached and encouraged to introduce more vocabulary instruction to our content areas. In Chemistry I cover a...
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A Quick and Dirty Stoichiometry Lab...Differentiation and Inquiry?
What am I doing to help kids achieve?How do I know when they are there?What is the evidence? There is a traditional stoichiometry lab I have done before. It involves adding dilute hydrochloric acid to...
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December time with Debra
This month I spoke with Debra Johnson who teaches a variety of science subjects, chemistry and AP chemistry among, them at North Muskegon High School in North Muskegon, Michigan. Below she tells us how...
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Concept Mapping as a Review Tool
It's that time of year for those of us on the semester block system - end of course content state exams loom large and student stress is at an all time high. The longer I teach in this environment, the...
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