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Hydrophobic vs. Hydrophilic, Polar vs. Non-polar
Wow! Talk about an interesting idea! A very neat experiment, called “Hydroglyphics”, has been published by Philseok Kim, Jack Alvarenga, Joanna Aizenberg and Raymond Sleeper in the Journal of...
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JCE 90.05—May 2013 Issue Highlights
Collaboration and Partnership in Chemical Education The May 2013 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online. This latest issue of JCE plus the content of all past issues,...
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BCCE 2014 Call for Symposia and Workshops
Call for Symposia and Workshops for the 23rd BCCE at Grand Valley State University – Greener on the Grand: Empowering Chemical Educators for a Greener Tomorrow, August 3 – 7, 2014 The Biennial...
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JCE 90.06—June 2013 Issue Highlights
Advocating Science for AllThe June 2013 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online. This latest issue of JCE plus the content of all past issues, volumes 1 through 90, are...
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Summer is one of my favorite times as a teacher! Like most teachers I like to take a little time away from school, but, once I've rested a bit, its my favorite time to do research as well. I...
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ACS High School Chemistry Day in Indy
The American Chemical Society is hosting a special High School Chemistry Day for teachers at the ACS Fall National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN, on Sunday, September 8-12, 2013. Presentations will...
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Holding Fire in the Palm of Your Hand
Some students of mine and I have published two papers1,2 in the Journal of Chemical Education that describe how stunt people use chemistry to safely set themselves ablaze while filming action movie...
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JCE 90.07—July 2013 Issue Highlights
Innovative, Relevant, and Effective Chemistry Education The July 2013 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available. This latest issue of JCE plus the content of all past issues, volumes...
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High School Chemistry Day at ACS!
As we head back to school it is exciting to think about putting some new ideas into practice this year. As a high school chemistry teacher, my first days back are full of getting to know my students...
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Photoelectron Spectroscopy PES
Photoelectron Spectroscopy or PES is a topic included in the redesigned AP Chemistry curriculum. I have heard quite a bit of discussion surrounding this addition. It has caused panic in some teachers...
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Electrolytic Dissolution of Copper Metal
Looking for an easy, hands-on experiment to use in your classroom at the beginning of the school year? In the June, 2013 issue of theJournal of Chemical Education, Isao Ikemoto and Kouichi Saitou...
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Building Atoms, Ions, and Isotopes
A few weeks ago, I presented at ChemEd2013 "Flipping with Chemistry Apps" http://bit.ly/17cLPYY. One app that I mentioned that I use in my HS chemistry classon the iPad is the app Building Atoms,...
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National Chemistry Week
It is not too early to think about National Chemistry Week which is coming up October 20 - 26. This year's theme is "Energy: Now and Forever". Did you know there is a poetry contest and information...
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JCE 90.08—August 2013 Issue Highlights
Promoting Interest in and Understanding of Chemistry for 90 YearsThe August 2013 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online [http://pubs.acs.org/toc/jceda8/90/8]. This latest...
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High School Chemistry Teachers are invited to BCCE 2014
The Grand Valley State University organizers of BCCE 2014 are working to make the August 3-7, 2014 conference a valuable experience for the high school chemistry teacher. The conference provide an...
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Celebrate National Chemistry Week 2013 with JCE Resources
A collection of editor-selected articles from the Journal of Chemical Education on the 2013 National Chemistry Week theme, "Energy: Now and Forever!", is available at:...
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Homogeneous Solutions using PhET Interactive Simulations and labs
Attribution: PhET Interactive Simulations and the activities written by a PhET team member (which I am) are licensed under Creative Commons and may be used or adapted. This is a series of experiments,...
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ACS Chem Club
Do you or anyone you know advise an ACS Chem Club? I have heard of it over the past few years, but I have been busy and didn’t want to add another thing to my plate. When I found out that there are...
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JCE 90.09—September 2013 Issue Highlights
Future Directions of Chemistry Education ResearchThe September 2013 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online [http://pubs.acs.org/toc/jceda8/90/9]. This latest issue of JCE...
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JCE 90.10—October 2013 Issue Highlights
Celebrating National Chemistry Week 2013—Energy: Now and ForeverThe October 2013 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available. This latest issue of JCE plus the content of all past...
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